Learning with e's

MAY 4, 2010

Dr Stella Anthony (Australian Universities Network for Quality Assurance) gave the opening presentation for the event, and spoke about the opportunities and challenges of OERs in higher education. The panel agreed that it did matter, but that many OERs are generally well presented anyway. I touched on the synergy between Web 2.0

OER 67

OER Open Learning Objects Toys 67

Learning with e's

MAY 3, 2010

I'm enjoying the workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) here in Windhoek, Namibia. Today, the workshop for Quality Assurance Agencies is addressing the concept of OERs and how they can be quality assured. Tags: Sir John Daniel OER Namibia. Image source Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

Open 40

Open OER Creative Commons Courseware 40

Learning with e's

JULY 24, 2010

This model has come in for some criticism of course, because there is then great pressure on the editors to publish as many submissions as they can, so the journal can optimise its revenue stream. They argue that peer review comes later - and in a continual stream. This critiscism has been countered by more rigorous peer reviews.

Journal 86

Journal OER Social Media Streaming 86

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2013

As for the SPOCS (the newest entry to the whole OER (Open educational resources) world) – I saw no mention of it. But I did hear mention of OER via attendees and a couple of vendors. I liked the “desktop” application more so than the event streaming case thing that reminded me of a big DVR (digital video recorder).

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OER vendor ASTD LMS 71

Kitaboo

APRIL 2, 2019

Educational publishers, who till now had a steady stream of income compared to non-educational book publishers, due to the recurring need for textbooks every year by students, are now gradually shifting towards digital publishing. Over the past 30-40 years, textbook prices have increased by more than 1000%. a semester.

Education 16

Education OER Courseware Digital 16

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Has areas for video, webcasts (live and archived/recorded), streaming video, audio. One of the sessions I was in, was a blogger session which included Stephen Downes, a foremost expert on OER (Open Educational Resources). Highlights. Can leave comments, create and publish surveys/polls, evaluate and monitor attendance, transcripts.

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Conference Compliance Training Authoring Tools Online 66

Jay Cross

MARCH 3, 2009

Mining The Thought Stream. OERs shining light, new textbook model, or harbinger of a new imperialism. The myth of the concentration oasis. Ken Robinson’s The Element: reincarnating creativity. Rapid Thinking Makes People Happy. Crowd-sourcing a “fair use&# case. We are programmed to be interrupted.

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Informal Learning Informal Oasis OER 37