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A Government Policy Development Template to Progress Effective Implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER)
The concept of OER has emerged as having great potential to support educational transformation, given its principle of the right to education by all. It is considered a worthwhile option, particularly in the context of spiralling education costs and the need to make education more accessible, affordable and useable.
Exploring the Business Case for Open Educational Resources
Whilst there is an unprecedented demand for access to higher education, most governments also face challenges in providing the necessary support to public institutions (Power, 2000). There is much debate about how to fund expanding academic systems, with current approaches emphasising the need for students to at least share the cost of instruction.
Survey on Governments’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies
This report provides an overview of the findings of the COL/UNESCO survey on OER policies and activity across all countries of the world.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Professional Development Strategy for Teachers in Guyana: A Case Study
The Guyana case study demonstrates that ICT can be used effectively as a catalyst for educational change. The potential benefits that can be derived from embracing ICT tools and content (in the form of OER) are significant and can enhance teaching and learning, administration and communication.
Chapter 5 - Quality Assurance for Distance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
The exponential expansion of higher education enrolments throughout sub-Saharan Africa has led to the establishment of many new public and private universities offering face-to-face, blended and DE programmes. There is a growing need for QA frameworks at the national and institutional level. The chapter argues that there is still a great deal of work to be done, as there are significant variations in policies and procedures for QA and little has yet been done in regard to monitoring and assessing the quality of DE provision.
ICT, Education, Development, and the Knowledge Society
This paper is one of a series prepared for the AUC capacity building programme, with a focus on ICT, Education, Development and the Knowledge Society. It focuses on understanding what a knowledge society is and exploring its relationship to ICT, Education, and Development. It thereafter considers trends in ICT integration in Education and Development and highlights some of the challenges in implementing ICT in education initiatives in Africa. Finally, some tentative recommendations on key issues are presented.
Distance education for empowerment and development in Africa
As guest editors of this Special Issue of Distance Education, this issue harnesses the opportunity to profile African innovations in the areas of open and distance learning, and e-learning. The contributions assembled provide a balanced and engaging series of articles and reports on the kinds of empowerment and development that are extending and enhancing educational opportunity in African schools and universities. Importantly, they also demonstrate that African experiences – positive and negative – have global relevance.
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation/Commonwealth of Learning Open Education Resources for Open Schools: Final Evaluation: Main Report
The report provides an analysis of the project’s overall achievement in terms of the main objectives of the study. For the COL project team, the report provides an analysis of the project activities, achievement of high quality, relevant and effective materials and an analysis of the potential for increased quality of education in countries where OERs are used and where teachers’ professional capacity was extended to the use of technology.
Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies in Africa
This study is part of a cross-sector programme of studies commissioned by the African Development Bank and the World Bank Group, with the support of the African Union.
The Use of ICT at Kenyatta University
This brochure is one of a series that aims to showcase good practice in African higher education. It is intended for higher education decision-makers on the Continent and overseas. Each institution in this series has taken simple steps to solve basic fundamental problems and improve the level of education and service delivery in a context of limited resources. This series is produced by the South African Institute for Distance Education
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A Government Policy Development Template to Progress Effective Implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER)
The concept of OER has emerged as having great potential to support educational transformation, given its principle of the right to education by all. It is considered a worthwhile option, particularly in the context of spiralling education costs and the need to make education more accessible, affordable and useable.
Exploring the Business Case for Open Educational Resources
Whilst there is an unprecedented demand for access to higher education, most governments also face challenges in providing the necessary support to public institutions (Power, 2000). There is much debate about how to fund expanding academic systems, with current approaches emphasising the need for students to at least share the cost of instruction.
Survey on Governments’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies
This report provides an overview of the findings of the COL/UNESCO survey on OER policies and activity across all countries of the world.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Professional Development Strategy for Teachers in Guyana: A Case Study
The Guyana case study demonstrates that ICT can be used effectively as a catalyst for educational change. The potential benefits that can be derived from embracing ICT tools and content (in the form of OER) are significant and can enhance teaching and learning, administration and communication.
Chapter 5 - Quality Assurance for Distance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
The exponential expansion of higher education enrolments throughout sub-Saharan Africa has led to the establishment of many new public and private universities offering face-to-face, blended and DE programmes. There is a growing need for QA frameworks at the national and institutional level. The chapter argues that there is still a great deal of work to be done, as there are significant variations in policies and procedures for QA and little has yet been done in regard to monitoring and assessing the quality of DE provision.
ICT, Education, Development, and the Knowledge Society
This paper is one of a series prepared for the AUC capacity building programme, with a focus on ICT, Education, Development and the Knowledge Society. It focuses on understanding what a knowledge society is and exploring its relationship to ICT, Education, and Development. It thereafter considers trends in ICT integration in Education and Development and highlights some of the challenges in implementing ICT in education initiatives in Africa. Finally, some tentative recommendations on key issues are presented.
Distance education for empowerment and development in Africa
As guest editors of this Special Issue of Distance Education, this issue harnesses the opportunity to profile African innovations in the areas of open and distance learning, and e-learning. The contributions assembled provide a balanced and engaging series of articles and reports on the kinds of empowerment and development that are extending and enhancing educational opportunity in African schools and universities. Importantly, they also demonstrate that African experiences – positive and negative – have global relevance.
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation/Commonwealth of Learning Open Education Resources for Open Schools: Final Evaluation: Main Report
The report provides an analysis of the project’s overall achievement in terms of the main objectives of the study. For the COL project team, the report provides an analysis of the project activities, achievement of high quality, relevant and effective materials and an analysis of the potential for increased quality of education in countries where OERs are used and where teachers’ professional capacity was extended to the use of technology.
Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies in Africa
This study is part of a cross-sector programme of studies commissioned by the African Development Bank and the World Bank Group, with the support of the African Union.
The Use of ICT at Kenyatta University
This brochure is one of a series that aims to showcase good practice in African higher education. It is intended for higher education decision-makers on the Continent and overseas. Each institution in this series has taken simple steps to solve basic fundamental problems and improve the level of education and service delivery in a context of limited resources. This series is produced by the South African Institute for Distance Education