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Engaging with open education
Alevizou, Panagiota and Forte, Andrea

Published2010
Conferencethe 6th International Symposium Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration - WikiSym '10, ACM Press
EditorsAyers, Phoebe and Ortega, Felipe
CountryUnited States

ABSTRACT
This panel will address key issues and provide empirically-grounded insights on learning about, with, and through open educational resources (OER). Open educational resources are educational materials that are freely shared by those who seek to learn and those who seek to teach. OERs are viewed by many as a revolutionary idea that could create more accessible, equitable education on a global scale; yet, the benefits and challenges of OER adoption in practice are not yet understood. Many OER initiatives are pursuing a vision of education as a 'public good', and international policy agendas on education are shifting from the idea of simply providing access to content, towards the notion of creating 'Open Participatory Learning Ecosystems'; these efforts have outpaced our understanding of how educational systems behave when they become more open. Open education requires further empirical investigation. Each of the individuals on this panel brings expertise that speaks not only to understanding the potential value of OER, but also to understanding barriers and challenges of OER adoption. Speakers will cover issues on:

• Advocacy, policy & development of OER

• Social interfaces and the design of participation

• Mentoring and peer learning in Open Education environments

• Popular perceptions about OER, and attitudes towards sharing and creating OER content


Published atGdansk, PolandNew York, New York
Languageen
ISBN9781450300568
DOI10.1145/1832772.1832811
URLhttp://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1832772.1832811
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