History and Background
The College for Distance and e-Learning (CODeL) of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) was instituted in 2019 following the advancement of the Institute for Distance and e-Learning (IDeL). This institutional transformation marked a strategic response to the growing demand for flexible, technology-mediated higher education and reaffirmation of UEW's commitment to expanding eligibility to quality teacher education and lifelong learning through distance and e-learning modalities.
The enhancement from IEDE to IDeL and subsequently to CODeL reflects a calculated and progressive institutional effort to strengthen governance, quality assurance, programme delivery and innovation in distance education.
Key milestones
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November 1992
IEDE established
The Institute for Educational Development and Extension (IEDE) is established as one of the academic divisions of the then University College of Education of Winneba (UCEW), mandated to support in-service teacher education, outreach and community engagement.
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1993
Distance education pioneered
IEDE pioneers distance education in Ghana, making UEW the first public institution in the country to institutionalize distance learning at the tertiary level.
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September 2017
IDeL created
The Institute for Distance and e-Learning (IDeL) is created from IEDE, with a core mandate to deliver high-quality distance and e-learning programs.
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2019
CODeL instituted
IDeL is advanced to the College for Distance and e-Learning (CODeL), a strategic response to growing demand for flexible, technology-mediated higher education.
Building on this longstanding experience, CODeL has grown into a nationally distributed system of distance education delivery, currently operating thirty-two (32) accredited Distance Learning Centres across all regions of Ghana. These centres serve as pivotal interface for academic support, learner engagement, assessment and administrative services.