COL to host a discussion forum on smart education
COL, in collaboration with the UNESCO International Institute for Technology in Education (UNESCO IITE) and the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (SLIBNU), has launched a project “Rethinking and Redesigning National Smart Education Strategy.” From 11 to 25 August…
Guidelines on Distance Education during COVID-19
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has just released “Guidelines on Distance Education during COVID-19” as a resource for policymakers and practitioners in the Commonwealth and beyond. http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3576
Two MOOCs offered in collaboration with Athabasca University
To support teacher transition to the new demands generated by the COVID-19 crisis, COL and Athabasca University (AU), Canada are offering two massive open online courses (MOOCs) on online learning. The popular MOOC on Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning, which was originally…
COL launches OER4COVID support initiative
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, COL and the OER Foundation (OERF), New Zealand have joined forces to establish an Open Educational Resources for COVID (OER4COVID) community. The goal is to assist education institutions around the world, especially in the Commonwealth, to transition to…
Keeping the doors of learning open COVID-19
With an increasing number of states, provinces and even whole countries closing institutions of learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 80% of the world’s students are not attending school (UNESCO, 2020). COL stands ready to share its…
COL announces a series of webinars on online learning
Responding to the global COVID-19 crisis and with a view to mitigate the disruption of activities at various institutions, COL announces a series of webinars on online learning. There will be nine technical webinar sessions, covering: taxonomy and anatomy of…
MOOC on Blended Learning Practice
It is with great pleasure that the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) announces the upcoming Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Blended Learning Practice”, scheduled to take place from March 1 to March 28, 2020. This free 4-week course, provided by COL…
Second offering of MOOC on Introduction to Sustainable Development in Business starts November 15
On November 15, COL, in collaboration with the Open University of Mauritius, will be starting the second offering of the highly successful Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled ‘Introduction to Sustainable Development in Business.’ The four-week course will focus on the…
Workshop on eModeration at Fiji National University
As part of the efforts by Fiji National University (FNU) to mainstream technology-enabled learning (TEL), COL supported a two-day workshop on eModeration. The purpose of the workshop, which was held on October 30 and 31, 2019 was to build the…