Hi everyone
You will have just received an listsereve note that I sent to the virtual forum on distance education in small island states. I encourage you to join and to contribute to the conversation. Just say what you like and make sure the voice of the Pacific is heard.
I have copied the relevant sections from the COL web site which tells you what it is abouot and how to join.
I hope you find this useful
John
re Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning
2002 virtual conferences
... for both Forum participants and those who are unable to attend the Pan-Commonwealth Forum in person - subscription and participation in the virtual conferences is open to anyone and there is no cost.
This series of e-mail based virtual conferences have been organised by the Federation of Commonwealth Open and Distance Learning Associations (FOCODLA) and The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) as a lead-up to the second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, to be held at the International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, from Monday, 29 July to Friday, 2 August 2002.
The Pan-Commonwealth Forum is being hosted by COL, the National Association of Distance Education Organisations of South Africa (NADEOSA) and the South African Department of Education, in collaboration with the Commonwealth's open and distance learning professional associations. The theme is "Open Learning: Transforming Education for Development". Forum web site: <http://colforum.mweb.co.za>.
There will be six monthly conferences, each lasting two to three weeks. Each topic, hosted by one of the FOCODLA member organisations, will be introduced by a moderator who will also present some thought-provoking questions. Participants are then invited to join the discussion virtually. At the end of the conference, the moderator will wrap up the discussion and the virtual conference will end.
A web-based archive of discussions will be available to participants.
Technical support for the virtual conferences is being provided by COL.
A plenary session will be held at the Forum where moderators' reports will be presented and discussed.
Topics and moderators:
Distance learning in the small and island states in the Commonwealth (May)
Dates: 6 - 17 May 2002
Hosted by: Jamaican Association for Distance and Open Learning (JADOL)
Moderator: Dr. David C. Rand, Director of Continuing Education, Open and Distance Learning, University of Technology, Jamaica
(Professor Lawrence Carrington, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Distance Education and Non-Campus Territories, University of the West Indies, Jamaica is unable to moderate the conference as was originally planned.)
Subscribe code: small
How to join the virtual conferences
To join the conference, send an e-mail message to majordomo@hub.col.org <mailto:majordomo@hub.col.org> and put the following in the body of the message:
subscribe [conference subscriber code] [your e-mail address]
(e.g., subscribe bdd xxxx@yyyy.zz)
You will receive a confirmation and further information by e-mail. If you do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours, please contact COL at info@col.org <mailto:info@col.org>.
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