catherine ngugi - oer in africa use and re-use for library services
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OER in Africa: Use & Re-use for Library Services
IAU Validation Workshop OER for Academic Librarians
Accra, Ghana12 – 13 September 2013
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OER Africa is:
An innovative initiative of Saide Headquartered in Nairobi,
Kenya Established to play a leading
role in driving the development and use of OER in Africa.
Funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a variety of projects and partnerships across Africa.
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• Educational resources freely available for use by educators and learners, without an accompanying need to pay royalties or licence fees.
• OER is not synonymous with online learning or e-learning;
• Within an African context, anticipated that many resources produced – while shareable in a digital format (both online and via offline formats such as CD-ROM) – will be printable.
The OER Concept
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• African universities are dealing with significant pressure to increase access to HE programmes
• Most institutions are having to increase enrolments despite structural under-funding to discharge this core function effectively
• Most programmes (including many at postgraduate level) rely heavily on lecturing as a primary mode of transmission of content
Setting the Scene
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• Much existing content available to and within African universities based on weak and largely outmoded educational design principles.
• Limited ICT infrastructure to gain access to up-to-date information or participate in inter-institutional, geographically dispersed collaborative activities.
Why increase investment in T & L?
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1. READ Course Materials
5. PRODUCE / PERFORM
APPROPRIATELY
4. PRACTICE new skills
3. ENGAGE in learning
conversations
2. EXPLORE within the discipline
Facilitating Learning v HE Challenges
Educators want students
to:
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Read Course Materials
This used to mean:
1. READ Course Materials
the textbook and prescribed readings …
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…today this means…1. READ Course Materials
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Read Course Materials
… now we can also use… Both commercial and open education services are available to help students access top quality academic materials.
1. READ Course Materials
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http://www.teachthought.com/technology/51-education-podcasts-for-the-21st-century-teacher/
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Explore: Discipline Specific Portals2. EXPLORE within the discipline
http://www.thelancet.com/global-health
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• Khan Academy• Saylor Foundation• UCT Open Content• Wikiversity
OER & Short Course Repositories
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Explore: Open Access
There is a wealth of information available as Open Access Research, including resources from many of the world’s top universities.
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• This used to mean a discussion in a tutorial or lab session or individual consultations
Learning Conversations
• but now new technologies offer a richer experience..
- Online discussions- Online chats- Blogging- Text messages- e-Mail
Social Software Networks
3. ENGAGE in learning
conversations
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4. Practicing Skills4. PRACTICE new
skills
4. PRACTICE new skills
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6. Perform 5. PRODUCE /
PERFORM APPROPRIATELY
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• Open licensing provides a cost-effective means to increase investment in creating more effective teaching and learning environments using resource-based learning.
• To be effective and sustainable, such strategic decisions will likely need to be accompanied by review of institutional policies.
Why institutionalize OER?
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New roles and ways of working
Role of Librarian Providing Content Space Services Skills
Yesterday’s Librarian:Used to be print-based:
Booksaccess to secure resources
library buildings: used for work for collection for storage
how to find those books Subject, customer and leadershipOthers?
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OER has the Potential Role of Librarian Providing Content Space Services Skills
Today’s Information Professional electronic format:
e-books, journals and databases,
physical digital space: access to content managing and
preserving content created by institutions
preserving the nation's cultural heritage
training and teaching people to use and access information
Subject, customer and leadership Higher level IT skills, e.g. digital preservation Presenting relevant digital information & digital materials to users in a customised way
Overlap between library and IT services
hybrid of both print and digital resources
zoned study environments: traditionally silent
areas open access multi-media
equipment
network services and digitalised content
Teaching: Information
Literacy Appraisal skills
Digital content, remote content, 24 hour accessibility to content
up to date with latest web-based technology
Marketing the library
Here at Last!
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WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
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Thank youCatherine Ngugi
OER Africa Project [email protected]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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4. PRACTICE new skills