Alice Barlow Zambodla provides
an overview of this programme aimed at community
workers being developed and piloted by Saide and
Unisa with funding from the WK Kellogg Foundation.
SOFIE
(Strengthening Open and Flexible Learning
for Increased Education) Project Findings
The aim of the study
was to increase access to education and
learning for young people affected by HIV
and AIDS in Malawi and Lesotho by developing,
trialing and evaluating an expanded model
of schooling which used open, distance and
flexible learning (ODFL) to complement conventional
schooling. Ephraim Mhlanga provides an update
on the emerging findings and possible impact
of the SOFIE study on implementation of
inclusive education policies in sub-Saharan
Africa.
The
Use of Open Education Resources(OER) at
the University of Malawi
During 2009 the University
of Malawi (UNIMA) embarked on two exciting
and innovative OER projects, one at the
Kamuzu College of Nursing and the second
at the Bunda College of Agriculture. The
projects were facilitated jointly by SAIDE’s
OER Africa Initiative and the International
Association for Digital Publications.
Launch
of the African Health OER Network
SAIDE
News
SAIDE would like to
welcome Brenda Mallinson to our team as
the ICTs in Education Programme Specialist.
We are also proud to extend congratulations
to our colleague Ephraim Mhlanga who recently
received his PhD.
