The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and reuse knowledge. Sadly, most of the planet is underserved when it comes to post-secondary education.
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in title, tags, annotations or urlPLEASE STAY ON TOPIC - 5 views
As curator of this group, I'd like to remind group members to stay on topic. Please do not post links unrelated to the mission of the Global Education Collaborative. This includes links to Web 2.0 ...
Times Higher Education - From where I sit - Everyone wins in this free-for-all - 4 views
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But while in our research we have no problem with sharing and building on the ideas of others, in education the perception is that we must lock teaching materials behind restrictive copyright barriers that minimise sharing.
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Sometimes universities justify this position on the grounds that the open licensing of courses will damage their advantage in the student recruitment market. These publicly funded institutions expect taxpayers to pay twice for learning materials.
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Global SchoolNet: Home - 2 views
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Global SchoolNet's mission is to support 21st century learning. We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding.
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