Open Educational Resources : JISC

Open Educational Resources

Abstract	This workshop will focus on open content: exploring open content activity world-wide, reviewing JISC’s previous work in the area, and setting the scene for the new JISC/Higher Education Academy Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative. It will attempt, via a panel discussion involving international guests, to provide a forum for a full discussion of the aims of the new programme and the viability of OER more widely.
Aims and objectives	Generating discussion about sharing educational content Introducing the OER programme Putting the OER programme into the context of open content activities worldwide
Who should attend?	People looking for funding opportunities People with interest in Open Access International marketers Institutional senior managers
Approximate capacity of session	100
Speakers	David Kernohan, Programme Manager, JISC (Session Chair) Lorna Campbell, JISC CETIS Chara Balasubramaniam, St George's, University of London, Programme Manager Terry Poulton, St George's, University of London Sheila MacNeill, JISC CETIS Russell Stannard, University of Westminster, JISC/THES eTutor