Browsing by Author "Olivier, Jako"

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    Alternative Assessment for ODL: Insights from an Authentic Assessment MOOC
    (2024-05-16) Olivier, Jako; Agbu, Jane-Frances
    Online 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.
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    Book Review: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education: Parts I and II
    (2023-11-17) Olivier, Jako; Panda, Santosh
    The Handbook of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (ODDE) is a comprehensive publication covering key topics from open and distance education as well as digital education. This book establishes itself as colossus in the realm of distance education literature, spanning seven parts, 80 chapters and 1,437 pages. Covering such an extensive publication within the scope of a single review might not do justice to the significant individual contributions of this work. Consequently, this review pertains only to part I and part II of this book, which involves the first 14 chapters.
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    Generative AI and ODL
    (2023-10-04) Olivier, Jako
    Presentation on Generative AI and 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.
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    Micro-credentials for ODL
    (2023-10-04) Olivier, Jako; Agbu, Jane-Frances
    Presentation 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.
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    Open Universities in the Commonwealth: At a Glance (2nd ed.)
    (2023-01) Olivier, Jako
    This report provides an overview of the nature of open universities derived from the responses from 28 open universities in the Commonwealth. The data not only provide a snapshot of the nature of OUs, but also show some evidence of the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on open universities where institutions had to move all their learning and activities online. Furthermore, this report is a follow-up from the work done in the Open Universities in the Commonwealth: At a Glance (2017).
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    Realigning Open and Distance Learning: The Quest for Employability in a Digitally Divided World
    (2023-10-07) Olivier, Jako
    Online Keynote Address by Dr Jako Olivier, Advisor: Higher Education, Commonwealth of Learning presented at the International LET-IN 2023 Conference, Silliman University, Philippines held 7 October 2023.
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    Strengthening Institutional Effectiveness for Graduate Employability in India: Introduction to the Graduate Employability Project
    (2024-12-10) Agbu, Jane-Frances; Olivier, Jako
    Presented 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.
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    Towards Sustainable Open Educational Practices: The NWU OER Fellows as a Case Study
    (2022-09) Olivier, Jako; Dhakulkar, Amit; Bunt, Byron
    PCF10 Sub-theme: Building Resilience // In order to create an enabling environment for widespread uptake of open educational resources (OERs) at a South African university, it was decided to establish an OER Fellowship Programme. This programme was designed to empower lecturers in order to adapt or create OERs for their classrooms and do research about the process. For the sake of effective implementation and learning with OERs, this paper proposes that lecturers should become self-directed in terms of the learning of aspects required for successful open education. Under this OER Fellowship programme pedagogical and technical support was provided to the fellows to facilitate the process creation, adoption and adaption of OERs. The Fellowship programme also involved a research component which involved fellows researching an aspect of their choice regarding the development process or use of OERs. This research involved qualitative collection of data based on reflections by the OER Fellows as well as the facilitators of the programme. The study also provides insight into the overall process of envisioning, designing and executing the Fellowship along with the challenges encountered. The pedagogical aspects and shifts resulting by use of OERs and open pedagogy within the unique South African context will also be reported on. Finally, the affordances and future prospects of such an incentive-driven fellowship for OERs and its implications is discussed. // Paper ID 8527