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	Helena Fehr, Commonwealth of Learning Paul West, Commonwealth of Learning Workshop description: Strategies for strengthening democracy, good governance and social justice initiatives using ODL

	Helena Fehr, Commonwealth of Learning Workshop description: Addressing gender inequalities in education - Challenges and opportunities for ODL

	Stewart Marshall, Distance Education Centre, UWI Panel description: Challenges and collaborative opportunities for distance education in small developing countries of the Commonwealth

Scott McLean, Faculty of Continuing Education, Univeristy of Calgary Rajangam Durai, TNAU, India Ralph von Kaufmann, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Kenya Uma Coomaraswamy, Consultant for Asian Development Bank, Sri Lanka Nowshad Khan, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan Jethro Greene, (ECTAD) St. Vincent and the Grenadines Wale Adekunle, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria Panel description: ODL for Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction - a presentation from the Commonwealth

Mortimer Neufville, NASULGC Janet Poley, ADEC Participants from Jamaica and Region Dean Sutphin, Agricultural and Extension Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA V. Balakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Animal and Veterinary Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, India Claudette de Freitas, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Trinidad and Tobago Moses Tenywa, Makerere University, Uganda Panel description: Rural and Community Development – Community supported learning for informal groups

	Elizabeth Watson, UWI, Barbados Anusha Wijayaratne, Open University Sri Lanka Pauline Ngimwa, African Virtual University Neela Jagannathan Panel description: Libraries without walls

	Adewale Adekunle, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Krishna Alluri, Commonwealth of Learning Using ODL aided by ICT and internet to increase agricultural productivity in rural Nigeria

	Reuben Aggor, Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana Addressing the HIV Epidemic in Ghana through Open and Distance Education

	Jessica N. Aguti, Department of Distance Education, Makerere University, Uganda Education for national development: The Makerere University dual mode experience

	Comfort Olufunke Akomolafe, Educational Foundations and Management Open and distance learning as a mechanism for women empowerment in Nigeria

	Gidado Tahir Alabi, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Nigeria Tony Alabi, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Nigeria Salihu G Bakri, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Nigeria The Need for Open Schooling in Nigeria

	Teresa Anderson, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Ann Floyd, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Jonathan Jenkins, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Hilary Perraton, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Panel description: Crossborder cooperation and scholarship policy

	Hanafi Atan, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia The Usefulness of the Functionalities of the Distance Education Electronic Portal

	Barry Baker, University of Central Florida Central Florida Memory: The Development of a Collaborative Digitization Partnership Model Serving Learning Communities.

Kodhandaraman Balasubramanian, Development Consultant and Catalyst Krishna Alluri, Commonwealth of Learning Surabhi Banerjee, Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), India Terrence Philips, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Guyana Peter Fenrich, British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Canada John Dada, FANTSUAM Foundation, Nigeria Jennipher Kere, Women In Fishing Industry Programme (WIFIP), Kenya Collins Osei, Crops Research Institute, Ghana Panel description: Computer-supported collaborative learning and ODL for informal groups

	Surabhi Banerjee, Netaji Subhas Open University Public-private partnership for technical, vocational education and training (TVET)

	Surabhi Banerjee, Netaji Subhas Open University, India ODL for Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction

	Shermaine Barrett, Education Division, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology, Jamaica. Education for Sustainable Development: A Framework for Jamaica

	Jeanette Bartley, Continuing Education, Open and Distance Learning, University of Technology Workshop on Institutional Readiness for Facilitating Learner Success in Open and Distance Learning Systems (with particular reference to the experiences of Developing Countries and Small States)

	Jeanette Bartley, Continuing Education, Open and Distance Learning, University of Technology Collaboration in Distance Education as a Strategy for Supporting National and Regional Development: The UTech-Jamaica Experience of Challenges and Opportunities

	Juliana Bbuye, Department of Distance Education, Makerere University Towards developing a framework for support services for Universities in Uganda.

