[Asis-l] [Fwd: [iiep-virtualuniversity] UNESCO/IIEP forum on Open Educational Resources - final report]

[Michel J. Menou]

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Sujet: 	[iiep-virtualuniversity] UNESCO/IIEP forum on Open Educational 
Resources - final report
Date: 	Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:49:45 +0200
De: 	Susan D'Antoni <s.dantoni at iiep.unesco.org>
Répondre à: 	virtual.university at iiep.unesco.org
Pour: 	<iiep-virtualuniversity at communities.unesco.org>



Dear Colleagues,

 

You may remember that I wrote to you last August to inform you about an 
Internet discussion forum organised by UNESCO's International Institute 
for Educational Planning (IIEP), with support from the William and Flora 
Hewlett Foundation, on the subject of Open Educational Resources (open 
content for higher education).  I am contacting you now as follow-up to 
the forum and to inform you of the release of the final report.

 

The forum, which was intended to support information exchange and 
reflection on the potential of Open Educational Resources (OER) for 
higher education, took place over a six-week period in October and 
November 2005, and attracted almost 500 participants from 90 countries.  
The vibrant debate - more than 700 messages were exchanged - benefited 
from the expert input of some of the most innovative and committed OER 
practitioners and advocates.

 

The highlights of that debate have been captured in the forum report, 
which you will find attached to this message.  It is 
also available online on the project web site, at 
http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumsfiche.php?queryforumspages_id=23.  
Please do forward the report to anyone that you feel may be interested 
by this topic.

 

Informal discussion is continuing in an ongoing Community of Interest, 
which is open to new members.  A second formal forum will be held 
jointly with OECD in late 2006.  You can find more information about the 
forum and ongoing community at 
http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forums.php.  To join 
the community, please send a request 
to virtual.university at iiep.unesco.org 
<mailto:virtual.university at iiep.unesco.org>. 

 

I hope that the report may prove to be of interest to you.

 

Best regards,

Susan


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