The Facilitation of the Transfer of Learning Materials. Prepared by Christine Swales. The Commonwealth of Learning, 1999. This manual provides practical advice to producers and users in selling, transferring, purchasing and acquiring materials. It is designed to facilitate the inter-institutional negotiation processes between producers and users and to identify the roles that COL may play in specific transfer and accreditation situations. Issues addressed include: types of transfer arrangements; copyright and intellectual property; adaptation and translation; costs, pricing, and remuneration; quality; and accreditation. (84 pages)
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Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development. This core module was collaboratively developed and written by the Centre for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies, the International Women's Tribune Centre in New York, and the Summer Institute for Gender and Development (a joint project of Saint Mary's and Dalhousie Universities in Canada) through a project managed and co-ordinated by COL and funded with the aid of a grant from Canada's International Development Research Centre. This module focuses on the theoretical justification for examining the specific roles and contributions of women to development initiatives. 1996 (182 pages) PDF Download (26.2MB)
Technical and Vocational Teacher Training Core Curriculum. Fourth edition, 2001. This document was produced with technical/vocational education and training representation from 14 countries and substantive input from eight Caribbean technical colleges and administrative bodies, in collaboration with CARICOM. It provides a distance education training programme for technical and vocational teachers, addressing the core pedagogical needs of the four levels of teachers in this field. Originally published in 1995.
Producing Gender Sensitive Learning Materials: A Handbook for Educators. Prepared by Janet Jenkins, 1995. This unique resource book is designed to be used by those developing distance learning materials to assist in identifying gender bias concerns and improving capacity for addressing them. Discussion and case studies cover not only course materials, but also the manner in which educational issues are approached. For example, course calendars and brochures are examined to find ways in which opportunities for education and training can be "advertised" so that it is clear that women are encouraged to take part. The handbook can be used for self-study purposes, as a policy guide for administrators, or as a resource for workshops in course writing and instructional design. (86 pages) PDF Download (4.37MB)
Water Safe: An Introduction to Water Quality Issues. A coursebook for a self-study programme that will help in the understanding of the importance of good, clean, and safe water in everyday lives, but particularly when used in the preparation of food. 1994. (77 pages)
Women: Key Partners in Sustainable and Equitable Development. Resource materials on women and sustainable development. Prepared by Waafas Ofosu-Amaah, 1994. This report responds to Commonwealth mandates by producing training materials on women and sustainable development. It extrapolates, from selected "success stories," the common lessons for learning and teaching about the effective integration of environment and gender. The success stories demonstrate that women have developed new approaches to environmentally sound energy production in rural areas, improved conservation of energy in community settings, found ways to deal with waste economically and safely (whether by recycling or responsible consumer behaviour) and re-introduced effective indigenous methods that are economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. These training materials are presented in a format that will make them adaptable for use by a variety of interested parties, from policy makers to practitioners, and in a variety of settings, from classroom instruction to radio broadcasts. (113 pages)
