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Gender Profile 2023: South Africa
No full textThe Gender Country Profile outlines a country’s available data and rankings regarding gender equality. The profile is first a summary of the country’s demographic overview and rankings within established global indices for sustainable development and gender equity. The profile then follows the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index framework to provide statistics on each country in detail
President's Quarterly Progress Report: July - September 2023
No full textThe President's Quarterly Progress Report for July - September 2023 as presented to the Board of Governors
Report of the Massive Open Online Course on Designing for Communities of Inquiry in Online Courses (DCoIMOOC2)
No full textThis report presents an overview of the experiences of the second offering of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Designing for Communities of Inquiry in Online Courses (DCOI) offered by Athabasca University, Canada in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning. DCoIMOOC was held from October 8 to November 11, 2023. It reports on the design, development, and delivery of the DCoIMOOC and presents the preliminary findings the participant surveys and their engagements in the course
Blended Learning Course Experience at Kaimosi Friends University
No full textIn 2019, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) supported Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU), previously known as Kaimosi Friends University College (KAFUCO), in adopting a technology-enabled learning (TEL) policy, with the main aim of improving the quality of learning outcomes and fostering innovations. In the 2020/2021 academic year, nine Moodle-based blended courses from three different departments were developed and implemented on the Moodle learning management system. This report presents the findings of a survey amongst students enrolled in those courses.
The outcome of this study is intended to assist the university with improving students’ satisfaction with blended courses and their appreciation of information and communication technologies’ significance in teaching. The results make clear that KAFU students had no trouble with using the relevant technologies. In addition, students found the courses relevant, they were satisfied with their course experiences, and they were confident about doing well when using a blended delivery mode
Connectivism, Self-Directed Learning, and MOOCs in Teacher Professional Development
No full textConnectivism, Self-Directed Learning, and MOOCs in Teacher Professional Development. Presented by Dr Betty Ogange, COL Education Specialist: Teacher Education, at the 10th Teaching and Learning Conference organised by the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) on May 9 -12, 2023 in Namibia
Design of Exo Physics Book Based on Mobile Application as a Means of Literacy Learning Media for Remote Areas in Indonesia
No full textThe Indonesian Ministry of Education pays a lot of attention to education in remote areas. The lack of equal education and the level of access to education are two of the main reasons. In remote areas of Indonesia, there are still very few educational facilities, either in the form of infrastructure or other facilities, one of which is learning resources. Today's learning resources can only be used in well-developed, easy-to-reach cities. They can't be used in less-developed, remote, or remotest areas. Reports and results of observations from some remote areas say that almost all children have used Android, but not to play games as it was meant to be used. It opens up opportunities, especially for making learning tools that can be used anywhere and at any time without a stable internet connection. This means that kids can use them whenever and wherever they want. Therefore, the Exo physics book is designed with this in mind. This study aims to develop a learning resource as a packaged Android application using design thinking and scientific literacy approaches. (1)empathizing, (2) defining, (3) idling, (4) prototyping, and (5) testing comprise the design thinking phase. Five schools in remote parts of Southeast Sulawesi were used to test products with students and teachers as respondents. The result of the development of Learning media is called Exo physic book which is equipped with learning video and game features in addition to materials and questions. The findings of the analysis of teacher and student responses to the Exo physic book strongly support point 4 that it should be used as a resource for learning support. Therefore, Exo physics books can be used as one of the learning resources because the design development pays attention to network access needs so that students can use it anywhere and anytime
Instructor Emotional Support, Academic Resiliency, and School Engagement in an Online Learning Setting during Covid-19 Pandemic
No full textIn recent years, numerous published scholarly works have examined the association between academic resilience and school engagement, as well as the function of emotional support in bolstering the relationship between the two. However, these investigations have only been undertaken at the elementary and secondary levels. Therefore, it can be concluded that there are only a few studies that were conducted in the context of Higher Education, especially in the Philippines. In this regard, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between academic resilience (ARS) and school engagement (SE) via teacher-emotional support (TES). Using data from 910 students and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), it was unraveled that (1) ARS positively affects SE, (2) ARS leverages TES, (3) TES affects SE, and (4) TES partially mediated the association between students' ARS and SE. According to the findings, instructors' emotional support promotes college students' resilience and engagement. The study underlined the need of strengthening personal and contextual resources to support student well-being in an online class setting
Gender Green Teacher Programme Launch
No full textVideo presentation delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO to the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) during the International Workshop on Adoption of the Green Teacher Programme in India on 27 June 2023
Book Review: Becoming An Effective Teacher: A Teaching Reference Book for Teachers, Teacher Educators and Student Teachers
No full textThis is a review of the book Becoming an Effective Teacher by Kisirkoi and Cude (2021). It is designed as a resource text for pre-service and in-service teachers and teacher educators. The authors use a mix of theoretical and practical discourse that focus specifically on a key ingredient needed for effective teaching and learning in the 21st century, that is enabling teachers and teacher educators to conceptualize their classrooms in more student-centred ways. Through the presentation of 16 chapters grouped under three themes, the authors present a balanced discussion of how each component of teaching is connected to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming more prepared to address the changing needs of the 21st century student
ICT and Internet Usage among Kosovar Students: the Impact of Trends on Achievement in the PISA Scales
No full textThe current analysis aims to research the impact of ICT usage on students’ achievement in the 2018 PISA assessment. The Program for International student assessment, measures the achievement of 15-year-olds in mathematics, science and reading literacy across a large number of world economies. Kosovo has participated in the PISA assessment in 2015 for the first time and for the second time in 2018. The current study will look at the achievement of over 4000 Kosovar students in reading literacy, mathematics and science and analyze trends of ICT usage among students. More specifically the analysis focused on understanding trends of ICT and internet usage of Kosovar students, such as using computers for chatting, research information, reading literacy news, learning something new, and reading emails among others. Furthermore, the study explores gender differences in usage trends, to explore if gender plays a role in such trends. Finally, the study researches the impact on performance of gender, internet access and access to computers to complete homework. The result of the current analysis provides that access to internet and having access to computers at home links to higher achievement in all PISA scales. An additional finding of this study is that Kosovar students tend to use technology and internet mainly to chat with friends, and significantly less for reading emails, learning for something new or for doing homework. Female students reported lower internet presence compared to male students, but in the meantime were the ones who outperformed in the reading literacy and science scales, suggesting that higher online presence mainly for chatting hinders learning and achievement