June 13, 2009
Saturday
Exploring Open Educational Resources
- Jun 13, 2009 from 7:30am to 8:30am CDT
- Location: Anywhere (Online) - Time Shown is in GMT+02:00
- Description: Hello all, I would like to invite you to join this workshop about Open Educational Resources (OER) and how we can make them work for us.FacilitatorsWayne MackintoshFounder of Wikieducator and elected member of the WikiEducator Community CouncilDirector, International Centre for Open Education, Otago, Polytechnic, New ZealandNellie DeutschFacilitatorActive MemberPatricia SchlichtCo-FacilitatorLearning4Content CoordinatorWikiEducatorAbstractThe Internet provides unique opportunities for educators to access, use, modify, and share educational materials. Open Educational Resources (OER), as these free materials are called, can include full courses, textbooks, streaming videos, exams, software, and any other materials or techniques supporting learning. The OER movement shows considerable potential to reduce cost, improve quality and widen access to educational opportunities. WikiEducator was launched in 2006 to turn tomorrow's promise for OER into today's reality for teachers, lecturers, an
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