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
From: Open Educational Resources [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Haydn Blackey
Sent: 18 March 2014 11:40
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Subject: Re: Scottish Open Education Declaration
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.
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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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.
Random q - how many countries have declarations? I think (iirc) Poland has?
Yes indeed!
Wales and Scotland currently ahead, within the UK, I'd say
Best, Terese Bird
Excellent news, Lorna. Well led.
Jackie
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Dr Jackie Carter
UK Data Service: Director for Communications and Impact
University of Manchester Q-Step Co-director
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/ Assistant Director, Cetis
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