Jamie Boyle’s comic book, Bound by Law, is a good primer on copyright issues. Reply if you know of other good resources. Also, Creative Commons recently announced CC Learn, its new focus on promoting OER. The executive director search is on. Pass it on.
Archive for March, 2007
Please post your open access or OER success stories here.
Grantees Brainstorm #3: How do we build these key components and connect them?
Grantees Brainstorm #2: What are the key components needed to effect this transformation?
Grantees Brainstorm #1: What does transformed teaching and learning look like?
Hewlett Foundation Open Educational Resources Report - pdf version.
For Hewlett OER Report - doc version, click here.
 A comprehensive review and facing forward look of the OER field from:
- Dan Atkins, Director of Cyberinfrastructure at NSF;
- John Seely Brown, former Chief Scientist of Xerox, Director of PARC, and
- Allen Hammond, World Resources Institute.
Just released, A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievement, Challenges and New Opportunities. Please distribute, read, digest and discuss here at OERderves. This report examines The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s past investments in Open Educational Resources, the emerging impact and explores future opportunities.
Central to the report is the idea of “The Brewing Perfect Stormâ€Â and the creation of an Open Participatory Learning Infrastructure.
We welcome your thoughts, creativity and expertise!