siyavula: the impacts of our open culture when creating open resources
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CommunityCommunity
Technology
Technology Ope
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Siyavula – 'we are opening'
Siyavula is a social enterprise built on
community, openness and technology,
working to make high quality educational
resources available to every learner and
teacher in South Africa.
What we have done
Technology enables and enriches
Creating an open textbook
Creating an open textbook
CommunityCommunity
Technology
Technology Ope
nnes
s
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Open processes
Open processes
Collaborative
Iterative
Transparent
Facilitates adoption
Open everything...
Open processes
Open copyright licenses
Open standards
Opensource software
Promoting open in an open title
~ 10 million books
Targeting educators and parents
Engaging learners about 'open'
Citizen Science
What does this achieve?
● Strengthens the work we do
● Builds a community - facilitates adoption
● Broader impact in South Africa (and beyond)
● Government: understanding benefits of open policy
● General public: involved an education project with huge impact
● Educators: learning about and using OER
● Learners: engage with a 'living' resource and understand OER
Siyavula Slate of Open Titles
● catalogue of the 50 most crucial textbooks needed for school level
STEM performance
● engage with education authorities in South Africa for official review
and endorsement at the national level
● textbooks distributed widely - some of the most accessible
educational resources in the country
● 3 year implementation
● Looking for sponsers and partnerships
CommunityCommunity
Technology
Technology Ope
nnes
s
Ope
nnes
s
Siyavula – 'we are opening'
Siyavula is a social enterprise built on
community, openness and technology,
working to make high quality educational
resources available to every learner and
teacher in South Africa.
What we have done
Technology enables and enriches
Creating an open textbook
Creating an open textbook
CommunityCommunity
Technology
Technology Ope
nnes
s
Ope
nnes
s
Open processes
Open processes
Collaborative
Iterative
Transparent
Facilitates adoption
Open everything...
Open processes
Open copyright licenses
Open standards
Opensource software
Promoting open in an open title
~ 10 million books
Targeting educators and parents
Engaging learners about 'open'
Citizen Science
What does this achieve?
● Strengthens the work we do
● Builds a community - facilitates adoption
● Broader impact in South Africa (and beyond)
● Government: understanding benefits of open policy
● General public: involved an education project with huge impact
● Educators: learning about and using OER
● Learners: engage with a 'living' resource and understand OER
Siyavula Slate of Open Titles
● catalogue of the 50 most crucial textbooks needed for school level
STEM performance
● engage with education authorities in South Africa for official review
and endorsement at the national level
● textbooks distributed widely - some of the most accessible
educational resources in the country
● 3 year implementation
● Looking for sponsers and partnerships
