Podcast: OER and Their Relevance to the COVID-19 Pandemic
This week Mohini Baijnath speaks with Neil Butcher, OER Strategist at OER Africa, about OERs and their relevance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Neil speaks about the challenges that COVID-19 poses to education systems, how OER can be used to support educators and students amidst institutional closures, and what role governments can play in promoting the use of OER.
Listen to the podcast below.
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Click on the links below to access other articles in this series.
- OER Africa COVID-19 Statement (3 April, 2020)
- Understanding OER in a Context that Necessitates Remote Learning (9 April 2020)
- Showcasing OER Platforms: OER Africa (15 April, 2020)
- Online (and offline) reading resources for children (23 April, 2020)
- How to Find Open Content (30 April, 2020)
- OER Repositories in Africa (8 May, 2020)
- Emergency Remote Teaching Webinar Series – All resources available (18 May 2020)
- Sharing Africa’s knowledge through open African research repositories (29 May 2020)