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Frances Ferreira is Acting Director of Skills with the Commonwealth of Learning. She is a keen advocate for quality, accessible and affordable education as her work in online open schooling testifies. Frances was the first Chief Executive of the Namibian College of Open Learning and Chair of the Distance Education Association of Southern Africa. She is also a prior Distance Learning Experience Award winner with the Commonwealth of Learning.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/1a23cf72-9373-4543-87f5-c09456ff98ba-078-Frances-Ferreira-Final.mp3 | recorded January 2023
Frances’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-ferreira-7b406b9/
Nominated works (free to access):
- Abrioux, D., & Ferreira, F. (Eds.) (2009). Open Schooling in the 21st Century. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning. https://oasis.col.org/items/e5513e7f-5145-4d4b-a939-c31eeaa826fc
- Ferreira, F. (2010). Open Schools: catalysts for creating an education system fit for the 21st century. Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2010, pp. 51-52. https://www.cedol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/51-52-2010.pdf
- Ferreira, F. (2019). GIRLS Inspire Final Report: Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) Through Open, Distance and Technology-Based Education. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning. https://oasis.col.org/items/306bc226-4cc8-400e-babe-1b17f7d7f237
- Ferreira, F., & Gauthier, C. (Eds.) (2013). Open Schooling with Open Educational Resources: Opening doors, creating opportunities. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning. https://oasis.col.org/items/4205c592-2531-474d-8b7c-268f277eb16a
Video clips:
- Ferreira, F. (2015). Educational Engagement and Out-of-School Youth in the Commonwealth. https://vimeo.com/129168779
- Ferreira, F. (2002). OCL4Ed Frances Ferreira welcome video: Frances Ferreira from the Commonwealth of Learning introduces the Session on Choosing the right license for OCL4Ed. https://vimeo.com/user17299535/review/73195916/4b3d257408
Twitter: @francesferreira