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OER Foundation receives global leadership award

The Managing Director of the OER Foundation has gained international recognition for significant long standing contributions to Open Education with the announcement of the 2020 Leadership Award from Open Education Global. Today, Open Education Global (OE Global) announced the 2020 recipients of the Open Education Awards for Excellence. Dr Wayne Read more…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 3 months3 months ago
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‘Ontario Extend’ going global with OERu

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 5 months4 months ago
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UNESCO joins forces with OERu and ICDE to support international capacity development for OER

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 7 months5 months ago
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OERu proves its worth with scalable solutions for educators in lockdown

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 7 months7 months ago
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OERu course registrations double in past six months – lessons for a post-covid world

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 7 months7 months ago
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International credit transfer for OERu micro-courses now an option for global learners

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 7 months5 months ago
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OERu and COL establish OER4Covid support initiative

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 10 months7 months ago
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OERu work recognised by ICDE Prize of Excellence

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 1 year7 months ago
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OERu receives top honours at international award ceremony

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 1 year5 months ago
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Expanding access to OER through OERu Outreach Partners

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…

By Wayne Mackintosh, 1 year7 months ago

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