	Hennie Beukes, Centre for External Studies, University of Namibia Florida Beukes, Centre for External Studies, University of Namibia Written assignment feedback as an essential part of students' studies in ODL

	Jerry Raymond Beukes Using Radio in Innovative ways to support ODL Learners in Namibia: Opportunities, Challenges and Achievements

	Phalachandra Bhandigadi, NCERT, Impact of EDUSAT on School Students and Teachers

	R. N. Bhaskar Educate, enlighten, empower through open source distance learning

	Svava Bjarnason, Association of Commonwealth Universities Borderless Education and Development

	Jorgen Blomqvist, World Intellectual Property Organization World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Panel on Copyright

	Nirmal Busgopaul, BETA Program Educating marginalised young people in Mauritius

	Neil Butcher, South African Institute for Distance Education Knowledge Management Strategies for Distance Education

	Ioana Chan Mow, Dean Faculty of Science, National University of Samoa Wing Au, School of Education, University of Sotuh Australia Gregory Yates, School of Education University of South Australia The CABLE Approach for Teaching Computer Programming. How effective is it?

	Mungule Chikoye Edward Chisala Distance Learning Programme in Grain Management for the Southern African Development Community

	Ramasamy Chinnachamy Durai Rajangam Durai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Open and Distance Learning Programme of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: An Innovative Approach in Technology Transfer

	Uma Coomaraswamy, The Open University of Sri Lanka Developing Competencies in Good Governance and Local Leadership in Sri Lanka: ODL as a viable option to reach the periphery

	Uma Coomaraswamy Life Long Learning for Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Rural Prosperity : Sri Lankan Initiatives on Empowerment of Rural Women through Technology Mediated Open and Distance Learning

	Wendel S. Cozier, Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Anthony Headley, Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic St. Clair O'Brian Pinder, Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Bridging the Digital Divide: An Institution’s Effort at the Implementation of Online Learning

	Avrill Crawford The e-Learning Jamaica Project

	Susan Crichton, Faculty of Education; University of Calgary Gail Shervey, counsultant Elizabeth Childs Preparing Teachers to Facilitated Blended Learning

	Susan D'Antoni, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning presnted by Nancy George, University of Technology, Jamaica Building and supporting international Communities of Interest:Open Educational Resources/Open content

	John Dada, Fantsuam Foundation Informal ODL in resource poor setting, case study from rural Nigeria

	Sue Dark, E-learning Office, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Wayne Mackintosh Workshop on Using Open Source Educational Technologies and Open Education Resources to support educational design.

	Claudette de Freitas, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Terrence Phillips, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Jethro Greene, Eastern Caribbean Trading and Development Company Exploring the potential of networks for empowerment of Caribbean agricultural producer groups through learning and collaboration

	Srini De Zoysa, Secondary and Tertiary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka. A study of the factors influencing the educational achievement of the institutionalized children in Sri Lanka

	Michele Deane, The Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University presented by Michael Bird , Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University Achieving Development Goals through cost-effective open and distance learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: what costs, how effective?

	Anthony DeMatteo, Cambridge College, USA Workshop description: Adult teaching and learning principles

	Barbara Deodat, IDCE/UG The Broken Lives: Countering Illiteracy's Influence

	Jane Devereux, The Open University The Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa programme: Using innovative online approaches to teacher education.

	Silvia Dewiyanti, Distance and Flexible Learning Support Centre Robert Curley Offering a distance learning course on surveying: A case study

Prof.Sudheer Dhume, KLS Institute of Management Education and Research, Affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad Raju Gondkar, KLS Institute of Management Education and Research, Affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad V Murgaiah, Business Studies, Kuvempu University, M.S. Subhas, Management Studies, Karnatak University, Dharwad Perceptions of Business Education Students towards eLearning: An Empirical Study of North Karnataka region of India

	Rachael Dixey, Leeds Metropolitan University Mary Green, Leeds metropolitan University A model of ODL to address educational needs of health workers in Africa

	Sreenath Dixit, Division of Resource Management Dileep Kumar Guntuku, Department of ICT For Agriculture Balaji Venkataraman, Knowledge Management and Sharing Sanjay Borkar Ram Takwale Rural Knowledge Centers: Partners in Promoting a New ODL Paradigm

	Shokahle R. Dlamini, Institute of Distance Education(IDE) - University of Swaziland Collaboration: A viable strategy in combating the HIV/AIDS crisis in Swaziland

	Tony Dodds, retired, formerly Univ of Namibia and IEC Open Learning and Human Development: the IEC story: mission accomplished...or is it?

