- Pay writers and reviewers of study materials adequately and promptly based on guaranteed budget from Government and student fees [Rolling Strategic Plan, p. 60]
- Reduce time for developing study materials by contracting full and part-time academic staff [Rolling Strategic Plan, p. 60]
- In distance education institutions, the major activities of full time academic staff members are to develop new programmes and review the existing programmes, to develop and review instructional materials, to moderate the work done by part-time academic staff and tutors, as well as researching and consultancy [Formula for Evaluation of Workload, p. 3 – emphasis added]
- Definition of teaching for purposes of calculating workload includes:
- Supplementing existing study materials (Once annually – 4 hours per lecture allocated).
- Writing scripts for radio broadcasting and other ICT media (where applicable – 6 hours per script allocated). [Formula for Evaluation of Workload, p. 4]
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- Clear policy indications that materials development is considered important by the institution and that there is commitment to investing in it.
- Policy positions are essential to ensure high quality of materials and effective collaboration.
- May be necessary to include specific references to collaborative activities to ensure that funds are set aside to cover the time of academic staff from the institution participating in such collaborative activities.
- Sharing of course materials with ACDE members may reduce requirements to pay sub-contracting fees for materials development, as it may open access to already developed course materials in key areas of need.
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