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Gabi, thanks for this.

I was wondering how to reference the 5 things you should know about the OERu? It's not obvious to me - do you know how?

All the best,

Alannah

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Witthaus, Gabi R. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear OER colleagues

 

Thank you so much to all those of you who have completed the TOUCANS project survey on the OER university concept. If you haven’t yet done the survey and were planning to do so, this is just to let you know that it closes at close of play on Mon 28th May.

 

The survey is aimed at identifying UK HEI perceptions of the OER university (OERu) concept, in which 15 institutions globally are collaborating to offer at-cost assessment and accreditation services to informal learners on a mass scale, based on open educational resources (OERs). This research is being carried out as part of the TOUCANS project, which is a HEFCE-funded SCORE fellowship, and in collaboration with the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

 

While the OERu is being used as a reference point for this survey, there are a number of similar initiatives under way globally, and within many UK HEIs, senior management is already discussing the possible advantages and disadvantages of participating in such partnerships. A benefit of doing the survey is that it will enable you to estimate a “compatibility” score for your institution with the OERu concept (i.e. the concept of providing at-cost assessment and accreditation services around OERs to a mass-scale audience). Once you have completed the survey, you will receive a PDF of your responses, which you will be able to map against a benchmarking tool that is being developed concurrently and will be sent to you shortly. Please remember to give your email at the end of the survey if you wish to be sent the PDF and the benchmarking tool.

 

The survey is at http://sgiz.mobi/s3/2ce8e34546a7 .

 

Thank you so much – I really appreciate your support!

 

Gabi

 

PS. You don’t need any specialist knowledge of the OERu to do the survey, but if you do want a bit more background info, please see “Five things you should know about the OERu”.

 

Gabi Witthaus

SCORE Research Fellow
Beyond Distance Research Alliance

University of Leicester
Tel: +44 (0)116 252 5745

Website: http://www.le.ac.uk/toucans

TOUCANS project blog: http://toucansproject.wordpress.com

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