In this talk we present an overview of the experience with open educational resources in UNED Abierta , the OER Programme at UNED, Spain. We analyze some lessons learned, related specially to the MOOC phenomenon, run in our case in UNED COMA.
On 29 January 2015, Leicester City Council, in partnership with De Montfort University, held a free day conference for schools focusing on finding, using, creating and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER). The event builds on the council’s recently released OER guidance and resources, which can be downloaded from http://schools.leicester.gov.uk/openeducation
The conference opened with panel presentations and a Q& A session. Marieke Guy discusses the international context of OER and open education communities.
Supporting Open Education Policymaking by Higher Education Institutions in Th...Robert Schuwer
In 2013 nine workshops were conducted at HEIs in The Netherlands to support policy making on Open Education. In this presentation more details about these workshops and the results are presented. It was given at the Open Courseware Consortium Global Meeting 2014, 24 April, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
More information can be found in the paper: http://bit.ly/1iWoPa5
Open Education Europa Tour - Malta Workshop
Connecting Education Pioneers across Europe
For more information: http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/blogs/oee-tour-connecting-education-pioneers-across-europe
Tell Your Story: literature review on using Storytelling with maps to reduce ...Karl Donert
The study lays the foundation for the ensuing development work of the Tell Your Story project. It sums up the results of national and transnational desk-based research activities. The state of the art focuses on three key areas, firstly the current situation regarding prevention of, intervention against, and compensation of early leavers from education and training in the countries participating in the project (FR, AT, BE, SI, UK, IT) and in other European countries and at European level.
Early School Leavers are a non-homogeneous group. The youngsters with difficulties at school are mainly studying in a vocational high school rather than secondary schools. The main causes of dropping out are: i) the school environment, ii) pupil-related such as low levels of performance and family-related like single parenthood.
The research examines some solutions and progress made within the strategic framework Education and Training 2020 and synthesises the present state of research on the potential for story-telling and digital story mapping to engage young people at risk. The report explores policies at different scales, strategies for engagement, the reported use of tools, pedagogical approaches, success stories and concludes with recommendations that influence the rest of the Tell Your Story project.
Presentation at the eMOOC 14 European Stakeholder Summit on MOOCs 2014. The Policy track on accreditation policy, certification and quality assurance. Lausanne 10-12 February, 2014
The European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development (MID2017)EADTU
The European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development by Joop de Kraker (OUNL) presented during the Maastricht Innovation In Higher Education Days 2017
What is the best school environment for your child? At a time when multiple international education programs are offered in almost every major city, parents should have an awareness of the options available.
What is best for the early years?
Which qualifications will be recognized in most university systems?
What fits my lifestyle best?
This presentation was used during a panel on Demystifying International Education at the Crown School Fair, held on 5 September 2015 at Union Church, Makati. The panel featured the following approaches, systems, and qualifications which are available in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
Waldorf
Montessori
Homeschooling
AP - College Board
IGCSE and A Levels
the Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE)
the International Baccalaureate (IB)
About the VISCED Poject:
The VISCED project carried out an inventory of innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives and major ‘e-mature’ secondary and post-secondary education providers for the 14-21 age group in Europe. This entailed a systematic review at international and national levels including a study into operational examples of fully virtual schools and colleges. The outputs of this work have been analysed and compared to identify relevant parameters and success factors for classifying and comparing these initiatives.
See http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/
Online Educa Berlin
28-30 November 2012
Berlin, Germany
Europe’s largest international conference on technology enhanced teaching and learning aimed at the educational and training sectors.
http://www.online-educa.com/
http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/news/presentation-visced-online-educa-berlin
Nikos Zygouritsas from Lambrakis Foundation gave a presentation on behalf of VISCED entitled “Virtual Schools as Innovative ICT-Enhanced Learning/Teaching Exemplar Initiatives: What Makes Things Work?”, he also distributed handbooks and brochures and a separate presentation on VISCED was also given by Paul Bacsich from Sero during one of the pre-conference workshops.
TU Delft is a strong supporter of Open. Therefor course contents in OpenCourseWare, iTunesU and MOOCs are shared under a Creative Commons license (CC BY NC SA). In 2014, edX provided Delft University of Technology with the opportunity to sublicense its DelftX MOOCs to regions where traditionally acces had been limited; EdRaak would translate DelftX MOOCs to increase access to the Arabic speaking region and XuetangX would do the same for the Mandarin speaking region, in adition overcoming the great Firewall of China. This opportunity also provided a challenge: How can we sublicense DelftX MOOCs (leading to revenue) if (in part) the contents are already available under an open (Creative Commons) license? In this paper and presentation we will share how Delft University of Technology tried to tackle this challenge to experiment with experiments leading to revenue generation while at the same time upholding its open policy.
