Research on Open Educational Resources for Development Sub Project 1 Desktop Review: Sub-Saharan Africa Prepared by Maryla Bialobrzeska and Jennifer Louw July 2014 Table of Contents

General Information

Name of respondent
Function/title of respondent
Department
Email address

1. 
   Have you heard about the concept of Open Educational Resources (OER)?
   

Yes
No (please answer Q 3 and proceed to section D)

2. 
   Where did you first hear about the concept of OER?
   

		Please explain your answer
2.1) Conference
2.2) Social media
2.3) Articles
2.4) Email communication
2.5) Other. Please specify

3. 
   How do you think awareness of OER can be improved in the region?
   

Regular programme of workshops moving from advocacy to implementation, with evidence of how OER are having an impact in the transformation of education in the region.

2. OER Activity

Please tick the appropriate response and explain your answer in the box below.

4. 
   Are countries in the region country active in the OER movement?
   

		Please explain your answer
4.1) Yes, through initiatives by institutions and engaged individuals
4.2) Yes, through specific projects or programmes with public funding
4.3) Yes, through specific projects or programmes with private funding
4.4) Yes, through government initiatives including specific measures and incentives
4.5) No (please proceed to section C)
4.6) Yes, otherwise. Please specify.

5. 
   What motivates countries in the region to be active in the development and use of OER?
   

		Please explain your answer
5.1) Open and flexible learning opportunities
5.2) Increased efficiency and quality of learning resources
5.3) Cost-efficiency of OER
5.4) The innovative potential of OER
5.5) Other, please specify

5.6) Please add additional comments

6. 
   Please specify the intensity of OER development and use in the region for each of the following educational subsectors
   

	None	Low	High	Very High
6.1) Primary Education
6.2) Secondary Education
6.3) Post-Secondary/not tertiary
6.4) Tertiary
6.5) Non-Formal Education

6.5) Please add additional comments

7. 
   Have SADC countries or SADC itself conducted any studies or research on the contribution OER can make to improving education? If so, please provide references.
   

3.