Distance Education Association of New Zealand Commonwealth of Learning

A successful Third Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF3) was held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 4 - 8 July 2004, hosted by the Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ), the Government of New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The theme for PCF3 was "Building Learning Communities for Our Millennium: Reaching Wider Audiences through Innovative Approaches". Sub-themes include: Education, Health and Local Government.

There were 412 registered participants. These included several governmental ministers, dignitaries and educationalists from 43 Commonwealth nations.

Click here to view the collection of final papers

An evaluation report is available: www.col.org/consultancies

Also, a series of four e-mail-based virtual conferences were held in May and June 2004 as a lead-up to the Third Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. The discussions were open to all. "Latest Development", “Research and Development”, “Best Practice” and “Emerging Issues” were the topics. For final summary and reports: www.col.org/virtualconferences

Looking for the next Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF4)?
See: www.col.org/pcf4 - 30 October to 3 November 2006 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

NZ Government