http://chloebentley.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/e-learning-africa-first-pan-african-forum-on-open-educational-resources/ A place for many opinions Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:28:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://chloebentley.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/e-learning-africa-first-pan-african-forum-on-open-educational-resources/#comment-42 Zelalem Hailu Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:57:38 +0000 http://chloebentley.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-42 This is to say that the blog is good to promote awareness about and use of OER in Africa. It helps to avoid reinventing the wheel. However, there is always a need to localize to meet the context on the ground. Use of OER is not something to be taken off-the-shelf and be used immediately (not like plug-and-play). Specially, at University level the local curriculum may vary somewhat from the curriculum where the OER is originally developed. Educators in Africa need to be trained how to adopt the available OER to their own needs. This is to say that the blog is good to promote awareness about and use of OER in Africa. It helps to avoid reinventing the wheel. However, there is always a need to localize to meet the context on the ground. Use of OER is not something to be taken off-the-shelf and be used immediately (not like plug-and-play). Specially, at University level the local curriculum may vary somewhat from the curriculum where the OER is originally developed. Educators in Africa need to be trained how to adopt the available OER to their own needs.

]]> http://chloebentley.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/e-learning-africa-first-pan-african-forum-on-open-educational-resources/#comment-31 John Connell Wed, 28 May 2008 15:35:47 +0000 http://chloebentley.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-31 Thanks for this detailed description, Chloe, which gives me a nice lead-in to a panel session I am part of tomorrow at eLearning Africa - on how we ensure quality in the use of ICT in education. Thanks for this detailed description, Chloe, which gives me a nice lead-in to a panel session I am part of tomorrow at eLearning Africa – on how we ensure quality in the use of ICT in education.

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