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Mobolaji Oyedeji Post 1

• 19 July 2020, 3:40 AM

Open Educational Resources

OER & the Internet has made it easier for every one to share contents across the world.

Educators and learners have been able to source  and share and also adapt/adopt materials.

The user does not  need permission from the authors to use the resources. Just to reference it to avoid plagiarism.

I have really benefitted from OER whrer there is no old system of library.

Olugbenga Ojo Post 2 in reply to 1

• 19 July 2020, 5:15 AM

You are very right. I hope our academic colleagues in our clime here are really taking the advantage it provides and still portends to the fullest. Hopefully the NTI facilitators of various courses under the NTI programmers are Counseling the students on their courses to go OER to mark up their learning and support the NTI course materials.

FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 29 in reply to 2

• 23 September 2020, 10:02 AM

From case studies in TESSA OERs a  teacher and teacher educator, through personal initiative or working as a team, could figure out how to conduct active learning using the standard national curriculum. I have found it possible and others have too found it possible.

Bonface Nabwoba Post 3 in reply to 1

• 19 July 2020, 5:32 AM

Ojo and Oyodeji, you're on point. There's a paradigm shift. OER and Internet is revolutionising education the world over. It's connecting us. Big thanks ro the Open University of Uk for this platform

Michele Deane Post 8 in reply to 3

• 23 July 2020, 1:04 PM

OERs exist independently from the Internet and can be used away from the Internet

FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 17 in reply to 3

• 6 August 2020, 12:51 PM

I have used TESSA OERs. They are wonderful.

John Mtenje Post 19 in reply to 17

• 6 August 2020, 1:32 PM

I haven't used them at all. this is the first time to interact with TESSA. Share how I can access them. 

Michele Deane Post 21 in reply to 19

• 6 August 2020, 2:18 PM

Hello, John! I am sure you have found them as you worked through the course, but just in case, a good introduction to the TESSA resources is the video in activity 1.7 on https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=142384&section=6

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Bashiru Saliu Post 4 in reply to 1

• 20 July 2020, 12:22 PM

This is very right. I hope our academic colleagues in our clime here are really taking the advantage it provides and still portends to the fullest. Hopefully the NTI facilitators of various courses under the NTI programmers are Counseling the students on their courses to go OER to mark up their learning and support the NTI course materials.


Paul Idris Post 5 in reply to 4

• 20 July 2020, 6:12 PM

It will be helpful if the facilitators can encourage these potential teachers to make use of  OER but how many are aware of this window opportunity.    

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Sefinat Omuya Post 9 in reply to 5

• 30 July 2020, 12:12 PM

In furtherance to this, I want to suggest that before refering your student, you must check the resources yourself in other to properly and appropriately guide the students 

Kris Stutchbury Post 10 in reply to 9

• 30 July 2020, 3:53 PM

You are right to point out that resources might not be suitable for students. But lecturers cannot check everything. As well as recommending some OER for your students, you also need to teach them how to critically review things they might find, and decide whether it meets their needs. 

OLUWATOYIN Fape Post 12 in reply to 10

• 1 August 2020, 3:42 PM

Kris, I want to key into what Omuya wrote and your comments too. The resources might not be suitable, but not available for the students to access to know if it is suitable. In a good setting where the level of the students knowledge matches the materials online or the resources that are available for the students to research upon, then the teacher educator can make reference to the educational resources. In some part of Africa, the teachers would do extra work in making the resources available for the student teachers or students to be used.

FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 18 in reply to 10

• 6 August 2020, 12:54 PM

You are right Kris. In addition the TESSA OERs have case studies which have student teachers to figure out how to make their own lessons engaging.

John Mtenje Post 20 in reply to 9

• 6 August 2020, 1:36 PM

I think this is the most important thing because you can only lead others if you know where to go. the students will often follow what their lecturers are doing. However, students need also interact with the OERs and then select those that might be relevant any different times

Nila Oduori Post 6 in reply to 1

• 20 July 2020, 8:07 PM

On OER

This goes to show that we live in a knowledge society however, just because information is readily available doesn't mean that it is being used appropriately. With a lot of databases at our disposal, we need to teach your students on how to search for relevant information in the shortest time possible. This will go a long way in improving their research skills as well.

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Gladys Rotich Post 11 in reply to 6

• 31 July 2020, 9:28 AM

Oduori,though there is available information in OER, i am anxious to get more skills on how to filter to get relevant information  and from a reputable source in the shortest time possible.

Aminu Rufai Post 14 in reply to 6

• 2 August 2020, 9:27 PM

The challenge is that there is need for the facilitators to be well sensitised on OER

Michele Deane Post 24 in reply to 14

• 9 August 2020, 10:54 AM

Section 4 should provide you with the tools you are looking for, Gladys and Amina.

Michele Deane Post 7 in reply to 1

• 23 July 2020, 1:02 PM

Concerning the permission to reproduce or adapt OERs, it is worth checking the licence under which they have been published, Mobolaji. 

Aminu Rufai Post 13 in reply to 1

• 2 August 2020, 10:30 AM

This has really helped in the area of teaching and learning  because teachers don't need to go on reading hardcover materials but simply search online for  relevant  materials and use them approximately

John Mtenje Post 15 in reply to 13

• 3 August 2020, 2:25 PM

I also think the ultimate idea is to ensure that every teacher is convinced that OERs are important and can be used with modifications where need arises. other teachers have limited access to internet as well

Helen Hendry Post 16 in reply to 15

• 5 August 2020, 5:09 PM

Yes John, I agree. Helping teachers to engage with OERs on and offline and to select and use them critically is really important.

Jacqueline Korir Post 22 in reply to 1

• 6 August 2020, 9:10 PM
I have never used OERs but now that I know, I will start using them to make notes and research.

Michele Deane Post 23 in reply to 22

• 9 August 2020, 10:42 AM

This course should help you discover a range of OER libraries / repositories  that will be supportive and useful. It will also provide the tools to help you evaluate OER repositories.

Bonface Nabwoba Post 25 in reply to 1

• 15 August 2020, 12:22 PM

I too had not interacted with the TESSA OER before. I think they are very helpful. I may just have bumped into and used some material on on the internet e.g wikepidia or so... Now I know

Rubai Ochieng Post 26 in reply to 1

• 19 August 2020, 5:21 PM

Use of OER saves us time since we don't have to find the author and seek permission before we can use their work

Chimdiebere Joseph Post 27 in reply to 1

• 26 August 2020, 2:50 PM

Absolutely true. I've benefited greatly from it.

ERIC Wangila Post 28 in reply to 1

• 19 September 2020, 7:00 AM

This is one resource that will really benefit my practice as a teacher trainer. in most case i had dueled on content delivery and not instruction

Discussion tags: oer, teachers’ use of oer