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"MOOCs, lifelong learning and a need for collaboration" was originally published in the March 2017 issue of Connections, as part of the regular feature "Tech Trends".  Recent trends show that there is a growing convergence of approaches ...

2017 is being celebrated as the Year of Open. Fifteen years ago the term Open Educational Resources (OER) was coined, and the Budapest Open Access Initiative was launched. Five years later, the Cape Town Open Education Declaration came out. And in ...

Learning for sustainable development, as defined by COL, is a process that aims to bring about empowerment through learning in both formal and non-formal settings. Using its expertise in distance, blended, flexible and technology-based approaches, ...

"How men and women can promote women’s leadership in higher education​" was originally published as "Concrete advice on how men and women can promote women’s leadership in higher education​" in the November 2016 issue of Connections, as part of ...

"Messaging and EdTech" was originally published in the November 2016 issue of Connections, as part of the regular feature "Tech Trends".  Messaging is the most widely used application in networked communication, with billions of ...

"Developing Learning Design and Analytics for Student Success" was originally published in the November 2016 issue of Connections, as part of the regular feature "Our Commonwealth".  The Open University (OU) continually reviews the ...

New toolkit provides guidance on the monitoring and evaluation of empowerment in development projects.  Disempowerment has staggering consequences on both personal and societal levels, from poverty, food insecurity and poor health, to ...

Teacher support requires continuous professional development Every 5 October, the world celebrates World Teachers Day and this year marks 50 years since the adoption of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. One of ...

The unprecedented impact of information and communication technology and a coinciding demographic shift in many countries has created a need for skills development around the world. It is estimated that 65 per cent of children currently in ...

Online learning is gaining popularity in almost all parts of the world. A consequence is that learning takes place in many contexts, including the virtual classroom. Interactions in online forums, discussions on social networks such as Facebook or ...