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UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Programme ICT in Education, Science and Culture Section Knowledge Societies Division Communication and Information (CI) Sector

Introduction  Defining Open Educational Resources (OERs)  Benefits of OERs  From Copyright to Creative Commons to Public Domain  UNESCO OER Programme  2012 World OER Congress

What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Created at 2002 UNESCO Forum UNESCO defines Open Educational Resources (OERs) as:  Learning especially eLearning resources and tools  Released under an open intellectual property licence or in the public domain, allowing free use, re-use, and re-sharing

What are the benefits of OERs? “Benefits and challenges of OER for higher education institutions”, Cheryl Hodgkinson-WilliamsBenefits and challenges of OER for higher education institutions

From Copyright to Creative Commons to the Public Domain Hodgkinson-Williams, C. & Gray, E. (2009). Degrees of Openness: The emergence of Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 5(5): Available online: [26 October 2009]. About Creative Commons licenses

What is the UNESCO OER Programme  OER Platform OER Platform  OER Policy Guidelines for Higher Education OER Policy Guidelines  OER Community on the WSIS PlatformWSIS Platform  OER Research Chairs: AU Canada, OU NetherlandsAUOU Netherlands  UNESCO IITE OER GatewayOER Gateway  Publications  Large OER projects - UEMOAUEMOA  Partnerships: Commonwealth of Learning (COL)  Large OER events – 2012 World OER Conference, UNESCO HQ ParisWorld OER Conference

What is the World OER Congress?  20 – 22 June  UNESCO HQ, Paris  Organized with the Commonwealth of Learning  Supported by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (USA) 3 Objectives  Release the Paris OER Declaration  Showcase the world’s best OER  Celebrate the 10th anniversary of 2002 UNESCO Forum  Governments, civil society, academia  Open Seminar & Exhibition  6 worldwide regional Forums

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