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) recently concluded an important training workshop aimed at fortifying data resilience within the educational sectors of Pacific Island nations on April 29 to May 01, 2024. Hosted at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji, the Data Resilience Workshop brought together information and communications technology (ICT) officers …
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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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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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