Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State

The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their quality. It highlights related challenges in the training of teachers and how...

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Autor principal:	Emma Kruse Va’ai
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2016
Materias:	learning development teacher development open educational resources primary school teachers Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0a3fd89d2dc0436b89ad1ccaaa28db092021-12-03T21:09:50ZLearning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/0a3fd89d2dc0436b89ad1ccaaa28db092016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/171https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their quality. It highlights related challenges in the training of teachers and how different and new modes of learning are not always immediately acceptable and effective for the learners. It also discusses different perceptions related to ODL and OER and the need for policy developments at national and institutional levels for an integrated approach that can lead to sustainability.Emma Kruse Va’aiCommonwealth of Learningarticlelearningdevelopmentteacher developmentopen educational resourcesprimary school teachersTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 22-27 (2016)
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description	The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their quality. It highlights related challenges in the training of teachers and how different and new modes of learning are not always immediately acceptable and effective for the learners. It also discusses different perceptions related to ODL and OER and the need for policy developments at national and institutional levels for an integrated approach that can lead to sustainability.
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title	Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State
title_short	Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State
title_full	Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State
title_fullStr	Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State
title_full_unstemmed	Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State
title_sort	learning for development from within and beyond the reef: early implementations of open distance learning and use of open educational resources (oer) for the teaching of english in a small island state
publisher	Commonwealth of Learning
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Learning for Development from within and beyond the Reef: Early implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State

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