Learning for Sustainable Development

Commonwealth of Learning

1 day ago

Join us for the final installment of Beyond the Forum, a webinar series continuing conversations from the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning.

Featuring the work of education experts from Australia, Canada, and South Africa, this session showcases practical approaches to building and sustaining communities of learning and practice through innovative open education. It will also explore best practices in collaborative peer learning, mentor-supported OER development, and the creation, adaptation, and use of OER to support sustainable development.

📍29 June 2026, at 12 PM PDT, 9 PM SAST, or 30 June, at 5 AM AEST
Register now: www.col.org/news/beyond-the-forum-4-sustaining-communities-of-learning-and-practice-in-innovative...

#OpenEducation #OER #CommunitiesOfPractice #OpenLearning #SustainableDevelopment Wits - University of the Witwatersrand Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU The University of Adelaide Western Pacific University COL4D's Empowering Women & Girls Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) ... See MoreSee Less

Commonwealth of Learning

2 days ago

Join SADC Centre for Distance Education (SADC-CDE) for the sixth webinar in its Inclusivity in ODL in higher education series.

Featuring student voices and speakers from Botswana Open University - BOU, Unisa - The University of South Africa, and The Facilitator for Persons with Disabilities Association, this session will focus on localising the Persons with Disabilities Act (2024) through inclusive ODL frameworks.

📅 18 June 2026, at 3:00 PM (SAST)
Learn more and mark your calendars: www.col.org/news/sadc-cde-webinar-inclusivity-in-odl-in-higher-education/

#ODL #InclusiveEducation #accessibility #highereducation #SADC ... See MoreSee Less

Commonwealth of Learning

5 days ago

COL’s Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project is helping women and girls access education, build skills for the labour market, and participate more fully in economic and social life.

Now in its third year, with support from Global Affairs Canada and local partner organisations, the project is contributing to meaningful change across Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Explore the project’s annual report to see how EWG is strengthening livelihoods at the village, community, and national levels: hdl.handle.net/11599/6133

#GenderEquality #WomenEmpowerment #GirlsEducation #SkillsDevelopment COL4D's Empowering Women & Girls Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada ... See MoreSee Less