The Use of Metadata for Educational Resources in Digital Repositories: Practices and Perspectives
The wide availability of educational resources is a common objective for universities, libraries, archives and other knowledge intensive institutions. Although generic metadata specifications (such as Dublin Core) seem to fulfill the need for documenting web-distributed objects, educational resources demand a more specialized treatment and characterization. In this article we focus on the... more
Understand school leadership and governance in the South African context (Word)
This module gives an overview of what management and leadership is about in a school setting. As an aspiring principal it begins a process of developing understanding about the challenges that face principals on a daily basis and allows you to also explore your own realities and decide on new and better action. In addition, you will look at some of the international trends in management and... more
Active Learning
The aim of this lesson is to enable students to take control of their learning in a positive way. more
Information on the web
The World Wide Web is a vast information resource. This unit will provide you with the foundation skills to use search engines confidently to locate both information and images on the Web. You will also learn how to critically assess and reference the information you have found for study purposes. more
Ace Maths Unit Six: Teaching All Children Mathematics. Reading 2: Understanding Intrapersonal Characteristics (pdf)
This unit explores the implications of the fundamental assumption in this module - that ALL children can learn mathematics, whatever their background or language or sex, and regardless of learning disabilities they may have. It gives practical guidance on how teachers can adapt their lessons according to the specific needs of their learners. more
Ace Maths Unit Five: Building Assessment Into Teaching and Learning (pdf)
This unit explores outcomes-based assessment of mathematics in terms of five main questions ? Why assess? (the purposes of assessment); What to assess? (achievement of outcomes, but also understanding, reasoning and problem-solving ability); How to assess? (methods, tools and techniques); How to interpret the results of assessment? (the importance of criteria and rubrics for outcomes-based... more
Revision and Examinations
Do you get stressed at the thought of an examination? Does the idea of revision fill you with dread? This unit will provide a host of tips to help you improve your revision and examination techniques and enable you to manage your time effectively by creating a timetable for your revision. more
CC Licenses and Trademarks: A Guide for Organizational OER Creators and Distributors
This primer is a guide to understanding the relationship between your rights as a copyright owner using Creative Commons licenses (particularly CC BY) and your trademark rights within the context of open educational resources (?OER?). Many people in the OER community are under the mistaken impression that copyright is the only tool at their disposal to protect and control their work and that... more
The University of Cape Coast ICT Policy
The ICT Policy of the University of Cape Coast which focuses on addressing the basic needs of staff and students, especially those who need ICT in the quest for knowledge in their various disciplines. more
UCT Educational Technology Policy Document
The purpose of this document is to make explicit UCT's position on educational technology within the institution. The document also suggests how the principles expressed in these position statements may be put into practice. more
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