	Tony Dodds, retired, formerly Univ of Namibia and IEC Overcoming the internal digital divide

	Francis Donkor, Department of Technology Education, University of Education, Winneba Joshua Mallet, Commonwealth of Learning Enhancing Apprenticeship Training in Ghana Through Distance Learning

	Devon Duhaney, Department of Secondary Education, State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz Burchell Duhaney, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Blended Learning: Rethinking Educational Delivery for Development

	Hisham Dzakiria, Deputy Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia Researching Distance Learning Using a Qualitative Case Study Approach: Tackling the issue of generalisation - to generalise or not to generalise ...

	Anna-May Edwards-Henry, Instructional Development Unit, UWI, St. Augustine Dianne Thurab-Nkhosi, Distance Education Centre, UWI, St Augustine Aisha Wood-Jackson, Campus Information Technology, UWI, St Augustine Quality Assurance in Online Learning at the University of the West Indies:A Baseline Survey of Online Courses

	Jennifer Evans, Distance and Flexible Learning Support Centre, University of the South Pacific Valentine Hazelman Hard digital realities: Teaching with technology in the Pacific Islands

	Jennifer Evans, Centre for Educational Development and Technology, University of the South Pacific Judi Walker, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania Jo Osborne, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania Valentine Hazelman, Centre for Educational Development and Technology, University of the South Pacific How to Bridge the Digital Divide?

	Peter Fenrich, British Columbia Institute of Technology Workshop description: Can Technology Be Used to Effectively Teach Practical Skills?

	Mark Figueroa, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of the West Indies Addressing Gender Differentials in Educational Achievement: A Caribbean Perspective

	Ann Floyd, The Open University (UKOU) Mohan Menon, Commonwealth of Learning The Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa programme: preparing for implementation

	Stephen Foerster, Free Curricula Center Charles Evans, Free Curricula Center Use of Open Content in Creating Curriculum Materials for Distance Learning: Implications for Developing World Educational Institutions

	Heather Ford, iCommons Wayne Mackintosh, Commonwealth of Learning Creative Commons and access to education in the Commonwealth

	Martin Franklin, Department of Economics,U.W.I., St. Augustine Campus Roger Hosein, Department of Economics,U.W.I., St. Augustine Campus Closing the Digital Divide in Trinidad and Tobago: the experience of Community-based Learning Centres.

	Trudie Frindt, Continuing Education The impact of Video Conferencing on Distance Education: A University of Namibia Case Study

	Georgina Frohlich, The Centre for Open and Lifelong Learning, Polytechnic of Namibia Instructional design challenges within the Polytechnic of Namibia

	Ashok Gaba, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, IGNOU, INDIA Santosh Panda, STRIDE, IGNOU Ashok Sadhwani, Distance Education Council, IGNOU Distance Education and Human Resource Development:Undergraduate Learners’ Perception towards Employability

	Suresh Garg, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Kapil Kumar, IGNOU Uma Kanjilal, IGNOU Pankaj Khare, IGNOU Use of ICTs for Capacity Building in the ODL System

	Jim Gaskell, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia Jeff Miller, Office of Learning Technologies, University of British Columbia Constructivist Approaches to Developing Diverse Communities of Learners Online: Examples from the MET program

	Nancy George, Office of Curriculum Development & Evaluation, The University of Technology, Jamaica Translating quality systems from face-to-face to blended modalities in a tertiary institution in a small island state

	Hazelann Gibbs Depeza, The Centre for Creative and Festival Arts, The UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Empowering Male Prisoners for Meaningful Living

	Jon Gregson, Imperial College London Distance Learning Programme Promoting access to post graduate distance education and development impact through collaboration, scholarships and appropriate use of technology in Africa

	Chandra Gunawardena, Open University of Sri Lanka Partnership and Collaboration in Research: Towards Achieving Gender Equity in Higher Education

	Godallage Gunawardena, National Consultant, Commonwealth Education Fund, Sri Lanka Achieving Millennium Goal 2: The Challenge of Reaching the Disadvantaged in Sri Lanka

	Chandra Gunawardena, Open University of Sri Lankaa Swarna Jayaweera, Centre for Women's Research Ensuring Education for All: Non-schooling, early drop out and high absenteeism in Sri Lanka

	Samson Gunga, Educational Foundations, University of Nairobi Towards Formulating Principles for Online Education: The implications of access to the World Wide Web

	Dileep Kumar Guntuku, ICRISAT, India Balaji Venkataraman, ICRISAT, India Rapid Customization of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs): A new paradigm for Content Generation and Localization for Open Distance Agricultural Education and Extension

	Samuel Haihuie, IoE, University of London Pedagogy and Technology: Is it the art and science of teaching or is it the media of transmission that enhances distance learning?

