OER Panel Presentation by Dr Carina Bossu – DEHub, University of New England for the DEHub/ODLAA Education 2011 to 2021- Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning the (14 to 18 February 2011).
Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode
OERs in Australia
1. “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” — Eric Hoffer, 1973 OERs in Australia Dr Carina Bossu – DEHub University of New England
2. “OER is the means by which education at all levels can be more accessible, more affordable and more efficient.” Phil Ker, Chief Executive, Otago Polytechnic
4. Significance in Australia Promote social inclusion, life long learning and connect non-formal, informal and formal learning. Opportunities for learners, teachers and institutions
5. Initiatives in Australia Macquarie E-Learning Centre of Excellence (MELCOE) USQ – OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC) AEShareNet licensing LORN from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
6. ALTC Project What we are planning to do Who is involved http://wikiresearcher.org/OER_in_Australia