THE OPEN SCHOOLS HANDBOOK: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR MANAGERS
By Ed Du Vivier
The latest in a developing series of COL handbooks about open schooling, this book has been developed for practitioners who seek to provide primary, secondary and vocational education for out-of-school learners using open and distance learning (ODL). It will be of particular interest to chief executive officers, managers and other senior staff who work in existing open schools or colleges, are establishing an ODL institution or are transforming a unit in a government structure into an autonomous open school. Touching on all the important issues – from strategic planning and staffing to supporting learners and study materials – it provides practical advice, insight and examples of best practices to guide the management of open schools.
www.col.org/OpenSchoolsHandbook
www.col.org/OpenSchooling
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES HANDBOOK
FOR EDUCATORS 1.0
Seth Gurell, author
David Wiley, Ph.D., editor
Printed by the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning August 2008
This handbook is designed to help educators, find, use, develop and share open educational resources (OERs). Supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and COL and authored by multiple contributors, it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License and is freely available for download at the WikiEducator website. It can also be purchased in printed form at lulu.com
www.wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one
THE ROUTLEDGE INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK
OF LIFELONG LEARNING
COL President Sir John Daniel is one of the contributors to this book, which provides a comprehensive look at lifelong learning internationally. Aimed at academics in the field, the handbook examines the subject and places it in its socio-historic context. It can be purchased through the Routledge website.
www.routledgeeducation.com/books
USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNER SUPPORT IN OPEN SCHOOLING
By Dr. Alice Barlow-Zambodla and Ms. Fatima Adams
Commissioned by COL and carried out by the South Africa Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE), this report explores the use of mobile technologies such as hand-held PCs, PDAs, mobile phones and iPods to support learners in open schools in the developing world. The report investigates educational mobile technology initiatives to determine lessons learnt that might be of relevance in the process of developing quality student support systems especially in Africa. Evidence is also presented about the impact of the use of such technologies on student performance and their experience of learning in the open schooling system.
www.col.org/consultancies
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL (WELL)
A Study Undertaken in the State of Uttarakhand
By Dr. Anita Dighe
Commissioned by COL, this study explores women empowerment programmes offered by government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in India. This environmental scan in the state of Uttarakhand is the first phase of research that will extend more broadly across India and inform the development of a model that will enable women to access learning opportunities and participate in activities that will improve their lives and their children’s lives.
www.col.org/consultancies
LOW-COST PRIVATE EDUCATION: IMPACTS ON ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
Edited by Bob Phillipson
Using independent first-hand research, this study from the Commonwealth Secretariat investigates the low-cost private education sector in India, Nigeria and Uganda. The contributors explain the proliferation of these schools and the impact on access to education for the poor. They argue that with proper regulation, supervision and government support, private schools can help to achieve Education for All by filling gaps in public education.
http://publications.thecommonwealth.org/low-cost-private-education-577-p.aspx