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Open social networking for faculty - connect with recognized leaders in a discipline and collaborate with peers through virtual Guest Lectures

he OER university is a virtual collaboration of like-minded institutions [Australia, New Zealand, Canada] committed to creating flexible pathways for OER learners to gain formal academic credit. The OER university aims to provide free learning to all students worldwide using OER learning materials with pathways to gain credible qualifications from recognised education institutions. It is rooted in the community service and outreach mission to develop a parallel learning universe to augment and add value to traditional delivery systems in post-secondary education. Through the community service mission of participating institutions we will open pathways for OER learners to earn formal academic credit and pay reduced fees for assessment and credit.

Community of scholars offering access to their originally created learning materials, creating their own personal collection of materials from the database, serving as peer reviewers of submitted materials and working together to improve the culture of sharing good materials for learning and teaching.

A short section on copyright and fair use as part of the KYVL's tutorial on good practices in research strategies.