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Open and Distance Learning in a Changing World: Selected speeches of Sir John Daniel and colleagues 2007-2008
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Speeches and Presentations 2009 

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SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS IN 2009 
How do we recruit and train 10 million teachers? presented at  the ICET Conference in Oman (14-17 December 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Lessons from VUSSC: The Making of a "Virtual University" paper presented at the UNDESA Virtual Learning Project in Jamaica (8-12 December 2009). Written by Paul West and Kris Roberts, Commonwealth of Learning.
Adventures of a former Open University Vice-Chancellor in International Development: presented at the Association of Open University Graduates in London, UK (5 December 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Developing the Educational Ecosystem of the Maldives: Launch of an Internet Radio System: remarks at the Launch of the Internet Radio Facility in Male, Maldives (3 December 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Creativity in advancing distance learning: models and technologies: address at the CHOGM People's Forum in Port of Spain, Trinidad (23-29 November 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Professor Asha Kanwar, Mr. Paul West, Dr. Kodhandaraman Balasubramanian, Mr. John Lesperance and Dr. Ramamurthy Sreedher, Commonwealth of Learning.
Pre-CHOGM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: address at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad (25 November 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth: Making Dreams Come True: opening remarks at the Seventh International Training and Course Development Workshop of the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth in Apia, Samoa (November 23, 2009) by John Lesperance, Paul West and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
Study buddies across the Commonwealth: address at the Convocation Ceremony at the University College of Caribbean, Jamaica (22 November 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.
ICTs in Higher Education: Who Stands to Gain?: presented at the 13th UNESCO-APEID International Conference on Education in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China (15-17 November 2009) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
A University for the 21st Century – Graduates for the 21st Century: return speech on the occasion of the conferment of the Honorary Doctorate of Education at the Open University Malaysia (14 November 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

Responding to the Library Needs of Distance Learners: presented at the Ministerial Conference on Information Infrastructure for Science, Education and Culture (COBISS 2009) in Maribor, Slovenia (11 November 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning.

Is eLearning True to the Principles of Technology? : keynote address at the World Conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, Canada (27 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth: A collaborative effort of the Small States: presented at the 2009 Global Forum, Malaysia (24 October 2009) by John Lesperance, Paul West, and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning 

Global Connections - Local Impacts: Best Practices, Models and Policies for Cross-Border Higher Education: presented at the Global Forum of the Observatory of Borderless Higher Education, Kuala Lumpur (24 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel (Commonwealth of Learning) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)

