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COL’s Open Access Institutional Repository
Welcome to OAsis, the Commonwealth of Learning's repository for publications and learning resources. Publications found here are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International and can be freely downloaded for reuse and adaptation with attribution to COL, except where indicated.
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Publication Understanding User Satisfaction and Experience with COLCommons(2025-10)This report presents evaluation of COLCommons platform focused on understanding user satisfaction, platform experience, and intention to continue using COLCommons. The study drew on both quantitative and qualitative data to provide a comprehensive understanding of user perspectives. The findings show high levels of user satisfaction, with most participants reporting that COLCommons met or exceeded expectations for relevance, clarity, and professional usefulness. Overall, the report indicates that COLCommons is fulfilling its role as an accessible, trusted professional development resource for the Commonwealth.Publication Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Across the Commonwealth - Empowering Women and Girls Brochure(2025-08)Promotional brochure for the Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project. The EWG project supports gender equality and women’s empowerment in Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Implemented by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the initiative fosters inclusive education, economic resilience, and social change for women and girls, including Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in rural, remote, and disadvantaged communities.Publication Impactful Multilateralism through Education: How the Commonwealth of Learning Creates Value Throughout the World(2025-10-22)Presented by Professor Peter Scott, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, to Commonwealth High Commissioners and other notables at an event hosted by Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa on 22 October 2025.Item Keynote Address: Designing for Justice: Embracing Open Pedagogies in an Age of Techno-solutionism(2025-09-11)Keynote address, delivered by Professor Rajiv Jhangiani, Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning at Brock University, at the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11) in Gaborone, Botswana on 11 September 2025.Item Keynote Address: Incarnation of Global and National Development Ideals for Institution of Sustainable Open Education Systems: The Case and Experience of Botswana(2025-09-12)Keynote address, delivered by Dr Daniel Tau, Founding Vice Chancellor of Botswana Open University, at the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11) in Gaborone, Botswana on 12 September 2025.
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