The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is facilitating greater collaboration and the sharing of open and distance learning (ODL) practices. COL’s Senior Adviser: Open Schooling, Dr. Johan Hendrikz, recently met with the leadership team at the Te Kura Correspondence School in Wellington, New Zealand. The team on hand included:
- Terina Leonard, Deputy Chief Executive, Research Evaluation & Design
- Marg McLeod, Deputy Chief Executive
- Ako Viv Rogers, Deputy Chief Executive, Operations and Performance
- Jen McCutcheon, Development Manager
- Anne Coster, Curriculum Manager
- John Nisbet, Regional Manager Central South
- Wendy Talbot-Aspin, International Manager
- Fiona Macfarlane, Program Manager
- Johan Hendrikz, Senior Adviser: Open Schooling
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a possible visit, by representatives from the Vanuatu Ministry of Education and Training, with a view to sharing good ODL practices.