4 Challenges for OER in Higher Education. Open Resources | Feature Page 2 of 2 4 Challenges for OER in Higher Education Cain said impressing upon the educators the fact that they already "adapt" coursework and textbooks to meet student needs is a good way to help break them out of the "textbook is the course" mindset.
"Teachers skip chapters, incorporate current events, and drill down on specific student needs all the time," said Cain. El imparable ascenso de la educación abierta. Algo está cambiando en la educación superior.
El profesor Sebastian Thrun deja Stanford para abrir su propia universidad abierta al mundo. Los investigadores en Reino Unido se rebelan contra el monopolio de las editoriales que manejan la publicación de investigaciones académicas. Harvard presiona a estas mismas compañías para que bajen sus precios y anima a sus investigadores a compartir su trabajo en plataformas abiertas. Jimmy Wales colabora con el gobierno británico para que todos los estudios científicos financiados por el contribuyente estén accesibles en la web de forma gratuita. El viento cambia de dirección y conduce hacia una mayor apertura en las universidades. Understanding Open Source. In the past few years, open source software (OSS) has become a viable alternative to proprietary, closed source software.
While many a geek may be truly excited about the recent success of OSS, how does it affect educators? Many educational benefits of OSS have been proposed, including the obvious cost savings as well as allowing students to engage with technology as collaborators instead of simply helpless consumers. The following resources are an attempt to give educators the knowledge necessary to understanding OSS, the ability to convince others of its virtues, and the tools to use OSS effectively in the classroom setting. If you just want to know where to find appropriate OSS, check out the OSS applications section. Artikel-697-ee18ac0f1441bb158e6122818f5f589e.pdf (application/pdf Object) Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (EUROPE) 4th REGIONAL POLICY FORUMEUROPE Cambridge, UK, 17 April 2012 Sir John Daniel & Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić Commonwealth of Learning Introduction Representatives of the Governments of UNESCO’s Europe Region, delegates to the OpenCourseWare conference, Sponsors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here and to welcome you to the Regional Policy Forum for Europe that we are organising within our Project “Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally”, which is being implemented by the Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO.
I have prepared this account of the project with our Senior Consultant, Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, who unfortunately cannot be here. World Open Educational Resources Congress. The 2012 Paris OER Declaration was formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Congress held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 20 – 22 June 2012.
Déclaration de Paris des REL 2012 (French) OER Draft Declaration Version 3.pdf (application/pdf Object) 2012 WORLD OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) CONGRESS - Paris OER Declaration_01.pdf. 213605E.pdf (application/pdf Object) World OER Congress - Fostering Governmental Support for OER InternationallyWorld OER Congress. OER Rubrics and Evaluation Tool. Open Educational Resources: reviewing initiatives and issues - Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning - Volume 24. OER Commons. Definition of Free Cultural Works. The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons. Lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about digital copyrights and fair use in the news and online – particularly with the whole SOPA/PIPA uproar that recently swept the web.
Also, we on the Edublogs support team have been getting more and more complaints and official requests to remove copyrighted content that users have placed on blogs. The legal jargon with respect to digital copyrights can be confusing – especially since different countries have their own laws and regulations. With this post, we hope to dispel a few myths and pull together a complete list of resources for teachers and students to use when blogging and working with content online. Rule #1: You Can’t Use Everything You Find On the Web Dexter the cat hates those that steal his photos… This may seem obvious, but judging by the notices we have received, many teachers (and especially students) are under the impression that if it is on the web, then it is up for grabs.
Remix game - WikiEducator. From WikiEducator As a refresher before you begin the following activity, recall that each of the CC license terms may be represented by a symbol (or mark): The GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and a work available in the public domain (PD) may be indicated with the following symbols: In this short exercise you will consider a number of remix scenarios to explore license compatibility.
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Open Knowledge Foundation. Open Definition. Version 1.1 Terminology The term knowledge is taken to include: Content such as music, films, booksData be it scientific, historical, geographic or otherwiseGovernment and other administrative information Software is excluded despite its obvious centrality because it is already adequately addressed by previous work.
The term work will be used to denote the item or piece of knowledge which is being transferred. What are Open Educational Resources. There is no one, standard definition of Open Educational Resources.
However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community: Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world. OERs exist within a wider 'Open' movement and context, explored below. Researching the meaning of the OERu for HEIs the UK.