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Botswana Open University is pioneering e-learning for open schooling

In a significant and forward-thinking move to enhance education in Botswana, the…

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Implementing blended learning in West Bengal

Educators in West Bengal, India, have augmented their digital and blended pedagogy…

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Challenging gender inequality in Malawi

In Malawi, gender inequality is a big issue since, traditionally, women have…

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The conundrum of costing open schooling

By Dr Tony Mays Director: Education COL In a recent report entitled,…

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With support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) @GAC_Corporate, the Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) #COL4D Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) @EWG_23 project is helping to empower women economically through valuable skills training in #Pakistan. COL is currently partnering with the Society for the Protection and Rights of Children (SPARC) @SPARCPK and BEDARI @BedariPakistan to provide skills training in a hybrid mode to more than 20,000 women and girls in Pakistan to create sustainable livelihoods. The project, which also engages 5,000 men and boys, marks a significant step towards fostering inclusive growth and changing discriminatory social norms across multiple districts in Pakistan. #Khushab, #Bhakkar, #Multan, #Peshawar, #Rawalpindi and #Islamabad districts. #GenderEquality #Empowerment #SustainableDevelopment #SkillsTraining #HumanRights #OpenSchooling #CHOGM2024 #Resilience @PakistaninUK @BedariPakistan

With support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) @GAC_Corporate, the Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) #COL4D Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) @EWG_23 project is helping to empower women economically through valuable skills training in #Pakistan. COL is currently partnering with the Society for the Protection and Rights of Children (SPARC) @SPARCPK and BEDARI @BedariPakistan to provide skills training in a hybrid mode to more than 20,000 women and girls in Pakistan to create sustainable livelihoods. The project, which also engages 5,000 men and boys, marks a significant step towards fostering inclusive growth and changing discriminatory social norms across multiple districts in Pakistan. #Khushab, #Bhakkar, #Multan, #Peshawar, #Rawalpindi and #Islamabad districts.

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#COL4D’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) initiative is working with stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental, in Antigua and Barbuda. The document responds to COL’s L3F country-specific strategies of Antigua and Barbuda and was presented on behalf of the stakeholders to the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Anthony Smith and the Hon. Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment. during a recent visit to Antigua and Barbuda by Prof Wale Adekunle, COL Adviser: L3F. #AntiguaAndBarbuda #ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture #L3FInitiative #AgriculturalTransformation #StakeholderEngagement #LifelongLearning

#COL4D’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) initiative is working with stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental, in Antigua and Barbuda. The document responds to COL’s L3F country-specific strategies of Antigua and Barbuda and was presented on behalf of the stakeholders to the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Anthony Smith and the Hon. Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment. during a recent visit to Antigua and Barbuda by Prof Wale Adekunle, COL Adviser: L3F.

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COL-hosted webinar held July 11, 2024. Over the past year or so, Generative AI has caught the education world by storm. In the context of rapid developments in Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Chair at the Open University of Cyprus, Professor Michalinos Zembylas and Dr Eleni Chistodoulou undertook a research study to bring students’ perspectives to the forefront. The study investigated how students think, feel about, and engage with the role of LLMs in higher education contexts in the future. This webinar will present the findings of this study, discuss ethical and pedagogical LLM use as well as recommendations for stakeholders, particularly in response to the identified student needs. ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | Twitter: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D
How do students think and feel about ChatGPT in Cyprus?
Moderator: Professor Shironica P. Karunanayaka (COL Chair), Open University of Sri Lanka Panel members: Professor Som Naidu from Australia, Professor Vasudha Kamat from India, Professor Cheryl Brown from New Zealand and Professor Hasan Ucar from Türkiye. 29 April 2024 8:00 PM PDT Preparing teachers for a rapidly changing world poses serious challenges while offering promising opportunities. This panel discussion focused on the contemporary educational landscape, the opportunities it affords but more importantly the challenges it presents to teachers, teacher educators and their professional development. ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | Twitter: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D
COL Chair Webinar: Open, flexible & distance learning and Teacher Education: Prospects & Challenges
Video presentation by Professor Peter Scott, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning and Dr Tony Mays, Director for Education, Commonwealth of Learning. Delivered at the inaugural session of the International Conference on Perspectives and Innovation in Open and Distance Education, 1 April 2024, New Delhi, India. ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | Twitter: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D
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