	Johan Hendrikz, Unit for Distance Education,Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Mobile phone technology as an instrument for student support in Africa

	Julien Hofman, Department of Commercial Law, University of Cape Town presented by Tobias Schonwetter International agreements, national fair use legislation and copyright royalty collection agents

	Sharon Huttly, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Susan Horrill, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London Anne Tholen, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London More than blended learning: lessons learnt in postgraduate health studies

	Babatunde Ipaye, Learner Support Services, National Open University of Nigeria presented by Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, University of Nigeria Strategies for sustainable learner support services in developing nations

	Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Secondary Teacher Education Department, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan Vulnerability of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in Collaborative Open and Distance Learning (AICODL) for Achieving Developmental Goals

	Manzurul Islam, Adviser, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh Contribution of one mode of delivery and training towards capacity building in ODL and alleviation of poverty through expanded education. Context: An Open univ in South Asia (Bangladesh)

Elaine Jackson, Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit, University of the West Indies Pansy Hamilton, Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit, University of the West Indies Joan Meade, Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit, University of the West Indies Lillith Williams, Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit, University of the West Indies Collaboration and Networking in Distance Learning: The experience of the University of the West Indies with the M.Sc. Counselling Programme by Distance Education

	Neela Jagannathan, CEMCA, New Delhi, India Library without Walls for Distance Learners of South Asian Region: A Dream Far-fetched

	Shivani Jain, Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Abdurrahman Umar Sitansu Sekhar Jena Mohan Menon Pramod Kumar Sharma Panel and Open Dialogue: Green Teacher Diploma in Environmental Education

	Shivani Jain Mamata Pandya, Centre for Environment Education Enabling continued adult-learning through open and distance learning

	Dr. D. Janaki, Mother Teresa Women's University Empowering Women through Distance Learning in India

	Anouk Janssens-Bevernage, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Roger Stern, University of Reading Facilitated e-learning in sub-Saharan Africa

	Dr. Sitansu Sekhar Jena, IGNOU Development of Professional Competencies through Distance Mode: An Analysis on the Programme Components of IGNOU

	Zellynne Jennings, University of the West Indies From the Pomeroon to Portland: The challenges of training teachers by distance in contrasting contexts in the English -speaking Caribbean.

	Haldane Johnson, UTECH Raymond Dixon Using blended teaching approaches to upgrade qualifications: The experience of in-service industrial technology/TVET teachers in Jamaica

	Monty Jones presented by Ralph von Kaufmann Collaboration in learning at the farm level to achieve development goals

Anant Joshi, School of Education, Yashawantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, MS, India Madhavi Dharankar, School of Education, Yashawantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, MS, India Kavita Salunke, School of Education, Yashawantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, MS, India Addressing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment through Distance Education: A Case of Programme for Self Help Group Facilitators by YCMOU

	M.I. Junaid, National Commission for Nomadic Education IRI for nomads: A two-pronged ODL scheme for delivering basic education to nomads in Nigeria

	Richard Kajumbula, Makerere University The effectiveness of mobile short messaging service (SMS) technologies in the support of selected distance education students of Makerere University, Uganda

	Judith W Kamau, Distance Education Unit, University of Botswana Factors Affecting Students Completion from the In-service Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) by distance mode at the University of Botswana

	Judith W Kamau, Distance Education Unit, University of Botswana Increasing access to university education through the distance education mainstreaming policy: The case of the University of Botswana

	Jane Kanas, Distance and Flexible Learning Support Centre, The University of the South Pacific Perfecting 1 amongst 109: English in multilingual Vanuatu

	Shironica Karunanayaka, The Open University of Sri Lanka. First Experiences in Collaborative Online Learning: A Case Study

	Abtar Kaur, Open and Distance Learning Pedagogy Centre, Open University Malaysia Kenneth Ho, Open and Distance Learning Pedagogy Centre, Open University Malaysia Design and Development of Learning Objects for E-Learning

	Dick Kawooya, Sch of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee Theorizing and Practicing Fair Use: Copyright Challenges for Africa’s Higher Education

