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 …
Teachers in the Pacific trained to develop better assessment skills for online, distance and flexible learning
2nd edition of the OER guides for teachers have been published with more examples from the Pacific incorporated and are available online at the OER Collection for the Pacific: Reversioning OER – This guide explains what OER are and how teachers can adapt them to suit their own teaching and learning environment. Integrating OER in …
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Two of COL’s Education Specialists, Ms Terry Neal and Dr Tony Mays, made a presentation at an online research forum, New Zealand Vocational Education and Training (NZVETRF) on 9 September 2021. NZVETRF 2021 focused around the theme: A journey through change, discussing the Reform of Vocational Education, the impact of COVID-19 and many other turning …
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A consultation workshop for designing an ODL Course Catalogue for the Pacific was held between August 19 and September 9. During the five workshops, teachers from the nine countries have been invited to review a prototype and provide their feedback on how ODL Course Catalogue could be improved and more useful for teachers in the …
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The short course ‘Digital Skills for OER Sharing’ will be offered from September 15 to October 8, 2021. This course helps teachers to improve their digital skills using Free and Open Source Software to develop teaching materials for their classroom and share these as Open Educational Resources (OER). From this course, teachers will gain hands-on …
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Resource-based learning is a pedagogical approach in which learners are provided with varied and multiple resources which engage them in the learning process. Instead of passively listening to the teacher or taking notes from the chalkboard, learners work with the resources which can improve motivation for learning. And integrating OER into teaching provides an effective …
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The short course ‘Using OER for Online Learning’ will be offered again starting June 14, 2021. This course, targeting teachers of primary and secondary schools, uses contemporary learning design and accessible technology to introduce participants to using Open Educational Resources for some aspects of online learning provision. The course is particularly suited for teachers in …
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