2024
Professor G Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture – Open Universities and Education 4.0: Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach, Director: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) delivered the Professor G Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), Hyderabad, India on 12 January 2024.
2023
Way Forward: Valedictory Address delivered by Dr B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the Valedictory Session of State Open Universities’ Vice Chancellors’ Forum held at Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on 5 August 2023.
Speech: Opening Remarks delivered by Dr B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the Inaugural Session of State Open Universities’ Vice Chancellors’ Forum held at Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on 4 August 2023.
Speech: Speech at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) Convocation for ODL Learners, 11 July 2023
Digital Revolution: Implications for Inclusive Lifelong Learning: Presented by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Conference held in Bali, Indonesia, on 3-6 July 2023.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Impact on Education: Keynote Address delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women (deemed to be University), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, on 19 June 2023.
Digital Skills and Competencies for Teachers: Address by Dr. B. Shadrach at the launch of Refresher Course on ‘Digital Skills and Competencies for Teachers: With Special Focus on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and E-Content Development’, on 9 June 2023, jointly organised by the Association of Indian Universities and Amity University Haryana, Gurugram.
Special Address: Delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the Launch of a Programme for the Capacity Building of Special Education Needs Teachers led by the Special Education Needs Authority, Mauritius, under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Government of Mauritius, in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission and the Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd. on 27 May 2023.
Speech: Delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at the OER Policy Development Workshop organised by the West Bengal State University in collaboration with CEMCA on 17 May 2023 in West Bengal, India.
Role of Librarians in the Days of ChatGPT, OER and IKS: Valedictory Address delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, during the International Seminar on Indian Knowledge System (IKS) for LIS and Allied Disciplines (IKS-LISAD 2023) held on 24-26 March 2023 at the Netaji Subhas Open University in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Reforms for Holistic Education: Presented by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at Association of Indian Universities’ National Seminar on Transformative Higher Education for Atmanirbhar Bharat at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India, on 23-25 March 2023.
Accelerating Gender Equality with Innovation: The MSSRF Experience: Address by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, as the Chief Guest at the special programme organised by MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 7 March 2023.
2022
Opening Remarks: Delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, during the ‘Brainstorming Session to Strengthen the Capacity Needs of Vocational Teachers and Trainers’, 6 September 2022.
Remarks by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, during the launch of MOOC on ‘Blockchain Introduction for Developers’, 2022.
‘A Journey from Listeners to Learners’:Opening remarks delivered by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, during a brainstorming consultation on 23 August 2022.
Education 2030 Framework for Action: Inaugural Address by Dr. B. Shadrach, Director, CEMCA, at a Webinar organised by CEMCA and DELNET on ‘Leveraging OERs to Enhance Higher Learning’ in New Delhi, India, on 30 September 2022.
