Developing a new OER course on “ACADEMIC DIGITAL FLUENCY” at the Open University of Tanzania by Dr. Kassimu A. Nihuka

1. The Open University of
Tanzania (OUT)
THE STATUS OF OER COURSE ON “ACADEMIC
DIGITAL FLUENCY” AT OUT
Dr. Kassimu A. Nihuka
Report Presented at the OpenUpEd Workshop on Saturday 9th June, 2014 at Elephant Hills
Resort, Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe

2. OUTLINE
1. Background
2. Approach
3. The new OER course
4. Status of the new OER course
5. Way forward
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3. 1. BACKGROUND
• OUT is moving from print to a digital culture,
• Emerging trends:
oIncreasing use of learning technologies
such as Moodle LMS, CDs, Multimedia,
& Mobile phones,
oLimited use of OERs by students
despite the potentials, why?
oNeed to develop relevant skills to help
lecturers guide students on how to use
OERs
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4. 1. BACKGROUND Contd…
• Visit to OUT by OER Africa team in August, 2013>>
• The discussion culminated into a firm decision to develop
OER course on “Academic Digital Fluency Course for
21st C Lecturers ”.
• This presentation aims to present the status of OER
course development at OUT.
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5. • The approach included:
• preliminary meeting with stakeholders,
• capacity building workshops and
• workshop for actual design and
development of the OER.
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2. APPROACH

6. 3. THE NEW OER COURSE
3.1 Contents
• The course consists of 5 Modules, namely
o Digital Literacy Fundamentals,
o Academic Integrity,
o Storage and Access of Digital Resources,
o Working with OERs and
o Learning Design.
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7. 3.2 Structure of the Modules
1. Course code
2. Course title
3. Course description
4. Module learning objectives / outcomes
5. Topics / Contents
5.1 Topic title
5.2 Introduction
5.3 Learning objectives
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3. THE NEW OER COURSE

8. 3.2 Structure of the Modules
5.4 Text (which addresses the learning objectives)
5.5 Activity (ranging between 2-6 activities)
5.6 Summary of the topic / content
5.7 Review questions
5.8 References
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3. THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...

9. Module Topics / Contents Status
by Monday, 26th
May, 2014
1. Digital Literacy Fundamentals Basic computer concepts and
operations
100%
Internet fundamentals 100%
Multimedia fundamentals 100%
Virtual learning environments 100%
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4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE
4.1 Completion rate

10. Module Topics / Contents Status
by Monday, 26th May, 2014
2. Academic Integrity Academic integrity 100%
Academic work and
adherence to academic
integrity 100%
Intellectual property
practices in academics
100%
Referencing of academic
work and referencing
styles 100%
Causes of academic
integrity 100% 10
4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...
4.1 Completion rate

11. Module Topics / Contents Status
by Monday, 26th May,
2014
3. Storage and Access of
Digital Resources Web 2.0 technologies 100%
Digital storage 100%
Cloud storage 100%
Digital library 100%
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4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...
4.1 Completion rate

12. Module Topic / Contents Status
by Monday, 26th May,
2014
4. Working with OERs Understanding cc licensing 100%
OER – mixing, adapting,
reusing, producing 100%
Production work flow process
for OUT 100%
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4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...
4.1 Completion rate

13. Module Topics / Contents Status
by Monday, 26th May,
2014
5. Learning Design Using the 7Cs process model and
OER templates 100%
Incorporating digital technologies
(including social media 100%
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4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...
4.1 Completion rate

14. • All five (5) modules sent to reviewers,
• The agreed time for review was 1 week,
• Reviewers comments sent to writers,
• Writers incorporating reviewers comments,
• Meeting to discuss the modules scheduled for 2nd
June, 2014.
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4. STATUS OF THE NEW OER COURSE Cont...
4.1 Review of the modules

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5. WAY FORWARD
• Modules uploaded into MOODLE LMS of the OUT,
• The course is piloted with a group of students at
OUT,

16. • Experiences and lessons learned are shared
with ACDE member institutions during ACDE-
TCC meeting & ACDE Executive Board meeting
in July, 2014,
• ACDE members deliberate on how to develop
their own OER which will become Massive Open
Online Courses (MOOCs) that suit their specific
contexts.
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5. WAY FORWARD

17. I thank you
all for your
attention
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