Designing Capacity Building of Educators in Open Educational Resources Integration Leads to Transformational Change

Shironica P. Karunanayaka; Som Naidu

Distance Education Vol. 39, No. 1 (2018) pp. 87–109

While there is growing recognition and acceptance of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in teaching and learning, designing for their integration remains very challenging for educators. Adopting OER and OEP in...

Designing Continuing Professional Development MOOCs to promote the adoption of OER and OEP

Shironica Karunanayaka; Som Naidu; J.C.N. Rajendra; S.A. Ariadurai

Open Praxis Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr 20, 2018) pp. 179–190

There is growing interest in the adoption of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) in a variety of contexts. Continuing professional development (CPD) among practitioners in the effective adoption of OER and OEP is...

From OER to OEP: Shifting Practitioner Perspectives and Practices with Innovative Learning Experience Design

Shironica Karunanayaka; Som Naidu; JCN Rajendra; HUW Ratnayake

Open Praxis Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov 26, 2015) pp. 339–350

Like any other educational resource, the integration of OER in teaching and learning requires careful thought and support for the teaching staff. The Faculty of Education at the Open University of Sri Lanka approached this challenge with the help of ...

A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka

Ishan Abeywardena; Shironica Karunanayaka; Michael Nkwenti; Lekopanye Tladi

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning Vol. 19, No. 2 (May 01, 2018)

Access to relevant learning resources is an important aspect in ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all as outlined in the sustainable development goal 4 (SDG4). The Commonwealth of Learning ...

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Professional Development of Teacher Educators with Collaborative Learning Designs and Networking

Shironica Karunanayaka; Dayalatha Lekamge; Chandra Gunwardena; Som Naidu; Mohan Menon

Indian Journal of Open Learning Vol. 16, No. 2 (2007) pp. 101–112

Abstract: Quality is the most important cotrTonent of any comprehensive continuing professional development programme. This was addressed in a teacher education programme to further address the growing need for quality teacher education in the South ...

Language: English