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The need for Open Educational Resources for ubiquitous learning
(Pervasive Computing Conference (PERCOM 2012), 2012)
Open Educational Resources (OER) are important for the expansion of ubiquitous learning. Open licensing of learning components is a precondition for supporting anytime, anywhere learning, whether the lessons are arranged ...
Virtual platforms at Athabasca University
(2012-08-12)
The Athabasca University environment includes a virtual media lab (the e-Lab) which is an integrated website platform for curriculum enhancement and development, social networking, and pedagogical and disciplinary research. ...
Excess copyright: How restrictive copyright legislation impedes technological innovation
(The Seventh International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology. ICCGI 2012, 2012-06-27)
This paper explains how copyright laws being
promoted by the USA are being used to prevent the
development of open educational resources. This includes a
brief history explaining the origins of copyright law leading ...
Disruptive Pedagogies and Technologies in Universities
(2012-11-19)
This paper is a reaction to the increasing high cost of higher education and the resulting inaccessibility for the millions of potential learners now seeking opportunities for quality higher education opportunities. The ...
NEXT GENERATION: TRANSFORMATION TO A 21ST CENTURY UNIVERSITY VIA CORE STRATEGIC PROJECTS
(EDEN, 2012-07-10)
thabasca University (AU) is recreating itself as a 21st century university. As an open and distance learning (ODL) university, its mandate is to remove barriers to university-level education. This is the vision and ...
The Open Educational Resources Movement:: Free learning for all students
(IEEE, 2012-07-05)
In recent years, the term Open Educational Resources (OER) has emerged, aiming to promote open access to digital educational resources that are available online for everyone at a global level [1]. The term was first adopted ...
A comparison of AU Press with traditional university presses: Two years later
(ElPub, 2012-06)
This paper followus up on an analysis conducted in 2010 comparing an open access press with traditional university presses based on Amazon rankings. The findings support the previous research that there is no significant ...
"Mobilising" web sites at open university: The Athabasca University experience
(MLearn 2012, 2012-03)
This mobile implementation study provides a general idea of how existing Athabasca University sites work with the
tested mobile devices and identifies the underlying issues as to why they work that way. Factors considered ...
Disruptive Pedagogies and Technologies in Universities
(Educational Technology & Society, 2012)
This paper is a reaction to the increasing high cost of
higher education and the resulting inaccessibility for the
millions of potential learners now seeking opportunities
for quality higher education opportunities. ...
Flexible paths to assessment for OER learners: A comparative study
(JIME: Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2012-12)
This paper highlights the preliminary findings of a one-year research
project (2011) that investigated the fit of recognizing prior learning (RPL)
practice and related assessment and transfer protocols to projected OER ...