TravelinEdMan - The World Is Open

I got an email yesterday from my friend Sanjaya Mishra from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) with tons of wonderful vetted online resources across educational sectors.

Keeping the Doors Open, https://www.col.org/resources/keeping-doors-learning-open-covid-19.

It open with the following:

"With an increasing number of states, provinces and even whole countries closing institutions of learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, over 80% of the world’s students are not attending school (UNESCO, 2020). COL stands ready to share its expertise and resources to enable stakeholders to keep the doors of learning open for all."

COL is exactly the type of organization that is geared up to help the world.

See COL’s statement on COVID-19. https://www.col.org/news/press-releases/keeping-doors-learning-open-covid-19

"With an increasing number of states, provinces and even whole countries closing institutions of learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 363 million learners worldwide are being impacted (UNESCO, 2020)."

363 million learners! Look at the history:

"Since its establishment in 1987, COL has supported governments and educational institutions in the Commonwealth to establish robust distance teaching institutions and build competencies for quality online learning practices. Over the years, it has created many resources, including courses, policy briefs, how-to toolkits, as well as guidelines on online learning and related areas that are downloadable for use by policymakers, teachers and researchers around the globe."

And they further say:

"In these unprecedented times, ODL can support learning in the non-formal and informal sectors, as well as the formal education sector. Below is a curated list of resources for policymakers, school and college administrators, teachers, parents and learners that will assist with student learning during the closure of educational institutions. Most of these are available as open educational resources with different licenses. The specific license conditions for reuse and remix are contained in the links."

I looked and I said WOW!

It has links to:

Learning Resources
A. School level
B. TVET Institute/College/university level
C. COL resources
COL resources on online learning
A. Policy Briefs and Guides for policy-makers
B. Basic guides on online learning, blended learning, open textbooks
C. OER and MOOCs
D. Quality Assurance
E. Technology and Tools
Links and Resources from Other Organisations

Take a look and you too can say WOW!

Thanks so much Sanjaya and COL! The COL specializes is OER resources evaluation, aggregation, and dissemination; especially for teacher training around the world. They are a world-class organization. A picture with Sanjaya Mishra (left side) and Santosh Panda (right) at the PCF9 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland in Septemer.