Harnessing Open Educational Resources to the Challenges of Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Autor/inn/en	Thakrar, Jayshree; Zinn, Denise; Wolfenden, Freda
Titel	Harnessing Open Educational Resources to the Challenges of Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10 (2009) 4, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Consortia; Educational Resources; Professional Development; Elementary School Teachers; Units of Study; Open Universities; Educational Cooperation; Developing Nations; Barriers; Access to Education; Educational Environment; Educational Development; Economically Disadvantaged; International Education; International Organizations; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Inservice Teacher Education; Rural Areas; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; Instructional Effectiveness; Higher Education; Web Based Instruction; Electronic Learning; Instructional Design; Educational Technology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Technology Integration; Computer Mediated Communication; Distance Education; Access to Computers; Web Sites; Program Descriptions; Ghana; Kenya; Nigeria; Rwanda; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Ausland; Vereinigung; Bildungsmittel; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lerneinheit; Offene Universität; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsentwicklung; Internationale Erziehung; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Lehrerfortbildung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Unterrichtserfolg; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Web Based Training; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Web-Design; Kenia; Ruanda; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania; Sambia
Abstract	The challenges to teacher educators in sub-Saharan Africa are acute. This paper describes how the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) consortium is working within institutional and national policy systems to support school-based teacher professional development. The TESSA consortium (13 African institutions and 5 international organisations delivering teacher education across 9 countries) designed and produced a bank of open educational resources (OERs) to guide teachers' classroom practices in school-based teacher education. Drawing on examples from the TESSA consortium and from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa, the authors categorize the forms of TESSA OER integration as highly structured, loosely structured, or guided use. The paper concludes by outlining success factors for the integration of OERs: accessibility, adequate resources, support for teachers, accommodation of local cultural and institutional practices, and sustainable funding. (Contains 1 table and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10