Building capacity of TVET educators in Zambia in the face of COVID-19
“COL has responded to a request from Zambia’s Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) to build the capacity of TVET educators in online learning. In partnership…
Category: African
Narend Baijnath named Chair of the Board of Governors of Commonwealth of Learning
“Professor Narend Baijnath, Chief Executive Officer, Council on Higher Education (CHE), South Africa has been named Chair of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth…
50,000 unemployed citizens of the Commonwealth can now gain skills with COL- Coursera support
“The COL-Coursera Workforce Recovery Programme has now been scaled up to offer new skills to 50,000 unemployed citizens of the Commonwealth. Launched in May 2020,…
Supporting Kenyan teachers towards inclusive education
“In partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Education and the Kenya Institute of Special Education, COL has supported the development of an innovative school-based teacher development…
Opinion: Reimagining education — this is the moment to think big
“When schools began shutting worldwide to combat the spread of COVID-19, a deepening global learning crisis followed. A generation of children and young people —…
Sharing Africa’s knowledge through open data
“This post is the third in a series on sharing African research outputs, using open licensing. This post concentrates on open data. Open data means…
Supporting blended learning at KAFUCO, Kenya
“COL has been working with Kaimosi Friends University College (KAFUCO) to implement technology-enabled learning (TEL) with the goal of building teacher capacity in blended learning.…
Online consultations held with COL Focal Points from Africa and Europe
“COL held online consultations with Focal Points from Africa and Europe on 28 – 29 April 2020 to engage these key stakeholders in the development…
eLearning Africa / EdTech Hub Survey on Covid-19 and Education
EdTech and eLearning Africa is inviting you to take part in an important survey on how COVID-19 is affecting access to learning and teaching across…
Crashing into online learning: a report from five continents – and some conclusions
“I am beginning to come across reports of how different countries around the world are moving to online learning as a result of Covid-19, and…
Keeping the doors of learning open COVID-19
With an increasing number of states, provinces and even whole countries closing institutions of learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 363 million learners…
Six Nigerian states to pilot open schooling system
Image: Dr Tony Mays – Education Specialist: Open Schooling – Commonwealth of Learning The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase…