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Jenni Parker

An online opportunity for Canadian universities - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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    Interesting article. The key concept I took away was multiple perspectives where "Citizens could watch multiple versions of the same basic courses taught by different professors across the country and see a variety of ways of approaching the same questions".. but I wonder (especially for 1st yr students) if students would listen to multiple lectures on the same topic?
Rob Phillips

A New Pedagogy is Emerging...And Online Learning is a Key Contributing Factor - 1 views

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    North American article promoting changes in pedagogy afforded by the Open movement. Advocating a changing teacher role, like we've been dioing in Oz for 20 years.
Jenni Parker

Are open educational resources the key to global economic growth? | Higher Education Ne... - 0 views

  • Though the concept is simple, the economic potential is tremendous and the advantages are two-fold: First, OERs can lower education costs substantially
  • OERs can also help universities reduce their marketing costs
  • Open resources can also help bolster a school's global reputation: 91% of visitors
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  • A recent study conducted by scholars associated with Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative demonstrated that students who use OERs can obtain the same or better learning outcomes in half the time compared with students using traditional methods.
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    Some arguments about  the economic benefits of OER for higher ed
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