OER in Open University of Sudan

Prof. Mohamed Abo Mohamed Emam

الرحيم الرحمن الله بسم

• OUS Vision: to be a pioneer and a distinctive institution in open learning locally and globally.

• OUS Mission: Providing opportunities of distinctive higher education through open learning; promoting teacher education and contributing in knowledge creation for human development.

Establishment

•April 2002•Governmental university•Mix-mode approach to

education delivery•First enrolment August

2003

Vastness of SudanHarsh environmental conditionsCultural and ethnic diversityIncreasing number of school leaversLimited number of universities’

enrolmentPressing need to community and

continuous learningRemoving constraints:

time and place constraintssocial and economic constraintsrigid universities admission

requirementsComplimentary to residential

universities

Why OUS?

Major Student’s characteristics

Gender: 55% Female – 45% maleAge : 20 – 80 years oldProfession: most of them are

Teacher and other professions

Facts & Figures

1.Learning Center s:170 centers2.Student’s Advisors: 2703.Supervisors: 25004.Published self learning books ≈ 400

OUS and OER

• Seminar on OER 2008 Khartoum, Sudan. Presented by Dr. Frank Banks, Open University Uk.• ACDE-TCC & ACDE QAAA• OER Africa Workshop Khartoum,

Sudan, 2010.

Current situation that ease OER

• Text books• Website• Portals• Fm radio• Ip radio• Tv educational channel ( Free flow of information)• Printer Press• E-library• E-learning centre

Example: TESSA

• OUS has translated TESSA materials into Arabic and develop manuals and guides for basic education teachers. More than 53,000 teachers had the subject of using these materials.

• Besides OUS has contributed in studies and research in TEAMS project as a part of TESSA programme.

Distance Education in Teaching Training :

Through collaborative TESSA working we have identified key skills, values and competencies for teachers working in resource challenged environments across the region, audited primary curricula and created a framework for TESSA OER study units.

Future plan

• OCW• MOOCs• Open schooling initiatives

Challenges• Promoting, The definitions and basic concepts of OER,• Encouraging the culture of sharing of resources in the

educational institutes , • Stating OER adoption in educational laws and bylaws,• Pinpoint materials in high qualities ( Contents,

delivery system, … etc).• IP (Intellectual Property)• Capacity Building• Platforms• Embargo and Sanctions• Polices

CONCLUSION

Lead OER initiative in Sudan

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