OER Policies in Africa

The Open Access policy will provide our scholars the opportunity and platform to promote their academic work by enhancing access to research outputs. Further, the policy will enhance the visibility and impact of our research output and archiving of our
scholarly materials.

The purpose of this document is to make explicit UCT's position on educational technology within the institution. The document also suggests how the principles expressed in these position statements may be put into practice.

The University of Jos's eLearning Strategy provides a focus for University-wide five year teaching and learning development through the use of appropriate technology. The aim is to enhance the range of pedagogic uses of eLearning by staff and students and to support the delivery of blended and flexible learning, and to maintain the academic rigor of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The strategy encourages faculties and departments to vigorously explore the use of technology in their teaching and learning processes.

This document describes the position of University of Ibadan regarding how ICT will be used to achieve desired goals and continued relevance in the academic world. The policy seeks to help decision-makers keep long-term strategic issues in perspective and give a clear basis for decision-making thereby reducing ad-hoc decisions and minimising the potential for crisis management. It also seeks to provide a framework for operating in a uniform, predictable manner and to ensure that ICT truly reflects priorities and is in consonance with the dreams and aspirations of University of Ibadan.