Through VISIR, seven major European networks are working to collect, analyse and share micro innovation practices in the field of ICT for learning, and to propose, in a multistakeholder and collaborative fashion, a new vision for ICT for learning in Europe.
The OportUnidad project explores the adoption of strategies and channels that embrace the principles of openness and reusability within the context of educational institutions.
The project intends to foster the adoption and pilot of open educational practices (OEP), and open educational resources (OER) in Latin America as a bottom-up approach to develop a common Higher Education Area. The initiative also opens the possibility to provide free educational resources for self-learners, in terms of informal and lifelong learning.
EU project that is helping unemployed young people with web 2.0 skills gain employment and at the same time increase the skills and experience of older workers in business
SURF unites Dutch research universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions as an initiator of innovation in higher education and research. It is an umbrella for four organisations:
1.SURFnet
2.SURFmarket
3.SURFsara
4.SURFshare
These are concerned with the provision of ICT infrastructure and support for ICT based innovation in higher education and research.
Here is an operational manual which guides creators step by step in the world of Creative Commons licenses, the most famous and popular licenses for free distribution of intellectual products.
The author: Simone Aliprandi is an Italian lawyer and researcher who is constantly engaged in writing and consulting in the field of copyright and ICT law.
ICORE promotes, supports and enhances Open Research and Open Education worldwide. The main objectives of ICORE are the recognition, progress and application of Open Research and Open Education: ICORE wants to bridge both worlds of Open Research and Open Education. The goal is the mutual re-usage of their results and outcomes, e.g. through the usage of digital resources from Open Research in Open Education.
A web platform for pursuing informal lifelong learning by connecting with others from around the globe who share professional and personal development interests, by providing self-directed educational opportunities, and by making life a shared experiment in growth