Register now for PCF9 Online Forum
The ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF9) will take place from 9-12 September 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Can’t wait? You can participate in the…
Category: Pacific
Back to School: Pathways for Reengagement of Out-of-School Youth in Education
“The rationale of this study rests on a protracted social and global problem: the large number of out-of-school adolescents and youth, especially those living in…
Earth Day 2019
Each year on April 22, millions of people around the world come together to demonstrate their support for environmental protection. Since the first Earth Day…
Climate Change in Education OER
“Climate change poses a major threat to humanity. Researchers and communities have shown us that climate change affects where people can live, grow food, maintain…
Open Access News Collection
In celebration of Open Education Week 2019, we have put together a collection of news feeds designed to highlight the range of relevant voices in…
Reflection on Creative Commons and OER: Namibia
My first introduction to the use of Creative Commons (CC) licenses and the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) was with the involvement of the…
PCF9 to be held in Edinburgh during 9-12 September 2019
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and The Open University (OU), United Kingdom will co-host COL’s ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF9) at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland during…
World Teachers’ Day 2018
Video: President’s Message for World Teachers’ Day 2018 World Teachers’ Day 2018 will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) that…
Schools in New Zealand implementing Creative Commons licenses
CC Pukeko from Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ on Vimeo. We recently came across this video about Creative Commons in schools. This refers to the growing…
Global Trends in OER: What is the Future?
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any educational materials, which are available on an open license or in the public domain that may be freely accessed,…
Chapter Chair: Pacific
We are pleased to announce that Mike Hollings has been appointed as the COMOSA Chapter Chair for the Pacific. Mike is currently the Chief Executive…
Vanuatu Notesmaster Project: December 2017 – February 2018
In 2013/2014 the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) together with the support from Commonwealth of Learning (COL) trained twelve (12) Vanuatu Secondary School Teachers…