VUSSC is a collaborative network of the small states of the Commonwealth which aims to expand tertiary education
08/16/2017
Pragmatic approaches to OER, copyright and dis/connectivity at the University of Swaziland Glenda Cox, Nokuthula Vilakazi and Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams at the CILT offices at the University of Cape Town. Last week, Nokuthula Vilakazi from the Institute of Distance Education, University …
06/28/2017
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in collaboration with the University of Seychelles, James Michel Blue Economy Research Institute, is offering an online course to introduce the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy focuses on innovative and sustainable ways for nations and communities to utilise coastal and oceanic resources and the services they provide. It also aims to ensure future generations continue to benefit from these resources, and is highly relevant to many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goal 14 relating to the ocean.
This online course will form a foundation for further learning initiatives in this area. It includes the following six units:
· Unit 1: The Blue Economy: an Emerging Concept
· Unit 2: Ecosystem Services
· Unit 3: Fisheries and Aquaculture
· Unit 4: Emerging High Technology Sectors
· Unit 5: Tourism
· Unit 6: Maritime Transportation and Services
Please contact John Lesperance at [email protected] and Eugenie Khani at [email protected] regarding registration and for further details.
The deadline for registration is 5 July 2017. For more information, see the COL website and UniSey website.
01/11/2017
https://contactnorth.ca/teachinginadigitalage
Teaching in a Digital Age | The Open Textbook Project provides flexible and affordable access to higher education resources The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when everyone,and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every ins...
06/23/2016
VUSSC TQF mentioned
http://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/quality-guidelines-and-practice/how-leverage-quality-drive-rather-block-innovation
How To Leverage Quality To Drive Rather Than Block Innovation | teachonline.ca Submitted on May 4, 2016 Printer-friendly version Why We Need A Whole New Definition And Approach To Quality Understanding Quality Quality “As Is” All agree – especially students – that quality is critical in determining not only the value of a degree, diploma or certificate, but in determining the…
02/11/2014
Become an entrepreneur: join the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition | United Nations... Young people from all regions around the world between the ages of 15 and 30 are invited to participate in the Competition and submit their best ideas and projects.
02/08/2014
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/help-teachers-struggling-with-technology-josh-work
5 Tips to Help Teachers Who Struggle with Technology "I'm not very tech savvy" is the response I usually hear from teachers that struggle with technology. Whether it's attaching a document to an email or creating a PowerPoint, some teachers really have
02/08/2014
http://thecommonwealth.org/our-work/small-states
Small states | The Commonwealth Small states are sovereign countries with a population of 1.5 million people or fewer. There are 31 small states in the Commonwealth. As members of the Commonwealth, small states have an equal voice. It enables them to take part in international decision-making on issues that affect them, such as c...
02/08/2014
10 Assessment Design Tips for Increasing Online Student Retention, Satisfaction and Learning How much time do we put into the design of the assessment plans in our online courses? Is most of that time focused upon summative graded assignments that factor into the course grade? Or, do they also include opportunity for practice and informal feedback?
02/08/2013
Learning for Development February 2013
The Commonwealth of Learning and the National Open University of Nigeria invite abstracts of papers and proposals for various formats of PCF7 participation.
COL's Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF7) will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 2 - 6 December 2013, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The Forum will address Open Learning for Development: Towards Empowerment and Transformation through five themes: Girls' and Women's Education, Skills Development, Promoting Open Educational Resources (OER), Innovation and Technology and Institutional Development.
All papers and proposals must address one of PCF7's five themes.
PCF7 is a dynamic event with a variety of formats to enable participation, knowledge sharing, learning and networking. Apart from paper presentations PCF7 will also have a diverse range of formats that are intended to address the interests and expectations of different participants.
Deadline for abstracts and proposals on the five themes: 30 April 2013.
Details are available at www.col.org/pcf7.
Further reference:
COL's website
Commonwealth of Learning - Pan-Commonwealth Forum COL’s Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF7) will be held in Abuja, Nigeria from 2 - 6 December 2013, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The Forum will address "Open Learning for Development: Towards Empowerment a...
10/02/2012
http://www.thecommonwealth.org/document/249627/18ccemcommunique.htm
Commonwealth Secretariat - 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (18CCEM) Mauritius Co 1. The 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (18CCEM) was held in Pailles, Mauritius from 28-31 August 2012. The Conference was opened by the Hon Dr Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun, GCSK, FRCP, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, who stressed the importance of education as the ...
03/16/2015