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REBECCA NGALANDE - UNIMA KCNPRESENTED AT
2011 OER CONVENING CONFERENCE – SAFARI PARK HOTEL - NAIROBI KENYA
18TH MAY 2011
EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF OER AT UNIVERSITY OF OF OER AT UNIVERSITY OF
MALAWI KAMUZU COLLEGE OF MALAWI KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSINGNURSING
Paper GuidePaper Guide Is Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN)
prepared / ready to create relevant OER?
What OER has been produced at KCN?
Is institutional policy at KCN – and at the University of Malawi as a whole –amenable to OER?
To what extent is KCN involved in an OER community of practice within which to share, adapt and re-sue relevant OER? 2
Outline of the Outline of the PresentationPresentation
Background
Significance of OER
Lessons learnt
Challenges
Role of students in OER
Future of OER at KCN3
BACKGROUND: KCNBACKGROUND: KCN
University of Malawi (UNIMA) college
Traced from 1965
Has two campuses
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KCN MISSIONKCN MISSION
““Provide quality, comprehensive and Provide quality, comprehensive and cost effective nursing, Midwifery and cost effective nursing, Midwifery and other Health related educational other Health related educational programmes in response to societal programmes in response to societal provision to promote the health of the provision to promote the health of the people of Malawi, Africa and beyond’’.people of Malawi, Africa and beyond’’.
CURRENT CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
CHALLENGE CHALLENGE
• Change of environment
• National needs
• Transition
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CURRENT CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
CHALLENGE CHALLENGE Partial IT Dept
Power supply
UNIMA and government attitude towards tertiary education
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PURPOSE OF OERPURPOSE OF OER Improve access to learning opportunities by
sharing knowledge and learning resources
Save time, cut costs and contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning – quality graduates with required competencies
Stimulates and facilitate s growth of a pool of learning resources
With OER you are free to use, adapt, mix and share the resources, and become part of the growing community
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STRATEGYSTRATEGY
Formulation of OER champions :1. Sensitize 2. Lobby
stable power Pilot project
3. Technical support4. Funding
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OER TYPE OER TYPE Learning package for midwifery students
clinical experience part one;Uncomplicated prenatal careUncomplicated labourUncomplicated postpartum care
Support : IADP, and South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)
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PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECT OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES
Increase OER understanding
Capacity building
Develop /create OER 11
OUTCOMEOUTCOMEFormulation of OER team
Training of OER champions
Production of the 1st OER resource
Piloting of resource from July –September 2010 with 11 midwifery students
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LESSONS LEARNT : OERLESSONS LEARNT : OER
LESSONS LEARNT: The LESSONS LEARNT: The POWER Of OERPOWER Of OER
Your contribution makes a difference worldwide in education like Students in USA & Africa are able to collaborate on a
specific area of interest
An educator is able to find easily group exercises for her learning science class
Your experience in using open and freely shared course-related materials is valuable in the reuse and evolution of the materials as it improves quality and confidence of the producer
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LESSONS LEARNT: LESSONS LEARNT: INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
New movement in education
An opportunity to market the institution
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LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : FACULTYFACULTY
An opportunity to market self
Try new ways of teaching
Network and collaborate
Share experiences 16
LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : STUDENTSSTUDENTS
Current information
Collaborate and network with other colleges
New methods of learning
Flexibility —materials can be adapted for specific students needs
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LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : TEACHING RESOURCE TEACHING RESOURCE
Responsibilities
Technical support and IT depts.
Attitude of faculty
Change of curriculum18
OER Production ChallengesOER Production ChallengesChallengesChallenges
Unstable internet and power
Material search
No local technical support and IT depts.
Time for the team
Lack of funding project
Attitude of faculty members
StrategyStrategy Processing purchase of
generator Improved internet
Recruitment stage
Using off hours initially
Good support from management but to source funding after launch of pilot
Sensitization
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OER WAY FORWARDOER WAY FORWARD
Advance the OER movement: Awareness Networking
Creation and use: Develop more capacity Quality assurance
Identify facilitators and barriers: Strong committed team Sustainability
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22NDND PROJECT: PROJECT:Counseling skillsCounseling skills
Complex -
Involved large groupThree collegesFaculty and technical teams
Majority not committed
Core resource and departmental
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KCN OER CHAMPIONSKCN OER CHAMPIONS• Rebecca C Ngalande – MCH & DDOF College OER Coordinator & e-learning champion BT • Elizabeth Chodzaza - MCH DHOD e- Learning Liason Officer & OER Champion team member BT
• Chrissie Phiri - MCH OER Champion Team member LL
• Wynes Gondwe - Clinical & DHOD OER Champion Team member BT
• Mary Kamphinda Banda - DHOD Med-Surg OER Champion Team Member BT
• Emphraim Banda ICT Support Staff OER Champion Team member BT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Team is grateful to the following
for both material, moral, time and physical assistance
IADP for guidance and encouragement
SAIDE and Christiane Randell for facillitation during the initial phase
KCN former and current librarians KCN management for
encouragement and financial and moral support throughout the process
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THANK THANK YOU YOU
from warm heart from warm heart of Africaof Africa
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