CourseArc

OCTOBER 26, 2021

OER for Precedent. Why an Open Educational Resources Model Means More Opportunities for All Learners. Take the movement for Open Educational Resources, or OER, for example. Based on the idea of open access, OER is the free, immediate, online use of available research articles with re-use rights.

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OER Case Study License Open 130

Learning with e's

MARCH 16, 2015

In a few days I''ll post my interview with Jim Groom, but first, here''s the conversation that ensued when I caught up with The British Open University''s Martin Weller. 1) You’re currently professor of educational technology at the British Open University. blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period.

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Learning with e's

JULY 24, 2010

As Brian Lamb said recently at the Open Educational Resources Symposium, it seems perverse to hoard knowledge in any form, particularly in the light of the current economic crisis. Many of my academic colleagues are now refusing to publish in standard publications, preferring to throw their lot in with the open access journals.

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Journal OER Social Media Streaming 86

Learning with e's

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Turns out she's a journalist, working the scene, trying to make sense of the open access and bricollage movements that are gripping the imagination of teachers in schools, colleges and universities across the globe. But we all know you don't judge a book by its cover. Anya Kamenetz is no edupunk, and doesn't pretend to be.

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Education OER iPod License 86

Learning with e's

AUGUST 23, 2010

Fortunately, most of those I encounter are open, generous and eager to share their ideas with anyone who is interested. And that is where the social media come in. Increasingly academics are making their ideas freely available on blogs, social networks and other sharing sites. Some academics won't like that very much.

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OER Social Networks Creative Commons Journal 92

Clive on Learning

MARCH 9, 2010

The March Big Question on the Learning Circuits Blog asks why it is that open content initiatives such as the OER Commons and the Open Courseware Consortium haven't had a bigger impact. Social media will not fill the dissemination gap, because most l&d people don't use them, at least not for professional purposes.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

I touched on personal learning networks, mobile technologies, games and gamification, the use of social media in learning, the role of user generated content, the phenomenon of ubiquitous connection, and technological convergence. Here's to all the possible futures of learning! Unported License.

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Digital Social Media Slideshare Creative Commons 83