The OER Research Hub (OERRH) project works collaboratively with open education initiatives
around the world to examine the impact of open educational resources. In this paper I will
outline methods for organizing and disseminating open research into OER. In particular, I focus
on the value of curation when combined with strategies for the visual presentation of evidence
(especially mapping). The discussion is framed by a presentation of the OER Impact Map, an
asset of OERRH.
Recently University of Delhi (DU) has introduced a new four year based undergraduate programme (FYUP) wherein all (> 50,000) newly admitted undergraduate students have been given laptops that are powered exclusively with Ubuntu OS (12.04 LTS) and other freeware including Open Office, Firefox, VLC and Rythmbox. Out of a batch of 52 students selected for case study 26 were introduced with concept of high quality OER (HQOER). The present investigation seeks to analyze pedagogical impact of the same on the twin effects of a) students utilizing internet enabled laptop computers during real-time classroom teaching and b) using OER content linked with resource based learning so as to leverage both most effectively. The investigation concludes that topic specific OER ought to be available preferentially through a dedicated search engine for HQOER. Further, an independent OER regulatory body should recommend chronological listing of HQOER sites after a thorough evaluation of the quality of their content. The future of teaching-learning process bodes well for hybrid education that includes HQOER as a built-in standard.
Xinglong Ma
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Feng Tian
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Nan Jiang
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Stefan Dietze
1.3S Research Center, DE
In the talk will be presented the quality assurance mechanisms for open e-textbooks that have been planned and implemented based on the results of research among academic teachers in the project “Open AGH e-textbooks”, launched in May 2013 at AGH University of Science and Technology .
Following the needs of today’s society and the development and needs of learners, the project E-competent teacher within E-Education defines and describes the digital competencies or e-competencies that represent the basic level of digital literacy. They refer to teachers, pre-school teachers, ICT co-ordinators, school principals and deputy school principals. Our seminars mostly focus on the first level of digital literacy since they support the development of digital competencies. Partly, the second level is also included because the blended learning seminars enable participants to put into practice the knowledge they gain on various strategies, approaches, content and materials. By doing so, they apply the acquired competencies to their professional field. The results of the evaluation we have already done show that since 2009 there were 36.574 participations at the seminars (20.296 participants out of 30.000 teachers in Slovenia), 14.920 workshops with 39.073 participations, more than 70% of principals attended 1 or more leadership courses 99,3% schools were participating in the project, 285 members of development teams and 760 trained collaborators were involved in the project.
http://www.sio.si/
On 29 January 2015, Leicester City Council, in partnership with De Montfort University, held a free day conference for schools focusing on finding, using, creating and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER). The event builds on the council’s recently released OER guidance and resources, which can be downloaded from http://schools.leicester.gov.uk/openeducation
The conference opened with panel presentations and a Q& A session. Marieke Guy discusses the international context of OER and open education communities.
Supporting Open Education Policymaking by Higher Education Institutions in Th...Robert Schuwer
In 2013 nine workshops were conducted at HEIs in The Netherlands to support policy making on Open Education. In this presentation more details about these workshops and the results are presented. It was given at the Open Courseware Consortium Global Meeting 2014, 24 April, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
More information can be found in the paper: http://bit.ly/1iWoPa5
Open Education Europa Tour - Malta Workshop
Connecting Education Pioneers across Europe
For more information: http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/blogs/oee-tour-connecting-education-pioneers-across-europe
Tell Your Story: literature review on using Storytelling with maps to reduce ...Karl Donert
The study lays the foundation for the ensuing development work of the Tell Your Story project. It sums up the results of national and transnational desk-based research activities. The state of the art focuses on three key areas, firstly the current situation regarding prevention of, intervention against, and compensation of early leavers from education and training in the countries participating in the project (FR, AT, BE, SI, UK, IT) and in other European countries and at European level.
Early School Leavers are a non-homogeneous group. The youngsters with difficulties at school are mainly studying in a vocational high school rather than secondary schools. The main causes of dropping out are: i) the school environment, ii) pupil-related such as low levels of performance and family-related like single parenthood.
The research examines some solutions and progress made within the strategic framework Education and Training 2020 and synthesises the present state of research on the potential for story-telling and digital story mapping to engage young people at risk. The report explores policies at different scales, strategies for engagement, the reported use of tools, pedagogical approaches, success stories and concludes with recommendations that influence the rest of the Tell Your Story project.
Presentation at the eMOOC 14 European Stakeholder Summit on MOOCs 2014. The Policy track on accreditation policy, certification and quality assurance. Lausanne 10-12 February, 2014
The European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development (MID2017)EADTU
The European Virtual Seminar on Sustainable Development by Joop de Kraker (OUNL) presented during the Maastricht Innovation In Higher Education Days 2017
What is the best school environment for your child? At a time when multiple international education programs are offered in almost every major city, parents should have an awareness of the options available.
What is best for the early years?
Which qualifications will be recognized in most university systems?
What fits my lifestyle best?
This presentation was used during a panel on Demystifying International Education at the Crown School Fair, held on 5 September 2015 at Union Church, Makati. The panel featured the following approaches, systems, and qualifications which are available in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
Waldorf
Montessori
Homeschooling
AP - College Board
IGCSE and A Levels
the Western Australia Certificate of Education (WACE)
the International Baccalaureate (IB)
About the VISCED Poject:
The VISCED project carried out an inventory of innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives and major ‘e-mature’ secondary and post-secondary education providers for the 14-21 age group in Europe. This entailed a systematic review at international and national levels including a study into operational examples of fully virtual schools and colleges. The outputs of this work have been analysed and compared to identify relevant parameters and success factors for classifying and comparing these initiatives.
See http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/
Online Educa Berlin
28-30 November 2012
Berlin, Germany
Europe’s largest international conference on technology enhanced teaching and learning aimed at the educational and training sectors.
http://www.online-educa.com/
http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/news/presentation-visced-online-educa-berlin
Nikos Zygouritsas from Lambrakis Foundation gave a presentation on behalf of VISCED entitled “Virtual Schools as Innovative ICT-Enhanced Learning/Teaching Exemplar Initiatives: What Makes Things Work?”, he also distributed handbooks and brochures and a separate presentation on VISCED was also given by Paul Bacsich from Sero during one of the pre-conference workshops.
TU Delft is a strong supporter of Open. Therefor course contents in OpenCourseWare, iTunesU and MOOCs are shared under a Creative Commons license (CC BY NC SA). In 2014, edX provided Delft University of Technology with the opportunity to sublicense its DelftX MOOCs to regions where traditionally acces had been limited; EdRaak would translate DelftX MOOCs to increase access to the Arabic speaking region and XuetangX would do the same for the Mandarin speaking region, in adition overcoming the great Firewall of China. This opportunity also provided a challenge: How can we sublicense DelftX MOOCs (leading to revenue) if (in part) the contents are already available under an open (Creative Commons) license? In this paper and presentation we will share how Delft University of Technology tried to tackle this challenge to experiment with experiments leading to revenue generation while at the same time upholding its open policy.
The OER Research Hub (OERRH) project works collaboratively with open education initiatives
around the world to examine the impact of open educational resources. In this paper I will
outline methods for organizing and disseminating open research into OER. In particular, I focus
on the value of curation when combined with strategies for the visual presentation of evidence
(especially mapping). The discussion is framed by a presentation of the OER Impact Map, an
asset of OERRH.
Recently University of Delhi (DU) has introduced a new four year based undergraduate programme (FYUP) wherein all (> 50,000) newly admitted undergraduate students have been given laptops that are powered exclusively with Ubuntu OS (12.04 LTS) and other freeware including Open Office, Firefox, VLC and Rythmbox. Out of a batch of 52 students selected for case study 26 were introduced with concept of high quality OER (HQOER). The present investigation seeks to analyze pedagogical impact of the same on the twin effects of a) students utilizing internet enabled laptop computers during real-time classroom teaching and b) using OER content linked with resource based learning so as to leverage both most effectively. The investigation concludes that topic specific OER ought to be available preferentially through a dedicated search engine for HQOER. Further, an independent OER regulatory body should recommend chronological listing of HQOER sites after a thorough evaluation of the quality of their content. The future of teaching-learning process bodes well for hybrid education that includes HQOER as a built-in standard.
Xinglong Ma
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Feng Tian
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Nan Jiang
DEC, Bournemouth University, UK
Stefan Dietze
1.3S Research Center, DE
In the talk will be presented the quality assurance mechanisms for open e-textbooks that have been planned and implemented based on the results of research among academic teachers in the project “Open AGH e-textbooks”, launched in May 2013 at AGH University of Science and Technology .
Following the needs of today’s society and the development and needs of learners, the project E-competent teacher within E-Education defines and describes the digital competencies or e-competencies that represent the basic level of digital literacy. They refer to teachers, pre-school teachers, ICT co-ordinators, school principals and deputy school principals. Our seminars mostly focus on the first level of digital literacy since they support the development of digital competencies. Partly, the second level is also included because the blended learning seminars enable participants to put into practice the knowledge they gain on various strategies, approaches, content and materials. By doing so, they apply the acquired competencies to their professional field. The results of the evaluation we have already done show that since 2009 there were 36.574 participations at the seminars (20.296 participants out of 30.000 teachers in Slovenia), 14.920 workshops with 39.073 participations, more than 70% of principals attended 1 or more leadership courses 99,3% schools were participating in the project, 285 members of development teams and 760 trained collaborators were involved in the project.
http://www.sio.si/
This work presents a data architecture based on semantic web technologies that support to the inclusion of open materials in massive online courses. The framework provides transparent access to RDF data sources for Open Educational Resources stored in OpenCourseWare repositories.
Speaker(s): Nelson Piedra and Edmundo Tovar
About the VISCED Poject:
The VISCED project carried out an inventory of innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives and major ‘e-mature’ secondary and post-secondary education providers for the 14-21 age group in Europe. This entailed a systematic review at international and national levels including a study into operational examples of fully virtual schools and colleges. The outputs of this work have been analysed and compared to identify relevant parameters and success factors for classifying and comparing these initiatives.
See http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/
EDEN Research workshop
22-23 October 2012
Leuven, Belgium
This biannual research event brings together researchers and in 2012 focussed on how students are driving teachers, instructors in the fields where new learning technologies play important role
http://www.eden-online.org/eden-events/research-workshops/leuven.html
http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/news/critical-success-factors-virtual-schools-presented-eden-conference
Presentation given by Ilse Op De Beeck, from EFQUEL entitled Virtual Schools and Colleges in Europe: Looking for Success Factors
Bringing Educational Resources For Teachers in Africa - BERTAicdeslides
MOOCs4D, Quality online education, quality in education, OER and teacher education, train the teachers trainers, ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education
What is on the agenda for the future for ICDE - International Council for Distance Education? Presented by the ICDE Secretary General Gard Titlestad in Moscow, Russia and Curitiba Brazil September - October 2014.
Alan Tait is the Director of International Development and Teacher Education at The Open University in United Kingdom. See his presentation at the #EDEN2015 Annual Conference here. His talk is captured on video and will be published on the EDEN Youtube channel.
Read about EDEN: http://www.eden-online.org
A report on the activities of the Academic Development Open Virtual Hub (ADOVH) as of 28 February 2022 (University of South Africa). Presenter: Denzil Chetty
Leveraging D2L to Create an Online Learning CommunityD2L Barry
Leveraging D2L to Create an Online Learning Community to Empower and Connect Learners and Faculty (11am–11:45am ET)
Presenter: Stacy Southerland, PhD, University of Central Oklahoma
D2L Connection: Worldwide Edition
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Totally Online
Presentation during the “Internet of Education 2013” Conference on The role of Computer Science in the Internet of Education. Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 11-12, 2013
Introduction to MOOCs and internationalisation (MID2017)EADTU
Internationalisation of Higher Education: Impact of online, open education and MOOCs by Darco Jansen (EADTU) presented during the Maastricht Innovation In Higher Education Days 2017
Flexible Delivery of English & Mathematics with OpenLearn: Impact of Bringing...Robert Farrow
Paper presented at Open Education Global 2019. Until 2012 there was a nascent OER movement developing the UK, supported by government funding and agencies like JISC. This led to a network of OER projects at many higher education providers. With the withdrawal of funding under subsequent governments the OER movement in the UK became restricted to individual efforts alongside hubs of activity (OER World Map, 2019; JISC, 2013). While there is still little governmental support for OER - open access is generally a more consistent focus - there is an increasing interest at policy level in flexible and digital forms of delivery (Orr et al., 2018).
This presentation reports on two projects. Bringing Learning to Life is funded by the UK Department for Education under the Flexible Learning Fund. Flexible Essential Skills is funded by The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). Both projects involve making foundational English and Mathematics courses available to a wide range of learners through the OpenLearn repository and LMS (Law & Perryman, 2017). The content is made available as OER for use by a range of learners, including formal students in further education colleges (face-to-face, blended) and non-formal learning scenarios. Both projects are led by The Open University (UK) who provide programme management, content development, platform delivery and evaluation.
Evaluation methodologies are being harmonised in the interests of establishing a basis for comparison between the two datasets. Evaluation results based on original data will be presented. These will include a detailed description of the learners targeted and their needs; perceptions of the key challenges faced; attitudes towards technology and digital skills in adult learners; an exploration of learner motivation, strategy and outcomes; and an examination of the perceptions and views of staff. The impact evaluations combine survey and interview data with OpenLearn analytics and case studies for individual colleges.
Starting where we are, moving through changes open education is bringing at institutional, national, regional and international levels, and how we can continue to strengthen open education and its positive impacts
Collaborating across borders: OER use and open educational practices within the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (OE Global 2015)
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.