Multinational: African Virtual University Support Project Phase II (AVU II): Project Appraisal Report
Project Appraisal Report on AVU more
Survey of ICT and Education In Africa. Biennale on Education in Africa. Maputo, Mozambique.
Synthesises the findings from a survey that was conducted by the Information for Development Programme (infoDev), which investigates issues related to the efficient and appropriate use of ICT in developing countries. The survey was undertaken in response to needs expressed by international donor and development agencies, private sector organisations, governments, and NGOs for a consolidated... more
Health OER Inter-Institutional Project: Formative Evaluation of Health OER Design Phase. Nairobi: OER Africa, A SAIDE Initiative/ University of Michigan.
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). more
The Best of Two Open Worlds at the National Open University of Nigeria.
Presents The National Open University of Nigeria's (NOUN?s) OER strategy with insight on lessons learned. Open Praxis, 8(2), 111?121. more
A Look at Open Access in South Africa: a case study of researchers publishing practices: an analysis of the top 20 journals (both open access and propriety at one university). Paper presented at the Open Education Global Consortium 2015.
A case study of journal publishing at one South African university (the University of Cape Town) to identify existing journal publishing practices in terms of open access. Provides the springboard for considering the implications ? both positive and negative ? of global open access trends for South African ? and other ? research and researchers. more
Information access needs of satellite campuses in Kenya. Can OER close the gap? The case of Moi University, Nairobi Campus
Case study aimed at obtaining the experiences of faculty and students of Moi University, Nairobi Campus in accessing information resources for teaching, learning and research. Examines background information regarding knowledge societies and the role of higher education in society, done with a view to exploring the potential of OER in enhancing access to teaching, learning and research... more
Utilising Open Educational Resources (OER) in Support of Curriculum Transformation at Africa Nazarene University
This OER Africa presentation, made at the ALARA 9th Action Learning Research Congress in November 2015, discusses the participatory action research approach that is being used at the Africa Nazarene University (ANU). more
The Roles of Libraries and Information Professionals in Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiatives: Survey Report
The study focuses on the involvement of the Library as an organizational unit, and of individual librarians and other information science specialists, in open educational resources (OER) initiatives. This research study contributes to the current Open Educational Resources (OER) Programme [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/oer] [1], an initiative by JISC and the HEA whose objective is to promote the... more
Growing the Curriculum: Open Education Resources in US Higher Education
This online report from the Babson Survey Research Group is an output on a survey of academic leaders between 2009 - 201 on their knowledge, use and opinion of OER. In addition, surveys were conducted asking faculty in higher education and academic technology administrators their opinions of these resources. Finally, the survey of faculty investigated their use of social media also asked for... more
Harnessing Openness to Improve Research, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
In this report the Committee for Economic Development examines higher education through the lens of openness. Their goal was to understand the potential impact of greater openness on colleges and universities. Like other service industries such as finance or entertainment, higher education is rooted in information?its creation, analysis, and transmission and the development of the skills... more
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