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Expanding ODL sustainably means making practical choices about cost, technology, learner support and delivery, especially where digital access remains limited.
COL’s new publication, Business Models for Open and Distance Learning, draws on research and field experience to help education leaders and policymakers develop ODL models that fit their context. Drawing on examples from open schooling, TVET, higher education and teacher education, the publication examines approaches ranging from print and contact-supported models to blended and online learning.
Download the report: doi.org/10.56059/11599/6147
#OpenLearning #ODL #EducationPolicy #HigherEducation #TVET
Across Asia, more women are entering STEM education, but significant gaps remain in who stays, advances and leads.
In our Fair Comment segment of the latest issue of Connections, Masjaliza Hamzah and Maria Chin Abdullah, prominent leaders and women’s rights advocates in Malaysia, share their perspectives on what needs to change. From workplace barriers and care responsibilities to persistent stereotypes, they unpack what institutions, employers and governments can do to strengthen women’s participation and leadership.
Read the full story: www.col.org/news/why-asias-stem-success-story-is-significant-yet-incomplete/
#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #STEMEducation #WomenInLeadership #Asia #OpenLearning #Connections Maria Chin Abdullah
What does it take to build a truly open knowledge ecosystem?
Anne-Marie Scott, Vice-President, COL, joined fellow open learning experts to deliver a training session on the future of open knowledge ecosystems at UNESCO's #digitallearningweek in Paris this week.
With a focus on moving from policy to practice, the discussion examined the role of open repositories and open data infrastructures as the connective tissue of the knowledge commons. It also highlighted that openness works best when treated as a system in which Open Educational Resources, Open Access, Open Data and Open Science are governed together, rather than in isolation.
Participants were invited to reflect on gaps within their own institutional policies, the role of shared public infrastructure, and identify practical steps to advance openness in their local contexts.
#OpenKnowledge #openeducation #OER #openaccess #openscience #opendata #digitallearningweek UNESCO
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Expanding ODL sustainably means making practical choices about cost, technology, learner support and delivery, especially where digital access remains limited.
COL’s new publication, Business Models for Open and Distance Learning, draws on research and field experience to help
Across Asia, more women are entering STEM education, but significant gaps remain in who stays, advances and leads.
In our Fair Comment segment of the latest issue of Connections, Masjaliza Hamzah and Maria Chin Abdullah, prominent leaders and women’s rights advocates in
What does it take to build a truly open knowledge ecosystem?
Anne-Marie Scott, Vice-President, COL, joined fellow open learning experts to deliver a training session on the future of open knowledge ecosystems at UNESCO's #DigitalLearningWeek in Paris this week.
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Why Asia’s STEM success story is significant yet incomplete
By Masjaliza Hamzah and Maria Chin Abdullah Asia remains relatively disadvantaged in…