From: Information Resource Centre [mailto:
IRC@col.org]
*NEWS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING*
All the best for the New Year from the Commonwealth of Learning.
The latest issue of COL's newsletter, "Connections" (with "EdTech
News"), is on its way to those 9300 individuals on our mailing list and
has been posted on COL's web site in both Acrobat/PDF (true images of
newsletter pages) and HTML (text with photos) versions.
www.col.org/connections
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Here are some highlights from this 16-page issue (Vol. 7, No. 3;
December 2002):
55 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT PAN-COMMONWEALTH FORUM
Durban hosts 650 delegates for COL's second an-Commonwealth Forum on
Open Learning
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#pcf
COPYRIGHT AND THE WEB
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY
COL opens consultations on educational use of the web and issues of
copyright
"Removing the Copyright Barrier: Educational use of the Internet", a
Canadian perspective by Robert Schad and Wanda Noel. Background for a
virtual conference discussion, open to all.
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#copy
TANGIBLE RESULTS FOR COL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Six "pre-Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning" virtual conferences
were held from February to July 2002.
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#virt
COL AWARDS RECOGNISE EXCELLENCE IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#edea
FOCUS ON AFRICA
Open and distance learning, coupled with the application of appropriate
technologies, can play a central role in addressing needs in Africa.
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#focus
COL IN ACTION
COL mid-term evaluation completed | 16 youth interns posted around the
Commonwealth | COL wins ADB work in Maldives
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#action
FROM COL'S PARTNERS
Marg Beagley (Open Access College, Australia) wins gold medal |
E-learning guidelines developed | Commonwealth Executive MBA/MPA
launched
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#partners
PEOPLE
New COL Board members: Penina Mlama of the Forum for African Women
Educationalists (FAWE) and Dr. Marshall Elliott from the British
Department for International Development (DFID)
COL staff: Angela Kwan, Lewis Perinbam, Walter Uegama and Patrick Julien
Chris Christodoulou, 1932 - 2002
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#people
EVENTS
Commonwealth Education Ministers to meet in Edinburgh, Heads of
Government in Nigeria | Ministers meet to consider virtual university
for small states | ICTs in African schools | 10th Cambridge
International Conference on ODL | MINEDAF VIII | AAOU meets in Korea |
Gender barriers to ICT
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#events
NEW RESOURCES
Teacher education through open and distance learning | Leadership in
distance education | Educational technology | Distance education in
Africa
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#resc
EDTECH NEWS
Open Source beginning to take hold | Learning to effectively use the
Internet for research | 60 billion e-mails per day, half of them spam by
2006 | Hackers can attack any of us
www.col.org/news/connections/html/0212.htm#edtech
READER SURVEY
A Reader Survey was included in the mailing of this issue of
"Connections". The survey is also available on COL's web site at
www.col.org/connections