Open Educational resources, international cooperation and teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa. In EADTU's 20th Anniversary Conference, 8-9 Nov 2007. Lisbon, Portugal.
Argues that the exponential growth in connectivity, the emergence of the ?social web? and the freedoms and philosophies of the Open Educational Resource Movement (OERs) present a mix of phenomena that have come together in time to offer highly significant modes of education and training. Open educational resources, international co-operation and teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF... more
Toward Sustainable Open Education Resources: A Perspective From the Global South
This article seeks to contribute to the debate on OER. It critically examines the experiences of the Commonwealth of Learning in the creation and dissemination of OER and identifies lessons learned. It also suggests concrete ways in which various stakeholders can contribute to the sustainability of OER. more
Differentiation in access to, and the use and sharing of (Open) Educational Resources among students and lecturers at Kenyan universities. Presented at OEGlobal 2017, 8?10 March 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.
Empirical data have been generated by the use of a student and a lecturer questionnaire to which in total 798 students and 43 lecturers have responded. The outcomes give insight into the differentiation in access to (Open) Educational Resources, and in ways that they are using and sharing these resources. more
Open Scholarship Practices Reshaping South Africa's Scholarly Publishing Roadmap. Publications 2015, 3(4), 263-284.
The growth of IRs, the growth in support for gold open access including the library acting as a publisher, the experimentation with open monographs, and OERs which are all shaping South Africa?s scholarly publishing roadmap. more
E-readiness survey of Higher Education institutions in Kenya. Nairobi: Kenya Education Network.
The main objective of this study was to assess the level of preparedness of Higher Education (HE) institutions in Kenya to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching, learning, research, and management. Indirectly, it also assessed the capacity or readiness of these institutions to use electronic learning (e-learning) to improve quality of education and ultimately... more
Rethinking teacher preparation and professional development in Africa: an analysis of the curriculum of teacher education in the teaching of early reading and mathematics. Curriculum Journal, 23(4), 409?502.
This paper reports research on the initial teacher training and continuing professional development of teachers in six African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda). The focus of the research was on the teaching of early reading and mathematics. more
Postgraduate students as OER capacitators. Open Praxis, 9(2), 223?234.
Draws on the experiences of the Vice Chancellor?s Open Educational Resources Adaptation project in the University of Cape Town, which explored whether postgraduate students, with their blend of developing subject knowledge, greater time resources, and experience of teaching artefacts from both a learner?s and educator?s perspective, may be a valuable resource for lecturers or institutions... more
Educational Development in Kenya and the Role of Information and Communication Technology. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 5(2).
This article provides an insight into the state of educational development in Kenya and the role of ICT in narrowing the knowledge divide. It documents the progress made in educational development, while revealing the challenges faced. The article provides an overview of the historical and economic context, social factors, and the organization and state of education. more
Print Industries Cluster Council report on intellectual property rights in the print industries sector. Cape Town: Print Industries Cluster Council.
The Report deals in particular with copyright as an aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and the impact of these rights on growth and development in the print industries sector. It therefore surveys the state of copyright as it relates to the written word and identifies ways in which copyright laws and practices in South Africa are aiding or inhibiting growth. Finally, it makes... more
South Africa. In P. Pillay (Ed.), Higher education financing in East and Southern Africa (pp. 154-172). Cape Town: Centre for Higher Education Transformation.
A multi-country study of higher education financing in East Africa, southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. more
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