Tag: open for learning
A Tale of the Un-Xpert-ed : The Distributed Search Engine?
March 9th, 2011 at 10:03
When were developing Xpert the concept was that remote Xerte Online Toolkits installations could feed into a central repository using RSS. So we built a distributed collection of learning objects, and then built Xpert to bring this content together and allow for it to be searched. Until November of last year (and the creation of Xpert Labs), this [...]
Open For Learning
October 12th, 2010 at 09:10
This recently published Open for Learning resource was produced as part of the JISC funded BERLiN project. The resource aims to share knowledge gained from involvement in the BERLiN project, develop open content literacy and explore perspectives, attitudes and approaches to open learning. The resource was initially commissioned to support the delivery of a face [...]
It might be OER, but is it art?
1 October 11th, 2010 at 01:10
Conversation on twitter this morning got around to the notion of how open does an OER need to be, and can on OER be physical. Again, the silo phrase of repositories came back to my mind, coupled with the mass trespass on Kinder Scout came to mind. So for trespass, let us compare that tort, [...]
Short-term OER fellowships from the OU
1 October 6th, 2010 at 02:10
The OU have just announced some short-term fellowships “designed for those with little or no experience of Open Educational Resources.” The project is open to anyone employed by a HEFCE-funded HEI and the aim is to encourage the development and release of OER materials through independent study and an intensive week long boot camp. This [...]