A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka

Access to relevant learning resources is an important aspect in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all as outlined in the sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4). The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has identified the development of open education...

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Autores principales:	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena, Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Michael N. Nkwenti, Lekopanye Tladi
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2018
Materias:	open educational resources OER OER policy development Sri Lanka Botswana Cameroon Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69f3d2a433b841e489a6e3a0070aa1a42021-12-02T17:16:18ZA Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka10.19173/irrodl.v19i2.34151492-3831https://doaj.org/article/69f3d2a433b841e489a6e3a0070aa1a42018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3415https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Access to relevant learning resources is an important aspect in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all as outlined in the sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4). The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has identified the development of open educational resources (OER) as a potential answer to these challenges. A total of 29 provincial/regional OER policies and guidelines were developed in Sri Lanka, Botswana, and Cameroon closely involving 608 provincial/regional policymakers from the general education system. The innovation of this project lies in the collaborative approach adopted for OER policy/guideline development where a maximum number of policymakers at the provincial/regional level have been included in the policy development process. Key applications of the approach are mass-sensitization of policymakers, identification of champions in each province or region to drive the OER agenda forward, and the development of policies/guidelines tailored to the specific needs of a particular jurisdiction. The paper will also highlight the success factors, challenges, and the follow-up activities of the project. Ishan Sudeera AbeywardenaShironica P. KarunanayakaMichael N. NkwentiLekopanye TladiAthabasca University Pressarticleopen educational resourcesOEROER policy developmentSri LankaBotswanaCameroonSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2018)
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spellingShingle	open educational resources OER OER policy development Sri Lanka Botswana Cameroon Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena Shironica P. Karunanayaka Michael N. Nkwenti Lekopanye Tladi A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
description	Access to relevant learning resources is an important aspect in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all as outlined in the sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4). The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has identified the development of open educational resources (OER) as a potential answer to these challenges. A total of 29 provincial/regional OER policies and guidelines were developed in Sri Lanka, Botswana, and Cameroon closely involving 608 provincial/regional policymakers from the general education system. The innovation of this project lies in the collaborative approach adopted for OER policy/guideline development where a maximum number of policymakers at the provincial/regional level have been included in the policy development process. Key applications of the approach are mass-sensitization of policymakers, identification of champions in each province or region to drive the OER agenda forward, and the development of policies/guidelines tailored to the specific needs of a particular jurisdiction. The paper will also highlight the success factors, challenges, and the follow-up activities of the project.
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author	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena Shironica P. Karunanayaka Michael N. Nkwenti Lekopanye Tladi
author_facet	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena Shironica P. Karunanayaka Michael N. Nkwenti Lekopanye Tladi
author_sort	Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena
title	A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
title_short	A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
title_full	A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka
title_sort	collaborative approach to oer policy and guidelines development in the commonwealth: the case of botswana, cameroon, and sri lanka
publisher	Athabasca University Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/69f3d2a433b841e489a6e3a0070aa1a4
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A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka

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