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“Edgeless” University Report
Stephen Downes has posted on the release of a report entitled “The Edgeless University: Why Higher Education Must Embrace Technology.” The report was written by Peter Bradwell, a researcher at DEMOS,...
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JISC OER Synthesis and Evaluation Project
Twitter user “mrnick” pointed out the JISC OER Synthesis and Evaluation Project in a recent tweet. The wiki contains links to articles and presentations related to JISC OER, and OER in general....
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The Depot Repository Launches
Stephen Downes notes the launch of the Depot, a repository for peer-reviewed e-prints. The Depot is funded by JISC. From the “About” page: The purpose of the Depot is to enable all academics worldwide...
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UK Perspectives on Open Educational Resources
A one-day event is being held in London to discuss UK perspectives on OER. The event will be held July 23 and is sponsored by JISC and the Higher Education Academy. Thanks to SkillsforScientists for...
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JISC Higher Ed OER Grant
JISC is announcing a call for proposals relating to OER for “Higher Education (HE) Institutions funded by HEFCE and Academy Subject Centres.” Proposals are due by June 24.
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JISC OER infoKit
Several people have noted that an OER infoKit has been released by JISC. From the introduction: JISC and the Higher Education Academy are collaborating on the Open Educational Resources programme,...
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OER For London 2012
The Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network has announced that they will be submitting a proposal to Higher Education Academy/JISC. The proposal is for the release of open educational resources...
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Pair of JISC Updates
Amber has a new post on some of the questions facing the UK OER programme. From the post: …the Key Lessons of the evaluation and synthesis report states: “There is a clear model emerging of resources...
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E-Journal Archiving White Paper
A white paper has been posted on e-journal archiving in the UK. Thanks to Stephen Downes for the link.
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JISC/OER Webinar
JISC Advance has a new post announcing a webinar on Jan. 26. From the post: The Academy/JISC OER Programme began in April 2009 with a pilot phase designed to discover issues related to OER release...
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