This is definitely a good framework for thinking about sustainable OERs. Nice work, Stephen!
Stephen Downes on Sustainable OERs
Report identifies emergence of open educational resources movement
From CORDISNews: Report identifies emergence of open educational resources movement With the race on to build knowledge economies worldwide, many academic institutions are looking at new ways to increase the diffusion of their knowledge. One option is the use of open educational resources (OER), which, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic […]
Looking to Hire Top Notch Web Architect/Dev for OpenCourseWare Movement
Wanna help change the world through education? Seriously. The Job If any of you know a top notch Web Architect/Dev, I am looking to for someone who can help out with the OpenCourseWare Consortium’s Internet initiatives. While we’re probably looking for contractor help to start with, the ultimate position title (once full time) will be […]
OpenLearn 2007 Conference and Competition
The Open University is hosting a conference on October 30th and 31st, 2007 in Milton Keynes, U.K. focusing on “Researching open content in education”. In conjunction with the conference, they are also holding a “reuse and remix” competition, that should be a lot of fun. I hope to see many of you there!!!!
abc7news.com: Top Universities Offer Free Lectures Online
A GREAT article (including video) on OpenCourseWare. Includes the OCW Consortium, MIT OCW, Hewlett OER, and U.C. Berkeley (video and iTunes sites). Very fun to see OCW get so much good press.
