Commonwealth of Learning Newsletter

The latest issue of the Commonwealth of Learning newsletter, Connections has been published:
Contents:
FRONT COVER:
Samoa Workshop Develops VUSSC Maritime Training Materials
PCF6 in India, 14-28 November 2010; Kerala
PCF5 Souvenir DVDs
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb

NEWS:
Excellence in Distance Education Awards; Nominations deadline: 30 April 2010
COL at CHOGM 2009
Commonwealth Welcomes Rwanda
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/News.aspx

COL IN ACTION:
Lifelong Learning for Farmers: Sri Lanka
Honorary COL Advisors Named
COL Launches Blog (www.col.org/blog)
Closer Ties with USP
Open Schools Association Launched
OERs for Open Schools
LIVES: Mobile Phones for Learning
LINUX for IT Managers
Developing Capacity in Radio Scriptwriting in Africa
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/inAction.aspx

IN FOCUS:
Meeting the Growing Demand for Teacher Education
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/InFocus.aspx

FAIR COMMENT:
Time for a Radical Change in Teacher Education
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/FairComment.aspx

FROM OUR PARTNERS:
IGNOU celebrates 25 years
COL Publications in Chinese
Environmental Engineering Courses
Internet Radio in Maldives
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/Partners.aspx

NEW RESOURCES
Mega-Schools, Technology and Teachers: Achieving Education for All (Routledge; Daniel)
Multi-media for Open Schools (NAMCOL)
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 (UNESCO)
Good Practice in Information and Communications Technology for Education (ADB)
Guidelines for Broadcasters on Promoting User-generated Content (CBA/UNESCO)
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/NewResources.aspx

PEOPLE:
A Fresh Perspective: Reflections on a Lifelong Learning for Farmers Study Tour in India (Lydia Meister, COL staff)
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/People.aspx

EVENTS:
COL RIM Introduced to African Universities
Case Writing Workshop in Bangladesh
Harnessing the Potential of Media for Learning
Upcoming Events
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/Events.aspx

EDTECH NEWS:
eReaders
Mobile Phone Banking in Africa
Virtual Servers
The Learning Potential of Google Wave
www.col.org/news/Connections/2010feb/Pages/EdTech.aspx