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- ItemOpen AccessAlternative Assessment for ODL: Insights from an Authentic Assessment MOOC(2024-05-16) Olivier, Jako; Agbu, Jane-FrancesOnline conference paper presented at the International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning on 16 May 2024 by Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning, and Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, Adviser: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning. A need was identified to provide support to faculty in terms of authentic assessment by means of a MOOC and the development and evaluation of this course is the focus of this paper. The purpose of the MOOC on Authentic Assessment for online learning, which was facilitated by the Commonwealth of Learning, was to provide an accessible learning opportunity and to shift postsecondary assessments towards more authentic assessments, especially in digitally mediated learning environments. This paper provides insight on the open-licensed MOOC, focusing the following: the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of the MOOC, an overview of the course and its components, learners’ expectations and their profiles; course analytics, learning activities and experiences, as well as learner feedback. The paper concludes with recommendations for similar scalable MOOC interventions.
- ItemOpen AccessHow to Tame a Dragon: Scoping Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in the Context of an OER Project(2019-09) Bossu, Carina; Pete, Judith; Prinsloo, Paul; Agbu, Jane-FrancesDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are almost taken-for-granted concepts in the broader context of open education, and specifically in the context of Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives, projects and practices. GO-GN, a Global OER Graduate Network, set out to investigate and develop its DEI guidelines. This paper reports on the processes and findings of scoping DEI in the context of GO-GN. It also presents some of the project findings and provide the foundations of GO-GN guidelines for DEI. We then suggest some pointers for other OER practices and practitioners in embracing and foregrounding diversity, inclusion and equity. // Paper ID 248
- ItemOpen AccessMainstreaming Graduate Employability in Higher Education: The Role of ODL(2023-11-24) Agbu, Jane-FrancesPresented virtually by Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, Adviser: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning, to the Regional Training and Research Institute for Distance and Open Learning (RETRIDOL), November 24, 2023.
- ItemOpen AccessMicro-credentials for ODL(2023-10-04) Olivier, Jako; Agbu, Jane-FrancesPresentation on Micro-credentials for ODL delivered by Dr Jako Olivier, COL Advisor: Higher Education at the High-level Roundtable for Vice-Chancellors and Senior Officials at the Open University of Mauritius on 4 October 2023. Co-written with Professor Jane-Frances Agbu, COL Adviser: Higher Education.
- ItemOpen AccessPanel Discussion on Mainstreaming OER in Higher Education Institutions in Nigeria: Country Update(2022-09) Agbu, Jane-Frances; Maiyaki, Christopher; Egbokhare, FrancisPCF10 Sub-theme: Promoting Equity and Inclusion [PRESENTATION] // With the support of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria, championed in 2017, the development of an Open Educational Resources (OER) Policy for Higher Education in Nigeria. The policy was presented to the global community at the Second World OER Congress in Ljubljana in September 2017. This was subsequently approved for implementation during the Ministerial session of the 63rd National Council on Education (NCE) in August 2018. Subsequent to this, Nigeria and COL took concrete steps and collaborated on several activities aimed at mainstreaming OER in higher education institutions in Nigeria. // The panelists will cover the following questions in their brief presentations: // What is the state of OER mainstreaming in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Nigeria? // What were the activities and collaborations that enabled OER mainstreaming in Nigeria? // What was the most practical way employed to ensure the development of OER for persons with disabilities (PwD) // Session Objectives // Session seeks to: // provide evidence-based report on activities towards mainstreaming OER in HEIs in Nigeria // deliberate on emerging issues, challenges and best practices towards mainstreaming OER in HEIs in Nigeria // Share experiences on the most practical way employed towards development of OERs for persons with disabilities // provide insight on the way forward as well as practical guidelines for policy implications. // Paper ID 3903
- ItemOpen AccessStrengthening Institutional Effectiveness for Graduate Employability in India: Introduction to the Graduate Employability Project(2024-12-10) Agbu, Jane-Frances; Olivier, JakoPresented by Dr Jane-Frances Agbu, Adviser: Higher Education and Dr Jako Olivier, Adviser: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning, at the Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on Graduate Employability in Open Universities in India, Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University, Madhya Pradesh, India, 10 December 2024.