Section outline

  • By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

    1. Define Self-Instructional Material (SIM).

    2. List and explain the 6 characteristics of SIM.

    3. Reflect on how SIM supports independent learning.


    • Week 1 - Lecture - Introduction to Open Distance Learning

       (Material comes first)

      *For lecture videos - Lecturers may use a combination of Synchronous and Asynchoronous formats if videos are not able to do a job of explaining the subjects well. For example, mathematical problems may require live explanation (synchronous format).

      (Example: Lecture slides that have 40-50 slides may lead to a video creation of 1-2 hours. Lecturers can reduce this to a 10-minute video which may contain the first 10 slides. Then the rest of the slides can be in the form of other materials such as notes, audio format or other available video resources from the internet.)

      Watch the video given in the link. (Then comes the instruction) <--- If possible, instructions are made simple and concise.

      (1 hour) <--- Recommended/Optional



    • Week 1 - Lecture - Notes on SIM File

      Read the Notes given in the link

      (1 Hour) 

    • Week 1 - Continuous Assessment - Assignment on SIM
      Opened: Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 12:00 AM
      Due: Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 12:00 AM

      Click on Assignment on SIM to start the assessment. Instructions on how to complete the assignment is given in the assignment word file. <--- If the instructions are elaborate/has more instructions we can put them elsewhere such as given in the word file for the assignment. This is so that the instructions are simplified/concise in the main page.

      (3 Hours)

    • Week 1 - Activity - ODL Interactive Content

      Click on Week 1 - Activity - ODL to start

      (30 Minutes)

    • Week 1 - Resource - ODL Research Paper File

      Click on Week 1 - Resource - ODL Research Paper to start <--- The resource (if it has a file in the form of pdf or other types must be downloaded first and then stored here. Otherwise, it can be put as a link). Add as much resources as you think is appropriate for the student's learning. Hence, ODL can be a bank of resources for students to learn. 

      (1 Hour)


    • Week 1 - Quiz - Academic Papers ODL Quiz URL

      Click on Week 1 - Quiz - Academic Papers ODL Quiz <--- Use the link plugin as denoted here to link materials