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  • The Use of ICT at Africa University

    The Use of ICT at Africa University brochure is one of a series that aims to showcase good practice in African higher education. It is intended for higher education decision-makers on the Continent and overseas. Each institution in this series has taken simple steps to solve basic fundamental problems and improve the level of education and service delivery in a context of limited resources. more

  • The Use of ICT at Kenyatta University

    The Use of ICT at Kenyatta University brochure is one of a series that aims to showcase good practice in African higher education. It is intended for higher education decision-makers on the Continent and overseas. Each institution in this series has taken simple steps to solve basic fundamental problems and improve the level of education and service delivery in a context of limited resources... more

  • Exploring the Business Case for Open Educational Resources

    This study was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Learning as an input to the World OER Congress organized by UNESCO in June 2012.  The authors, Neil Butcher and Sarah Hoose situate the contribution of OER in the wider context of the challenges facing education at all levels in an era of economic stringency.  They relate OER to the realities of the teaching-learning process, arguing that... more

  • Open Practices in Higher Education: Trends and Possibilities for Africa

    This report, based on a desktop review, unpacks the possibilities of opennes in African higher education, launching the discussion with a presentation and explanation of the concepts and icons associated with various tenets of open practice. The discussion then moves on to explore the factors leading to the rise of openness, including a social inclination towards opennes, government... more

  • OER Africa Communities of Practice

    Numerous studies have found that people form relationships or communities through informal networks based on their common backgrounds or where they are located. The word community has become very popular, with every group sharing an interest on a website today being called a community. However, not everything called a community is a Community of Practice (CoP). A neighbourhood, for instance... more

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