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We thank our partners at the Botswana Ministry of Higher Education and Botswana Open University for wonderful start to PCF11. ... See MoreSee Less

We’re excited to launch a collection of new publications at the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning ,#pcf11bw. 

These works showcase research, case studies, and innovations from across the Commonwealth on topics such as: 

✅ Global Education Monitoring Report 2024, Pacific: Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms? 
✅ Innovative Models and Practices in Teacher Development: Case Studies from the Commonwealth  
✅ Institutional Learner Support Services Manual 
✅ Open Schooling in the Digital Era 
✅ Policy Brief on Youth not in Education, Employment or Training 
✅ Skills Online Certificate Scholarship Programme (2021–24): Understanding the Profiles and Experiences of the Learners 
✅ Towards a Micro-credential Framework for the Commonwealth 

Explore these and more in the full catalogue, now live on OASIS, COL’s open access repository 💻 

🔗 https://oasis.col.org/home
Together, we’re building knowledge that advances Innovative Open Education: Fostering Resilient Societies for Sustainable Economic Development.

We’re excited to launch a collection of new publications at the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning ,#pcf11bw.

These works showcase research, case studies, and innovations from across the Commonwealth on topics such as:

✅ Global Education Monitoring Report 2024, Pacific: Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms?
✅ Innovative Models and Practices in Teacher Development: Case Studies from the Commonwealth
✅ Institutional Learner Support Services Manual
✅ Open Schooling in the Digital Era
✅ Policy Brief on Youth not in Education, Employment or Training
✅ Skills Online Certificate Scholarship Programme (2021–24): Understanding the Profiles and Experiences of the Learners
✅ Towards a Micro-credential Framework for the Commonwealth

Explore these and more in the full catalogue, now live on OASIS, COL’s open access repository 💻

🔗 oasis.col.org/home
Together, we’re building knowledge that advances Innovative Open Education: Fostering Resilient Societies for Sustainable Economic Development.
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🎥 Keynote Spotlight at #pcf11bw

We’re excited to feature Professor Timothy Drysdale, Chair of Technology Enhanced Science Education at the University of Edinburgh, as he delivers his keynote:

✨ “Innovating from the Inside: An Inside Story of Changing Minds of Digital Education in University Practical Work”

From award-winning remote laboratories (practable.io) to campus-wide digital innovation, Professor Drysdale has transformed how students access real equipment in real-time, saving space, expanding access, and reshaping learning experiences.

The University of Edinburgh #openlearning #COL4D #pcf11bw
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