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OPENUCT REPOSITORYopen.uct.ac.za

The foundation for a vision

Laura Czerniewicz31 July 2014

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SHOWCASING

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PRESERVATION

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PRESERVATION

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VISIBILITYo

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Google user-generated content by region (in millions)

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VISIBILITYo Counter to new open access policies in

Europe & USA

Thanks to Leslie Chan for image

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AFRIPOLITANISM: AFRICAN CONTENT ONLINE

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DISCOVERABILITYIm

age: Stacey Stent

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LEGALLY OPEN

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CONTRIBUTION TO LEARNING

In order for education to be most effective, content must be presented in a way that allows the student to relate the information to prior experiences.

o Contextualised content needed for effective learning

John Dewey, 1902

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MEANING-MAKING & KNOWLEDGE

o Findable online content• Shapes what is known and

what can be known• Makes some knowledge visible and legitimate and

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THANK YOUto all who made open.uct.ac.zahappen

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