Outputs

Articles

Cox, G., Willmers, M., Brown, R. & Held, M. (2024). Learning Along the Way: A Case Study on a Pedagogically Innovative Approach to Engage Medical Students in the Creation of Open Educational Resources Using ChatGPT. Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies 42(1): 21 pages. https://doi.org/10.25159/2663-659X/15331.

Cox, G., Willmers, M. & Masuku B (2022a). Sustainable Open Textbook Models for Social Justice. Frontiers in Education. 7:881998. https://10.3389/feduc.2022.881998   

Cox, G., Willmers, M. & Masuku, B. (2022b). Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23(3), 134-152. https://10.19173/irrodl.v23i3.6136

Cox, G., Masuku, B., & Willmers, M. (2022c). Open Textbooks, Intuitive Pedagogy and Social Justice.  In C.J. Ivory & A. Pashia (Eds.), Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice. ACRL Press. https://bit.ly/3ejESFm

Cox, G., Masuku, B. & Willmers, M. (2020). Open Textbooks and Social Justice: Open Educational Practices to Address Economic, Cultural and Political Injustice at the University of Cape Town. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1): 2, pp. 1–10. Available at: https://jime.open.ac.uk/articles/10.5334/jime.556/    

'Journeys' case studies series

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). UCT Open Textbook Journeys. Digital Open Textbooks for Development and UCT Libraries.

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Abimbola Windapo’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 1. 

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Cesarina Edmonds-Smith and Chris Barnetts’ Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 2.

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Claire Blackman’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 3.   

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). James Lappeman’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 4. 

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Jonathan Shock’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 5. 

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Juan Klopper’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 6.    

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Cox, G. & Trotter, H. (2021). Kensleyrao Apajee’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 7.

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Maria Keet’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 8.  

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Michael Held's Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 9.   

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Stella Papanicolaou’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 10.    

Masuku, B., Willmers, M., Trotter, H. & Cox, G. (2021). Tim Low’s Open Textbook Journey. UCT Open Textbook Journeys Series: No. 11.

Reports and briefs

Masuku, B. (2021). Open Textbook Landscape Survey: University of Cape Town. Cape Town: Digital Open Textbooks for Development. 

Willmers, M., Cox, G. & Masuku, B. (2021). Open Textbooks in South African Higher Education: Call to Action 2021. Cape Town: Digital Open Textbooks for Development. 

Research instruments

Cox, G., Masuku, B. & Willmers, M. (2021). Digital Open Textbooks for Development Background, Technology Fluency and Personal Reflection Survey. Cape Town: Digital Open Textbooks for Development. 

Cox, G., Masuku, B. & Willmers, M. (2021). Digital Open Textbooks for Development Case Study Interview Schedule: Interview 1 of 2. Cape Town: Digital Open Textbooks for Development. 

Cox, G., Masuku, B. & Willmers, M. (2021). Digital Open Textbooks for Development Case Study Interview Schedule: Interview 2 of 2. Cape Town: Digital Open Textbooks for Development.

Presentations

2023

• Worcester Polytechnic Institution: Open education and social justice: Collaboration and student co-creation at the University of Cape Town (January 2023) 
• Open Education Week 2023: Digital open textbooks for social justice: Collaboration and student co-creation (March 2023) 
• Siyaphumelela UCT: Siyaphumelela Open Education Resources Workstream 2023 (March 2023) 
• African Digital University Network: The role of Open Education: Addressing social justice through collaboration and student co-creation (April 2023) 
• Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano: Open educational resource development at UCT: lessons to carry forward (May 2023) 
• Future of Open Education: Open education and social justice: Future imperatives (May 2023) 
• Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference (OTESSA): Student co-creation of open textbooks for social justice and belonging (May 2023) 
• Masters in Educational Technology:  Why Open Education Matters in Higher Education? (May 2023) 
• Association of Commonwealth Universities Summer School: Global Learning and Social Justice (July 2023) 

2022

• European Network of Open Education Librarians: Open Textbook Journeys: Lessons learnt at the University of Cape Town (November 2022) 
• UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme: Open education for social justice: Students as partners in transdisciplinary research (November 2022)
• UCT Teaching and Learning Conference: Collaborative open textbook creation: Perspectives on student involvement (November 2022)
• Open Ed Conference 2022: Decolonising learning in the Global South: Opportunities and challenges in higher education (October 2022)
• Open Ed Conference 2022: Collaborative open textbook creation: Perspectives on student involvement (October 2022) 
• South Africa Sweden University Forum Goes Digital: Sustainable, collaborative models of open textbook production for social justice and student co-creation: Open textbooks at the University of Cape Town (September 2022)
• Siyaphumelela Workshop 1: Open Textbooks for Curriculum Change and Student Co-Creation: Introduction to open textbooks for social justice (August 2022)
• Siyaphumelela Workshop 2: Open Textbooks for Curriculum Change and Student Co-Creation: Collaborative models of open textbook production and student co-creation (September 2022)
• Centre for Higher Education in Development Seminar Series: Open textbook authorship, quality assurance and publishing: Social justice models of participatory design, engagement, co-creation and partnership (June 2022) >>> Watch the recording
• Siyaphumelela Conference 2022: Digital Open Textbooks for Development: Collaborative, sustainable models for transformation and student involvement (June 2022)
• OE Global 2022: Open textbook authorship, quality assurance and publishing: Social justice models of participatory design, engagement, co-creation and partnership (May 2022) >>> Watch the recording
• Nelson Mandela University ‘Open Textbook Fellowship’ Community Conversation: ‘Roadmap’ for open textbook development (May 2022)
• Open Education Week 2022: Inclusivity, collaboration and student co-creation: Open textbook production models for social justice" (2022)

2021

• OTSAHE Roundtable Event: “Open Textbooks in South African Higher Education” (2021)
• CILT Brown Bag presentation: “Open Textbooks, Intuitive Pedagogy and Social Justice” (2021)
• UCT Emerging Research Programme: “Publishing an Academic Book” (2021)

2020

• “UCT Open Textbook Conversation event: Part 2” (2020)
• Nelson Mandela University OpenEdColloquium20: “Open textbooks: Towards a Sustainable Model for South African Universities” (2020)
• OE Global 2020: “Participatory Pedagogy and Open Textbook Publishing Journeys: Emerging Models at the University of Cape Town” (2020)
• Open Ed 2019: "Open textbook case studies: Social justice, agency, and intersectionality"  
• OER19: "Digital Open Textbooks for Development"  (2019)
• “UCT Open Textbook Conversation event: Part 1” (2019)
• Apereo Africa: “Digital Open Textbooks for Development” (2019) 
• Open Ed 2018: “A proposed social justice and intersectionality model for open education research: The ROER4D and DOT4D initiatives” (2018)
• UCT Teaching and Learning Conference: “Digital Open Textbooks for Development: Broadening access and supporting curriculum transformation at UCT” (2018)