• Open Education Week
    In this site we will offer free course for the general public. At the university we are determined to serve our region by providing free opportunities to the communities.

    Existing USP staff and students can use their USP account login. For other users you can create a new account.

    For any queries regarding this site you can email them to openedu@usp.ac.fj

Available courses

OER Workshop

This course provides an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and their potential impact on teaching and learning. You will learn about the benefits of using OER, how to find and evaluate OER materials, and how to incorporate them into their teaching practices. The course will cover topics such as copyright and licensing, open licensing, Creative Commons, and OER repositories. You will also have the opportunity to create and share their own OER materials.

Semester Zero

Welcome to Semester Zero. It is a FREE online self-paced programme designed to help students make a smooth transition into their first semester at USP. The 6-week programme encompasses a range of fun activities and games tailored to orient prospective students on all that we have to offer at the premier institution of higher learning for our region, USP.

Learner support for ODFL

LS4ODFL is designed to provide you with an opportunity to engage with the course materials, learning challenges and one another and develop ideas to improve learner support in open, distance and flexible learning contexts.

AS4ODFL: Asessment skills for open distance and flexible learning (USP-PACFOLD)

You have been teaching online, but what have you been assessing? Can assessment also be about teaching? How do you know students have learned? It is easy to forget that instead of being separate processes, teaching and assessment have a close relationship – they complement one another and comprise a holistic educational process. In this course, we explore online activity-based assessment to support teaching and learning.

On successful completion of this short course learners will design online activity-based assessment to support teaching and learning.

Target audience: Pacific teachers

Free and open to all.

Using Education Technology in the classroom

Children watching video in classroom.Welcome to the online component of the "Education Technology in the Classroom" workshop! This Moodle course serves as a digital hub for participants to further explore and engage with the concepts introduced during the in-person workshop. Whether you attended the live session or are accessing this course independently, this online component aims to provide ongoing support, resources, and a platform for collaboration.

On the successful completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

    1. discuss why  education technology is important in teaching and learning;
    2. list and discuss three models for integrating technology into your classroom; and
    3. start to plan/design and implement the integration of education technology in your classroom. 

Open Edu Sandbox

This is testing page for site administrators.

Open Educational Resources Basics

This course provides an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and their potential impact on teaching and learning. You will learn about the benefits of using OER, how to find and evaluate OER materials, and how to incorporate them into their teaching practices. The course will cover topics such as copyright and licensing, open licensing, Creative Commons, and OER repositories. You will also have the opportunity to create and share their own OER materials.

M4: International Aviation Law

Enrolment on payment

This Module provides an introduction to the topic of international aviation law.  The Module explains why international law is a universal system of rules and principles concerning the relations with sovereign states, and relations between states and international organisations such as the United Nations and the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The importance of understanding what is meant by international law is considered from a perspective of those working in the aviation industry. The aviation industry is generally regarded as the most strictly regulated and most internationally harmonised of any industry sector and so is vital for people working in the aviation sector to understand this international law framework. It will be explained why international law is generally considered to be split up between private international law and public international law. The typical sources of international law can be found in international conventions, judicial decisions, customary law, bilateral and multilateral treaties as well as contracts. The importance of the Montreal Convention 1999 will be explained in respect to carriage by air with case study examples being provided.

M3: Aviation Safety and Security

Enrolment on payment

This Module provides an introduction to the topic of aviation safety and aviation security and an overview of how these concepts impacts on organisations and cultures. The importance of understanding what is meant by safety and a systems approach to safety management is considered from a perspective of those working in the aviation industry. The aviation industry is composed of a series of overlapping operational areas that safety and security personnel must protect. Aviation is an effective and efficient mode of transportation affecting the whole world. As such, aviation is a target that both terrorists and criminals highly desire. Therefore, each operational area must be protected accordingly as to prevent any terrorist or criminal behaviour.

M2: The Commercial Aviation Industry

Enrolment on payment

In this module, the importance of business and commerce to commercial aviation is considered from the perspective of those working in the aviation industry. It explains the structure of businesses and the way in which transactions are carried out and the increasing importance of intellectual property. In respect to the commercial aviation industry, a brief overview of aircraft leasing and aviation insurance is provided. As such, we look at the various types of business structures and workplace arrangements that can be found in aviation across various jurisdictions.


M1: The Regulation of Aviation

SDG 14: Life Below Water

This online course provide learners with a brief introduction of this important goal to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Careful management of our ocean as a global resource is vital for the future generation in the Pacific Islands.  This module introduces the topic and the reasons 195 nations agreed to this important goal so that they can change the world for the better.

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the purpose of SDG 14 – Life Below water
  2. Describe SDG14 targets and indicators
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A taste of the French language

Sample a taste of the French language with this short online course, extracted from USP's FR101: Introduction to the French Language. It is a one week self-paced course, free of charge, open to all from 23 to 30 March 2023. Exciting prizes to win!

This activity is offered during the French Language Week with funding from Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF).



Site announcements

M3: Aviation Safety and Security Now available

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Course Overview

This module provides an introduction to the topic of aviation safety and aviation security and an overview of how these concepts impacts on organisations and cultures. The importance of understanding what is meant by safety and a systems approach to safety management is considered from a perspective of those working in the aviation industry. The aviation industry is composed of a series of overlapping operational areas that safety and security personnel must protect. Aviation is an effective and efficient mode of transportation affecting the whole world. As such, aviation is a target that both terrorists and criminals highly desire. Therefore, each operational area must be protected accordingly as to prevent any terrorist or criminal behaviour.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module participants should be able to:

  1. Define the safety-related terms;
  2. Explain the contemporary approach to safety management;
  3. Recall the ICAO international safety requirements;
  4. Describe the development of security standards;
  5. State the requirements of Annex 17 of the Chicago Convention; and
  6. Describe the nature of aviation terrorism.

Course Details

  • Starts: Wednesday 6th September 2023
  • Duration: 6 weeks, expect to spend 3 to 4 hours a week.
  • Fees: FJD$375.00 | $250AUD*
  • Interaction: All learning/interaction will take place online via the USP Global platform. There are NO face-to-face lectures/classes in the course.
  • Course Instructor: Professor Ronald Bartsch
*Payment through Paypal is done in AUD.

For more information contact Mojito Jione on openedu@usp.ac.fj

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Semester Zero

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Semester Zero flyer

Semester Zero Availability: 9 January to 10 February 2023

Semester Zero is a FREE online programme designed to help students make a smooth transition to their first semester at USP.

It is a self-paced programme, which includes a range of fun activities and games embedded in it. Students will need about 3 hours per week to complete Semester Zero, but, can work through the contents at your own pace.

(students can complete anytime within this timeframe)

For any further information about Semester Zero, please email: learning.support@usp.ac.fj

*Registration for Semester Zero does not constitute an admission to USP. Students are advised to ensure that they have applied for their intended programme of study and enrolled in their respective courses by relevant deadlines.

For enrolment and admission inquires visit our Student Administrative Services website: https://www.usp.ac.fj/sas/

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