The New Zealand Centre for Open Education Practice is partnering with Otago Polytechnic to pilot a local version of the ‘Ontario Extend’ Professional Learning suite, before rolling it out nationally and internationally via the OERu. At December’s inaugural OER Symposium of the New Zealand Centre for Open Education Practice (COEP), Keynote Read more
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. Read more
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 Read more
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. Last year, the OERu commenced the phased roll-out Read more
A Canadian OERu partner 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. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is the first in North America to offer international credential transfer based on open educational resources Read more
Responding to the international COVID-19 pandemic, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the OER Foundation (OERF) in New Zealand, which coordinates the OERu, have joined forces to establish an Open Educational Resources for Covid (OER4Covid) community. The goal is to assist educational institutions around the world to transition to online Read more
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. Dr Wayne Mackintosh was awarded the ICDE Individual Prize of Excellence during Read more
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. The ‘Learning in a Digital Age’ course was recognised in the Open Educational Resources (OER) category and was announced at the Read more
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. The OERu Outreach Partnership Programme is a Read more
With support from Otago Polytechnic, the OERu has increased its learning design and development capacity to extend its range of online micro-credentials. The OERu has partnered with New Zealand’s Otago Polytechnic to provide assessment services for learners who want to earn micro-credentials for its growing inventory of open, online micro-courses. Read more