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Winners of 2001-02 EDEA

PRESENTED AT THE 2ND PAN-COMMONWEALTH FORUM ON OPEN LEARNING 1 AUGUST 2002, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

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Excellence in Distance Education Awards 2001- 2002

 Honorary Fellows of COL Award

 

Dr. Dominique A.M.X. Abrioux, President, Athabasca University, Canada.

 

Professor Clifford D. Blake, former Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Australia, and former member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

The Right Honourable Lord (Asa) Briggs of Lewes, founding Chairman of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

Ms. Shona E. Butterfield, Chief Executive, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, and member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

Sir John S. Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO, and former Vice-Chancellor, UK Open University, and founding member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

Dr. Glen M. Farrell, Senior Consultant, The Commonwealth of Learning, and founding President of the Open Learning Agency of British Columbia, Canada.

 

Ms. Jennifer A. Glennie, Director, South African Institute for Distance Education, South Africa.

 

Dr. Dennis H. Irvine, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Guyana, former senior staff member, The Commonwealth of Learning, and former Regional Adviser (Caribbean) to the President of COL, Jamaica.

 

Dr. S. Langi Kavaliku, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Civil Aviation and Works, Tonga and former member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

Professor Geoffrey R.V. Mmari, Vice-Chancellor, Open University of Tanzania and former Regional Adviser (Eastern Africa) to the President of COL.

 

Dr. Roslyn L. Morpeth, Executive Director, National Extension College, UK.

 

Dr. Hilary D. Perraton, Director, International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL), UK, and former Chief Project/Education Officer, Adult and Distance Education, Commonwealth Secretariat.

 

The Right Honourable Lord (Walter L.M.) Perry of Walton, founding Vice-Chancellor of the UK Open University.

 

Professor Ram G. Takwale, former Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University, India, and Regional Adviser (South East Asia) to the President of COL.

 

Alhaji Hafiz S. Wali, former Director, National Teachers' Institute, Nigeria, former senior staff member, The Commonwealth of Learning, and former member of the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning.

 

 

 


Awards of Excellence for Distance Education Materials

ABET Practitioner Training Programme (Certificate and Diploma) - A training programme for adult basic education tutors submitted by the Institute for Adult Basic Education and Training, University of South Africa. Accepted by Mrs. Veronica McKay. Citation

   

The Mekong e-Sim Programme - An Internet-mediated role-play simulation jointly developed by the University of Technology, Sydney, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney and University of New England (submitted by the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Adelaide). Accepted by Dr. Robert McLaughlan, University of Technology, Sydney.


 

 

 

Awards of Excellence for Institutional Achievement

Athabasca University, Canada - Accepted by Dr. Dominique A.M.X. Abrioux, President.

 

BBC World Service, UNITED KINGDOM - Accepted by Mr. Andrew Thompson, Head of Americas Region (formerly the Commissioning Editor, Education).

 

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, India - Accepted by Dr. B.P. Sabale, Vice-Chancellor.

 

 

 

 

Award Recognising Distance Learning Experience


Ms. Frances J. Mensah, Director, Namibian College of Open Learning, Namibia


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