	Jennipher Kere, None A livelihood enhancement community based distance learning programme

	Nowshad Khan, Department of Agricultural Sciences, AIOU Rabia Gul, Department of Agricultural Sciences Allama Iqbal open University Potentials of distance learning in achieving development goal: Eradicating Poverty

	Pankaj Khare, International Division, IGNOU Distance Education Institutional Collaborative Models and Lessons Learnt

	Wanjira Kinuthia, Middle/Secondary and Instructional Technology Department, Georgia State University Rabelani Dagada, Institute for Curriculum and Learning Development, University of South Africa Elearning Delivery: Exploratory Study of ICT in Higher Education in South Africa

	Wendy Kitson-Piggott, The Caribbean Epidemiology Centre Joan Laurie, The Michener Institute Learning to Learn

	Wendy Kitson-Piggott, The Caribbean Epidemiology Centre Wilson Valerie, The Caribbean Epidemiology Centre Facilitating Learning through Collaboration in a World without Frontiers

	Wendy Kitson-Piggott, CAREC Lya Visser, Learing Development Centre Wayne Labastide, CAREC Professional development in the health sector: How to know what is available and what is required to offer quality training using distance education

	Joris Komen, SchoolNet Namibia Workshop on SchoolNets

	Rama Kondapalli, National Assessment and Accreditation Council Quality school education – how to make it a reality

	Annmarie Kormawa, Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Kanayo Nwanze, Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Reaping the power of partnerships for mainstreaming HIV/AIDS issues in Sub-Saharan Africa Agriculture and Rural Development

	Olabisi Kuboni, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago Preparing the public sector professional for the age of e-governance: issues of course design and delivery and andragogy

	Olabisi Kuboni, University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC) Communicating for the purpose of learning in the online environment: an analysis of student-initiated communicative acts in UWIDEC's blended learning pilot project

	Gamini Kulatunga, Agricultural Engineering OUSL Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood through DE

	Kapil Kumar, IGNOU, India Collaborative Models in Course Design and Delivery: The IGNOU Experience

	Gangappa Kuruba, University of Botswana On the job Training and promotion of skills through Open and Distance Learning- A strategy

	Angela Kwan, Development Manager, Commonwealth of Learning Bob Butcher, Deputy Director, LiPACE, Open University of Hong Kong Mary Wilson Andrea Hope, Associate Academic Vice-President, Hong Kong Shue Yan College Dave Smulders, Instructional Development Consultant, British Columia Institute of Technology Think Globally, Learn Locally: Democratising Learning for Multilateral Organisations

	Andy Lane, United Kingdom Open University United Kingdom Open University Open Content Programme

	Dayalatha Lekamge, Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka A Gender Analysis of Perceptions on development of Competencies through a Distance Education Programme

	Prof. Prakash Lonkar, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences Universith, Seminary Hills, Nagpur, 440 006, India Dr. Ajit Maru, F.A.O., Rome Techmode approach for distance learning courses

	M.S.Palanichamy M.S.Palanichamy, Tamil Nadu Open University P.Thiyagarajan P.Thiyagarajan, Tamil Nadu Open University Achieving Development Goals:Impact of Vocational Programmes of Tamil Nadu Open University

	Kiran Maharaj, The University of the West Indies, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Permanand Mohan, The University of the West Indies, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Using m-Learning Technologies to Support Tertiary-level Education in the Carbbean

	Lawrence Mahon, School of Education, Victoria University SWIRL and Talking Books: A Tool for Cultural Enrichment

	Cosmas Makunka, University of Zambia Patrick Seleta Ngoma, University of Zambia Distance Learning Access to Higher Education in Zambia

	Kim Mallalieu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies Pamela Collins, MRP Programme, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies Meeting development needs through online learning: the MRP (Telecommunications) experience

	Firoze Manji, 1) Fahamu; 2) Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford Using ICTs to strengthen human rights capacity

	Abdul Mannan, University of Papua New Guinea Role of open and distance learning in accelerating outcomes of the millennium development goals

	Christine Marrett, Distance Education Centre, UWI Stewart Marshall, Distance Education Centre, UWI The Caribbean Universities Project for Integrated Distance Education: Collaborating to overcome the difficulties faced by Small Island Developing States

