The joint UNESCO Chair presentation by Rory McGreal and Fred Mulder on the progress in the Plan of Action the UNESCO Chairs and their network partners have agreed upon last year in the New York meeting was attracting quit some attention from the conference participants. A lively discussion after the presentation revealed a great . . . → Read More: UNESCO Chairs in OER at OCWC Cambridge 2012 16-18 April
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Hand-outs of the paper presented by Bitter- Rijpkema & de Langen at the Eden 2011 conference are now available. In the paper/presentation we explored requirements of sustainable OER business models for lifelong learning. Observing that existing business models used are revenue models we argue that sustainable business models for OER should take into account . . . → Read More: Presentation at EDEN Conference Last week, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter led an education policy briefing at U.S. Department of Education headquarters that put a spotlight on the department’s support for open educational resources (OER). Continue reading U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter continues support for OER The UNESCO/Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Guidelines on Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education, which provides advice on the use of OER, were launched at the UNESCO General Conference on Tuesday 1 November 2011, at Paris Headquarters, alongside the launch of the UNESCO OER Platform. COL and UNESCO have published “A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources”. The guide is prepared by Neil Butcher (SAIDE) This Guide comprises three sections. The first – a summary of the key issues – is presented in the form of a set of ‘Frequently Asked Questions’. Its purpose is to provide readers with . . . → Read More: A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) We look back to a very succesful and constructive meeting, thanks to the lively interest of the network partners to contribute to the discussion. The 24 participants discussed the purpose and added value of the network. The presentations and a full report of the meeting are listed below. The program for the meeting is updated and can now be downloaded here. The number of registered participants is now over 25. We are looking forward to a constructive and active meeting and welcome all the partners. On Saturday evening a dinner is organised, all registered participants are invited to join us for dinner. . . . → Read More: UNESCO OER Chairs Meeting update The members of the UNESCO OER Chairs Networks at Athabasca University and Open Universiteit have received their invitation to the Network Meeting taking place in New York, 18 – 19 June 2011. The venue is the Waldorf Astoria hotel, which is the conference hotel for the ICDE SCOP2011. This makes it conveniend to combine . . . → Read More: UNESCO OER Chairs Network Meeting – Registration now open Special Issue of the European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning (EURODL) The Chief Editor, Alan Tait, Professor Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen and Professor Grainne Conole, as guest editors are awaiting your submissions on the notion of creativity in the context of Open Educational Resources. Papers can be either single or multiple authored. To read . . . → Read More: Fostering Creativity – The Use of Open Educational Resources The Open Educational Quality Initiative “Beyond OER” study report is now published. Among its conclusions it finds that OER are more widely used where programmes or inititatives for open resources exist at the institutional level. The lesser the fear, insecurity or discomfort towards Open Educational Resources (OER), the higher the frequency of OER use. . . . → Read More: OPAL OER Study Report published |
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