OER KnowledgeCloud
The UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning has funded the filming of five regional consultations on OER leading to the 2nd International Summit on OER in Ljubljana in September. They are openly licensed and available here: Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East & North Africa From the Atlantic: Academics Want You to Read Their Work for Free. Publishing an open-access paper in a journal can be prohibitively expensive.
Creative Commons
Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license. Here are some recently added bits and pieces: Attribution License » 89205806 photos (See more)
Open educational resources (OERs)
There is no one, standard definition of open educational resources. However, the following broad definition of OERs from OER Commons seems to be generally accepted by the community: 'Open educational resources are teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.' OERs exist within a wider ‘open’ movement and context, explored below.
Site Tour — Better Online Bookmarking!
Pinboard is a personal archive for things you find online and don't want to forget. The site has been around since July 2009 and has about 25,000 active users. Why Pinboard? Here are thirteen great reasons to use Pinboard: Pinboard is very fast, even if you have tens of thousands of bookmarks or tags.You can sync bookmarks from many outside sites, including Twitter, Instapaper, and Pocket.You can connect up to three Twitter accounts and get a searchable archive of your tweets.
OER in Australia
OER in Australia OER is a global phenomenon and whilst it is currently concentrated in a few countries, there are a growing number of good OER websites in Australia: Scootle has over 1500 learning resources made available under CC licenses by Education Services Australia. The Australian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (ACARA) offers the Australian curriculum as an OER.
NCLOR News and Information Portal
A resource series is a sub-set of resources within a collection. The following list of the resource series are available to guest users. The resource series are managed and updated by the NCLOR staff. Open to all users and Guests Like this: Like Loading...
Directory of OER repositories
Tweet #OER Last update: 6th August 2014 – Thanks to @OERhub team – @nopiedra – @EbbaOssian for sharing the data collected in their projects After weeks and weeks digging on the internet, reviewing hundreds of OER initiatives, projects, blogs and hashtags, and also harassing other OER enthusiasts and experts in twitter, I managed to develop a first version of a directory of OER repositories.
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At MyEducationKey, we believe in Educational Excellence for All, and striving to extend the Frontiers of Knowledge and Learning across all sections of the society. To accomplish this goal, we have created this educational portal - delivering world-class, online, multi-media educational content for anyone anywhere. MyEducationKey is a virtual open access educational video lectures and content web portal for students, self-learners, and teachers. As increasingly high-quality educational content is becoming available online, we are committed to the use of technology in bringing it all together and create a user-friendly learning environment that is accessible to everyone around the globe.
Find Open Textbooks
Hair Colour for Hairstylists: Level 2Author(s): Arden Magtiza, Vancouver Island UniversityUpdated: Feb 19, 2021Description: This manual serves as a guide for apprentices with the desire to stretch beyond their foundational colour knowledge and skills so as to reach a higher level of competency. This text will walk the stylist step-by-step through many current and advanced techniques used in the industry today. Accessible Elementary Algebra - 2e (OpenStax)Author(s): Lynn Marecek, Santa Ana College, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith, Formerly of Santa Ana College, Andrea Honeycutt Mathis, Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeUpdated: Feb 10, 2021Description: Elementary Algebra - 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for a one-semester elementary algebra course. The book’s organization makes it easy to adapt to a variety of course syllabi. The text expands on the fundamental concepts of algebra while addressing the needs of students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
Home - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Faculty - LibGuides at Wiley College
The purpose of this guide is to aide in understanding, finding, and creating OER. The guide will be updated periodically based on newly found resources and faculty feedback. The guide is broken into the following sections: 1. OER Basics This section covers the definitions, best practices & policy, creating, and using OER.
