MOOCs and Webinars: October Professional Development Round Up
We know that having access to quality professional development opportunities is important to educators and this is why every month we highlight some of the…
Category: Professional Development
Teacher professional development and curriculum: Enhancing teacher professionalism in Africa
The relationship between student and teacher is central to the learning process. This deep interconnection and the centrality of the teacher to supporting and enabling…
MOOCs and Webinars: September Professional Development Round Up
We know that having access to quality professional development opportunities is important to educators and this is why every month we highlight some of the…
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…
Webinar: UN UNESCO OER Recommendations, the Way Forward for Member Countries
195 UNESCO member states adopted the UNESCO Recommendation for Future International Collaboration in the field of Open Educational Resources (OER) in November 2019. This is…
Functional Numeracy Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
The Commonwealth of Learning has collaborated with the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) at the University of the South Pacific…
Addressing the learning crisis: An urgent need to better finance education for the poorest children
A recent UNICEF report published in January 2020, indicates that there is currently a learning crisis and that it is multi-dimensional. The report also indicates…
Botswana Open University Graduates Second Cohort in 2019
Botswana Open University is celebrating a successful second graduation ceremony held under “Embracing Technology-enhanced Open and Distance Learning (ODL)”. The graduation held recently at Fairgrounds…
Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians
The American Library Association (ALA) has partnered with Creative Commons to publish a remix of the CC Certificate course content: Creative Commons for Educators and…
OER-related Resources for Professional Development
It is important that educators build their knowledge, skills, and behaviours that support and improve teaching and learning. Using open educational resources (OER) presents unique…
Get Professional Quality Video from Your Smartphone
Creating Your Video Smartphones are becoming an affordable option for anyone wishing to record good quality video. When paired with the internet you can even…