Background: Earlier in the year I shared a resource I had been working on that I started to develop as part of our annual worldwide company initiative: the ‘Catathon’. Catathon is where we at Catalyst IT would down tools for the day and create something that could be classed as ‘Open’, so for technical colleagues […] View Article
One of the joys and sometimes the challenges of being part of a global open education community… View Article
Webinar programme: OER17 preview. Josie Fraser Thursday 9th March, 12.30-1.30pm (UK) online. OER17 presents an opportunity for open practitioners, activists, educators and policy makers to come together as a community to reflect on The Politics of Open. What are our current key challenges and strengths – locally, nationally, and internationally? What are our priorities […] View Article
OER16 Open Culture, the Open Educational Resources conference, took place on 19-20 April 2016 at the University of Edinburgh, ably… View Article
Open Education week 2016 saw a flurry of activity around the world and this post offers an opportunity to connect… View Article
Disabled students need access to resources that can be adapted to suit their needs along with successful interaction with assistive technologies. The provision of accessible materials is now a legal obligation. Can OER provide a solution for both students and institutions? The UKOER programme from 2009-2012 produced a huge range of teaching materials, many of […] View Article
Tim O’Riordan from the University of Southampton writes about his research and presenting it at the ALT Conference. The research: measuring and visualising… View Article
Members of Landex ‘Land based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence’ recently attended a Blended Learning CPD Event addressing ‘The Strategic Use… View Article
In this article, Viv Rolfe shares her thoughts on the progress made with OER post-funding. Is OER in its teenage… View Article
The Open Education Resource SIG (OERSIG) was established in March 2012 and has over 110 members. As part of ALT’s… View Article
Tim Seal from SCORE, Open University reviews the UNESCO 2012 World Open Education Resources Congress that took place from 20-22… View Article
Ljubojevic and Laurillard use the recent HEFCE Online Learning Task Force recommendations as the road map for a tour of the outputs of the Learning Design Support Environment (LDSE) research project. View Article