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Learning Design for Emerging Learning Environments
This course provides an introduction to the theories, principles, guidelines and experiences for creating learning designs that will empower you to achieve desired learning outcomes in a human-centred and goal-oriented way. The course focuses beyond instructional design to cover experience design assist creating a learning environment that effectively helps students to achieve their life goals. … Read more
Free Course: Climate Literacy for All
Interested in understanding the science of climate change? Unsure what the issues are, how to respond and what to do? Then join COL’s six-week MOOC “Climate Literacy for All”, which runs from 9 November to 17 December 2023. Taught by experts from The University of the West Indies, Jamaica, the course is free and open … Read more
FREE COURSE: Quality Assurance for ODFL for Pacific Countries
Course Description Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (ODFL) has the potential to enhance access and achieve equity in educational provision. However, it is important for providers to have sound quality assurance mechanisms in place to maximise learning benefits and gain positive perceptions of this mode of provision from the public. This course, QA40DFL2, follows on … Read more
Free Course: Learner Support for Open Distance and Flexible Learning
PACFOLD is happy to announce the offering of LS4ODFL. It will be facilitated by the Centre for Flexible Learning at the University of the South Pacific. This course was developed as part of the Pacific Partnership for ODFL in the Pacific. Course Summary Course Description Helping students flourish and succeed is the goal of every … Read more
Assessment Skills for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (AS4ODFL)
PACFOLD is excited to announce the offering of Assessment Skills for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (AS4ODFL) – a free online course that will be facilitated by the Centre for Flexible Learning at the University of the South Pacific. Learning outcome In this short online course teachers will design online activity-based assessment to support teaching and learning. … Read more
Quality assurance for open distance and flexible learning (Part 1)
Free Professional Development Opportunity for Pacific Teachers The Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning is excited to announce the inaugural offering of Quality Assurance for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (QA4ODFL) – a free online course that will be facilitated by Ephraim Mhlanga, Programme Specialist Quality Assurance at Saide in South Africa. Learning outcome On … Read more
Free Course: Advanced Cybersecurity Training for Teachers
We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for a third offering of the Advanced Cybersecurity Training for Teachers course beginning January 23, 2023. Participants need to have completed the introductory Cybersecurity Training for Teachers (CTT) course. Alternatively, they should have completed a similar course or have a relevant background. Over four weeks, … Read more
FREE Course: Teaching Chemistry with Technology.
The TCT MOOC has been designed to assist teachers, student teachers, teacher educators and instructional designers to plan and develop a chemistry lesson and related assessments with technology. The exploration tools, tactics and strategies covered will expand one’s repertoire of chemistry teaching practice. Course Summary Outcomes of this Course During this MOOC, you will: Course … Read more
PCF10 Innovations for Educational Resilience
The Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum (PCF10) on Open Learning, co-hosted by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Athabasca University (AU), was held in Calgary in Canada between 14 and 16 September, 2022. The theme for this year’s conference was Innovations for Educational Resilience. The University of the South Pacific (USP) was represented at this forum through … Read more