[Oer-community] educational policy and OER

Mary Lou Forward mlforward at ocwconsortium.org
Fri Oct 8 13:32:52 MDT 2010


Thanks, Theo.

Absolutely.  Open presents interesting opportunities for such alignments.
Publishing is a great example.  How do you see broader commercial policy
fitting in with OER?

Mary Lou


On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Theo Lynn <theo.lynn at dcu.ie> wrote:

> Mary Lou
>
> A related theme is how educational policy (which targets educational
> institutions etc) and enterprise policy (which targets commercial enterprise
> e.g. publishers) can be aligned and whether they should at all?
>
> Rgds
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> Theo
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> On 8 Oct 2010, at 17:56, Mary Lou Forward wrote:
>
> So far in this discussion we've seen some interesting debates emerge: the
> value of peer-reveiw to OER, how much cost should factor into starting or
> sustaining a project, envisioning an overall goal for the movement,
> applications of OER in education and other sectors, and the degree to which
> educators should be obliged to share. I'd like to also consider *Educational
> Policy *as a topic, which corresponded with the overall theme of the OCW
> Consortium's 2010 global conference. Policy can certainly facilitate the
> adoption of OER, both for use and production. What role do policy makers
> play in the OER movement? What policies would most help move things forward?
> At what level (institutional, local, national)?
>
>
> A few examples to consider:
>
>
> The New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (
> http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/nzgoal) was approved on July 5 2010 as
> guidance for state agencies to release materials for re-use using Creative
> Commons licenses or clear “no known rights” statemtns for non-copyright
> material. The framework specifically acknowledges that “significant creative
> and economic potential may lie dormant in such copyright and non-copyright
> materials when locked up in agencies and not released on terms allowing
> re-use by others”.
>
>
> Wikiwijs is a national OER initiative in the Netherlands, lauched by the
> Minister of Education. It aims to stimulate the development and use of OER
> by providing a repository of OER, tools for educators, support for creating
> and using materials, and referrals to other materials. www.wikiwijs.nl;
> presentation:
> http://www.slideshare.net/OCWConsortium/wikiwijs-a-nation-wide-initiative-20100505
>
>
> The State Board of Community and Technical Colleges of Washington State
> (US) passed a resolution on June 17, 2010 stating “All digital software,
> educational resources and knowledge produced through competitive grants,
> offered through and/or managed by the SBCTC, will carry a Creative Commons
> Attribution License.”
> www.sbctc.edu/general/admin/Tab_9_Open_Licensing_Policy.pdf
>
>
> We look forward to hearing your perspectives.
>
>
> Mary Lou
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