On 17 October 2015, 130 leaders from universities, colleges, regional, transnational and international associations as well as global networks from Africa, Arab countries, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America identified a series of strategic initiatives and actions aimed at addressing on a regional basis key challenges to help meet the sustainable development goals recently […]
High Level Policy Forum, Pretoria, 17 October 2015
Openly Licensed Educational Resources: Providing Equitable Access to Education for All Learners
Reposting from the US Department of State and the White House blogs: Everyone has the right to education…Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, […]
Oct 19: Adaptive Learning Webinar with CMU’s Simon’s Initiative and OLI Faculty
Join us for this webinar on adaptive learning with Norman Bier, the Executive Director of the Simon Initiative and Director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University. We will also be joined by College of the Canyons’ math professor, Dustin Silva, who teaches intermediate algebra and statistics courses, which utilize CMU OLI materials. […]
Oct 14: Accessibility and OER with BCcampus and CU PhET Projects
Please join the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) for a free, open webinar on selecting and creating open educational resources that support learners regardless of disabilities. The mission of the Open Education community is to expand access to education, which highlights the importance of ensuring that OER follow guidelines for accessibility as well […]
Institute for Open Leadership – Call for Applications is Open!
[reposted from the Creative Commons blog post] Institute for Open Leadership 2: Apply now Earlier this year, Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network hosted the first Institute for Open Leadership (IOL). The IOL is a training and support program to empower new leaders interested in crafting and implementing an open licensing policy within their discipline. […]