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Neil has travelled extensively conducting research on higher education, distance education, and educational technology for a range of organizations, governments, and donors. He is currently working with Saide on its OER Africa Initiative, which is funded by the Hewlett Foundation and is managing the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa’s Educational Technology Initiative. He also consults to the World Bank, UNESCO, Commonwealth of Learning, and other global organizations on projects around the world. | Neil has travelled extensively conducting research on higher education, distance education, and educational technology for a range of organizations, governments, and donors. He is currently working with Saide on its OER Africa Initiative, which is funded by the Hewlett Foundation and is managing the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa’s Educational Technology Initiative. He also consults to the World Bank, UNESCO, Commonwealth of Learning, and other global organizations on projects around the world. | ||
His most recent publication (March 2023) is [https://www.nba.co.za/resource/researching-effectiveness-open-educational-resource-oer-policies Researching the effectiveness of Open Educational Resource (OER) policies]. | |||
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| Neil Butcher | |
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| Forename | Neil |
| Surname | Butcher |
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| Country | South Africa |
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| URL | http://www.nba.co.za/team |
Neil Butcher is based in South Africa, from where he has provided policy and technical advice and support to a range of national and international clients in educational planning, use of educational technology and distance education, both as a full-time employee at the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) from 1993 to 2001 and as Director of Neil Butcher & Associates. He has worked with various educational institutions, assisting with transformation efforts that focus on effectively harnessing the potential of distance education methods, educational technology, and OER.
Neil has travelled extensively conducting research on higher education, distance education, and educational technology for a range of organizations, governments, and donors. He is currently working with Saide on its OER Africa Initiative, which is funded by the Hewlett Foundation and is managing the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa’s Educational Technology Initiative. He also consults to the World Bank, UNESCO, Commonwealth of Learning, and other global organizations on projects around the world.
His most recent publication (March 2023) is Researching the effectiveness of Open Educational Resource (OER) policies.