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Beyond the Forum: Digital pathways for inclusive open education 

A BI-MONTHLY SERIES EXPLORING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS    Overview  This online interaction is…

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Small states, big lessons: How Malta and 3CL advance ethical digital learning

By Dr Alex Grech, Executive Director, Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning (3CL)  Since…

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COL and IUCEA Sign an MOU to Drive Digital Innovation in East Africa

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Inter-University Council for East Africa…

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Commonwealth of Learning
13 hours ago
Expanding ODL sustai

Expanding ODL sustainably means making practical choices about cost, technology, learner support and delivery, especially where digital access remains limited.

COL’s new publication, Business Models for Open and Distance Learning, draws on research and field experience to help education leaders and policymakers develop ODL models that fit their context. Drawing on examples from open schooling, TVET, higher education and teacher education, the publication examines approaches ranging from print and contact-supported models to blended and online learning.

Download the report: doi.org/10.56059/11599/6147

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Commonwealth of Learning
1 day ago
Across Asia, more wo

Across Asia, more women are entering STEM education, but significant gaps remain in who stays, advances and leads.

In our Fair Comment segment of the latest issue of Connections, Masjaliza Hamzah and Maria Chin Abdullah, prominent leaders and women’s rights advocates in Malaysia, share their perspectives on what needs to change. From workplace barriers and care responsibilities to persistent stereotypes, they unpack what institutions, employers and governments can do to strengthen women’s participation and leadership.

Read the full story: www.col.org/news/why-asias-stem-success-story-is-significant-yet-incomplete/

#WomenInSTEM #GenderEquality #STEMEducation #WomenInLeadership #Asia #OpenLearning #Connections Maria Chin Abdullah ...

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Commonwealth of Learning
2 days ago
What does it take to

What does it take to build a truly open knowledge ecosystem?

Anne-Marie Scott, Vice-President, COL, joined fellow open learning experts to deliver a training session on the future of open knowledge ecosystems at UNESCO's #DigitalLearningWeek in Paris this week.

With a focus on moving from policy to practice, the discussion examined the role of open repositories and open data infrastructures as the connective tissue of the knowledge commons. It also highlighted that openness works best when treated as a system in which Open Educational Resources, Open Access, Open Data and Open Science are governed together, rather than in isolation.

Participants were invited to reflect on gaps within their own institutional policies, the role of shared public infrastructure, and identify practical steps to advance openness in their local contexts.

#OpenKnowledge #OpenEducation #OER #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData #DigitalLearningWeek UNESCO

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Webinar #11: Professionalising Youth Work through Micro-Credentials June 10, 2026 Chair: Dr Schontal Moore, VUSSC Adviser, COL Presenters: Dr Mmabaledi Seeletso, Director, Southern African Development Community Centre for Distance Education (SADC-CDE) at Botswana Open University (BOU), Botswana Dr Gary Pluim, Associate Professor of Social Foundations and Intercultural Education, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada Dr Kirk Perris, Digital Learning Strategist and Researcher, British Columbia, Canada Mr Jacob Kearey-Moreland, PhD student, Educational Studies, Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada Dr Kabo Diraditsile, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Botswana Open University (BOU), Botswana Topic: “Micro-credentials, Youth Work, and Professional Identity: Lessons from Botswana” View other webinars in the VUSSC Voices Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXN-JCVb8z8Awa5Q_7MhO5-niyV9oQYbl&si=FVPmofuJWaI9CWFS Explore our upcoming webinars and stay up to date with the latest sessions: https://www.col.org/webinars ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D |
Professionalising Youth Work through Micro-Credentials
On World Environment Day 2026, Frances Ferreira, Senior Adviser: Women and Girls, COL, highlights why women and girls must be at the centre of climate action. Featuring voices from COL's Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project, implemented with the generous support of Global Affairs Canada, this video showcases how women and girls in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Mozambique are advancing climate action through environmental education, disaster preparedness, and climate-smart agriculture. #WorldEnvironmentDay #ClimateAction #WomenAndGirls #ClimateResilience ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D
World Environment Day 2026
Webinar 1 of 3 in series on Empowering Teacher Education through GenAI Literacy, Co-Creation and Innovation, was held 16 January 2026. The webinar focuses on strengthening educators' understanding of Generative AI, including its opportunities, risks, and ethical use in teaching and learning. COL in partnership with the Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS), Ghana, is implementing Phase 2 of the Teacher-in-the-Loop AI project. This phase emphasizes co-creative mentoring to effectively and responsibly integrate OER and GenAI into teacher education in Ghana. ---- This video is made available by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence (international): http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-sa/4.0. ---- www.col.org | X: @col4d | facebook.com/COL4D |
AI Literacy for Teacher Education

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