	Rory McGreal, Athabasca University Frits Pannekoek, Athabasca University Margaret Haughey Som Naidu Panel description: Research, publication and dissemination

	Charmaine McKenzie, University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre Paulette Bell-Kerr, University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre Howard Smith, University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre Tutor Interaction in the Online Environment: An Assessment of e-Tutoring Support in Blended Learning

	Scott McLean, University of Calgary Continuing Education Alexander Flor, University of the Philippines Open University Malcolm Hazelman, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific ODL for Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction: A Comparative Analysis of Innovation and Best Practice in Asia and the Pacific

	Charles McSweeney, University of Belize Collaboration in Addressing National Issues - The University of Belize's Collaboration in Transnational Digital Government Research

	Alison Mead Richardson, Kigali Institute of Education : Distance Training Office Comparative cost analysis in distance teacher education

	Mohan Menon, COL Developing Virtual School with Transformative Value

	Frances Mensah Good Governance, Social justice and Democracy. Can ODL make a difference?

	Frances Mensah, NAMCOL Is NAMCOL Cost Efficient?

	Claire Millington, Barbados Community College From Colonies of Learning to Commonwealth of Learning: Some Thoughts on the Significance of Distance Education from the Preindependence Era.

	Roger Mills, International Research Foundation for Open and Distance Learning Ros Morpeth, International Research Foundation for Open and Distance Learning Workshop description: Does research in ODL make a difference? If so why does it have such a low profile?

	Jean Mitchell, Institute for Curriculum and Learning Development, University of South Africa Writing for publication: the value of writing collaboratively

	Sushmita Mitra, National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi Gender and Open Schooling in India

	Sugata Mitra, Centre for Research in Cognitive Systems, the NIIT Institute New technologies on the Internet for self-organising systems in e-learning

	Permanand Mohan, The University of the West Indies, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science The Design of CaribLearn: Supporting the On-line Collaboration of Students Taking the CXC CAPE Examinations

	Permanand Mohan, The University of the West Indies, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Where is the Learning in e-Learning? Changing Emphasis from Learning Objects to Learning Designs

	Mantina V. Mohasi, Adult Education, National University of Lesotho Dr H. Manthoto Lephoto, Adult Education, Nationa Univerity of Lesotho Collaboration of stakeholders as an expanded learner system for a distant learner.

	Dudley Morgan Emmanuel Ojo Gerry Angel Have we found any other way to test the true education acquisition skills of our students besides written examinations? - Exploration of a new paradigm

	Dale Mueller, California State University at Dominguez Hills, College of Health and Human Services, School of Nursing Tanya Mueller, Azusa Pacific University How the Ballot Brought About Funding and Changes for Mental Health Services

	Nafisatu D. Muhammad, National Commission for Nomadic Education Promoting gender equity and empowerment among nomadic women: A preliminary report on an extension program

	Olive Babydi Musa, Adult and Non-Formal Education Directorate, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Sierra Leone Livelihood skills and functional literacy via ICT in Sierra Leone: Issues, actions, problems and prospects

	Agnes Mwang'ombe, University of Nairobi Geoffrey Kironchi, University of Nairobi Moses Tenywa, Makerere University Strengthening Agricultural and Environmental Capacity through Distance Education: Partnership between University of Nairobi and Makerere University in East Africa and University of Florida and CIAT

	Som Naidu, University of Melbourne Dayalatha Lagamge, Faculty of Education, OUSL, Sri Lanka Shironica Karunanayake, Faculty of Education, OUSL, Sri Lanka Mohan Menon, COL Open Dialogue session on Situated Learning for Teacher Development

	Bijay Nanda Connecting Community with Knowledge: An ICT mission

	Haaveshe Nekongo-Nielsen, Centre for External Studies Creating pathways to community economic development through open and distance learning: The University of Namibia Northern Campus approach.

	Haaveshe Nekongo-Nielsen, Centre for External Studies The contributions of open and distance learning to national development in Namibia

	Pauline Ngimwa, The African Virtual University An African Experience in Providing a Digital Library Service: the African Virtual University Example

	Patrick Seleta Ngoma, Adult Education and Extension Studies, University of Zambia Moses Changala, Directorate of Distance Education Assessment of distance learning programs and factors that contribute to the dropout rate among distance students at the University of Zambia

	Patrick Seleta Ngoma, Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies, University of Zambia Completing degree programmes by distance learning

	Denise Rosemary Nicholson, University of Witwatersrand presented by Dick Kawooya Copyright - Are people with sensory-disabilities getting a fair deal?

