The online course ‘Mainstreaming Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (MODFL) for Pacific Countries’ will be offered from 26 June to 17 July 2024. This is a hands-on, activity-based course in which participants will complete four (4) learning challenges/units that would prepare them to better implement ODFL in their contexts:* Why mainstream ODL?* Understanding ODL* A …
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) organized a workshop focused on addressing the urgent need to prepare students for a future driven by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), in partnership with the University of the South Pacific (USP) campus in the Solomon Islands. …
COL and PACFOLD, in partnership with the Fiji Teachers Registration Authority, organized a workshop to train 30 officials in integrating ODFL in teacher training. The workshop was held on April 15, 2024, and a diverse group of 30 stakeholders – including educators, policymakers, and representatives from teacher training institutions in Fiji – attended the workshop. …
Hot on the heels of the recent three-day workshop hosted by the University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Centre for Flexible Learning and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), we’re delighted to share more groundbreaking progress from the National University of Samoa (NUS). From April 17th to 18th, 2024, the Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development and …
The University of the South Pacific’s Centre for Flexible Learning has teamed up with the Commonwealth of Learning #COL4D to host a three-day workshop on micro-credentials. This important event is made possible with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade #MFAT, New Zealand, represented by Ms Vena-Liz Upton. The March 2024 regional …
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In partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Tonga Women in ICT has been actively engaged in advancing women’s empowerment through technology. In March and April, 2024, Tonga Women in ICT conducted a series of trainings for 322 participants in Entrepreneurship, Digital Literacy Skills and Building a Small Database in Tonga. Throughout this period, our …
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On January 25-26, 2024, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts, Fiji, and the Centre for Flexible Learning, the University of the South Pacific organised a workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) and technology for STEM, where 21 staff from the Curriculum development unit at the ministry attended. This was an introductory …
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The short online course ‘Quality Assurance for Open Distance and Flexible Learning’ will be offered from February 22 to March 22, 2023. This is a free course designed for teachers in the Pacific countries to help developing sound quality assurance mechanisms for online and distance teaching environments. It requires up to 5-6 hours of time …
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The Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Course Catalogue for the Pacific was launched. The Catalogue was designed through a wide range of consultation process with the potential users. It provides information about a range of training courses available on various aspects of ODL in one place for teachers in the Pacific. Teachers can access it by …
In continuation of the workshops with the ministry officials in May and June 2022, the second part of the workshop on policy and planning for open and distance learning began on October 12, 2022. The purpose of the workshop was to consolidate what had been discussed in the first round of workshops, get participants to …