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OER Courseware, Research and Policies

There are many OER repositories online and their number is growing. The OER Africa website aims to be the primary place to find African-produced OER. It is not, however, a comprehensive collection of all OER available online. We encourage you to also explore the other websites we have listed under OER Repositories.

Most of the teaching and learning resources on the OER Africa website have been created by our partner institutions of higher education. All resources within the OER Africa website are free to download and reuse for educational purposes. These resources are carefully tagged according to themes/topics and the relevant licensing options, so you can easily understand any limitations on re-use and re-purposing. 

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OER Courseware

05 April 2024
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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OER Research in Africa

05 April 2024
Research papers related to OER in Africa, including theses and dissertations, case studies, and research papers.

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OER Projects By Theme

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Toolkits
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The OER Publishing Toolkits

The Publishing Cooperative Advisory Group has revised its Publishing Toolkit, expanding the content into two new openly licensed toolkits – the OER Publishing Project Toolkit and the OER Publishing Program Toolkit.

The OER Publishing Project Toolkit is designed to assist librarians and project facilitators who support academic (faculty) authors who are creating and publishing OER projects. It offers a variety of resources to use at the project level such as templates, style guides, tutorials, checklists, author guidelines, and ready-to-use forms.

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Research Reports
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The UNESCO OER Recommendation and Open Knowledge: An Overview for Librarians

Librarians cannot play an active role if they do not fully understand the significance of open licensing to their work. This overview explains the pertinence of open licensing and the OER Recommendation, providing examples on ways in which the Recommendation can be used by librarians.

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Readings/Reference Materials
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Defining Learning Outcomes

This downloadable PDF provides a concise explanation of what learning outcomes are, their value for students and lecturers, and how to define them. It also guides you on creating learning outcomes using a stem, an action word, the learning process, and the context.

Note that this resource is not openly licensed.

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