Digital Education in Mauritius: Policies and Practices
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Mauritius has spearheaded the TEL project supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and successfully completed three phases of the TEL project, developing national guidelines, institutional policies, and 88 OER-based blended courses, enrolling over 2,000 students with significant completion rates. The establishment of a National OER Monitoring Committee further strengthens oversight and supports the growth of the OER repository. This panel discussion will highlight Mauritius as a case study for pan-African lessons on implementing TEL for increasing access to and improve quality of education and training. It will delve into the evolution, strategies, and implementation of TEL and OER in Mauritius, emphasizing the milestones achieved through the HEC's initiatives. It will provide a platform to examine key successes, address challenges, and discuss future pathways for leveraging technology to foster sustainable educational development in small island states and the broader global South. The key findings and discussions with the participants will help further scale the TEL implementation in other small states of the Commonwealth.
PCF11 Sub-Theme: Gender, Technology and Innovation in Open Education
Paper ID: 6527
Subjects: Technology Enabled Learning; Open Educational Resources; Institutional Policies
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2025-09-12
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)