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	Sir ''John Daniel'' is the President of the [[Commonwealth of Learning]] ([[COL]]) since 2004.		Sir ''John Daniel'' is the President of the [[Commonwealth of Learning]] ([[COL]]) since 2004.

	Earlier appointments were at the [[Télé-université]] (Directeur des Études, 1973-77), [[Athabasca University]] (Vice-President for Learning Services, 1978-80), Concordia University (Vice-Rector, Academic, 1980-84), Laurentian University (President, 1984-90), the UK [[Open University]] (Vice-Chancellor, 1990-2001) and UNESCO (Assistant Director-General for Education, 2001-04).		Earlier appointments were at the [[Télé-université]] (Directeur des Études, 1973-77), [[Athabasca University]] (Vice-President for Learning Services, 1978-80), Concordia University (Vice-Rector, Academic, 1980-84), Laurentian University (President, 1984-90), the UK [[Open University]] (Vice-Chancellor, 1990-2001) and [[UNESCO]] (Assistant Director-General for Education, 2001-04).

	His non-executive appointments have included the presidencies of the [[International Council for Open and Distance Education]], the Canadian Association for Distance Education and the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. He also served as Vice-President of the International Baccalaureate Organisation.		His non-executive appointments have included the presidencies of the [[International Council for Open and Distance Education]], the [[Canadian Association for Distance Education]] and the [[Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education]]. He also served as Vice-President of the [[International Baccalaureate Organisation]].

	The best known of his publications is his book ''Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies for Higher Education'' (Kogan Page, 1996).		The best known of his publications is his book ''Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies for Higher Education'' (Kogan Page, 1996).

	He obtained his full-time university education in Metallurgy at Oxford and Paris and later demonstrated his commitment to lifelong learning by taking 25 years to complete a part-time Master's degree in Educational Technology at Concordia University. However, the internship for that programme, which took him to the UK Open University in 1972, was a life-changing experience. He saw the future of higher education and wanted to be part of it		He obtained his full-time university education in Metallurgy at Oxford and Paris and later demonstrated his commitment to lifelong learning by taking 25 years to complete a part-time Master's degree in Educational Technology at Concordia University. However, the internship for that programme, which took him to the UK [[Open University]] in 1972, was a life-changing experience. He saw the future of higher education and wanted to be part of it

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Sir ''John Daniel'' is the President of the [[Commonwealth of Learning]] ([[COL]]) since 2004.

Earlier appointments were at the [[Télé-université]] (Directeur des Études, 1973-77), [[Athabasca University]] (Vice-President for Learning Services, 1978-80), Concordia University (Vice-Rector, Academic, 1980-84), Laurentian University (President, 1984-90), the UK [[Open University]] (Vice-Chancellor, 1990-2001) and UNESCO (Assistant Director-General for Education, 2001-04).

His non-executive appointments have included the presidencies of the [[International Council for Open and Distance Education]], the Canadian Association for Distance Education and the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. He also served as Vice-President of the International Baccalaureate Organisation.

The best known of his publications is his book ''Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies for Higher Education'' (Kogan Page, 1996).

He obtained his full-time university education in Metallurgy at Oxford and Paris and later demonstrated his commitment to lifelong learning by taking 25 years to complete a part-time Master's degree in Educational Technology at Concordia University. However, the internship for that programme, which took him to the UK Open University in 1972, was a life-changing experience. He saw the future of higher education and wanted to be part of it

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