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Build Your Open Education Knowledge and Skills

10 February 2026

OER Africa’s Open Education Tutorials are short, practical, and engaging learning modules designed to support continuous professional development for anyone interested in open education. Whether you’re new to Open Educational Resources or are looking to deepen your practice, these tutorials provide clear guidance that you can apply immediately.

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Looking Back at 2025, Looking Ahead to 2026

14 January 2026

As we turn our focus to 2026, OER Africa reflects on a year marked by growth and deepening partnerships across the continent. Our work has continued to champion open educational practices and strengthen the capacity of African institutions to engage meaningfully in the global open education movement.

In Loving Memory of Jenny Glennie

03 December 2025

It is with deep sorrow and profound shock that we announce the untimely passing of Dr Jennifer Anne Glennie on 2 December 2025. Jenny, as she was affectionately known, was not only the long serving Founding Executive Director of Saide but also its heart and soul for over three decades.

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Current focus

Developing professional competences and skills

Effective Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is crucial for building knowledge, enhancing educational praxis, and improving student outcomes in higher education. OER Africa’s CPD framework space offers academics and academic librarians a structured, resource-rich pathway to professional growth and impactful teaching and learning experiences.

OER Africa has developed, and continues to test, innovative alternative approaches to continuing professional development (CPD) for academics. One strategy has been to develop Open Education Tutorials for university academic staff that will empower them to embrace open education.

Primary place to find African-produced OER courseware in several thematic areas, including: Continuous Professional Development OER for Academics, Academic Librarians, and Senior Management; Agriculture OER; Foundation OER; and Health OER.

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Explore Our New Academic CPD Framework and Resources

Are you looking to enhance your professional development or support it within your department or institution? Visit our new Continuous Professional Development (CPD) framework space to explore CPD resources that have been curated specifically for the CPD framework for academics.

About OER Africa

OER Africa is an initiative of Saide, established in 2008 with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa in the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER), to enhance teaching and learning.

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