Digital Learning: Reforming teacher education to promote access, equity and quality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning.
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the present and future impact of digital learning on teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of the report is student-teachers and teachers, and its central argument is that existing institutional structures will be insufficient to meet the scale of demand for well-prepared, qualified teachers. The report describes digitally... more
Challenges and instructors' intention to adopt and use Open Educational Resources in higher education in Tanzania. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Education, 15(1), 249-271.
The study applied the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model to elicit instructors? intention to adopt and use OER in teaching. The paper also investigated challenges that hinder instructors to adopt and use OER. more
Teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: issues and challenges around teacher resources and practices. In R. Griffin (Ed.), Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa. Oxford: Symposium Books.
Research reports are presented highlighting the various challenges within the structure and provision of teacher education within certain national contexts, including assessment and curricula issues, which need to be addressed. more
Developing a pedagogy of mutuality in a capability approach: Teachers' experiences of using the Open Educational Resources (OER) of the teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) programme
Two school-based cases are discussed that highlight the role teachers, who take up these pedagogical challenges play in further brokering change in their local institutions; some of the influences that support the process of institutional change are identified and how these are understood and reported to increase access and enhance learning for all pupils. more
The Use of Open Education Resources at the University of Malawi. Johannesburg: South African Institute for Distance Education.
Examines the Use of Open Education Resources at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) more
Differentiation in access to, and the use and sharing of (Open) Educational Resources among students and lecturers at Kenyan Universities. Open Praxis, 9(2), 173-94.
Selected from the very rich source two major outcomes are: (i) there is a significant digital differentiation among lecturers and students at urban versus rural universities in terms of their proficiency and internet accessibility; and (ii) the awareness and appreciation of the OER concept and open licensing is low but from the actual processing by respondents of educational resources (not... more
Towards a Sustainable Inter-Institutional Collaborative Framework for Open Educational Resources (OER). In R. McGreal, W. Kinuthia & S. Marshall (Eds.), Open educational resources: Innovation, research and practice. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning.
Provides insights, experience-based case studies and analyses which will help readers grasp the essential contours of the OER value chain. more
Diffusion and adoption of Open Educational Resources. elearning Papers, 23.
Provides insight into how to improve the diffusion of OER through (formal) institutional networks. It does so by examining two cases: (1) MORIL - the Multilingual Open Resources for Independent Learning task force, a Network of Practice that acted as a space for sharing and developing institutional OER strategies, and (2) TESSA - The Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa programme, an R... more
The use of Open Educational Resources at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) ? Kamuzu College of Nursing Malawi. Zomba: University of Malawi.
The major findings of the pilot project were that; open education resources (OER) can provide significant components to assist in providing higher education as they benefit both faculty and students (need to elaborate on benefits to the student after you summarize the faculty benefits. specifically faculty preparation time is reduced. more
Growing an Institutional Health OER Initiative: A Case Study of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. St. Ann Harbour, MI: University of Michigan & OER Africa.
The study explores KNUST's experience with OER, highlighting the university's strategic priorities, achievements, chellenges, production processes, and future plans. more
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