Reflections on Ten Years of the Commonwealth of Learning.

Autor/in	Dhanarajan, Gajaraj
Institution	Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver (British Columbia).
Titel	Reflections on Ten Years of the Commonwealth of Learning.
Quelle	(2001), (74 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-895369-77-0
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Education; Colleges; Cooperative Planning; Delivery Systems; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Distance Education; Educational Cooperation; Educational History; Educational Needs; Educational Resources; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Futures (of Society); Global Approach; International Cooperation; International Organizations; Needs Assessment; Open Education; Organizational Development; Organizational Objectives; Postsecondary Education; Program Development; Shared Resources and Services; Strategic Planning; Technical Assistance; Universities; Africa; Asia; Canada; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Auslieferung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; cooperation; Kooperation; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ausland; Future; Society; Zukunft; Globales Denken; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Bedarfsermittlung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Organisationsentwicklung; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programmplanung; Gemeinwirtschaft; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Technische Hilfe; University; Universität; Afrika; Asien; Kanada; Großbritannien
Abstract	This document reviews the 10-year history of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), which is an intergovernmental organization that was created by Commonwealth of Nations heads of government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources, and technologies. The following are among the topics discussed in the document's six sections: (1) the challenges facing the COL at its inception; (2) the Briggs and Daniels reports as the impetus for the COL's establishment; (3) major COL activities (creating and developing institutional capacity; developing programs in distance education; providing information and consultancy; supporting staff training and management; establishing communication links; conducting education and applied research; providing access to teaching materials; establishing policies for recognizing academic credit; providing support services to students); (4) the need for open learning and distance education around the world (needs of marginalized groups and people in developing countries); (5) the COL's role in establishing a bridgehead into the information age; and (6) new directions for the COL in a global world (factors likely to increase the importance of open and distance education; selected initiatives to improve delivery of open and distance education; and strategies for the future). (A list of 170 COL publications is appended.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Reflections_10yrs.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC