Sustainable Model

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Original funding SideCAP project on Distributed Education

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Repurposing OERs for Online Continuous Professional Development

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OER (Open Educational Resources, @ Openlearn UK

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Repurposed content and context using OER – 300 enrolments ! http://vcampus.uom.ac.mu/teachertraining

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Repurposing OERs for Courses in Mainstream Educational Programmes

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The Model – Its Rationale, Strategy and Scalability

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Low Budget Limited Resources Have to Increase Intake Have to Give More Access Generate Revenue!! Yes We Can!! € 4,000 Do more with less! Be Wise – Sustain it! The Case

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Yes We Can € 4,000 Employ 1 person (temp) ( budget € 2000) Assist academics Repurpose Material Course Development cost decreases Course fees decreases Increased Intake Increased Revenue Increased reserve Employ more

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We did it! ONE Research AssistantPart Time 300 educators enrolled @ $ 17 a course ! = $5000 BSc EDTECH (Cohort 1) 45 enrolled @ $2500 = $112 500 MSc EDTECH 15 enrolled @ $4000 = $60, 000 Legend Cycle 1 Legend Cycle 2 TWO Research AssistantFull Time BSc EDTECH (Cohort 2) Expecting 30% to enrol from 300 MSc EDTECH Expecting 50% from BSc Cohort 2 and 50% from Cohort 1

The Project Team : 

The Project Team Santally M Issack Leader and Architect of the Model Dorothy Cooshna-Naik & Youshra Rajabalee Lecturer Research Assistant K. Li Wan YanSystem Analyst Intenational Partners – SideCAP Project Team OU UK, UHI, UWI, USP

Special Thanks : 

Special Thanks Prof Senteni Director 2001-2008 Prof Fagoonee Vice-Chancellor & ‘Founder’ of VCILT Late Prof Robin Mason Ex-SideCAP leader Prof Frank Rennie