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Commonwealth Of Learning  (COL)

Description

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies.

Hosted by the Government of Canada and headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is the world’s only intergovernmental organisation solely concerned with the promotion and development of distance education and open learning. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of more than 50 independent sovereign states, which provide support to each other, and work together toward international goals. The Commonwealth is described as a "family" of nations, originally linked together in the British Empire, and now building on their common heritage in language, culture and education, which enables them to work together in an atmosphere of greater trust and understanding than generally prevails among nations.

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col.org


Provides

  • Journal of Learning for Development
    Journal of Learning for Development

    The Journal of Learning for Development provides a forum for the publication of research with a focus on innovation in learning, in particular but not exclusively open and distance learning, and its c...

  • Directory of OER Repositories

    The Directory of Open Educational Resources (DOER) is a source for OER from across the Commonwealth. It is a testament to the wealth of resources being produced by both developing and industrialised c...

  • OERFAQ.info
    OERFAQ.info

    Want to know which Creative Commons licence to use? Wondering how to cite and attribute OER? As part of COL’s Community of Practice platform, this new OER FAQ forum hopes to help answer questions abou...

  • Commonwealth of Learning's Open Access Institutional Repository
    Commonwealth of Learning's Open Access Institutional Repository

    Oasis is COL's online institutional repository of all publications. It is an Open Access repository. Any publication found here can be freely downloaded for reuse and adaptation. Creative Commons (Ver...

  • OER Knowledge Cloud
    OER Knowledge Cloud

    The UNESCO/COL OER Knowledge Cloud will greatly enhance research opportunities and access to knowledge and research on Open Educational Resources and related information by removing barriers, opening ...

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Project lead in

  • Core Support For Wikieducator
  • Regional Consultations on Open Educational Resources: Stakeholder Survey

    This stakeholder survey on Open Educational Resources (OER) is being conducted in the framework of the Regional Consultations for the 2nd World OER Congress. The objective of this survey is to underst...

  • Deepening The Commitment Of Governments To The Open Licensing Of Educational Materials
  • Targeted Support For Open Educational Resources Activities And Core Support To Infuse The Principles Of Open Educational Resources Into The Commonwealth Of Learning'S Wide Array Of Activities
  • Fostering International Governmental Support For Oer In Partnership With Unesco
  • Monitoring And Evaluation
  • OERFAQ.info
    OERFAQ.info

    Want to know which Creative Commons licence to use? Wondering how to cite and attribute OER? As part of COL’s Community of Practice platform, this new OER FAQ forum hopes to help answer questions abou...

  • Oer Designed To Provide Professional Development Of Teachers
  • International Oer Capacity Building
  • The Virtual University Of The Small States Of The Commonwealth
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Member of

  • Open Education Consortium
    Open Education Consortium

    Open Education Global (formaly known as Open Education Consortium - OEC) is a global network of educational institutions, individuals and organizations that support an approach to education based on o...

Affiliated persons

  • Alicia Swinamer

Organizer of

  • OER Regional Consultation: Americas

    The Commonwealth of Learning is holding six Regional Consultations in the lead up to the 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from...

  • World Open Educational Resources Congress
    World Open Educational Resources Congress

    The 2012 Paris OER Declaration was formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 20 – 22 June 2012. Over 400 delegates incl...

  • OER Regional Consultation: Middle East & North Africa

    The Commonwealth of Learning is holding six Regional Consultations in the lead up to the 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from...

  • Mobiles for Development

    Mobile devices, phones as well as Tablet computers, have been spreading fast across the globe. Spread of mobile phones in developing countries has been spectacular. More people have access to cell pho...

  • OER Regional Consultation: Asia

    The Commonwealth of Learning is holding six Regional Consultations in the lead up to the 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from...

  • OER Regional Consultation: Europe

    The Commonwealth of Learning is holding six Regional Consultations in the lead up to the 2nd World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from...

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Creator of

  • Commonwealth of Learning Policy on Open Educational Resources

    This document specifies a broad policy to promote and inform the development and use of OER in the Commonwealth of Learning...

  • Botswana: Regional OER Guidelines

    The purpose of these Guidelines are to provide direction in the use of Open Educational Resources, to increase access to and support quality teaching and learning among students and teachers in the di...

