Learning for Development from Within and Beyond the Reef: Early Implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State

Va'ai, Emma K

Learning for Development from Within and Beyond the Reef: Early Implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State

dc.contributor.author	Va'ai, Emma K
dc.coverage.placeName	Samoa	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Caribbean and Americas	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-21T18:12:18Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-21T18:12:18Z
dc.date.issued	2016-11
dc.description.abstract	The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their quality. It highlights related challenges in the training of teachers and how different and new modes of learning are not always immediately acceptable and effective for the learners. It also discusses different perceptions related to ODL and OER and the need for policy developments at national and institutional levels for an integrated approach that can lead to sustainability.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v3i3.171
dc.identifier.issn	2311-1550
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/2453
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Learning for Development;vol. 3, no. 3
dc.source.uri	http://www.jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/171	en_US
dc.subject	Open and Distance Learning (ODL)	en_US
dc.subject	Open Educational Resources (OER)	en_US
dc.subject	Teacher Education	en_US
dc.title	Learning for Development from Within and Beyond the Reef: Early Implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US