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    61st Annual Convocation address of Chief Guest prof. Asha Kanwar
    (2011-12-07) Kanwar, Asha
    A video of Professor Asha Kanwar's Convocation Address at the SNDT Women’s University (7 December 2011) held in Mumbai, India. Duration: 15:28
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    Academic Leadership
    (2014-06-18) Kanwar, Asha
    Presentation slides from 2nd International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning, Manila, Philippines, 18 June 2014, Academic Leadership, by , Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning
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    Adding Global Value
    (2015-11-28) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented at CHOGM Malta 2015 at the Foreign Ministers’ Roundtable on 28 November 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO.
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    Advancing Research in Commonwealth Africa: some reflections
    (2015-10-19) Kanwar, Asha; Gatsha, Godson
    Presented at Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL), 19 October 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO (co-written with Dr Godson Gatsha, Education Specialist – Higher Education).
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    Advancing Research in ODL: Where are the Missing Links?
    (2014-10-28) Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K
    Transcript and presentation slides from the Opening Keynote at the 28th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, Hong Kong, China, 28 October 2014. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, and co-written with Dr. K. Balasubramanian, Commonwealth of Learning.
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    Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: Non-traditional educational models
    (2015-06-16) Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K; Balaji, Venkataraman
    Speech delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at 'Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: A global challenge in knowledge transfer to meet world demands for food security and sustainability'. Zaragoza, Spain June 2015.
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    Apprentissage à vie pour l’émancipation de la femme Mauritius
    (2011-05-19) Daniel, John
    Lancement du programme, Apprentissage à vie pour l’émancipation de la femme, Cybertour d'Ébène, Maurice (Ebene CyberCity, Mauritius) le 19 mai 2011, Remarques Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // Le but de cette réunion est de faire la planification des activités de COL en Afrique pour les prochaines années à la lumière des besoins et priorités exprimés par nos collègues des différents pays. // COL est animé par une vision simple et une mission claire. La vision, c’est que l’apprentissage est le clé du développement. C’est en apprenant de nouvelles choses que les individus, les familles et les sociétés progressent. // Dans un monde que change continuellement, offrir les possibilités d’apprentissage à tout le monde est un grand défi. La mission spécifique de COL est de vous aider à vous servir de la technologie pour relever le défi de l’apprentissage à grande échelle. // Dans les autres domaines de l’activité humaine c’est la technologie qui nous a permis d’offrir des produits et services de qualité à beaucoup de gens à des prix raisonnables. COL applique le même principe à l’apprentissage.
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    Can ICT Support Human Resource Development? Drawing on our Common Wealth
    (2013-04-24) Kanwar, Asha
    Video speech/presentation given at the Public Administration in Very Small States - Governance and Development (24 April 2013) held in the United Kingdom by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning. Duration: 10:17 // Resource contains link to video as well as documents of the transcript and presentation slides.
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    Can Mobile Learning Empower Women and Girls?
    (2015-02-27) Kanwar, Asha; Carr, Alexis; Balasubramanian, K
    Transcript and presentation slides from a presentation given at a research seminar, UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, Paris, France, 27 February 2015. Presented by Prof. Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, co-written with Alexis Carr, Project Assistant, Lifelong Learning for Farmers Programme, and K. Balasubramanian, Education Specialist, Agriculture & Livelihoods, Commonwealth of Learning.
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    Can OER Transform Education? A Developing World Perspective
    (2011-11-21) Kanwar, Asha
    Video presentation given at the 2011 conference on Open Educational Resources in Iceland (21 November 2011) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning. // OER penetration in the developing world has been slower than in the industrialized countries. Yet there are emergent examples which give an indication of how OER are being used in low-resource contexts. Resource contains link to video as well as documents of the transcript and presentation slides.
