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OER for Precedent

CourseArc

OER for Precedent. We have all used the buzzwords, skimmed articles, and attended conferences and presentations with the intention of doing better. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example. Open access and OER makes content available for anyone anywhere in the world to read, access and build upon.

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Maximizing Learning Potential with Open Educational Resources

Kitaboo

In a world where education is rapidly evolving, Open Educational Resources (OERs) have emerged as a game-changer. A recent survey by NCBI shows a staggering 91% of respondents actively engaging with OERs. Yet, despite these impressive figures, OERs remain underutilized in many regions globally.

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Opening spaces, open learning

Learning with e's

I'm enjoying the workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) here in Windhoek, Namibia. The conference venue here at the Safari Court Hotel is purpose built, and continually hosts events sponsored by the likes of UNESCO, UNICEF and other UN organisations. Tags: Sir John Daniel OER Namibia.

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Open educational practices

Learning with e's

I made a video recording for Core Ed while I was at the Ulearn conference in New Zealand last month. So whether it's licensing agreements such as Copyleft or Creative Commons, or open access journals, or even massively online open courses, the open educational practices are gaining ground and influence in the academic world.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with e's

This time, I''m very happy to interview two of the keynote speakers for the EDEN 2015 conference , which will be held in Barcelona. blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. Unported License. eden15 Barcelona EDEN Conference education Interview learning Martin Weller Technology'

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Open all hours #EDEN15

Learning with e's

Martin Weller's keynote presentation at EDEN 2015 Conference was entitled 'The battle for open.' We are now at the stage where at least 50% of academics have published in open access journals (Stats from Wiley), an there is a growth in Open Educational Resources including OER Commons , with many universities now providing free content.

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Great places, awesome people

Learning with e's

On this occasion, I was delighted to be invited to keynote the Northern Grid for Learning Annual Conference, and what an event it was! In March I attended the JISC annual conference in Liverpool, for once purely as a delegate rather than as a speaker. Full story here: The next ten years. Auckland, New Zealand.