Learners and Learning - Section Five: How Can Teachers Structure Learning?
This module discusses structured learning specifically methods that teacher can utilize in their learning programmes with the outcome of ensuring learners easily comprehend the subject matter. Referred to also as teaching with leaening in mind this module juxtaposes between teaching to remember and teaching to understand more
Reflections on the past two and a half years of a collaborative African health OER project
In early 2011, the OpenCourseware Consortium (OCWC) invited University of Michigan and OER Africa to do a guest blog post [1]about their reflections of participating in a collaborative health OER project. [1] http://www.ocwconsortium.org/en/community/blog/2011/04/29/reflections-on-the-past-two-and-a-half-years-of-a-collaborative-african-health-oer-project/ more
Recommended Practices for Packaging and Distributing OER
OER may be distributed in a variety of formats, including electronically online, removable media (e.g. CD/DVD, or USB), and/or paper hard copies. In order to maximize its reach and visibility, OER is often distributed online which introduces new considerations such as managing file size and selecting appropriate descriptive data (commonly referred to as metadata). File size is an especially... more
Growing an Institutional Health OER Initiative: A Case Study of the University of Ghana
This case study is the result of semi-structured interviews with teaching faculty, other staff and students involved in health OER activities at UG. The interviewees (listed at the end of this study), gave their consent for the author to use their names and direct quotations, and their words are included here verbatim. This case study explores CHS’s experience with OER, highlighting... more
