Electronic Learning and Open Educational Resources in the Health Sciences in Ghana.
A study to determine whether a group of Ghanaian students are able to easily use electronic learning material and whether they perceive this method of learning as acceptable. Ghana Medical Journal, Vol. 44(4), 159?162. 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
Multinational: African Virtual University Support Project Phase II (AVU II): Project Appraisal Report
Project Appraisal Report on AVU 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
Health OER Inter-Institutional Project: Formative Evaluation of Health OER Design Phase. Nairobi: OER Africa, A SAIDE Initiative/ University of Michigan.
A study of relevant documents, interviews with academic staff involved in institutional policy making and OER production, interviews with students who had experienced OERs (in cases where this was possible). more
The Best of Two Open Worlds at the National Open University of Nigeria.
Presents The National Open University of Nigeria's (NOUN?s) OER strategy with insight on lessons learned. Open Praxis, 8(2), 111?121. more
A Look at Open Access in South Africa: a case study of researchers publishing practices: an analysis of the top 20 journals (both open access and propriety at one university). Paper presented at the Open Education Global Consortium 2015.
A case study of journal publishing at one South African university (the University of Cape Town) to identify existing journal publishing practices in terms of open access. Provides the springboard for considering the implications ? both positive and negative ? of global open access trends for South African ? and other ? research and researchers. 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
The AVU Open Educational Resources (OER) architecture for Higher Education in Africa: Discussion paper. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co?operation and Development.
Aims to generate a dialogue around our shared desire to see a collaborative and coordinated strategy for the creation, organization, dissemination and utilization of OERs in general and in Africa in particular. more
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