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    Can Technology Lead to System-Wide Change? The Case of Guyana
    (2013-02-26) Kanwar, Asha; Bullen, Mark
    World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+10 Review Meeting, UNESCO, France, 26 February 2013, Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar and co-written with Dr. Mark Bullen, Commonwealth of Learning // My topic today is ‘Can technology lead to system-wide change? The case of Guyana’ // I am grateful to the organisers UNESCO and Microsoft for the invitation. It speaks of the ongoing partnership that the Commonwealth of Learning has with UNESCO, the Commonwealth Secretariat, Microsoft and the Ministry of Education and institutions in Guyana. Collaboration with partners who share the same vision and objectives, are willing to pool their resources and bring their strengths to the partnership is bound to result in a win-win situation for each partner as well as a positive outcome for all stakeholders concerned. // Affordable technologies such as the low cost laptops and tablets as well as mobile devices are being increasingly deployed across schools in the developing world. Can this lead to system-wide change? Our educational systems were developed in the nineteenth century to serve the requirements of the industrial age. They were modeled after industry and meant to prepare people for the industrial economy. Will such systems serve the needs of the knowledge and service economies of the 21st century?
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    Can the Ugly Duckling of ODL be Transformed into a Swan? The MOOC Effect
    (2013-10-04) Kanwar, Asha
    Public Lecture, University of South Africa (Unisa), Johannesburg, South Africa, 4 October 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning // Or more pertinently for us,‘Can the ugly duckling of ODL be transformed into a swan? What is the MOOC Effect? As you know, as distance educators we have been constantly working towards ‘parity of esteem’ with a system of higher education which goes back 900 years. In many developing countries ODL is still regarded as a second chance and second choice option. MOOCs, a form of distance learning has captured global media attention in the past two years. Will some of this high profile rub off on more traditional ODL provision?
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    Celebrating COL's 25th Anniversary
    (2013-06-13) Kanwar, Asha
    Remarks at COL’s Board of Governors Reception, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13 June 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning // Thank you for joining us for our 25th anniversary celebrations. Twenty five years ago the Commonwealth Heads of Government met here in Vancouver and decided to establish an organization that would use distance learning and technologies to promote education and training in Member States and to strengthen Commonwealth cooperation. Today we can say that COL has fulfilled that vision and become a well-respected organization that helps governments and institutions to expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning that leads to development.
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    Celebrating COL's 25th Anniversary
    (2013-06-13) Whiteman, Burchell
    Remarks at COL’s Board of Governors Reception, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13 June 2013 by The Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., Chair, COL Board of Governors // It is a particular honour and a real pleasure to be the Chair of this major Commonwealth organisation when it marks the successful completion of its first quarter of a century of operation. The Commonwealth of Learning is undoubtedly one of the outstanding examples of Commonwealth visioning and Commonwealth cooperation and I join with all of you in paying tribute to those who have made this institution what it is today.
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    Celebrating Open Schooling
    (2011-06-20) Daniel, John
    Video introduction, Conference of the Papua New Guinea Association for Distance Education (PNGADE), Divine Word University, Madang, Papua New Guinea, 20 June 2011, Celebrating Open Schooling, Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // My topic today is ‘Celebrating Open Schooling’. PNG is a strong exponent of open schooling, through both the Open College of UPNG and the Ministry’s unit for Flexible Open and Distance Education (FODE). I’m not going to tell you how to do open schooling, because you know that, but to put your work in a global context. COL is investing great effort in supporting open schooling under the dynamic leadership of Frances Ferreira. What you are doing in PNG is very important.
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    Changing lives through LIVES (Learning Through Interactive Voice Educational System)
    (2011-12-12) Daniel, John
    A video presented at the First UNESCO Mobile Learning Week (12-16 December 2011), held in Paris, France by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning. Duration: 3:25 // Resource contains link to video as well as a transcript document
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    Closing Remarks
    (2013-12-06) Kanwar, Asha
    Transcript of "Takeaways, Prospects" Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning Closing Ceremony, 6 December 2013, International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
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    Closing Remarks
    (2013-12-06) Whiteman, Burchell
    Transcript of remarks made at the Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning Closing Ceremony, 6 December 2013, International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria, by the Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., Chair, COL Board of Governors.
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    COL Board of Governor's Reception
    (2014-06-11) Kanwar, Asha
    Remarks COL Board of Governor's Reception, 11 June 2014 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning
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    COL in the Commonwealth: Promoting Learning for Sustainable Development
    (2015-07-08) Kanwar, Asha
    Professor Asha Kanwar welcomes distinguished guests The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs and The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Delta-Richmond East, Minister of National Revenue who gave a special announcement bolstering Canada's support to girls and women of the Commonwealth. COL Headquarters, Burnaby, Canada