OER initiatives in African Higher Education
*/What have been the experiences of African Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives focussed on higher education? What can we learn from these experiences?/ *Although the concept of OER initially gained publicity in the Global North, OER are gaining traction in Africa, with an increasing number of OER initiatives [1] focusing on areas such as OER advocacy, practice, and research. Today... more
Emerging insights from African OER initiatives in higher education
OER Africa has undertaken an analysis of African OER initiatives in higher education, their effectiveness, and the implications this has for better development and support for OER practices. The main object of the exercise is to collect key takeaways on successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the initiatives. At the time this presentation was given, the writing up was still underway... more
Working draft: Possible Actions to Operationalize the UNESCO OER Recommendation
The Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) (40 C/32) was adopted at the 40th UNESCO General Conference in Paris on 25th November 2019 as the culmination of a long process of UNESCO engagement with the concept of OER. Now that it is adopted and a UNESCO Dynamic Coalition has been discussing the next steps, this raises the practical question of what steps government and educational... more
Emergency Remote Teaching Webinar 4 Chat Discussion
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent closure of many universities has severely disrupted academic progress across the globe. To assist lecturers with the implementation of emergency remote teaching (ERT), the Association of African Universities (AAU) and OER Africa is presenting a series of four webinars on ERT strategies. This file includes the chat discussion for Webinar 4 more
Emergency Remote Teaching Webinar 3 Chat Discussion
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent closure of many universities has severely disrupted academic progress across the globe. To assist lecturers with the implementation of emergency remote teaching (ERT), the Association of African Universities (AAU) and OER Africa is presenting a series of four webinars on ERT strategies. This file includes the chat discussion for Webinar 3 more
Emergency Remote Teaching Webinar 2 Chat Discussion
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent closure of many universities has severely disrupted academic progress across the globe. To assist lecturers with the implementation of emergency remote teaching (ERT), the Association of African Universities (AAU) and OER Africa is presenting a series of four webinars on ERT strategies. This file includes the chat discussion for Webinar 2 more
Emerging Lessons from the OER Africa Institutional Engagement Grant
Background documentation reflecting on the emerging lessons as OER Africa comes to a close of its second year of engagement with identified institutions. more
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 Model
OER Africa's participatory action research model was tabled at the 2016 OER Africa convening. more
OER in Teacher Education: Reflections from the OER Africa Teacher Education Network
This document is the result of a discussion within the African Teacher Education Network of OER Africa on the status of OER integration into teacher education. It provides some suggests regarding why OER should be integrated into teacher education as well as possible barriers and ways to overcome them. It provides insight into how different institutions in Africa are currently integrating... more
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