COL’s course a must, say Pacific teachers

During and after the Covid-19 pandemic, COL has been at the forefront of initiatives and programmes that prepare teachers to cope with emergency remote teaching throughout the Pacific.

To help Fiji’s teachers navigate sudden new demands, COL swiftly developed a short course titled OER for Online Learning. Participants’ responses were very positive, with some describing it as a “mustattend course” for teachers using virtual learning classrooms.

Launched to support Fiji’s Ministry of Education in facilitating teaching during the pandemic, the course was offered twice in 2021 under the auspices and supervision of the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (ODFL). Given the positive response, several follow-on short courses have been introduced, including Digital Skills for OER Sharing, Communication Skills for ODFL, and Learner Support for ODFL, benefiting over 3,500 teachers from the Pacific.