Project Open Source|Open Access is a two and a half year University of Toronto cross-divisional, tri-campus initiative to develop a networked community of scholars, students and members of the broader community interested in the phenomenon of open source and open access.  http://open.utoronto.ca/

Take a look at this powerful video lecture on the changing world of education.  http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/419/ .In a digitally connected, rapidly evolving world, we must transcend the traditional Cartesian models of learning that prescribe “pouring knowledge into somebody’s head,” says John Seely Brown. We learn through our interactions with others and the world, he says, and there’s no more perfect medium for enabling this than an increasingly open and organized World Wide Web.”
 

Today we met with some folks from Intel and talked about school reform in Vietnam.  Intel is building a plant just outside of Saigon and is very involved with Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education. They are interested in exploring the possibilities of open education resources.

Welcome to the OERDerves blog! This blog is run primarily by Marshall Smith, Catherine Casserly and Phoenix Wang, and aspires to be one node of many in the cause to advance Open Educational Resources wordwide.

Please check back soon for more!