[BOAI] 2nd International MAN at eLA Awards for Exemplary Open Education Resources (OER) Practices for Development

[Arif Jinha]

The MERLOT Africa Network (MAN) and its network of partners announce the Call-for-Nominations for the 2nd International MAN at eLA Awards for Exemplary Open Education Resources (OER) Practices for Development. 



These prestigious awards are presented annually to organizations, individuals, online educational resources and authoring software tools dedicated to advancing development in Africa, and recognize three categories of excellence: (1) Leadership Award to an individual or group that has made significant advances in the understanding of the issues or innovations surrounding OER and the OER Movement, (2) Virtual Laboratory Award to exemplary teaching and learning resources that promote inquiry-based/discovery learning, internationalization (such as multi-lingual accessibility) and usability, (3) Software for OER Content Authoring Award (This may be a free or lower cost/affordable proprietary software.) 

 

Entries must be received by Thursday, April 30, 2009. 

Details, 
Go to the MAN at eLA website to see the award criteria, application information and online nomination forms, and a list of past recipients.



posted to A2K & BOAI, AMSCIforum listservs

by Arif Jinha

International Co-Chair

MAN at eLA Awards



***apologies for cross-posting



on behalf of Dr. Moustapha Diack

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Moustapha Diack, Ph.D.
Depts. of Science/Math Education & Chemistry
Southern University - Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Tel. (225) 771 2028 (Office) - Fax: (225) 771 3992
Director, MERLOT Africa Network, MAN - http://man.merlot.org
(President, Louisiana Academy of Sciences)
(Associate Editor, MERLOT Faculty Development Board)
For great new teaching ideas and Conferences:
MERLOT web site:  http://www.merlot.org
e-learning Africa Conference: http://www.elearning-africa.com/partner_advisory.php  

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