> News from The Commonwealth of Learning:
> 1) Fifth virtual conference underway
> > "> Quality assurance in open and distance education> ">
> 2) Funding available for rural poverty reduction
> > "> COL-PROTEIN> "> provides financial support for innovative initiatives that will
> build capacity for educational delivery to the rural poor in the fields of food
> security, environmental protection and rural development
> 3) The latest issue of COL> '> s newsletter, > "> Connections> "> (with > "> EdTech News> "> )
> Keynote speakers announced -- Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning -- Durban in July
> Canadian Government doubles financial support for COL
> Experts see merits of a virtual university for the Commonwealth> '> s small states
> In Focus: Training -- a major emphasis for COL
> An adventure in the snow! -- Rescued in the mountains by the Lesotho Defence Force
> EdTech News: Wireless LANs
>
> DETAILS FOLLOW > ...>
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> 1) Fifth virtual conference underway
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> Pre Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, 2002 virtual conferences
> The fifth in a series of six virtual conferences began on Monday, 3 June 2002
>
> Topic: Quality assurance in open and distance education
> Dates: 3 - 18 June 2002
> Hosted by: Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)
> Moderator: Dr. Mike Robertshaw, Associate Professor, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong
> Subscribe code: qade
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> Subscription and participation in the virtual conferences is open to anyone and there is no cost. A web-based archive of discussions is available to subscribers.
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> TO JOIN A 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 qade xxxx@yyyy.zz <mailto:xxxx@yyyy.zz>)
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> You will receive a confirmation and technical 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>.
>
> The 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. Technical support for the virtual conferences is being provided by COL.
>
> The last in the series will take place from 1 - 15 July on the topic, > "> Open and distance learning for community and social development> "> , and will be hosted by the National Association of Distance Education Organisations of South Africa (NADEOSA). Subscriber code: csd
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> Further information: www.col.org/virtualconferences <http://www.col.org/virtualconferences>
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> 2) Funding available for rural poverty reduction
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> COL> '> s new Poverty Reduction Outcomes Through Education Innovations and Networks (> "> COL-PROTEIN> "> ) programme provides financial support for innovative initiatives that will build capacity for educational delivery to the rural poor in the fields of food security, environmental protection and rural development. COL welcomes proposals from not-for-profit organisations/institutions in developing Commonwealth countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia that are seeking to adopt open, distance and technology-mediated learning methodologies to help alleviate rural poverty. This year> '> s application deadline is 15 August 2002. See: www.col.org/protein <http://www.col.org/protein>
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> 3) The latest issue of COL> '> s newsletter, > "> Connections> "> (with > "> EdTech News> "> )
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> The latest issue of COL> '> s newsletter, > "> Connections> "> (with > "> EdTech News> "> ), is on its way to those 9000 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. See: www.col.org/connections <http://www.col.org/connections>
>
> Here are some other highlights from this twelve-page issue (Vol. 7, No. 1; May 2002):
>
> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED -- Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Durban in July
> The Honourable Professor Kader Asmal, National Minister of Education, South Africa / Mr. Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, diplomat and media personality / Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO / Mr. Gopal Rajagopalan, Managing Director, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited / Professor Munzali Jibril, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Nigeria / Professor Teboho Moja, former Special Adviser to the South African Minister of Education and Executive Director of the National Commission on Higher Education, South Africa / Professor Gajaraj Dhanarajan, President and CEO, The Commonwealth of Learning / Mr. Tony Mays, President of National Association of Distance Education Organisations of South Africa (NADEOSA)
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#keynote <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#keynote>
>
> CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DOUBLES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COL
> The Government of Canada will increase its annual contribution to The Commonwealth of Learning from CDN$1.1 million to $2.2 million.
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#canada <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#canada>
>
> EXPERTS SEE MERITS OF A VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH> '> S SMALL STATES
> Experts meeting in Vancouver in April agreed on the merits of establishing a > "> virtual university> "> to serve the small states of the Commonwealth and recommended an operating structure that COL will take to Commonwealth Ministers of Education for their endorsement.
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#virtualu <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#virtualu>
>
> IN FOCUS: TRAINING -- A MAJOR EMPHASIS FOR COL
> One of COL> '> s four major roles is that of a resource for training in the policies, methodology and practice of open, distance and technology-mediated learning, responding to Commonwealth member countries> '> desires to develop and/or strengthen national capabilities in this area. This > "> In Focus> "> article lists several of COL> '> s training-related programmes.
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#training <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#training>
>
> AN ADVENTURE IN THE SNOW! -- Course development workshop in Mokhotlong
> Rescued in the mountains by the Lesotho Defence Force
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#lesotho <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#lesotho>
>
> COL IN ACTION
> Funding for rural poverty reduction / Working with NGOs / Media empowerment / Writing effectively for UNAIDS and WHO / COL's new website
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#action <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#action>
>
> FROM COL> '> S PARTNERS
> IRFOL becomes COL> '> s research affiliate / COL/UNESCO in Africa / CCDESP grads in Jamaica / CCDESP modelled for the U.K. / Samoa to develop small business studies for Pacific / Online ODL training for Southern Africa / Canada sets action plan on basic education / U.K. launches Commonwealth education fund to mark Queen> '> s Jubilee / Thousands enrol in new Botswana ODL college
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#partners <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#partners>
>
> PEOPLE
> Jamaican education minister joins COL Board / COL field staff (Pacific and Africa) / In memoriam: Dr. Judith Calder and Lord Michael Young
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#people <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#people>
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> EVENTS
> COL at the World Education Market / Strategic planning for COL / Gender barriers to ICT / COL attends DOT Force meeting
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#events <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#events>
>
> EDTECH NEWS
> Wireless LANs / Measuring Internet use in Africa / Your next laptop may be a tablet / Leadership in a technological world
> www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#edtech <http://www.col.org/news/connections/html/0205.htm#edtech>
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