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Open all OERs

Learning with e's

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

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OER the seas and far away.

Learning with e's

In it I will try to outline some of the benefits I can see in its use for individual learners, teachers, institutions (schools, colleges, universities), professional networks, and communities of practice. Tags: open education resources Namibia Gambia UNESCO. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Opening doors

Learning with e's

David Sadler, Director of Networks at the Higher Education Academy, says: “This event will share the experiences of the pilot projects which, since early 2009, have been working to make thousands of resources freely available through the UK OER programme, leading to a more positive student learning experience.

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Small, but perfectly formed

Learning with e's

I'm just back this evening from 'The Networks, Communities and Learning: Show that you Share' conference hosted at the University of Utrecht, Holland by the Bazaar Network. Tags: PLE Meta tagging University of Utrecht Bazaar OER inter-operability. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Other terms that i can identify with are Dave Cormier’s ‘ Community as Curriculum ‘ approach and Wendy Drexler’s elucidation of Networked learning in the ‘ Networked student model ‘ ( video ). Reusing eLearning material (OER) from other sources or not, asks UNESCO. concerning OER.

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Future of Higher Education – Digital Textbooks and Courses

MagicBox

Distant learning makes up a large chunk of course offerings at most community colleges and universities. Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the rapidly rising cost of college textbooks. Notes can also be tagged to specific words or paragraphs of a book.

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Future of Higher Education – Digital Textbooks and Courses

MagicBox

Distant learning makes up a large chunk of course offerings at most community colleges and universities. Colleges and universities are increasingly turning to open educational resources (OER) as a solution to the rapidly rising cost of college textbooks. Notes can also be tagged to specific words or paragraphs of a book.