Understanding lecturer's adoption of OER: a multi-factorial approach. Presented at OEGlobal 2017, 8?10 March 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.
Analyses the barriers and enablers of OER adoption at three South African universities, in order to better understand why South African lecturers adopt or do not adopt OER. Open Praxis, 9(2), 151-171. more
A study of the relationship between institutional policy, organisational culture and e-learning use in four South African universities. Computers and Education
Examines the relationship between institutional policy, organisational culture and e-learning use in four South African universities. more
Open education and the open scholarship agenda: A University of Cape Town perspective. In C. Bonk, M. Lee, T. Reeves & T. Reynolds (Eds.), MOOCs and Open Education around the world. London: Routledge.
Examines Open Education and the Open Scholarship agenda, looking specifically at UCT more
An overview of the strategic OER positioning of the only dedicated ODL University in Southern Africa. Proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: An Asian perspective on policy and practices (pp. 25?30). Penang: OER Asia.
Establishes the current situation at the only dedicated ODL university in Southern Africa, the University of South Africa (UNISA), regarding the use of and contribution to Open Educational Resources (OER) and determines whether the university has any institutional position or intention in this regard and whether the policies of the institution are conducive towards Open Educational Practice... more
Uptake of OER by staff in Distance Education in South Africa. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(2), 18?45.
An investigation to gauge the uptake of OER at Unisa, by staff, with the purpose of institutional information gathering for decision making and planning in this area. more
Educators and the Cape Town Open Learning Declaration: Rhetorically reducing distance. International Journal of Education and Development Using ICT, 5(5), 117-129.
Rhetorically analyses the Cape Town Open Education Declaration which idealizes the educational process and contrasts this with the practical challenges which affect the development and use of open educational resources. Draws on classical rhetoric and hermeneutics as analytical tools of such visionary documents that contain little factual information. more
AVU Multinational Project II: A collaborative approach to implementing an eLearning project in 21 countries. Proceedings and report of the 5th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference 2012 (pp. 174-181), 15-16 November 2012. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Series of papers and reports on Ubuntu-Net Alliance Anuual Conference. Highlight the value of research and education networks, beyond cheap access or access to online resource, but also the exploitation of the network opportunities for collaboration especially beyond national borders. 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
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
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