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Role of Social Presence in Mediating Learning Satisfaction in Online Learning
No full textThis study was intended to determine the effect of interaction, self-regulation and course structure on student satisfaction through social presence. This research adopted a quantitative research approach. The sample of this study consisted of 187 higher education students of Economics Education in Universitas Negeri Semarang based on the proportional random sampling technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire which was then analysed through the Structural Equation Model (SEM) approach using the Smart PLS version 3.0 application. This research concluded that interaction and self-regulation and mediating variables social presence succeeded in influencing student satisfaction. In contrast, the course structure was found not to affect student satisfaction, and social presence failed to mediate self-regulation variables on student satisfaction. It is recommended that lecturers design an interactive learning environment by considering student characteristics. The balance between structure and dialogue was a determining factor for student satisfaction, so the design that was prepared is expected to facilitate students to be actively involved and achieve satisfaction
eCommerce for Entrepreneurs
No full textThe Commonwealth of Learning has designed learning materials on eCommerce for Entrepreneurs in non-formal education. There are two sets of resources: A Participant’s Handbook and A Facilitator’s Manual. The Participant’s Manual consists of easy-to-follow lessons for beginning entrepreneurs, designed to ensure adaptability, flexibility in delivery and relevance in low resource settings. The Facilitator’s Manual gives instructions for quick and easy preparation for facilitating each learning unit
Malaysia 2021-24: Country Report
No full textThe report provides an overview of key COL activities and programmes in 2021-2024
South Africa 2021-24: Country Report
No full textThe report provides an overview of key COL activities and programmes in 2021-2024
Empowering Women and Girls Project Baseline Study Report 2024
No full textThe Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) Project, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), aims to promote gender equality and empower women and girls (women/girls) from disadvantaged communities in 24 districts across five Commonwealth countries — Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This baseline study, conducted in the first year of the project’s implementation, establishes critical benchmarks to measure the project’s progress in key areas, including education, health, economic participation and gender equality, during 2023–2026
Preparing Distance Learning Materials
No full textThis short course will introduce you to the basic aspects of developing teaching and learning materials for distance and online learning. This course focuses primarily on text-based print and online materials. While it is aimed at teachers in distance teaching institutions, it will also be a useful starting point for anyone who is interested in developing an online course. If you put what you learn into action, you will be able to develop materials that students can use for self-directed learning. The approximate time to complete this course is about 135 minutes. But you will also need another 20–30 hours to develop at least one lesson’s worth of distance learning (DL) materials. This is an asynchronous course, so it will not be possible to assess your lesson quality. We recommend that you ask your peers and people who are likely to participate in the course/unit for feedback that you can use to improve your material
Role of Retention in Quality of Learning: Prospects and Perspectives for Improving Education Levels
No full textRetention and academic success are issues of concern in education across the world. They are particularly concerning in the context of ensuring student diversity and extending the participation of disadvantaged groups (Crosling et al., 2009). The Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report (Global Education Monitoring Report Team, 2023) shows that progress has been made in completion rates worldwide, with 87 per cent and 59 per cent of children completing primary and secondary school, respectively. The Educational Attainment Gender Gap is currently 5 per cent in favour of boys and is expected to close in the next 16 years (World Economic Forum, 2023). However, wide gender gaps persist, particularly in and Asian and Sub-Saharan African countries. Pakistan is ranked No. 142 out of 146 countries for this indicator. With support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), under the GIRLS Inspire initiative, two partner organisations were supported from 2016 to implement interventions to increase retention in secondary school, help girls who had dropped out of school return to school and support students who had previously dropped out to stay in school. This report assesses the impact of these interventions
Vanuatu 2021-24: Country Report
No full textThe report provides an overview of key COL activities and programmes in 2021-2024
Instructional Design Models for Digital Learning in Higher Education — A Scoping Review
No full textInstructional design (ID) is a systematic process that is used to develop education and training programmes in a consistent and reliable way. A key challenge faced by educators is selecting an ID model by deciding which ID model will be more suitable in order to achieve an effective digital teaching and learning process. The objective of this scoping review was to present recommendations to select ID models for digital learning in higher education. Nine databases were searched for eligible publications. The search retrieved 643 records. Forty articles were included in this review. Results show that employing a systematic process in instructional design (an ID model) has produced an effective, consistent and reliable digital teaching and learning process in higher education. Selection of an ID model depends on the requirements of the course, timeline, resources available for the design and development of the course and the expertise in the ID process
Rwanda 2021-24: Country Report
No full textThe report provides an overview of key COL activities and programmes in 2021-2024