Teachers are the backbone of educational change, and in Lesotho, they’re leading the transformation.
With support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC) is leveraging Moodle and Open Educational Resources (OER) to empower teachers as skilled agents of change.
20 course-team members (15 female / 5 male) participated in a training workshop in Maseru (15–19 Sept 2025), developing five new short courses and revising five existing ones, including Continuing Education, Open & Distance Education, Teaching & Learning in ODE, Research & Evaluation in ODE, and Creative Conflict Transformation.
This initiative strengthens Lesotho’s capacity for flexible, resilient, and learner-centred open and distance education.
Read the full story: www.col.org/news/empowering-teachers-as-skilled-agents-of-change-in-lesotho/
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Happy 59th Independence Day, Barbados!
Barbados is advancing open education with vision and determination.
COL values its key partnerships with:
- The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training
- Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations
- Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA)
- Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)
- Erdiston Teachers’ Training College
- The University of the West Indies Open Campus.
Recent achievements with these institutions in collaboration with COL VUSSC include:
- The National programme to scale upskilling launched, based on the success of COL’s Workforce Recovery Programme.
- Two TVET institutions have developed institutional strategies and action plans for open and distance learning (ODL).
Barbados’s leadership in open and distance learning sets a bright future for accessible, inclusive, and sustainable education.
High Commission for Barbados in Canada Ministry of Educational Transformation
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As part of the 16 Days of Activism, COL is hosting a timely discussion on how digital technologies shape the realities of women and girls online. From algorithmic bias to technology-facilitated abuse, emerging tools can both reinforce and reduce gender inequalities.
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Leigh-Anne Perryman, Associate Director (Curriculum), Institute of
Educational Technology (IET)
- Moderator: Frances J Ferreira, Senior Adviser, Women and Girls
- Tuesday, December 2, 2025 7:00 AM PST Vancouver
- Click to find your local time - www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20251202T150000&p1=256&p2=250&p3=136&p4=146&p5=...
Register via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-otRWk_7Qw2B1yE21pW-gg#/registration
Let’s work together to create safer, more inclusive digital spaces for all women and girls.
COL4D's Empowering Women & Girls Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
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