Category Archives: libraries

Returning to Libraries and OER

By JohnR | October 17, 2011

“The responsibility of acquiring books was the libraries and you might therefore think of extending the libraries role to…educational resources in general” (Nikoi, 2010). An introduction to our visiting scholar Gema Bueno de la Fuente and a survey about academic libraries role in OER initiatives.

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opened10: brief thoughts

By JohnR | November 5, 2010

first thoughts and reflections on opened10

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Libraries and OERs: Survey results and preprint

By JohnR | September 29, 2010

Initial results from the Libraries and OER survey, links to a preprint of my Open Ed paper and cleaned survey data.

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Libraries and OERs: OpenEd papers and survey

By JohnR | August 30, 2010

What role do libraries have in the release or use of Open Educational Resources? A short survey.

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OER Literacies?

By JohnR | March 18, 2010

What skills do teachers and learners need to find, evaluate and use Open Educational Resources?

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Libraries, Institutions, and Open Educational Resources: possible connections?

By JohnR | March 17, 2010

What role could libraries have in supporting the creation, management, and use of Open Educational Resources?

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Libraries, librarians, and Open Educational Resources

By JohnR | February 9, 2010

I’m a librarian by training but my professional experience is mostly in repository and e-learning related stuff. As a result I’m fascinated by the intersection of the e-learning, repository, and library communities, particularly when it comes to managing learning materials as the three groups often have different perspectives on how to describe and manage stuff. [...]

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