CEMCA supported work receives ICDE Prize for Innovation and Best Practice - 2015

CEMCA supported work receives ICDE Prize for Innovation and Best Practice - 2015 

A paper based on the  adoption and implementation of the ‘OER-based e-Learning’ professional development online course of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) at the Open University of Sri Lanka received ICDE Prize for Innovation and Best Practice – 2015 at the  26th ICDE World Conference held at Sun City, South Africa, 14-16 October, 2015. The activity was led by Prof. Shironica Karunanayaka, and conducted with the support of Prof. J.C.N. Rajendra and Dr. Uditha Ratnayake under the guidance of expert Consultancy provided by Dr. Som Naidu.

The paper entitled “From OER to OEP: Shifting Practitioner Perspectives and Practices with Innovative Learning Experience Design”, presented by Prof. Shironica P. Karunanayaka of the Faculty of Education, the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), with Prof. Som Naidu, Monash University, Australia was adjudicated one of the five best papers in innovation and best practice category as selected by the Editorial Board of Open Praxis and scientific committee of the conference. It will be published in a future issue of Open Praxis. We congratulate Prof. Shironica Karunanayaka and thank Dr. Som Naidu for the support.