Growing the Curriculum: Open Education Resources in US Higher Education
This online report from the Babson Survey Research Group is an output on a survey of academic leaders between 2009 - 201 on their knowledge, use and opinion of OER. In addition, surveys were conducted asking faculty in higher education and academic technology administrators their opinions of these resources. Finally, the survey of faculty investigated their use of social media also asked for... more
The Impact of OER and eLearning on Higher Education in Africa
Presentation by Catherine Ngugi and Neil Butcher at the African Education Week, Sandton Convention Centre, 2nd - 4th July 2012 more
OER, Resources for Learning - Experiences from an OER Project in Sweden
This article aims to share experience from a Swedish project on the introduction and implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education with both national and international perspectives. The project, OER - resources for learning, was part of the National Library of Sweden Open Access initiative and aimed at exploring, raising awareness of and disseminating the use of OER... more
The Case for Openness: Access to Knowledge, Visibility, Influence, Participation and Quality
This article discusses the different roles of "openness" in education and how African universities can contribute and become more globally visible. more
Open Educational Resources: Tools to Help 21st Century Student Achieve Their Post-secondary Education Goals and Keep America Competitive
Open courseware and other open educational resources are beginning to draw the attention of higher education policymakers and other leaders. Why? Simply put, these web-based educational tools hold the promise of both reducing the cost of higher education and helping learners to complete their degrees by providing access to top quality course materials and instruction. By radically reducing... more
Cathy Casserly on a Review of the OER Ecosystem, Hewlett OER Grantees Meeting 2012
Cathy Casserly (Creative Commons) asks the critical questions: What are the core elements of OER infrastructure? What are the gaps? What are examples of supportive OER policies? What research is needed in each of the three pillars? Where are there opportunities for innovation? more
OER in Action: A Look at KNUST (full-length version) (2009)
In 2008, the College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana piloted its OER program part of the Health OER Collaboration sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation. This 23 min video explores KNUST's motivations, experience, and plans for OER within teaching and training at the College of Health Sciences. The video features several core... more
University of Ghana: Why OER? (2011)
This short clip features interviews with lecturers and professors within the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences. In this clip, individuals discuss their motivations for using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER). University of Ghana initiated a health OER project in 2008. University of Ghana is a founding member of the African Health OER Network. To watch this video... more
An Interview with Catherine Ngugi, Project Director of OER Africa
In this interview, Catherine Ngugi, Project Director of OER Africa, describes the mission of OER Africa and shares her vision for higher education in Africa. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3oc5AKXhsI [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3oc5AKXhsI more
KNUST OER - Student Perspective on using an OER module (2009)
Peter Donkor, Provost of the College of Health Sciences, and Efua Konadu, a final year medical student, discuss open educational resources at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. To watch this video click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Fm5Grp7sU [1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Fm5Grp7sU more
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