The OE Consortium is pleased to announce the addition of 2 new institutional members.  We extend our warmest welcome to you! College of Lake County: is a comprehensive community college offering a wide range of academic program choices. Their major program areas include credit programs to prepare students for transfer or career entry, GED and […]

This week, the General Conference of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Education 2030 Framework for Action. This is particularly exciting for the Open Education community, as this framework calls for OER to be part of the agreed-upon action items to ensure equal access to affordable, high-quality education. The Framework […]

The US Department of Education just announced a new program to get K12 school districts to commit to using OER – full press release is here: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-launches-campaign-encourage-schools-goopen-educational-resources   Department proposes rule requiring educational materials created with federal grants to be openly licensed so that any school has access The U.S. Department of Education announced today […]

The White House announced the United States’ commitments to the Open Governance Partnership yesterday, which includes explicit support to openly license more educational materials created with federal funding, and to publishing tools and resources for other agencies and governments interested in open education policies and projects. The section reads: 3. Expand Access to Educational Resources […]

Join the Open Education Consortium for this webinar with Ellen Marie Murphy on using ePortfolios for learning and assessment in higher education including curriculum mapping models.  ePortfolios can offer a more authentic assessment method than the use of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank assignments or tests.  Students are asked to provide evidence of their learning and reflect on […]