Copyright, Open Licensing and OER
A collection of resources on Copyright and Open Licensing developed by the Open.Ed service. Will it bite me? Media, Licensing, […]
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Finding and Using OER
A collection of resources on finding and using OER developed by the Open.Ed service. Finding and Using OER Webinar originally […]
Read moreOpen Policy
A collection of open policy resources that the Open.Ed service has developed and contributed to. All resources have been released […]
Read moreResponse to World OER Congress Action Plan
The following comments were drafted by Joe Wilson and Lorna M. Campbell and submitted in response to the World OER Congress Action Plan on behalf of Open Scotland and the University of Edinburgh. The draft Action Plan, Outcome and Recommendations is available in English and French here http://www.oercongress.org/woerc-actionplan/ 1. Capacity of users to access, re-use […]
Read moreAn interview with Joe Wilson from the European OER Regional Consultation
An interview about open education and OER with Open Scotland’s Joe Wilson, recorded at the UNESCO European Regional Consultation in Malta earlier this year. The report from the European Consultation is available here: Regional Consultation on Open Educational Resources OER for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: From Commitment to Action. Papers from the other regional consultations […]
Read moreUNESCO European Regional Consultation on OER Report
A guest post from Joe Wilson, reporting on the UNESCO European Regional Consultation on OER in Malta. It was a great privilege to be invited as one of 70 participants from 25 countries gathered in Malta to contribute to the UNESCO European Regional Consultation on Open Educational Resources in Malta. This to shape the inputs for the […]
Read moreThe Place of Gaelic in Modern Scotland
Last week in Stornoway, as part of the Royal National Mòd, Mr John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, presented the Angus Macleod Lecture on The Place of Gaelic in Modern Scotland. Mr Swinney assumed ministerial responsibility for the Gaelic language after the last election. In a thought provoking speech Mr Swinney […]
Read moreNational Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK recruit Gaelic Wikimedian
Earlier this month the National Library of Scotland and Wikimedia UK announced they are recruiting a Gaelic Wikimedian funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig to help promote the Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia, Uicipeid. The Gaelic Wikipedian will be responsible for designing and delivering a range of activities that will encourage young Gaels to improve their language skills through editing Uicipedia. They […]
Read moreCommonwealth of Learning / UNESCO OER Regional Consultations
In order to mark the 5th anniversary of the World OER Congress, which resulted in the Paris OER Declaration, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in partnership with UNESCO and the Government of Slovenia are undertaking a survey of world governments and key stakeholders focused on OER for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: From Commitment to Action. This survey […]
Read moreAn Overview of Open Education Policy and Practice in Scotland
This report, which is based on a paper presented by Lorna M. Campbell, OER Liaison – Open Scotland, at the ALT Conference at the University of Warwick in September 2016, provides an overview of a number of open education initiatives taking places across different sectors of Scottish education throughout 2016. This report was previously published by […]
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