  • Guidelines on the development of open educational resources policies

    Open educational resources (OER) – and to a greater extent, OER policies – can increase the quality and accessibility of teaching and learning as well as foster knowledge creation within a country. T...

  • Cameroon: Regional OER Guidelines

    The purpose of these Guidelines are to provide direction in the use of Open Educational Resources, to increase access to and support quality teaching and learning among students and teachers in the di...

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Publications

  • Cameroon: Regional OER Guidelines

    The purpose of these Guidelines are to provide direction in the use of Open Educational Resources, to increase access to and support quality teaching and learning among students and teachers in the di...

  • Open Educational Resources: From Commitment to Action

    In this article, the Commonwealth of Learning presents the findings of six regional consultations it hosted between December 2016 and May 2017; these findings consist primarily of specific recommendat...

  • Interactive Learning Objects: Toolkit for Teachers and Learners

    Interactive Learning Objects: Toolkit for Teachers and Learners free and available as an open educational resource (OER) is based on the Scratch programming language. Scratch is a project of the Life...

  • Mauritius Communiqué

    The 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (18CCEM) was held in Pailles, Mauritius from 28-31 August 2012. Delegations from thirty-nine Commonwealth countries met to refle...

  • Commonwealth of Learning Policy on Open Educational Resources

    This document specifies a broad policy to promote and inform the development and use of OER in the Commonwealth of Learning...

  • Open Education Research: From the Practical to the Theoretical
  • OER Policy - Provincial Ministries of Education Sri Lanka

    The purpose of this policy is to provide direction in the use of Open Educational Resources to increase access to and support quality teaching and learning in the school education system in Sri Lanka....

  • Open Educational Resources in the Commonwealth 2016

    This article reports the results of a survey of stakeholders within institutions associated with the Commonwealth of Learning. Of the 657 respondents, 61% were in higher education systems, 24% were in...

  • Provincial OER Policy Development, Sri Lanka - Consultant Report

    The work involved preparing a draft OER policy framework catering to Provincial requirements; build awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocate the necessity and benefi...

  • Towards National Policy Guidelines on Open Educational Resources in Malaysia

    This report emphasises the importance of open educational resources (OER) for improving equality in education. OER are a worthwhile option to make education more accessible, affordable, shareable and ...

  • Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Botswana: Consultant's Report

    The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of...

  • Towards National Policy Guidelines on Open Educational Resources in Malaysia

    In this report, the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia reports on the potential for OER adoption in Malaysia and recommends policy guidelines. The report finds that "Open education and OER in Malaysia ha...

  • Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017

    Three documents have been developed in the framework of the 2nd World OER Congress. The two documents: Open Educational Resources: From Commitment to Action and the Open Educational Resources: Global ...

  • Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Cameroon: Consultant's Report

    The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of...

  • Botswana: Regional OER Guidelines

    The purpose of these Guidelines are to provide direction in the use of Open Educational Resources, to increase access to and support quality teaching and learning among students and teachers in the di...

  • Towards a National Policy on Open Educational Resources in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is an E9 country with a huge population and a corresponding demand for quality education. Its challenges are common to those of other developing nations. Whilst the government provides free...

  • Open Educational Resources Policy for Higher Education in Nigeria

    This report makes a case for open educational resources (OER) in Nigeria and presents a draft OER policy for higher education in Nigeria. In its simplest form, OER are any “educational resources (incl...

  • Open Educational Resources Policy for Higher Education in Nigeria

    This report, which was written by Dr. Obiageli Agbu on behalf of the Commonwealth of Learning, "makes a case for open educational resources in Nigeria and presents a draft OER policy for higher educat...

  • Towards a National Policy on Open Educational Resources in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh is an E9 country with a huge population and a corresponding demand for quality education. Its challenges are common to those of other developing nations. Whilst the government provides free...

  • Institutional OER Policy-Template

    This document provides a ready to use template for drafting an Open Educational Resources (OER) policy for an ODL, e-Learning or face-to-face institution. Spanish and Tamil versions also available....

  • Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017

    In this 77-page report, the Commonwealth of Learning reports on the results of three sources of information gathering, namely (1) a survey of 102 government officials from across the globe (geographic...

  • Towards an Open Educational Resources Strategy for the Republic of Zambia

    This report provides context and purpose for the adoption of OER in the country and initiates a draft OER strategy for the Republic of Zambia. The introductory section presents the current education s...

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