How can open and distance learning better support learners with disabilities? Join our upcoming webinar on strengthening disability inclusion for equitable ODL in West Africa to find out.
Featuring a presentation by Dr Adedunni Omowunmi Adegun, Acting Head, Department of Education, Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos, the session will explore how institutions can develop an Inclusive Learner Support Assessment Framework that responds to the realities of the West African context. Gain a stronger understanding of key regional challenges and practical approaches to improving access, participation and learner success for learners with disabilities.
Register now: www.col.org/news/webinar-strengthening-disability-inclusion-for-equitable-odl-in-west-africa/
#disabilityinclusion #InclusiveEducation #ODL #openanddistancelearning #accessibility #westafrica #highereducation University of Lagos National Open University of Nigeria - NOUN
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Do you work with young people who are ready to turn ideas into solutions?
COL’s Youth Robotics Innovation Challenge is inviting young people across the Caribbean, ages 16–23, to apply and put their creativity and problem-solving skills into action.
Selected participants will join one of seven robotics groups tackling real-world challenges related to blue-green resilience, climate action, food security, oceanography, waste management and community innovation.
With support from mentors and access to robotics kits and learning resources, participants will develop innovative solutions and share their journey with leaders at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda this November.
Share the opportunity with your students, youth networks and communities. Applications close 11 August 2026!
#YouthInnovation #Robotics #CaribbeanYouth #STEM #ClimateAction #YouthAgency #Innovation #Resilience #CHOGM2026
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Today, we join the people of Jamaica in celebrating 64 years of independence!
Jamaica continues to invest in education as a driver of opportunity, resilience and national progress, advancing initiatives across higher education, skills development, agriculture and the wider use of technology-enabled learning.
This work includes strengthening mathematics teaching, improving learning opportunities for disengaged boys, building climate literacy, and expanding pathways to employment through micro-credentials. With COL support, Jamaica is supporting teachers and institutions to create open educational resources, explore teacher-guided uses of AI and develop sustainable business models for technology-enhanced teaching and TVET training.
We celebrate Jamaica’s achievements and look forward to continuing our shared work to make learning more inclusive, relevant and responsive to national priorities.
Ministry of Education & Youth Caribbean Examinations Council Jamaica Teaching Council Page Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) The University of the West Indies, Mona - Western Jamaica Campus Caribbean Maritime University Sam Sharpe Teachers' College University of the Commonwealth Caribbean - UCC The University Council of Jamaica University of Technology, Jamaica
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