Commonwealth Computer Navigator's Certificate/Milestone 1

TARGET DATE: 15 February 2007

Tasks

• Invite participation from founding educational institutions to take responsibility as Module Coordinators representing Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific
• Negotiate broad terms of reference for the project

Progress Report

1. Negotiate TORs with Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (OPNZ) for:
   • Co-ordination of the development working with Module developers
   • Lead curriculum mapping exercise
   • Collaborative development of Instructional Design Template
   • Status - TORs on draft contract agreed and contract signed
2. Negotiate TORs with Indira Ghandi National Open University (Asia) for:
   • Developing two modules
   • Instituting procedures for local certification
   • Working collaboratively with OPNZ on instructional Design Template
   • Participate in curriculum mapping exercise
   • Status - TORs on draft contract agreed and contract signed
3. Negotiate TORs with University of the West Indies, Distance Education Centre (Caribbean) for:
   • Developing one module
   • Instituting procedures for local certification
   • Working collaboratively with OPNZ on instructional Design Template
   • Participate in curriculum mapping exercise
   • Status - TORs on draft contract agreed and contract received
4. Negotiate TORs with University of the Western Cape (Africa) for:
   • Developing one module
   • Instituting procedures for local certification
   • Working collaboratively with OPNZ on instructional Design Template
   • Participate in curriculum mapping exercise
   • Status - TORs on draft contract agreed and contract signed
5. Discuss participation of the World Campus, Penn State University for:
   • Participation in discussions on learning design
   • Participation in developing one module
   • Identifying new modules relevant to the World Campus market
   • Note: World Campus would be participating as a community service institution and are donating their time to the project
   • Status - Agreement to participate confirmed.
6. Negotiate TORs with Wawasan Open University, Malaysia:
   • Developing one module
   • Instituting procedures for local certification
   • Working collaboratively with OPNZ on instructional Design Template
   • Participate in curriculum mapping exercise
   • Status - TORs on draft contract agreed and contract signed

Outstanding tasks

• Finalise contract with consultant to develop module 5