These guides have been prepared by UNESCO, as part of its programme of support to governments and educational institutions in implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation.
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The concept of open scholarship has radically altered the way in which academic research operates in Europe, providing as it does both opportunities and challenges for researchers. In addition, funders are increasingly demanding that researchers, must, as a pre-requisite to securing grant funding, have undertaken training in research ethics. Finally, there are increasing pressures on researchers to be aware of and comply with obligations under intellectual property and data protection law, and to ensure the proper management of their research data. This course seeks to provide researchers and research support staff with the tools necessary to navigate these issues.
This animation provides a short (2-minute) introduction to Open Education, focusing on the concepts of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices (OEP) for teaching and learning. The animation provides a short introduction to the online resource ‘Using OER and OEP for Teaching and Learning’ available at https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/resource-using-oer-and-oep-for-teaching-and-learning/.
‘Practicing what we preach’: an open resource on OER/OEP, Angelica Risquez, Catherine Cronin, Claire McAvinia and Celine Peignen
Open Education Now. The potential benefits of open education are often considered in three areas: expanding access to education, enhancing pedagogy, and advancing equity.
This Webinar Explores National Forum’s Open Licensing Toolkit as a recent resource for HE Sector. https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/open
The potential benefits of using open educational resources and practices (OER and OEP) in higher education include improving access, furthering equity and enhancing teaching, learning and assessment. The National Forum supports the use of OER and OEP in a range of ways (see www.teachingandlearning.ie/open).
Open Education Resources (OER’s) with Dr Tom Farrelly
The Go Open project is a collaborative project based in Dublin City University (DCU) and comprises team members from DCU Library, Open Education Unit and the Digital Learning Design Unit. The project aims to support the DCU Community to engage with open education practices in their teaching, research and support activities.