Health OER Inter-Institutional Project Formative Evaluation of Health OER Design Phase
The review was to be based on a study of relevant documents, interviews with academic staff involved in institutional policy making and OER production, interviews with students who had experienced OERs (in cases where this was possible). The evaluation approach was not intended to be judgemental, but rather to explore experiences (on progress, achievements and blockages) thus far.... more
Supporting Collaboration and Harnessing of OER Within the Policy Framework of KNUST
Supporting Collaboration and Harnessing of OER Within the Policy Framework of KNUST: Report Prepared by OER Africa on Behalf of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). As part of a broader process of stimulating collaboration amongst distance education providers taking place under the auspices of the African Council on Distance Education’s Technical Committee on... more
OER Africa - An Introduction (Kenya Methodist University, Meru) January 2010
Presentation on an Institutional Policy Review by OER Africa to the Kenya Methodist University, Meru, Kenya, 27th January 2010. more
Health OER overview
The University of Michigan (U-M) and OER Africa are currently engaged in a one-year effort to develop a sustainable and scalable OER programme to support health education, particularly in South Africa and Ghana. This effort is based on collaboration between the University of Michigan, OER Africa, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the University of Ghana (UG), the... more
Possible Role in Agriculture OER for Africa - Presentation to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Powerpoint presentation by OER Africa to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Nairobi 19th March 2009. more
Advisory Group Meeting Fairview Hotel, Nairobi 21 & 22nd May, 2009
This presentation to the Advisory Group discusses key problems experienced in higher education in Africa. It further highlights how OER's can assist in alleviating some of the problems as well as OER Africa's proposed activities in this regard. more
Introducing OER Africa: Building African Higher Education capacity through openness
This document provides an overview of OER Africa's aims. more
The Potential of Open Educational Resources Concept Paper Prepared by OER Africa
This study commences with a brief overview of the historical context in which current higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa have evolved. Without an understanding and appreciation of how higher education (HE ) evolved on the continent it may be all too easy to equate the complex challenges faced by HE institutions today with a lack of resources, motivation or capacity on the part of... more
Defining Communities of Practice
This document represents a first attempt at collating the information available on the Internet to understand the term 'communities of practice'. It is not comprehensive, but can help to understand the key features of communities of practice to inform the development of the OER platform. more
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