COL speeches and presentations delivered in 2021

Open Education in a Digital Era: the COL Experience: Presented online by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Network of OER and Multimodal Self-Directed Learning in Southern Africa (NOMSA) Conference 2021: Open Up and Connect: Education in a Digital Era, 6 December 2021.

Sustainable Education: Hybrid, Blended, e-Learning?: Virtual keynote address by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO delivered at the International Conference on Hybrid, Blended and e-Learning (ICHBEL-2021), 3 December 2021.

Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: the Role of Open Universities: Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 2021 Lifelong Education Forum, Zhejiang Open University, China, on 24 November 2021.

Open Education: An Emerging Ecosystem: Presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar​, COL President & CEO​ at the ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021, on 28 October 2021.

Media and Information Literacy for Empowerment: Presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021, South Africa, 27 October 2021.

Sustainable Higher Education in a post-COVID World: Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, New York, USA, 22 October 2021.

Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Age of Digitisation – What are the possibilities?: Presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 20th China International Conference on Distance Education, hosted by the Open University of China, Beijing, 14 October 2021.

The Commonwealth of Learning: Speech delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Consular Corps of BC luncheon, 13 October 2021, Vancouver, Canada.

Emerging Landscape of Higher Education: Global Trends: Video presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO, M.B. Buch Lecture Series, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India on 30 September 2021.

ODL, the Continental Education Strategy for Africa and the UN SDG Goal 4 Engagement: Remarks by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 6th African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) Conference, 28 September 2021.

Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning: Remarks delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO at the Annual General Meeting for the Global Alliance for Literacy on 28 September 2021.

Research in Open Learning: lessons for a post-COVID world: Keynote address presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO. Co-written with Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: eLearning at the South African Department of Higher Education and Training’s Research Colloquium on 22 September 2021.

Soaring Above the Pandemic: Innovative & Creative Practices: Keynote talk delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 1st International Conference on Society & Technology 2021, organised by the Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 22 September 2021.

Innovative Digital Solutions: Keynote address presented virtually by Dr Naveed Malik, Special Adviser: Technology & Innovation at the 2021 International Conference on Education held in Kuala Lumpur, 20 September 2021.

Pacific Partnership for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning: Two Case Studies: Presented at the New Zealand Vocational Education Training Research Forum on 9 September, 2021.

Media and Learning: Lessons for Educators: Presentation delivered by Dr Sanjaya Mishra, COL Education Specialist: eLearning at the Webinar on “Media and Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” organised by the Central Institute of Educational Technology, National Council of Educational Research and Training, India on 1 September 2021.

Integrating Open Educational Resources in Blended Courses: Presentation delivered by Dr Sanjaya Mishra, COL Education Specialist: eLearning at a workshop held at the Centre for Educational Excellence, Simon Fraser University, Canada on 25 August 2021.

Smart Education for the Future: Keynote video presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 2021 Global Smart Education Conference on 18 August 2021.

Launch of Nauru Kitchen Garden App: Keynote Address delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO at the Launch of the Nauru Kitchen Garden Mobile App on 16 August 2021.

African Regional Approach for ODL Quality Assurance virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Regional Training and Research Institute for Open and Distance Learning (RETRIDOL) on 10 August 2021.

Re-imagining teacher education for a post-pandemic future: Virtual keynote address by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO (co-written with Dr Betty Ogange, Education Specialist: Teacher Education) at the DETA Conference on 4 August 2021.

Promoting Archival Practices using Open Licenses: Presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist, eLearning at the Webinar on “Protecting and Promoting the Visual Northeast India” organised by the University of California Los Angeles, USA and Gauhati University, India on 10 July 2021.

Sustainable Higher Education in a post-COVID World: Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Philippine Higher Education Forum on 23 June 2021.

Implementing the UNESCO OER Recommendation: COL Experiences: Presentation by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist, eLearning at the online panel discussion during Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities held at Open University of Sri Lanka on 3 June 2021.

Promoting Learning for Sustainable Development: Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Commonwealth Innovation Forum and Awards 2021, 1 June 2021.

Building Resilient Education Systems for the Future: Role of ODL: Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) held in Sri Lanka on 1 June 2021.

Priorities for Sustainable Youth Development in Small State Countries: A Lightning Talk virtually presented by Dr Mairette Newman , Education Specialist: VUSSC at the Commonwealth Small States Youth Policy Boot Camp hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the University of Cambridge on 28 May 2021.

Promoting Learning for Sustainable Development: Video presentation delivered virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO at the Commonwealth Secretariat Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors on 19 May 2021.

Opening Remarks: OOSC Book Launch: Address delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning to Focal Points and other contributors for the “Out of School Children: A Contemporary View from the Pacific Island Countries of the Commonwealth” Virtual Book Launch on 6 May 2021.

From Recommendations to Actions: Keynote presentation delivered by Dr Venkataraman Balaji, Vice President, Commonwealth of Learning at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Virtual Commonwealth Learning Week on 28 April 2021.