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Open and Distance Learning in a Changing World: Selected speeches of Sir John Daniel and colleagues 2007-2008
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SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS  

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Speeches and Presentations

The Chair of COL's Board of Governors, COL's President and Chief Executive Officer, and other senior staff members are regularly called upon to deliver speeches and presentations at events taking place throughout the Commonwealth. If you are specifically interested in presentations that have been delivered by a particular individual, please click on the presentation name below and at the right. Quotes may be taken from these presentations for third-party use, so long as full and accurate credit is conveyed.

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS IN 2010 
Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model (Spoken version) presented at the 28th International Horticultural Congress in Lisbon, Portugal (22-27 August 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning. Written by Dr. K. Balasubramanian & Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model (Publication version) presented at the 28th International Horticultural Congress in Lisbon, Portugal (22-27 August 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning. Written by Dr. K. Balasubramanian & Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Small, Successful and not in London: Introducing COL
Presentation to Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG)
(Audio-conference between Vancouver and London, 19 July 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
New Dynamics of Higher Education; New Dynamics of Distance Education presented at the 50th Anniversary Conference at Shanghai TV University (21 May 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning & Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, UNESCO.
Distance Education: Ends, Means, Opportunities & Threats presented at Shanghai International Forum on Lifelong Learning (21 May 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

ICTs in Higher Education: Who Stands to Gain? a public lecture given at the Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia (18 May 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.

Towards Sustainable OER: A Perspective from the Global South 
keynote presented at the Global Learn Asia Pacific conference
 in Penang, Malaysia (18 May 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.

Embracing Change Forever: address to convocation at Massey University in New Zealand (13 May 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Confessions of a Part-time Extramural Student: remarks at the Extra-mural Students’ Society Dinner at Massey University in New Zealand (13 May 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
The Commonwealth of Learning Review and Improvement Model
(COL-RIM)
presented at the 11th Biennial International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Forum in Windhoek, Namibia (6 May 2010) be Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning. Written by Dr. Willie Clarke-Okah and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
UNISA's Unique Academic Odyssey remarks by Sir John Daniel after conferment of the degree of Doctor of Literature & Philosophy (honoris causa), Pretoria (5 May 2010).
Virtual University of Small States of the Commonwealth: Launch of the Transnational Qualifications Framework: remarks in Cape Town (27 April 2010) and in Windhoek (3 May 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Quality Assurance and Open Educational Resources presented at the UNESCO-COL Workshop on Open Education Resources in Windhoek, Namibia (3 May 2010)  by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning & Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, UNESCO.

International Perspective: ICT in Teacher Education – Global Trends presented at the ACU Conference of Executive Heads
“Universities and the Millennium Development Goals” in Cape Town, South Africa (25 – 27 April 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

Welcome and Introductory Remarks presented at the UNESCO-COL Workshop on Open Education Resources at the Association of Commonwealth Universities Executive Heads Conference in Cape Town, South Africa (28 April 2010 ) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning & Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, UNESCO.

Challenges of success and failure in the campaign for Universal Primary Education: The secondary surge and the teacher shortage presented at the ACU Conference of Executive Heads “Universities and the Millennium Development Goals” in Cape Town, South Africa (25-27 April 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Setting the Context - Why women's voices are important and Women's Reservation Bill in India: two gender related presentations at the Programme Update Meeting of the Commonwealth of Learning (22 April 2010) by Prof. Asha Kanwar, Amy Monaghan, Commonwealth of Learning and Dr. Pema Eden Samdup, CEMCA.

Review and Improvement Model (COL RIM) presented at the University of Guyana, Georgetown (9 April 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealh of Learning.

ICTs in Higher Education: Who Stands to Gain? presented at the Dennis Irvine Lecture Series at the University of Guyana (9 April 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
Distance Education: Ends, Means, Opportunities, Threats presented at the Higher Education Forum at The Aga Khan Development Network (27 March 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Learning for Development presented at the First Contact Group Meeting of the Parliamentarians for Education in the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster countries of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka (25 March 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealh of Learning.
eLearning: a Cottage Industry for the 21st Century? video address at the eLearning Conference at the Aarhhus University, Denmark (25 March 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Education within borders from beyond borders presented at the OECS Higher Education Conference in St. Lucia (22-24 March 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
DEHub Launch presented in Australia (25 February 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
Learning for Development presented 
at the University of New England, Armidale (24 February 2010); University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba (1 March 2010); Central Queensland University, Rockhampton (2 March 2010) and Charles Sturt University, Albury, Australia (4 March 2010) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
Community Radio is the Answer: What is the Question? presented at the AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Conference in Bangalore, India (20-23 February 2010) by Sir John Daniel and Ian Pringle, Commonwealth of Learning.
Addressing the Successes and Failures of the Campaign for Universal Primary Education: A paper by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

Commonwealth of Learning: Review and Improvement Model: presented at the International Seminar, Council for Higher Education Accreditation in Washington, DC (28 January 2010) by Dr. Willie Clarke-Okah & Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

Achieving Education for All: seminar presentation at the Programme update meeting, Commonwealth of Learning in Vancouver, Canada (22 January 2010) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.