Open and Distance Learning (ODL): An imperative for Bangladesh: presented at the Bangladesh Open University, Bangladesh (20 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel and Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning
Mega-Schools and Technology: Lifelong Learning Systems for the 21st Century: keynote address at the International Forum on Open and Distance Education, China (17 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel and Ms. Frances Ferreira, Commonwealth of Learning
The International Perspective & Possiblities of Collaboration: presented at the National Institute for Open Schooling, Delhi (13 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel and Ms. Frances Ferreira, Commonwealth of Learning
Access to Success: remarks at the ceremony to launch preparations for the 6th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, India (10 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Fostering Farming, Promoting Prosperity, Inspiring Invention: remarks made at the Launching Ceremony of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers Project, Sri Lanka (8 October 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Lessons learned while implementing the Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth: presented at the Integrating eLearning: Key Challenges for Higher Education Governance, Germany (3 October 2009) by Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
The Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth -- The first 9 years: paper to be published in the Observatory On Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) by Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
Digital Scholarship, Digital Technology and ODL Issues: Keynote presented at the 44th Distance Education Association of Southern Africa Annual Meeting and Conference, Lesotho  (20 September 2009) by Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
Something Very Important has Happened Here: closing remarks at the Botswana Moodle Workshop for the Open School OER Project, Gaborone (18 September 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Open and Distance Learning in the Twenty first Century: a Commonwealth Perspective: presented at WITFOR, Hanoi (26-28 August 2009) by Professor Asha Kanwar and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Licenses: presented at the ACDE Vice Chancellors' Workshop, Kenya (22 August 2009) by Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
Open Educational Resources for Network Enabled Education: presented at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (20-21 August 2009) by Dr. R. Sreedher, Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)
Teacher Education: Strategies for Success: welcoming remarks at the Teacher Education Partners Meeting, Vancouver (28 July 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Opening Session ICDE Conference: opening ceremony at the ICDE Conference, Netherlands (7 July 2009) by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning
Higher Education, Service to the Community and ICTs: presented at the Microsoft Education Leaders' Forum (7 July 2009) by Dr. K Bala and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Expanding Tertiary Education in Small States in an Economic Crisis: The Role of Collaboration: presented at the World Conference on Higher Education, UNESCO, Paris (6 July 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Internationalisation, Regionalisation and Globalisation: Breaking out of the Iron Triangle: presented at the World Conference on Higher Education, UNESCO, Paris (6 July 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
ICTs for Higher Education: presented at UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris (6-8 July 2009) by K. Balasubramanian, Willie Clarke-Okah, Sir John Daniel, Frances Ferreira, Asha Kanwar, Angela Kwan, John Lesperance, Joshua Mallet, Abdurrahman Umar, and Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
Technology for Collective Action: The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth: presented at the Tertiary education in small states: Planning in the context of globalization, Paris (3 July 2009) by John Lesperance, Paul West, and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
What Educational Technology Means to Me: opening keynote address at the Graduate Programme in Educational Technology 40th Anniversary Conference, Concordia University, Quebec (28 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning 
Demystifying the 'M' words: presented at the Second International M-Libraries Conference, Vancouver (24 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Open and Distance Learning for National Development and Reconciliation: presented at the Launch of the Quality Assurance Toolkit for Distance Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka (22 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Addressing the Teacher Gap through Open and Distance Learning: the Work of the Commonwealth of Learning: presented at the Meeting of the International Task Force on "Teachers for Education for All", Paris, France (22 June 2009) by Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO), Abdurrahman Umar & Sir John Daniel (COL)
COL in the Commonwealth: How technology can help you in an economic downturn: presented to the Ministers 17CCEM, Kuala Lumpur (18 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel and Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning
Promoting Respect and Understanding: The Work of the Commonwealth of Learning: presented at the Ministers' Plenary Session 17CCEM, Kuala Lumpur (17 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
The Contribution of Open Schooling: presented at the Ministers' Round Table 17CCEM, Kuala Lumpur (17 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Open Schooling is part of the answer: presented at the Stakeholders Forum 17CCEM, Kuala Lumpur (16 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
COL in the Commonwealth: The Revolution of Educational Technology: presented to the Senior Officials at the 17CCEM, Kuala Lumpur (15 June 2009) by Sir John Daniel and Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning
The Impact of Learning Management Systems in Universities: keynote address to the University of the West Indies Conference on Bridging the Development Gap through Innovative eLearning Environments, Trinidad & Tobago (11 June 2009) by Willie Clarke-Okah (Ph D), Commonwealth of Learning
Education for All: Technology is the Answer - What was the Question?: presented at the Royal Commonwealth Society, Ottawa (30 May 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning

A Decade of Distance Education in the Commonwealth: Achievements and Challenges: Presented at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja (18 May 2009) by Professor Asha Kanwar and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning

eLearning for Devlopment: Using information and communications technologies to bridge the digital divide: An article prepared for the Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2009, by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
VUSSC and its Transnational Qualifications Framework (TQF): presented at the 3rd Quality Congress, Dubai (7 April 2009) by Paul West, Sir John Daniel, and John Lesperance, Commonwealth of Learning
Session: Qualifications delivered: New methods, new providers 2020: presented at the Global Education 20/20: Creating Partnerships to educate the global workforce of the future, New York (10 March 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Breaking Higher Education's Iron Triangle: Access, Cost, and Quality: an article published at Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning (March/April 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Asha Kanwar (Commonwealth of Learning), and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO)
Success and Failure in the Global Campaign for Education for All: What Now? : presented at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs, Trust in Education Lecture Series, Halifax (11 March 2009) by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
Opening Presentation: presented at the Open Schooling Workshop, The Seychelles (2 March 2009) by Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning
Combating Degree Mills: presented at the CHEA 2009 Annual Conference and International Seminar, Washington D.C. (29 January 2009) by Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO) and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth  : an article for the special issue of Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning on OERs, Routledge, Vol. 24 (2009), Issue 1 by Paul West and Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning