Hi Everyone, Apology for any double postings. Just a friendly reminder that feedback and comments on the UNESCO-COL Guidelines for Higher Education are due on 21 September 2011.
Don't be missed by your absence -- send your feedback. See details below. Cheers Wayne *REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: OER GUIDELINES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS***** The Commonwealth of Learning is strongly committed to the creation, adaptation and use of Open Educational Resources because they have the potential to increase access to education while cutting costs and improving quality. They are, therefore, an important element of COL's mission of Learning for Development.**** **** To express its commitment to OER, COL has recently prepared three documents: **** - *COL'S Policy on Open Educational Resources*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xnJP8B6H8MK94VJ0KOCRLf2r5KDRcKTqUyZf7rSx5OHrAw7MFmtSMLoC1h6VzgfcrBZzwBMMzG3Umfa4uReIQlZqpl3Ru96iv4QkaLviIuCU8Kjfqq_ZbsPb-sYMGAnNNo5Q5PEd616OucE65lCx8mg> **** - *A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xnSDLaKmIQ33u0qxjA5_DuCAIJvwWMQwSqN8gXr_AHLGCuHpLjYV-u8W99FKrp9oHiQAVng49BpB89kO_BxeTyjIuSAlorPv_ch7k0f7ecD8eQoOottrwficKoJ2tACdQ0XiMxy1Vf9K26ANG0ZxHFb0xuG7VXoQdn5cEBmjdzngQ==>, prepared for UNESCO and COL**** - *UNESCO-COL Guidelines for Open Educational Resources in Higher Education*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xm5e5-7eKg6TGyWo_cEjD56pFr_7MFo9uohwNo1HT9x8FnAlIKNth9wvJcCnD75no1DwMAc84oZyU-ah6gVem-AdbUxAojyUC-1tvZNTmv7zKQZhIbdNHqKrxOqNh9nLkrlTaXCXbWWDZa9Fvw3M50GgCdPbSG9lYINj9SrW1hL4g==>, prepared jointly by COL and UNESCO (Draft)**** **** *We now invite comments on the last of these three documents: The UNESCO-COL Guidelines.***** **** The preparation of these Guidelines was a continuation of the COL-UNESCO initiative *Taking OER Beyond the OER Community: Policy and Capacity*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xlLCxBr9-BGuiIdLm0WhUMK8QdrE8-3fGtRjFMNhBr29GdlTmohDLtngSV6cjKAagr46Uwq8kkjtEoEm00CgcNHgkBSBbL225g5gkvgZ7Vy-ES4ZsTwiIjA> that involved a number of face-to-face and online workshops in 2010 and 2011. An important milestone was a Policy Forum on OER held at UNESCO, Paris on 1 December 2010. These Guidelines are a follow-up to that event.**** **** Like the 2005 *UNESCO-OECD Guidelines on Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xn_mGGvrpwOX8P_srHqs4qrSe2DMwjDbDqeHilbUdm6vYRI8g2tzN39ZWotKin-oYv6sdBMSDjXS-ZgS57C19PgqHDnYmPE-ZeRFDp8BdfUp2zNPvRCqeR0D5qEAvVJN4sfxpLVsdKrShyJliQUmvW3bJJwM7Z9vbFeCDV138tE92yQUtvNDGFYPnd4tqq57H6zx-BLp5RVdI0opuN0WMvT>, on which they are loosely modelled, these Guidelines for OER in Higher Education are intended to help key stakeholder groups (governments, higher education institutions, teaching staff, student bodies, quality assurance/accreditation bodies and academic recognition bodies) as they assess the implications of OER for their future policies and actions.**** **** The Guidelines have been developed through a broad consultative process. We now wish to extend that consultation further by inviting comments from members of COL's extensive networks. This is part of COL's continuing action aimed at alerting governments, in particular, to the importance of OER and inviting them to develop policies that grant open access, wherever possible, to materials of educational value developed with public funds. UNESCO and COL will sponsor further events, notably a conference in June 2012, to encourage countries to commit to the principle of making educational resources openly available.**** **** Please download the draft Guidelines from * http://oerworkshop.weebly.com/guidelines-for-oer-in-higher-education.html*<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xrx85ogab&et=1107174401690&s=2087&e=001kvefWhfu6xm5e5-7eKg6TGyWo_cEjD56pFr_7MFo9uohwNo1HT9x8FnAlIKNth9wvJcCnD75no1DwMAc84oZyU-ah6gVem-AdbUxAojyUC-1tvZNTmv7zKQZhIbdNHqKrxOqNh9nLkrlTaXCXbWWDZa9Fvw3M50GgCdPbSG9lYINj9SrW1hL4g==> and send your comments to COL Education Specialist (eLearning), Trudi van Wyk at [email protected] by 21 September 2011. Please also watch that page as we will be conducting an online discussion on the Guidelines during the week of 19 September, prior to final publication.**** **** I would also be pleased to hear from you directly at [email protected].**** **** Sir John Daniel President & Chief Executive Officer Commonwealth of Learning -- Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator<http://www.wikieducator.org> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> Wikiblog <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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