Saide – enabling successful open learning for all
In pursuit of a social justice agenda, Saide has adopted an Open Learning approach to enable as many people as possible to take advantage of affordable and meaningful educational opportunities throughout their lives. Open Learning is an approach to all education that seeks to remove unnecessary barriers to learning, while aiming to provide learners with a reasonable chance of success in... more
Facilitating Outcomes Based Learning and Teaching: A Guide for Trainers and FET College Lecturers
This guide supports FET College lecturers to make the shift from content-based, lecturer-centred, transmission teaching and learning to an outcomes-based, learner-centred, activity-based approach. It is intended to assist the FET lecturer to understand why and how a particular strategy, method, or idea is useful, and not to just be a “how to” manual of tips. Yet it is at the same time... more
Being a Teacher Video
Part of the Being a Teacher module is a 47 minute long video which introduces viewers to the perceptions, doubts and concerns of student teachers about their choice of career. Through a range of interviews with two celebrities and teachers, as well as clips of classroom teaching and school management practices, we explore the role of the teacher as a knowledge worker; care giver; and change... more
Developing and Using Quality Learning Resources in an Open Educational Environment: The SAIDE ACEMaths Project.
This paper is a reflective report on the Saide ACEMaths project,which piloted a collaborative approach to the sourcing, adaptation and publication as Open Educational Resources (OERs) of existing suitable materials for use in a variety of teacher education programmes. more
An OER Protocol: Guidelines for Publishing Teacher Education OER.
DHET has put in place a European Union funded Strengthening Foundation Phase Teacher Education Programme. In terms of the contract with the institutions participating in the programme , all materials produced will be released as Open Educational Resources (OER). The purpose of the Protocol is to guide the Department in managing the publication of these materials as OER on their Teaching... more
Materials Development Contract - Example
This is an example contract for materials development projects more
The Saide Materials Design Wheel Review Tool
This is a review tool suitable for both materials design and materials evaluation. It is based on an evolving Saide approach to materials design inspired by the concept of the learning cycle developed by Ian Moll when he was at Saide. more
