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Speeches and Presentations - 2005

Speeches and Presentations 
Digital Divide to Digital Dividend: What will it take?  : presented at the Online EDUCA Berlin -11th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, Germany (30 November - 2 December 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Paul West (COL)
Networking Learning Communities for Development  : Report to the Foreign Ministers Committee presented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Valletta, Malta (23 November 2005) by Dr. Lewis Perinbam, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Commonwealth of Learning
Towards a Culture of Quality: Cultures and Structures for Quality  : presented at the International Conference on Quality in Distance Education, Kolkata, India (21-23 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Open & Distance Education in the Global Environment: Opportunities for Collaboration: Collaboration in the Time of Competition  : presented at the International Conference on Open and Distance Education (ICDE), New Delhi, India (19-23 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Asha Kanwar (COL), Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić and Zeynep Varoglu (UNESCO)
Open and Distance Learning: Why all the Fuss?  : presented at the 15th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM): 15CCEM Mid-Term Review for Africa and Europe, Freetown, Sierra Leone (15 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Open and Distance Learning in Africa  : presented at the 15th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM): 15CCEM Mid-Term Review for Africa and Europe, Freetown, Sierra Leone (14 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Greetings from the Commonwealth of Learning  : Remarks at the Opening Ceremony at the 15th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM): 15CCEM Mid-Term Review for Africa and Europe, Freetown, Sierra Leone (13 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Open and Distance Learning and the Developing World  : presented at the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) Annual Conference, Adelaide, Australia (11 November 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Mega University = Mega Quality?  : presented at the 2nd World Summit of Mega-Universities: Cross Border Delivery: Experiences of Mega-Universities, New Delhi, India (25 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Asha Kanwar (COL), and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Open & Distance Learning: What's in a Name?  : presented at the 11th Cambridge Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom (20 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel
The Role of eLearning in Building Knowledge Societies in Developing Countries  : presented at the Asian Association of Open Universities, Jakarta Indonesia (15 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Paul West (COL), Susan D'Antoni (UNESCO-IIEP) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Virtual university, flexible learning: Why a Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth?  : presented at an orientation and planning meeting for Government representatives of Small States of the Commonwealth, Singapore (12 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel
ODL and ICTs for Teacher Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Experience of the Commonwealth of Learning  : presented at the BOCODOL Workshop, Gabarone, Botswana (1 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel and Mohan Menon (COL)
ICTs in Education: Can Digital Dividend Replace Digital Divide?  : presented at the WITFOR Conference, Gabarone, Botswana (1 September 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Paul West (COL), Susan D'Antoni (UNESCO-IIEP) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Towards Education for All: The Critical Role of Open and Distance Learning in National Development  : presented at Namibian Conference on Open Learning, Windhoek, Namibia (30 August 2005) by Sir John Daniel
ODL in an International Context: Trends, Prospects and Challenges  : presented at public lecture, Windhoek, Namibia (29 August 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Asha Kanwar (COL), and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Distance Education: What Is Its Relevance To Africa And Zambia?  : presented at the Open and Distance Learning Symposium, Lusaka, Zambia (27 August 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Open and Distance Education for Africans and by Africans  : presented at the African Council of Distance Education Conference, Tshwane, South Africa (12 August 2005) by Sir John Daniel with Vis Naidoo
The Commonwealth of Education in the Caribbean: Past, Present and Future  : , presented at the Mid-Term Review For Caribbean/Canada Region Of Commonwealth Education Ministers, Nassau, Bahamas (28 July 2005) by Sir John Daniel
The Long-Awaited Breakthrough?  : presented at the MERLOT Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, USA (26 July 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Paul West (COL), Susan D'Antoni (UNESCO-IIEP) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
International Online Learning Delivery: Can digital dividend replace digital divide?  : presented at the OECD/Canada Conference on eLearning in Post-Secondary Education, Calgary, Canada (28 June 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Paul West (COL), Susan D'Antoni (UNESCO-IIEP) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Commonwealth of Learning: Past, Present and Future  : presented at the Board of Governors Planning Retreat, Vancouver, Canada (15 June 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Confluence of Rivers, Confluence of Learning  : remarks made at the Convocation Ceremony at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC., Canada following the conferment of the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (9 June 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the Pacific through Open and Distance Learning  : presented at the Pacific Islands Forum Education Ministers Meeting, Apia, Samoa (23-24 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
The Commonwealth of Learning: What does it do?  : presented at the Bangladesh Open University's Vice-Chancellor's Special Seminar, Gazipur, Bangladesh (19 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
"Impact of Developments in communication technology on educational and social message communication"  : message by Sir John Daniel presented to the National Convention organised by the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), New Delhi, India (17 May 2005).
Expanding the reach of Literacy, Literature and Learning  : presented at the Association for Commonwealth Studies, The Literatures of the Commonwealth Conference, Windsor, UK (15 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
The Commonwealth of Learning: Making Learning our Common Wealth  : presented at the Royal Commonwealth Society, London, UK (16 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
CADE and COL / L’ACED et COL  : Canadian Association for Distance Education/Association canadienne de l'éducation à distance, 2005 Annual Conference / Congrès annuel 2005
The Sustainable Development of Open and Distance Learning  : Open and Distance Learning for Development, The role of ODL in delivering MDGs, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada (6 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Learning for Development: What kind of development? What kind of learning?  : Open and Distance Learning for Development, The role of ODL in delivering MDGs, Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada (5 May 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Open University as/and Ecosystem  : remarks made at the Netaji Subhas Open University, India for the opening of the Kalyani Campus, Regional Centre, Green Campus and Biovillage (15 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Extraordinary Education for Ordinary People  : presented at the Netaji Subhas West Bengal Open University, India (15 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel
A Passion for Open Universities  : remarks made at the Special Convocation of the Netaji Subhas Open University, India (14 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel following the award of the degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa.
International Perspectives on Open Learning and Distance Education  : presented at the National Forum on Open Learning
The World is Watching You  : Remarks made at the launch of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers, Tamil Nadu, India (7 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Commonwealth Universities: What Contribution to Development?  : presented at the Association of Commonwealth Universities, India, (4 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Who’s Afraid of Cross-border Higher Education? A Developing World Perspective  : presented at the Final Plenary Session: Quality Assurance in Transnational Issues, (INQAAHE), Annual Conference 2005 - Wellington, N.Zealand (1 April 2005) by Sir John Daniel, Asha Kanwar (COL) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO).
Law, Language and Learning: The Common Wealth of the Commonwealth  : presented at the gala reception, Museum of Anthropology, UBC, Canada (14 March 2005 - Commonwealth Day) by Sir John Daniel
Education for Development: Can Technology Help?  : Public lecture presented at the Vancouver Institute, Canada (5 March 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Commonwealth and Caribbean Cooperation in Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities  : Public lecture presented at the Jamaica Association for Distance and Open Learning (JADOL), Jamaica (17 February 2005) by Sir John Daniel
Commonwealth Cooperation in Distance Education:Potential Benefits for Small States  : Keynote address presented at the Caribbean Regional Association for Distance and Open Learning (CARADOL) Launch Ceremony, Trinidad and Tobago (11 February 2005) by Sir John Daniel
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SPEECHES BY SIR JOHN DANIEL AND COLLEAGUES: Six speeches delivered in Southern Africa by the President of COL Aug/Sept2005
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