	Jan Jacobus Nitschke, Namibian College of Open Learning presented by Irving Charles Williams The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Science Education: the Case of the Namibian College of Open Learning

	Paula Nunes, Public Health and Primary Care Unit, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus The Use of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with Video-taped Feedback Assessment as a Teaching Tool of Communication Skills

	Dr. Florence Odera, Maseno University Using World Space Radio to improve quality of primary education in Kenya at distance

	Kennedy Edwine Onyango, Community Initiatives and Social Support Organization (CISSO) The Promise of Technology and Power of Partnerships..

	Jo Osborne, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania Jennifer Evans, Centre for Educational Development and Technology, University of the South Pacific IDPacifica – the emergence of a professional community

	Collins Kwabena Osei, CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana Reuben Aggor, Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon Building the capacity of agricultural facilitators and farmers in Ghana: Providing complementary training with Open Distance Learning and Information and Communications Technology

	Kephers Otto, Ministry of education Meeting the Millennium Development Goals: Enhancing Gender Equity Through ICTs in Rural Communities

	Ainsworth A. Ovid, Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago The use of an open and distance learning modality in the delivery of the visual and performing arts curriculum with special focus on the magnet/specialist programmes in Trinidad and Tobago

	Santosh Panda, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi 110068, India. Ashok Gaba , STRIDE, IGNOU Sohanvir Chaudhary, DEP-SSA, IGNOU Satellite Conferencing for Professional Development of Elementary Teachers Towards Education for All

	Frits Pannekoek, Athabasca University Rory McGreal, Research Centre, Athabasca University Gordon Naidoo, Open Learning Systems Education Trust (OLSET) Santosh K Panda, Indira Gandhi National Open University Anne Forster, The University of Sydney Copyright: Athabasca University sponsored panel

	Maheshchandra Pant, NIOS,New Delhi, India Rajkumar Arya, NIOS,New Delhi,India Enhancing mathematical attitude through video programmes among 10th standard NIOS learners: An experiment

	Jawarimal Parakh, School of Humanities, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India Teacher as Distance Teacher: A case study of ODL system in India

	John Paul, Department of Education Demas Tongogo Flexibility, in distance and time: a focus on Papua New Guinea secondary education

	John Paul, Department of Education Ouka Lavaki, Department of Education An alternative pathway for open learning and skills training through distance education in Papua New Guinea

	Krishnapratap Bhagwantrao Powar, Edupro Foundation Developing-World Perspective on Cross Border Higher Education

	Rachel C. Prinsloo, University of South Africa A Developing Country Perspective to the Challenges of Open Educational Resources

	Anita Priyadarshini, National Institute of Open Schooling Basic Education through Open Schooling

	Hakikur Rahman, Sustainable Development Networking Programme of Bangladesh ICT Mediated Learning for Socio-Economic Empowerment

	Mizanoor Rahman, Bangladesh Open University Developing Courses of Studies for the Junior School Certificate (JSC) Programme of the Open School of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), a partnership programme with an NGO coalition, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE)

	Senani Rajamanthri, Department of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka Kanchana Bulumulle, Department of Social Studies, The open University of Sri lanka Student expectations of classroom sessions at the Open University of Sri Lanka – ODL or conventional?

	Anisha Rajapakse, The Commonwealth Foundation Jyotsna Jha, The Commonwealth Secretariat The Role of civil society in achieving gender parity and equality in across the Commonwealth: A Panel presented by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Secretariat

	Hemant Rajguru, Academic Services Division Nikhila Bhagwat, Dept of Extension Education, S.N.D.T. Women's University, Mumbai, India An Estimation of 'Gender Sensitivity' Among College Going Adolescent Girls - A Developmental Approach.

	K. Rama, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India Quality Assurance in Teacher Education

	Anil Ramnanan, University of the West Indies Margaret Bernard, The University of the West Indies The Delivery and Development of an online course using Open Source Learning Content Management Tools

	Janet Rangou, University of Papua New Guinea Women academics have the potential to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals in Nation building through Open and Distance Learning in Papua New Guinea.

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