Presentation accompanying a video recorded for the OER Virtual Dialogue promoted by the Organisation of the American States (OAS). February 2014

1. Virtual Dialogue on OER
some regional perspectives
Andreia Inamorato dos Santos, Ph.D
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies – IPTS – DG Joint Research Centre
A contribution to the Organisation of the American States (OAS)
13th February 2014

2. The range of "Opens"

3. Higher Education doesn’t do Revolutions!
Sir John Daniel & Stamenka UvalićTrumbić

4. COLOMBIA
National
Strategy for
OER:
Ministry of
Education

5. BRAZIL
City of Sao
Paulo’s
Secretariat of
Education
website
Open Educational Resources in Brazil: State-of-the-Art,
Challenges and Prospects for Development and
Innovation (UNESCO, 2012)
DECREE 52.681
26 September 2011

6. Latin American Open Textbook Project
The project focuses on enabling
lecturers/HE institutions to produce
open textbooks in order to reduce study
costs for learners. Interinstitutional
collaboration is key.
http://www.latinproject.org
Co-funded by the European Commission – DG DEVCO – EuropeAid – ALFA III

7. OportUnidad Project
Focuses on awareness raising on
OER and open educational
practices (OEP) in higher education
institutions in Latin America.
Proposes a regional agenda for the
development of the field in the
region.
•
http://www.oportunidadproject.eu
Co-funded by the European Commission – DG DEVCO – EuropeAid – ALFA III

8. Opportunities for further development of OER, OEP
and OE – government level
Development of
national strategies
Funding of awareness
raising activities and
projects
Funding of research
projects
Development of
local and regional
policies

9. Opening Up Education Communication
2013
Innovative teaching and learning for all through
new Technologies and Open Educational Resources
European Commission
http://new.eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1389115469384&uri=CELEX:52013DC0654

11. RESEARCH
OpenEdu
Recognition of learning achievements mechanisms
Strategic framework for institutions
Policy Support
Funded by DG Education and Culture – European Commission

12. Further reading…
Compendium Open Educational Resources: Cases from Latin
America and Europe in Higher Education (trilingual version)
Recursos Educativos Digitales Abiertos Colombia
Agenda Regional de Prácticas Educativas Abiertas –
OportUnidad Project
Survey on Government's OER Policies (UNESCO)
Open Educational Resources in Brazil: State-of-the Art,
Challenges and Prospects for Development and Innovation
(UNESCO)
Open Education Week – March 10th-15th 2014
ainamorato@gmail.com - @aisantos

13. Further reading…
Opening Up Education Communication
Andreia Inamorato dos Santos
ainamorato@gmail.com
@aisantos