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REBECCA NGALANDE - UNIMA KCNPRESENTED AT

2011 OER CONVENING CONFERENCE – SAFARI PARK HOTEL - NAIROBI KENYA

18TH MAY 2011

EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF OER AT UNIVERSITY OF OF OER AT UNIVERSITY OF

MALAWI KAMUZU COLLEGE OF MALAWI KAMUZU COLLEGE OF NURSINGNURSING

Paper GuidePaper Guide  Is Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN)

prepared / ready to create relevant OER?

What OER has been produced at KCN?

Is institutional policy at KCN – and at the University of Malawi as a whole –amenable to OER?    

To what extent is KCN involved in an OER community of practice within which to share, adapt and re-sue relevant OER? 2

Outline of the Outline of the PresentationPresentation

Background

Significance of OER

Lessons learnt

Challenges

Role of students in OER

Future of OER at KCN3

BACKGROUND: KCNBACKGROUND: KCN

University of Malawi (UNIMA) college

Traced from 1965

Has two campuses

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KCN MISSIONKCN MISSION

““Provide quality, comprehensive and Provide quality, comprehensive and cost effective nursing, Midwifery and cost effective nursing, Midwifery and other Health related educational other Health related educational programmes in response to societal programmes in response to societal provision to promote the health of the provision to promote the health of the people of Malawi, Africa and beyond’’.people of Malawi, Africa and beyond’’.

CURRENT CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL

CHALLENGE CHALLENGE

• Change of environment

• National needs

• Transition

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CURRENT CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL

CHALLENGE CHALLENGE Partial IT Dept

Power supply

UNIMA and government attitude towards tertiary education

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PURPOSE OF OERPURPOSE OF OER Improve access to learning opportunities by

sharing knowledge and learning resources

Save time, cut costs and contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning – quality graduates with required competencies

Stimulates and facilitate s growth of a pool of learning resources

With OER you are free to use, adapt, mix and share the resources, and become part of the growing community

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STRATEGYSTRATEGY

Formulation of OER champions :1. Sensitize 2. Lobby

stable power Pilot project

3. Technical support4. Funding

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OER TYPE OER TYPE Learning package for midwifery students

clinical experience part one;Uncomplicated prenatal careUncomplicated labourUncomplicated postpartum care

Support : IADP, and South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)

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PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECT OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES

Increase OER understanding

Capacity building

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OUTCOMEOUTCOMEFormulation of OER team

Training of OER champions

Production of the 1st OER resource

Piloting of resource from July –September 2010 with 11 midwifery students

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LESSONS LEARNT : OERLESSONS LEARNT : OER

LESSONS LEARNT: The LESSONS LEARNT: The POWER Of OERPOWER Of OER

Your contribution makes a difference worldwide in education like Students in USA & Africa are able to collaborate on a

specific area of interest

An educator is able to find easily group exercises for her learning science class

Your experience in using open and freely shared course-related materials is valuable in the reuse and evolution of the materials as it improves quality and confidence of the producer

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LESSONS LEARNT: LESSONS LEARNT: INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL

New movement in education

An opportunity to market the institution

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LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : FACULTYFACULTY

An opportunity to market self

Try new ways of teaching

Network and collaborate

Share experiences 16

LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : STUDENTSSTUDENTS

Current information

Collaborate and network with other colleges

New methods of learning

Flexibility —materials can be adapted for specific students needs

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LESSONS LEARNT : LESSONS LEARNT : TEACHING RESOURCE TEACHING RESOURCE

Responsibilities

Technical support and IT depts.

Attitude of faculty

Change of curriculum18

OER Production ChallengesOER Production ChallengesChallengesChallenges

Unstable internet and power

Material search

No local technical support and IT depts.

Time for the team

Lack of funding project

Attitude of faculty members

StrategyStrategy Processing purchase of

generator Improved internet

Recruitment stage

Using off hours initially

Good support from management but to source funding after launch of pilot

Sensitization

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OER WAY FORWARDOER WAY FORWARD

Advance the OER movement: Awareness Networking

Creation and use: Develop more capacity Quality assurance

Identify facilitators and barriers: Strong committed team Sustainability

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22NDND PROJECT: PROJECT:Counseling skillsCounseling skills

Complex -

Involved large groupThree collegesFaculty and technical teams

Majority not committed

Core resource and departmental

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KCN OER CHAMPIONSKCN OER CHAMPIONS• Rebecca C Ngalande – MCH & DDOF College OER Coordinator & e-learning champion BT • Elizabeth Chodzaza - MCH DHOD e- Learning Liason Officer & OER Champion team member BT

• Chrissie Phiri - MCH OER Champion Team member LL

• Wynes Gondwe - Clinical & DHOD OER Champion Team member BT

• Mary Kamphinda Banda - DHOD Med-Surg OER Champion Team Member BT

• Emphraim Banda ICT Support Staff OER Champion Team member BT

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Team is grateful to the following

for both material, moral, time and physical assistance

IADP for guidance and encouragement

SAIDE and Christiane Randell for facillitation during the initial phase

KCN former and current librarians KCN management for

encouragement and financial and moral support throughout the process

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THANK THANK YOU YOU

from warm heart from warm heart of Africaof Africa

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