Student Practices in Copyright Culture: Accessing Learning Resources
Using Schatzki’s practices framework as a lens, this paper reports on the practices of university students accessing learning resources at a research-intensive university in South Africa. Using a mixed methods approach, 1001 survey responses and six focus groups were analysed to explore how students in three professional disciplines access learning resources, with the focus on digitally-... more
Developing ODL Curricula and Learning Resources: Guidelines for Effective Practice
This document outlines a process for curriculum and learning resource development for effective ODL provision. It suggests three core stages of curriculum design, course design and learning resource development which are inter-related. Examples are taken from a workshop held in Patna, Bihar State, India between 04 and 15 March, 2013. more
Introducing OERs, Neil Butcher, OER Strategist, OER Africa (5/5)
Part Five of an online presentation introducing Open Education Resources and what they can do for education. The session is part of the 4C Initiative. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kDQmXrPlQ [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5kDQmXrPlQ more
Introducing OERs, Neil Butcher, OER Strategist, OER Africa (4/5)
Part Four of an online presentation introducing Open Education Resources and what they can do for education. The session is part of the 4C Initiative. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGJ1xkcmDFY [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGJ1xkcmDFY more
Introducing OERs, Neil Butcher, OER Strategist, OER Africa (3/5)
Part Three of an online presentation introducing Open Education Resources and what they can do for education. The session is part of the 4C Initiative. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xc-kboQ98Q [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xc-kboQ98Q more
Introducing OERs, Neil Butcher, OER Strategist, OER Africa (2/5)
Part Two of an online presentation introducing Open Education Resources and what they can do for education. The session is part of the 4C Initiative. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_KDr5NAd6g [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_KDr5NAd6g more
Resources for New Ways of Learning: A Manual for Developers of Learning Resources
During 2005 Saide conducted a series of workshops to build the capacity of a group of educators from FET colleges in course design and learning resource development. From the outset we envisaged the need for a manual that would support people who participated in the workshops as well as their colleagues. The manual is a practical resource that enables us to capture and reformat the various... more
