Share this page  Open Education Resources: Innovation for
Development    International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced
Learning  University of British Columbia Faculty of Education
Vancouver, Canada 13 July 2013  Presented by Dr. K.
Balasubramanian  Jointly authored by Professor Asha Kanwar and
Dr. K. Balasubramanian Commonwealth of Learning      We believe
that access to learning is the key to development. Our mission
is to help Commonwealth Member States and institutions to
harness the potential of distance education and Information and
Communication Technologies for expanding access to education and
training.  Canada is a member of the wider Commonwealth which is
an association of 54 Member States, that cover all regions of
the globe.  The Commonwealth accounts for 2 billion people, 60 %
of whom are under the age of 25. In addition to a young
population, the Commonwealth is also home to 1/3rd of the
world’s poor, the majority of these being women. Over 20 million
children are still out of school and 46