Other shared learning resources are available to educators. These resources allow teachers to share lesson plans and other projects, in addition to those available through the Virtual University of Small States of the Commonwealth.

• VUSSC Virtual Desktop

Link to open educational resource search engines, distance education course databases, Basecamp, WikiEducator, Campfire Academic, Open Access Repositories and Copyright information

 

• Interactive Science Simulations

Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.

 

• Open and Distance Learning Practices in Southern Africa: Collaborative Initiatives(PDF)

ODL is particularly vibrant at all levels in Southern Africa  and the papers in this book bear testimony to its steady development. The book weaves together contributions about collaboration, creativity, innovativeness, reflective practice, benchmarking, and scholarship into the overarching theme of sustainability.