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Greening education systems: The role of Open and Distance Learning in advancing climate action
By Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, COL  For many across the…
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VUSSC Voices #10: Advancing ODL through policy, practice and capacity building
VUSSC Voices, a webinar series highlighting expert voices from COL’s Virtual University…
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Building climate-ready green skills: Empowering women and girls for a resilient future
Climate change is intensifying risks to livelihoods, communities, and economies across the…
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Connections across the curriculum: Is math an English language problem?
COL, through its Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC),…
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This Earth Day, COL’s Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project, generously supported by Global Affairs Canada, sheds light on the importance of equipping women and girls with green skills.
In collaboration with community partners, EWG delivers training, mentorship, and hands-on skills training that empowers women and girls to lead in climate action and pursue more sustainable livelihoods.
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This Earth Day, we are reflecting on how to build green skills for women and girls.
Through the Empowering Women and Girls project, we work alongside local partners to deliver training, mentorship, and hands-on opportunities that build green skills and open pathways to sustainable livelihoods. Together, we’re creating inclusive spaces where women and girls can lead in climate action.
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On any given morning, millions of learners across the Commonwealth travel to classrooms by bus, car, or foot, often facing barriers of cost, distance, and time. As climate change intensifies, these challenges are only likely to grow, with increased floods, fires, and other natural disasters making access to education even more difficult.
This Earth Day, Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, COL, explores how Open and Distance Learning (ODL) can expand access to education and leave a lighter footprint on the planet. He highlights how COL’s ODL efforts support climate action and considers how education systems can become more resilient, equitable, and responsive to a changing climate.
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Reading Time: 7 min readBy Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, COL For many across the Commonwealth, access to education has long been limited. On any given morning, millions of learners trave...
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In Johannesburg, South Africa, a regional workshop to advance Open Educational Resources (OER) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for schools of education across the Southern Africa region is currently underway.
Supported by COL and co-hosted by the Department of Higher Education and Training (
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Led by Dr Betty Ogange, Education Specialist: Teacher Education, COL, key outcomes of the workshop include supporting institutions in applying COL’s Framework for OER in Teacher Education, strengthening capacity to find, adapt, co-create, and openly license resources, and exploring sustainable approaches to policy development, quality assurance and regional collaboration.
The event forms part of the growing NOTES initiative — the Network for Open Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, which is building an African-led platform for collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action to strengthen teacher education through OER, AI, and sustainable regional systems.
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Big ideas on the future of Open, Distance, Digital and Blended Learning (ODDBL) took centre stage at the University of Delhi’s international conference recently. From AI and quality assurance to regulation and employability, global experts, including COL’s Dr Tony Mays, Director: Education, and Dr Basheerhamad Shadrach, Director: COL-CEMCA, engaged in discussions around how ODDBL can deliver more inclusive, high-quality education.
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Are you committed to advancing inclusive, flexible learning and using your research to influence education systems across the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth of Learning has an open call for applications for its COL Chairs Programme!
Since 2010, this initiative has brought together distinguished experts from across the Commonwealth to advance research, innovation and thought leadership in Open and Distance Learning and technology-enabled education. COL Chairs are appointed for three years and contribute to advancing learning for sustainable development, in alignment with COL’s strategic plan.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2026
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With the rise of GenAI, widening social inequalities, and rapid technological change, COL’s newest Knowledge Series publication explores how authentic assessment has become a practical necessity for ensuring assessment addresses both academic integrity and practical application in complex, real-world situations.
The authors offer timely guidance to institutions, educators, policymakers and governments for rethinking assessment and call upon educators to take a more balanced approach to AI that considers how AI should be used ethically, responsibly, and inclusively. Learn more at the news link in our bio. #AuthenticAssessment #OpenLearning #AIinEducation
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