Virtual Dialogue on OER - Organization of the American States

Virtual Dialogue on OERsome regional perspectives

Andreia Inamorato dos Santos, Ph.D

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies – IPTS – DG Joint Research Centre

A contribution to the Organisation of the American States (OAS)

13th February 2014

The range of "Opens"

Higher Education doesn’t do Revolutions!Sir John Daniel & Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić

COLOMBIA

National Strategy for OER:Ministry of Education

DECREE 52.681 26 September 2011

BRAZIL

City of Sao Paulo’s Secretariat of Education website

Open Educational Resources in Brazil: State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Prospects for Development and Innovation (UNESCO, 2012)

Latin American Open Textbook Project

Co-funded by the European Commission – DG DEVCO – EuropeAid – ALFA III

http://www.latinproject.org

The project focuses on enabling lecturers/HE institutions to produce open textbooks in order to reduce study costs for learners. Interinstitutional collaboration is key.

OportUnidad Project

• http://www.oportunidadproject.eu

Co-funded by the European Commission – DG DEVCO – EuropeAid – ALFA III

Focuses on awareness raising on OER and open educational practices (OEP) in higher education institutions in Latin America. Proposes a regional agenda for the development of the field in the region.

Opportunities for further development of OER, OEP and OE – government level

Development of national strategies

Funding of research projects

Funding of awareness raising activities and projects

Development of local and regional policies

Opening Up Education Communication 2013

http://new.eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1389115469384&uri=CELEX:52013DC0654

Innovative teaching and learning for all through new Technologies and Open Educational Resources

European Commission

Strategic framework for institutions

Recognition of learning achievements mechanisms

Policy Support

OpenEdu

Funded by DG Education and Culture – European Commission

RESEA

RC

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Further reading…

ainamorato@gmail.com - @aisantos

Compendium Open Educational Resources: Cases from Latin America and Europe in Higher Education (trilingual version)

Recursos Educativos Digitales Abiertos Colombia Agenda Regional de Prácticas Educativas Abiertas – OportUnidad Project

Survey on Government's OER Policies (UNESCO)

Open Educational Resources in Brazil: State-of-the Art, Challenges and Prospects for Development and Innovation (UNESCO)

Open Education Week – March 10th-15th 2014

Further reading…

Opening Up Education Communication

Andreia Inamorato dos Santosainamorato@gmail.com@aisantos