Don’t call it OER. Call it Creative Commons.

Having been involved in OER projects for two years I can confidently say that no-one outside an OER project uses or understands that term. Use it when you are in the room with someone from JISC, but if you want … Continue reading

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For sustainability, build on solid ground.

Hoping for success in our learning technology projects we align our activities to departmental and institutional strategies, and as part of the Oxford University community we look to bulid upon existing good practice. The OpenSpires project was part of the … Continue reading

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Does OER shape pedagogy?

At the SCORE event in Nottingham on Friday we discussed quality,  re-use and pedagogy. We discussed how teachers  use others’ content and how this can shape their practice. In feedback such as this below ( to Emma Smith), we can see evidence … Continue reading

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Looking for OER? Dig deep.

During the summer of 2010 staff at OUCS ran a Community Collection where members of the public, teachers, academics, museums and other units, were asked to send material related to the Anglo-Saxons to form part of a freely reusable web … Continue reading

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Looking for OER? Your journey’s end.

“Go and explore The First World War Digital Poetry Archive and The Great War Archive. Go even if you don’t care about the First World War, just to revel in the high quality of the thought that has gone into … Continue reading

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institutional strategy

If you want to hear me go on a bit again the Open University are hosting an event in Nottingham next Friday (11 March) titled ‘Institutional Strategies for OER’ at which I am speaking. The event seeks to explore the … Continue reading

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open politics

http://politicsinspires.org is operational and contributors from both Oxford and Cambridge are submitting posts. Content is particularly focussed on current political issues, e.g. the Tunisian uprising and the demonstrations in Egypt, and this focus on timeliness, as well as people, networks, … Continue reading

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Unlocking the Gates

I have just received my copy of Unlocking the Gates: How and Why Leading Universities Are Opening Up Access to Their Courses by Taylor Walsh for Ithaka S+R. Taylor was one of our invited speakers for the Beyond Borders conference in … Continue reading

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Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners

An Oxford case study by Melissa Highton, Pete Robinson, Rowan Wilson (in ‘’Copyright and e-learning: a guide for practitioners” by Jane Secker (Facet:2010) This case study describes the approach University of Oxford has taken to licensing podcast ( audio and … Continue reading

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Open content literacy

Open content literacy is knowing when and why open content is needed, where to find and share it, and how to create, evaluate, and use it in an ethical manner. Open content literate staff are able to make informed choices … Continue reading

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