I think it goes without saying that having the senior management buy-in across Wales and Scotland is an incredible achievement.
Thinking critically, I just hope this translates to more than just the SMOOC (which it pains me to type)… The £150k from HEFCW won’t go far in funding terms but I am sure a broader plan is being put in place. The actual declaration, as great an achievement as it is, must turn into something tangible. By the looks, an Institution could ‘subscribe’ to the declaration by getting staff to reuse Youtube videos.
I’d be interested if JISC/HEA had any discussions with VCs in England…
And sorry for being so cynical…
Best wishes
Peter
Jackie,
The Declaration is seeking support for more
advocacy across the Scottish Education sector and calling for action at
both grassroots level - teachers , lecturing staff and trainers having
an understanding and a willingness to create or discover , use
, re-purpose , curate OER with appropriate licences . For the employers
of teachers , lecturers and trainers to learn about the benefits
of allowing staff to engage with open learning for sake of their learners
and their institutions and for folks with a role in policy formation -
funding agencies , teacher training , inspection , awarding bodies
and registration bodies to offer them a framework to review to
see how best they can support engagement with open educational resources.
We thought a declaration was the appropriate
way to stimulate debate for a voluntary cross sector initiative led
by Cetis, SQA, Jisc RSC Scotland and the ALT Scotland SIG and to build
policy support across the Education sector - so really start of debate
rather than Scotland embracing open education
It has to be said this builds on all of the
great work of JISC over the years and on JORUM and Re-Source and the open
repositories that are already in place
Hope that helps
Kind Regards
Joe
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From:
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Date:
18/03/2014 10:38
Subject:
Re: Scottish
Open Education Declaration
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Dear All,
What would be really interesting
for this list is information about how Scotland and Wales got senior backing
for this. What’s the story behind these announcements?
Lorna – is this captured
in a blog post anywhere? Who would know about this for Wales (Lis? Hayden?)
David K (or others) – is
there anything to share at national levels from Jisc (or others – ALT?)
with regards to a consideration of this declaration for England?
Best wishes,
Jackie
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On Behalf Of Atenas, Javiera
Sent: 18 March 2014 10:22
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Hi Pat,
I'm not sure how many countries
have signed OER - OA declarations in the same brilliant way Scotland has,
however Mexico and Argentina have gone a step forward and have signed open
access legislations to improve the access to the scientific information
produced in both countries (I can provide you with translations).
If anyone else knows about similar
initiatives in other countries I would love to see them.
Congratulations to the Scottish
advocates and keep on leading on the example.
Best wishes
Javiera
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On 18 Mar 2014, at 09:23, "Pat Lockley" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Random q - how many countries have
declarations? I think (iirc) Poland has?
Does anyone keep a list?
On 18 Mar 2014, at 07:32, "Bird, Terese M." <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Yes indeed!
Wales and Scotland currently ahead, within the UK, I'd say
Best, Terese Bird
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Excellent news, Lorna. Well led.
Jackie
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On 18 Mar 2014, at 01:29, "Cable Green" <[log in to unmask]>
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Well done, Scotland!
Cable
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From: Lorna M Campbell <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, March 17, 2014
Subject: Scottish Open Education Declaration
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Dear all,
(Apologies for cross posting.)
In order to coincide with Open
Education Week last week the Open Scotland initiative released a public
draft of the Scottish Open Education Declaration http://declaration.openscot.net/ Open Scotland is a a voluntary cross sector initiative led by Cetis,
SQA, Jisc RSC Scotland and the ALT Scotland SIG, which aims to raise awareness
of open education, encourage the sharing of OER, and promote the development
of open policy and practice.
One of the primary deliverables
we agreed to produce following the Open Scotland Summit (http://openscot.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/open-scotland-report-and-actions/)
held in Edinburgh last year, was a declaration supporting open education
in Scotland based on the UNESCO Paris OER Declaration. There was general
agreement that the Paris Declaration was a “good thing” however many
participants felt it was too focused on OER and that a Scottish declaration
should encompass open education more widely. The result is the Scottish
Open Education Declaration, a draft statement adapted from the Paris OER
Declaration.
The first draft of the Scottish
Open Education Declaration has been shared online using the CommentPress
application to enable all members of the community to add comments and
feedback. We invite all those with an interest in open education
to comment on and contribute to this draft and to encourage their colleagues
to join the debate http://declaration.openscot.net/
Many thanks.
Lorna
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