by admin | May 14, 2014
It’s 2014, and we have come a long way since the launch of the OER movement – from small beginnings to significant inroads among educators, learners, advocates and policymakers. Together we are changing the way teachers and learners access and use educational...
by admin | Mar 8, 2014
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (www.iskme.org) is working to develop ongoing mechanisms for knowledge sharing on open education initiatives worldwide, through research, field building, and innovations in web-based media. ISKME has been...
by admin | Nov 19, 2013
Al-Masdar means The Source in Arabic and this site is a rich source of resources, opportunity, and community for Arabic language teachers. Built upon the full OER Commons infrastructure, Al-Masdar includes functionality that allows teachers to build professional...
by admin | Sep 19, 2013
This article presents a case study of the adoption and use of open textbooks by three high school teachers in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The textbooks, collaboratively authored and distributed through the South African initiative, Siyavula, are...
by admin | Aug 1, 2013
Abstract: There is widespread agreement that current approaches to providing access for digitally excluded users, including users with disabilities, are not sufficient. As such, this report seeks to inform the development of appropriate “preference setting” tools that...
