Developing and using Open Educational Resources at KNUST

The information and communication technology (ICT) boom of the 1990s significantly influenced higher education and opened the way for harnessing it to enhance education. It influenced the way knowledge was developed, disseminated and acquired and in effect, opened up vast opportunities for enhancing teaching and learning. E-learning and subsequently, open educational resources were some of the inn... More »

Beyond the first steps: Sustaining Health OER Initiatives in Ghana.

The introduction of open educational resources (OER) in two Ghanaian universities through a grant-funded project was embraced with a lot of enthusiasm. The project started on a high note and the Colleges of Health Sciences in the two universities produced a significant number of elearning materials as health OER in the first year. Growing challenges such as faculty time commitm... More »

Ghana Medical Journal: E-Learning and Open Educational Resources in the Health Sciences in Ghana

This is a special article published in the Ghana Medical Journal on Electonic Learning and Open Educational Resources in the Health Sciences in Ghana, authored by R.M. K. Adanu et al., December 2010. The training of health professionals in Ghana has not kept up with the increasing needs of the population. There are currently 2,442 physicians practicing in the country re-sulting in a physic... More »

Health OER Phase 2 Evaluation Report

After approval of the Health OER Design Phase Proposal by the Hewlett Foundation in November 2008, the Health OER project commenced in earnest in January 2009. The aim of this one-year project of OER Africa (an initiative of the South African Institute for Distance Education)and University of Michigan was to produce a sustainable and scalable OER programme to support health educat... More »

Health OER Review Report

The Health OER Design Phase proposal document outlines the aim of the one‐year effort to develop a sustainable and scalable OER programme to support health education, particularly in South Africa and Ghana. Working with OER Africa, the University of Michigan (U‐M) would facilitate collaboration between the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the&n... More »

Health OER: Lessons from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

The role of higher education is to provide expert training and produce qualified human resource for all aspects of a society’s socio-economic well-being. Products of higher education are expected to be well informed and deeply motivated citizens, who can think critically, analyse problems of society and look for solutions to the problems of society. Teaching and learning has moved from being... More »

KNUST Open Educational Resources Policy

The mission of KNUST is to provide an environment for teaching, research and entrepreneurship training in science and technology for the industrial and socio-economic development of Ghana and other nations. The university is therefore committed to dynamic knowledge generation, leadership in innovation and technology and a culture of excellence. It is on this premise that KNUST has embraced the con... More »

Growing an Institutional Health OER Initiative: A Case Study of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

This case study is the result of semi-structured interviews with teaching faculty, other staff and students involved in OER activities at KNUST. Interviewees (listed on the last page) gave their consent for the author to use their names and direct quotations, and their words are included here verbatim.   The study explores KNUST’s experience with OER, highlighting the university&rsquo... More »

Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education

This Guide comprises three sections. The first – a summary of the key issues – is presented in the form of a set of ‘Frequently Asked Questions’. Its purpose is to provide readers with a quick and user-friendly introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and some of the key issues to think about when exploring how to use OER most effectively.   The second sect... More »

OER Copyright and Licensing Toolkit

A guide for higher education institutions interested in creating and using Open Educational Resources. This toolkit is aimed at higher education stakeholders who are working with Open Educational Resources (OER). It explains the notion of copyright and describes the different licensing options available to the author/creator of a work. Whether you are wanting to license your own work, or are tas... More »