Browsing by Author "Mackintosh, Wayne"
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The OER university: A sustainable model for more affordable education futures
Mackintosh, Wayne (2012-10-26)Open education provides unprecedented opportunities for universities to provide more affordable access to post-secondary education for all students worldwide. OER is a sustainable and renewable resource. The OER university ... -
OER's and Sustainable Innovation: Low Cost, Low Risk but High Impact
McGreal, Rory; Mackintosh, Wayne (2011-11-04)This session will include a description of the UNESCO Chair in OER network including an update on the mandate of the Chair and the developments so far. These include agreement on support for a network of UNESCO Chairs in ... -
OERu: Blending more affordable education futures
Mackintosh, Wayne (2013-11-05)The OER university (OERu) is an international collaboration of universities, polytechnics and community colleges from five continents using open education approaches to provide more affordable education for all students ... -
Open Education Resources (OER) for assessment and credit for students project: Towards a logic model and plan for action
Mackintosh, Wayne; McGreal, Rory; Taylor, Jim (Athabasca University, 2011-03)The Open Education Resource (OER) for assessment and credit for students initiative aims to develop a “parallel learning universe” to augment and add value to existing post-secondary education provision by creating flexible ... -
Report on the assessment and accreditation of Learners using OER
Conrad, Dianne; Mackintosh, Wayne; McGreal, Rory; Murphy, Angela; Witthaus, Gabi (2013-09-17)This report shares the findings and lessons learned from an investigation into the economics of disaggregated models for assessing and accrediting informal learners, with particular attention to the OER University (OERu) ... -
Report on the Assessment and Accreditation of Learners using OER
Conrad, Dianne; Mackintosh, Wayne; McGreal, Rory; Murphy, Angela; Witthaus, Gabi (COL, 2013-07)This report shares the findings and lessons learned from an investigation into the economics of disaggregated models for assessing and accrediting informal learners, with particular attention to the OER University (OERu) ... -
Using Open Production of Course Content to make a Difference
Mackintosh, Wayne (2010-10-19)Dr. Wayne Mackintosh is the Director of the International Centre for Open Education based at Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand, member of the Board of Directors of the Open Education Foundation, and founder of the WikiEducator ... -
WikiEducator: A return to the traditions of the academy?
Mackintosh, Wayne (2008-10-22)The Open Education Resource (OER) movement shows considerable potential to reduce cost, improve quality and widen access to educational opportunities. Facilitated by the power of social software in a connected world as ...