Our Work at OER Africa: Background Document for 2016 Convening
Background document presented to participants at the 2016 OER Africa convening. more
OER Africa Participatory Action Research Grant: August 2014 to June 2017
Catherine Ngugi's opening address to the OER Africa 2016 Convening. more
The Impact of OER and eLearning on Higher Education in Africa
Presentation by Catherine Ngugi and Neil Butcher at the African Education Week, Sandton Convention Centre, 2nd - 4th July 2012 more
OER in Developing Countries: Towards Meaningful Partnership
A keynote address by Catherine Ngugi at the Open Learning Conference 2009 in Nottingham, UK, November 2009. The focus of this address was that OER presents an opportunity to overhaul how we think about and practice higher education - and how education as a collaborative endeavour - a cornerstone of the OER movement - is far more likely to result in success than going it alone. The video... more
A Rationale for Health OER in Africa - Health Symposium 3rd September, 2008
OER Africa believes that OER can positively support development and capacity of higher education systems and institutions across Africa and is concerned that if the concept and practice of OER evolves predominantly outside and for Africa, we in SSA will not be able to liberate its potentialry year. more
OER Africa: Maximising the Potential of OER for Sustainable Higher Education in Africa. ACDE Pre-Conference Workshop Eco Hotel, Lagos 8th July, 2008
This presentation provides an overview of OERAfrica, their aims and understanding of the role of OERs in Africa, with particular reference to higher education on the content. Additional author:Butcher, Neil more
The Relevance of Open Educational Resources to Higher Education in Africa
Higher Education Institutions in Africa increasingly find themselves trapped in an ineluctable impasse: To remain relevant they must satisfy the diverse and often contradictory demands of various stakeholders while doing so with severe limitations to their budgets and other resources more
