Thanks for responses Haydn, Joe, Debbie and David,
You’ve confirmed some of what I expected – size matters and how nations work together. NDLR in its time was a great example of what
Ireland achieved with grass roots and senior buy-in. Policy and practice working well to produce a virtuous circle. And the social responsibility angle is also a key driver and factor for persuading decision makers.
I attended the Nuffield/Hefce/ESRC funded
Q-Step launch yesterday and asked about sharing teaching content and building on lessons learned through Jisc and HEA programmes. I think there is still considerable work to do to bring
senior decision makers in England on board with sharing, but also a great opportunity to do so.
Anyone fancy co-authoring a piece with me for ‘The Conversation’ on this?
Jackie
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Hi Jackie,
I think the fact that Universities in Wales already work closely with each other, and that the Minister of Education (in Wales, unlike England, the ministry covers all ages of education) had
seen the advantage of OERs to widening access and engagement with learners in more challenging social circumstances, were the two key drivers.
Running around getting signatures and making sure one institution didn’t go off on its own – where the more mundane, day to day parts of the process.
Cheers,
Haydn
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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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University of Manchester Q-Step Co-director
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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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