25 August to 5 September 2008, Maseru, Lesotho
Prepared by Sonja van Rooy
September 2008
This report details the outcome of the "Build capacity of ODL Practitioners in the area of Design, Development and the Management of Study Materials - Lesotho" workshop undertaken by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) from 25 August to 5 September 2005 in Maseru, Lesotho. The purpose of this training was to provide training to ODL practitioners in (i) the design and development of self-instructional materials, and (ii) the use of the ODL Template for course development.
This report contains information on the following:
1. Aims of the consultancy;
2. Responsibilities of Consultant;
3. Institutions invited to workshop;
4. Training Programme;
5. Workshop methods;
6. Topics covered in the workshop;
7. Achievements of the workshop;
8. Challenges of the ODL Template; and
9. Evaluation of the workshop.
The report concludes with recommendations and a reference list which indicates the resources used for the preparation of the training. The training programme, evaluation tool and the list of participants are appended for further reference.