Tuesday, March 04, 2008

OER Stories from UNESCO These stories from the UNESCO OER Community show a panoply of OER developments and applications from many countries. The case studies range from very large projects such as the UK's OpenLearn Open University to small projects such as the Italian SCOLA project. ____JH _____ "Members of the UNESCO OER Community identified awareness raising and promotion as the top priority issue to promote and enable the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement. Community members proposed awareness raising activities. However, activities would benefit from resources, particularly common resources that can be used for a variety of types of activities and in different settings around the world. Case studies--stories--of how institutions and individuals have developed or used OER would be a useful resource for awareness raising activities. Telling stories is a very powerful means of transmitting information. As one Community member expressed it, 'stories inspire people and bring movements to life'." 9:40:48 AM    COMMENT []