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
Supporting Open Practices with Teachers in Zambia
This paper demonstrates how the features and affordances of open learning have been developed in new and productive ways to provide school-based continuing professional development for teachers in Zambia. It presents and critically reviews data from 200 teachers who have taken part in phase 1 of the Zambian Education School-based Training (ZEST) – a project which, over the next three years,... more
Challenging our approach to accessibility in OER design
This presentation examines accessibility in OER design more
Digital Fluency Course: Module 3 - Learning Design and Development for Online/Blended Provision
This module explores five topics. The first topic addresses models, frameworks, and elements of learning design and development, focusing mainly on the 7Cs of learning design framework and the generic ADDIE model. The second topic, designing for learning, explains how you can design interactive and motivational activities and assessments, develop content for your online courses, and provide... more
Open Pathways to Student Success: Academic Library Partnerships for Open Educational Resources and Affordable Course Content Creation and Adoption
This paper explores the current state of open educational resources (OER) including notable library-lead and multi-institutional programs. The potential for OER and affordable course material creation and adoption programs to impact student retention and persistence is examined. Potential additional partnerships and future directions for library-lead programs are discussed as well as the... more
Academic tribes: reflections on teaching large classes
This article is a reflective essay on teaching a large class of undergraduate students at the University of Durban-Westville. The class consists of 280 students in the fourth year of university training for the teaching profession. more