OER, At-Risk and Non-Traditional Students
Picture Credit: CC-BY 2.0 Bixentro (http://tinyurl.com/ppgjyx2) Just over 10 years ago a US Department of Education report noted [...]
Open educational resources: A bridge to formal education?
The relationship between open educational resources and formal education is complex and multifaceted. In the early days of OER, detractors [...]
Can OER break down barriers to participation in education?
Photo: Leigh-Anne Perryman CC-BY Are open education models leading to more equitable access to education? The OER Research Hub (OERRH) [...]
'Through a glass darkly' Part 3: OER, critical reflection and educators' improved practice – some early evidence
Photo: ‘Valentine Lightfulness’. h.koppdelaney CC-BY-ND Do OER prompt critical reflection by educators who use them, resulting in improved [...]
Snapshot: OER Policy
OER Policies are typically established in order to drive change, and there are now clear examples of where policy is [...]
SPARCing debate on Open Access
As part of our field work in Washington DC last month I met with Heather Joseph who is Executive Director [...]
"O" is for… Open?
Go O's! (Photo Credit: Beck Pitt CC-BY) ...Or could it be "Orioles"?! Seriously though, besides checking out my [...]
Educating in Beta
Educating Rita by Willy Russell, 1983 Current activity within open education can be characterised as having reached a [...]