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UNESCO joins forces with OERu and ICDE to support international capacity development for OER

Posted 22 June 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

UNESCO will collaborate with the OERu and the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) to promote the delivery of five OER-based online micro-courses. Consistent with the UNESCO OER Recommendation, adopted by member states at the 40th General Conference in November 2019, these courses can be accessed for free.

OER (Open Educational Resources) are defined by UNESCO as learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or under copyright but released under an open license that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation, and redistribution by others.

OERu proves its worth with scalable solutions for educators in lockdown

Posted 11 June 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

During the current Covid-19 crisis, the OER Foundation (OERF) has had the opportunity to test the scalability of its OERu delivery platforms like never before. As well as leading the OER4Covid initiative alongside the Commonwealth of Learning, with 1,349 participants from 89 countries, the Foundation conducted a short online survey to find out what support people really needed, and how best to provide this.

OERu course registrations double in past six months - lessons for a post-covid world

Posted 10 June 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

Impressive growth in OERu registrations was primarily fuelled by the innovative reuse and remix of OERu courses by South African partners. These case studies provide viable strategic options for institutions seeking to respond rapidly to the challenges emerging in a post-covid world.

International credit transfer for OERu micro-courses now an option for global learners

Posted 10 June 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

Thompson Rivers University is at the forefront of making free online education more accessible around the world—a resource that’s even more important since the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered classrooms.

OERu and COL establish OER4COVID support initiative

Posted 1 April 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

Responding to the international COVID-19 pandemic, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the OERu, have joined forces to establish an Open Educational Resources for Covid (OER4Covid) support community. The goal is to assist educational institutions around the world to transition to online learning.

UCI Division of Continuing Education joins the OERu international partnership

Posted 8 January 2020 by Wayne Mackintosh

The University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education, a leader in open education in the United States, joins the OERu international innovation partnership.

OERu work recognised by ICDE Prize of Excellence

Posted 19 November 2019 by Wayne Mackintosh

The work of the OERu was recognised by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) with its Individual Prize of Excellence being awarded to Wayne Mackintosh during the 2019 World Conference on Online Learning in Dublin.

OERu receives top honours at international award ceremony

Posted 12 September 2019 by Wayne Mackintosh

An online course developed by Otago Polytechnic for the OERu international network headquartered in Dunedin was presented the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Award for Excellence in Distance Education Materials.

Expanding access to OER through OERu Outreach Partners

Posted 26 August 2019 by Wayne Mackintosh

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The OERu has established an Outreach Partnership Programme for qualifying institutions in the developing world to join our international network for free. The OERu is proud to launch this initiative with the announcement of our founding Outreach Partners from South Asia and Africa.

OERu partners with national Centre for Open Education Practice

Posted 3 July 2019 by Wayne Mackintosh

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Today, the OERu has partnered with Otago Polytechnic and Ara Institute of Canterbury on the launch a national Centre for Open Education Practice to promote, research, and develop open educational resources and practices for the benefit of all New Zealand learners in the post-secondary sector.