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OER Creation in Africa

26 November 2025

The value of OER in improving the quality of teaching and learning cannot be overemphasised, particularly in African environments. To mainstream OER, institutions should not only consume but also create, adapt, and share OER. This shift enables African educators both to use OER created elsewhere and have ready access to resources they create or adapt, which could be more suitable for their contexts.

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OER Africa’s Open Education Award for Excellence

23 October 2025

Open Education Global has recognised OER Africa’s outstanding work in advancing Open Education and awarded it OEGlobal Board Award for Organizational Leadership. The Award was specifically for Organizational Leadership. We are proud to be recipients of this prestigious Award and for the listing of OER Africa on the pages of 2025 Board Award Winners

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Strengthening CPD through Collaboration: The OER Africa Continuing Professional Development Network

22 October 2025

In early 2025, OER Africa launched the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Network, an initiative designed to connect higher education institutions across southern Africa in a shared effort to strengthen professional development for academic staff. Since its inception, the Network has convened seven times, bringing together representatives from five institutions.

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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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