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Global to Local Webinar: Reimagining OER localisation in higher education

Join us on 5 March, in COL’s celebration of Open Education Week, for an online panel sharing fresh insights into Open Educational…

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New report captures the changing landscape of Open and Distance Learning research in the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has just published a new report titled…

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Transforming employability outcomes and learner success through the EDGE Project

Career readiness is a central pillar of learner success. Beyond academic achievement, students must be equipped…

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Beyond the Classroom: Frugal AI in TVET as a roadmap in skills training

By Robert Okinda (COL Adviser: Skills), with input from Ricky Cheng (COL…

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How are you celebrating Open Education Week?

Don’t miss our upcoming webinar on 5 March, Global to Local: Reimagining OER localisation in higher education. Facilitated by Professor Lynne Bowker of Laval University, and Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education at the Commonwealth of Learning, the session features speakers from South Africa, India, and Canada and explores themes such as generative AI, multilingual and Indigenous knowledge integration, student-centred localisation, and policy-driven approaches to adapting OER for local contexts.

Learn more and register now: www.col.org/news/global-to-local-webinar-reimagining-oer-localisation-in-higher-education

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Last month, COL launched the new Employability Development and Graduate Excellence (EDGE) project with the The University of the West Indies, Mona. University leadership, academic staff, and learners came together for an in-person session, engaging in capacity-building activities focused on embedding employability into curricula and developing micro-credentials aligned with emerging skills demands.

Hear directly from the stakeholders driving change and shaping the future of employability in higher education.

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COL brought together seven educational leaders from around the Commonwealth for an online event, Meet the Leaders Webinar: STEAM education policy and practice across the Commonwealth, on 3 February 2026. The webinar focused on the interplay between pedagogical and digital competencies within STEAM teachers’ communities of practice. The webinar was facilitated by Ms Anne-Marie Scott, Vice-President, COL and Dr Evode Mukama, Adviser: Teacher Education, COL, was the Master of Ceremonies. Speakers included: Dr Winsome Gordon, CEO, Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) Dr Betty Ezati, Vice-Chancellor, Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE) Cecilia Ramirez-Smith, Deputy Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, Belize Dr Raphael Dingalo, Registrar, Botswana Teaching Professional Council (BOTEPCO) Ella Mokgalane, CEO, South African Council for Educators (SACE) Dorrett Campbell, Interim Principal, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Jamaica Professor Steve Nwokeocha, Executive Director, Academics, Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) ---- 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 | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D |
STEAM education policy and practice across the Commonwealth
Presented by Professor Peter Scott, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning at the ACDE 20th Anniversary Seminar, 30 January 2026 at UNISA Muckleneuk Campus, Tshwane, South Africa. ---- 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 | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D |
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Webinar # 8: AI in Policy, Teaching, and Learning Chair: Dr Schontal Moore, VUSSC Adviser, COL Key Presenter: Dr Edwig Karipi, Head of Open Schooling, Nambian College of Open Learning, Namibia presenting on “AI Integration in Teaching and Learning: The NAMCOL Experience” November 26, 2025 View other webinars in the VUSSC Voices Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXN-JCVb8z8Awa5Q_7MhO5-niyV9oQYbl&si=FVPmofuJWaI9CWFS ---- 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 | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D |
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