Guide to Blended Learning
The Guide to Blended Learning is an introduction using technology and distance education teaching strategies with traditional, face-to-face classroom activities. This Guide has been designed to assist teachers adopt blended learning strategies through a step-by-step approach taking constructivist and design-based approach and reflecting on decisions taken to provide authentic learning... more
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)
UNESCO members states unanimously approved the OER Recommendation on November 29, 2019. It is the first international normative instrument to embrace the field of openly licensed educational materials and technologies in education and builds on almost two decades of UNESCO work on OER. The Recommendation pinpoints five essential areas of action to build and sustain a worldwide OER ecosystem... more
Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching (ADTVT) Modules
The Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching programme seeks to provide a structured professional learning pathway for current and aspirant technical and vocational lecturers/teachers. The Advanced Diploma will equip them with the knowledge and competences to implement and manage teaching and learning in their TVET colleges effectively and in alignment with national goals. The... more
ADE Module 3: Leading and managing extra-curricular and co-curricular activities
This module complements the theory and practices covered in Module 2: Leading and managing teaching and learning in the school. Module 3 focusses on developing effective leadership and management of extracurricular and co-curricular activities as integral to the development of well-rounded individuals. more
The HIT model of TVET knowledge: Knowing-how, knowing-it and knowing-that
This brief paper is about three kinds of knowledge that are important in TVET: * H ‘Knowing-how’, or procedural knowledge. * I ‘Knowing-it’, or recognition (also called knowledge by acquaintance). * T ‘Knowing-that’, or propositional knowledge (also called declarative knowledge). more
Educational Media and Technology
The course is designed to equip second-year students with the skills in preparing and using teaching and learning resources, media and modern technology in teaching. It guides the students to apply technical approaches by using up-to-date instructional materials during teaching. It also guides the students to use proper available teaching-learning resources according to the school context... more
AAU OER Africa Webinar 3 Presentation
The spread of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent closure of many universities has severely disrupted academic progress across the globe. To assist lecturers with the implementation of emergency remote teaching (ERT), the Association of African Universities (AAU) and OER Africa is presenting a series of four webinars on ERT strategies. This presentation covers content for Webinar 3 more
Open Licensing of Primary Grade Reading Materials: Considerations and Recommendations
Restrictive copyrights can limit how likely reading resources are to be used, shared or repurposed, which significantly diminishes the potential impact of the materials. Donors and international organizations are increasingly investing in open educational resources, as they are interested in ensuring that educational materials reach the greatest possible number of learners, and that broad... more
Online Education for Public Health Capacity Building in Low- to Middle-Income Countries
People’s Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples-uni, http://peoples-uni.org [1]) aims to contribute to improvements in the health of populations in low- to middle-income countries by building public health capacity via e-learning at affordable cost. We describe experience over nine years of the initiative, including the development and delivery of a Master of Public Health (MPH) programme... more
Digital Pedagogy, New Media Literacies and Open Educational Resources: Exploring the Impact of Digital Resources in Higher Education
This thesis examines the way digital technologies affect Higher Education and how they possibly will shape education in the time to come. In order to achieve this, three focus areas are explored: Digital Pedagogy, New Media Literacies and Didactics. more