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Unisa and Open Education Practices

Seminar on Open Learning in South African Universities July 2013 Kerry de Hart. Unisa and Open Education Practices. Use of OER in SA Universities. Unisa is positive about the harnessing of OER in the development of courses Positive about contributing to OER repositories

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Unisa and Open Education Practices

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  1. Seminar on Open Learning in South African Universities July 2013 Kerry de Hart Unisa and Open Education Practices

  2. Use of OER in SA Universities • Unisa is positive about the harnessing of OER in the development of courses • Positive about contributing to OER repositories • Supportive of Open movement • How is the use of OER envisaged by the DHET and other universities?

  3. What is Unisa doing re OER? • OER coordinator • Strategy for OEP • discussion document • forcing the harnessing of OER when developing courses • all Unisa produced materials will be CC-BY license • Advocacy • Open portal (www.unisa.ac.za/oer) • Setting quality standards for OER use • Founding partner OERu

  4. What are the barriers to using OERs? • Knowledge of the open movement • Capacity (skills, personnel, time) • Finding suitable • Time taken to adapt or repurpose • Contextualisation • Linking to learning outcomes • Knowledge of licensing – risk of infringement and CC licencing • Change of mind set • Accreditation with professional bodies • Perceive quality risks • Link rot or OERs not always being available • Access to computers or internet

  5. Processes and Mechanisms • Collaboration • Repositories (with ratings) • Subject interest groups • Funding made available • Show case examples

  6. Thank you Contact: Kerry de Hart OER coordinator Office of the PVC dhartkl@unisa.ac.za

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