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Open Education News from Around the World
New Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies & Related Developments
Fiji approved a National Policy on Open Educational Resources. The purpose of the policy is “to provide direction in the use of open educational resources to increase access to and support quality learning and teaching in Fiji’s education and training system. In doing so, the policy seeks to strengthen commitment to OER by all concerned including the Government”.
The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, approved a new Open Educational Resources Policy. The Policy “encourages staff and students to use, create, and publish OERs to enhance the quality of the student experience, enhance the provision of learning opportunities for all, and improve teaching practices”. Read more about this policy here.
Institute for Open Leadership #2. Creative Commons hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership (IOL#2). The Institute is a training and peer-to-peer learning opportunity that brings together up-and-coming leaders to develop and implement an open licensing policy in their institution, province or nation. A diverse group of fellows from 14 countries participated in IOL#2, March 14-18, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more about IOL#2 here.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) released OER policy resources. Learn about OER policies through a series of multimedia presentations on Open Education policy strategy, implementation and vision.
Launch of New Initiatives
OER Degree Initiative announced. The Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative is an opportunity for public two-year colleges in the U.S. and Canada to apply for funding to develop OER-based degrees, aiming to increase completion rates and access by involving faculty in redesigning courses and degree programs using open educational resources. This initiative includes support by Achieving the Dream, Lumen Learning, SRI International and the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources. To find out more click here. Applications are due April 8, 2016.
OEWeb, University of California Irvine’s open-source platform for hosting OER on the Web, is now available on GitHub. The platform ties together a set of easy-to-populate forms with a graphical, drag-and-drop backend. Click here for more information and click here to download the files.
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain: RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal has become the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE). The journal focuses on the use and impact of information technology in higher education, including OER and MOOCs. It will continue to be open access and will be published only in digital format. Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To learn more and access the journal click here.
Latest Activities in OER Research
Update on OER impact and adoption in the Global South. The Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) has recently released a newsletter with updates on their research activities related to OER impact and adoption in the Global South. The newsletter is available here. Don’t miss the thoughtful and provocative contribution by Matthew Smith, IDRC Program Manager, entitled “Open is as Open Does”.
Do you have pressing OER research questions that need to be answered? The Open Education Research Hub is collecting information about research priorities in open education. Fill out a short survey here and let them know about important areas for open education research. Results will be discussed during the Open Education Global 2016 and OER16 conferences.
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) announced the 'First Wednesday of the Month' Webinar Series. Everyone is invited to join Martin Weller on April 6th at 16.00 GMT / 11.00 EST / 08.00 PST to discuss ‘Identifying categories of OER users’. Click here to access the event: https://oufm.open.ac.uk/fm/950c03-5915. GO-GN is a global network of PhD students involved in OER projects, policy development and implementation strategies.
Job Opportunities
New Job Opportunities at Creative Commons (CC). CC has recently announced three new job opportunities to support CC’s activities in technology, communications and fundraising. For more information and to apply, click here.
Upcoming Open Education Conferences & Meetings
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Updates from the Open Education Consortium
Register for the Open Education Global Conference 2016
Open Education Global Conference 2016 will take place in Kraków, Poland from 12-14 April 2016. With less than two weeks to go to Open Education Global Conference 2016 there is still time to register.
On the conference website, you will be able to find out about the Keynote Speakers and the conference program. The 2016 Conference will feature more than 80 presentations and action labs. During the conference, the Open Education Awards for Excellence will be presented. Selected conference papers will be published in the April issue of the OpenPraxis journal.
Do not miss the opportunity to attend the most internationally diverse conference devoted exclusively to Open Education. Colleagues from 35 countries around the world have already registered. Join us!
Online registration ends on April 1, 2016. To register for the Conference please click here.
If you have any questions concerning the conference, please Contact the Open Education Global Conference 2016 Planning Team
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Conference media partners & collaborators include: e-mentor & Open Praxis
Conference sponsors include: Canvas & Unite
The Open Education Global Conference 2016 is under the Patronage of:
Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji – (Coalition for Open Education)
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Polish National Commission for UNESCO
Rector of AGH University of Science and Technology
We look forward to welcoming you in Kraków, Poland.
The Open Education Consortium announces 2016 winners of site, course and project Awards for Open Education Excellence
The Open Education Awards Committee, populated by educators and open education advocates from around the world, reviews and selects winners of these annual Awards for Open Education Excellence. Sites, Courses and Projects in a variety of languages and developed by institutions and organizations are recognized for their innovation, excellence and commitment to increasing access to high quality education for everyone. The Awards will be presented during the Open Education Global Conference 2016.
For the list of winners and more information about the awards, click here.
Open Education Week 2016: Thank you for your participation!
Thank you for participating in Open Education Week 2016 (7-11 March).
Recordings and slides from local or online events are being archived on the Open Education Week website. The site will remain active until we start uploading next year's events.
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We look forward to Open Education Week 2017!
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OEC Welcomes New Members
We welcome the following new members:
Institutional
1. Oregon State University, (USA)
2. Universite Republicaine d’Haiti, (Haiti)
Organizational
1. Sicher-im-Inter.net eG, (Germany)
You can find out more about these members here.
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