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Direct linkPhelan, Liam – Distance Education, 2012
In this article, I reflect on the politics, practices and possibilities of the open educational resources (OER). OER raise important implications for current and potential students, for postsecondary education institutions, and for those currently teaching in higher education. The key questions raised by OER centre on the role of teaching in…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Practices, Open Source Technology, Politics of Education
Download full textJohnson, L.; Adams Becker, S.; Hall, C. – New Media Consortium, 2015
The purpose of the report is to inform Australian campus leaders and decision-makers about important developments in technologies supporting teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary education across the continent. It was produced to explore important developments in technology and forecast their potential impact expressly in an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Decision Making, College Administration, Educational Technology
Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2012
As another year draws to a close, the author reflects on the trends in play related to library technologies and attempts to anticipate their trajectory going forward. The library economy has not necessarily achieved full recovery from the recent downturn. Nevertheless, the author expects that investments in technology will expand next year. For…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Automation, Open Source Technology, Research and Development
Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
If anyone had thought to recognize a K-12 educational buzzword of the year for 2012, it would surely have been "open educational resources" (OER). Ed tech media has fairly hummed with the topic, largely with exciting predictions: OER would give cash-strapped K-12 educators access to high-quality tools and content for their classrooms at little or…
Descriptors: State Standards, Prediction, Instructional Materials, Elementary Secondary Education
Olcott, Don – Distance Education, 2012
This reflection examines some of the continuing and emerging issues in the open educational resources (OER) field. These include blending OER with university management structures; formal and non-formal OER; the need for sustainable OER business models; and expanding awareness, adoption, and use of OER. In the future, research will need to examine…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Change, Educational Resources, Open Source Technology
Baron, Josh; Willis, Jerry; Lee, Reba-Anna – Computers in the Schools, 2010
A number of contemporary factors have combined to create a situation that encourages and supports international collaboration among institutions of higher education. Factors such as the globalization of the economy, the increasingly international nature of higher education, and the development of an inexpensive and virtually worldwide system of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Information Technology, Educational Technology
