[eIFLoa] Fwd: New OER Guide For Higher Education Leaders

[Iryna Kuchma]

[Forwarded message Melissa Hagemann]

While we realize it is targeted at the U.S., hopefully it can be helpful in
EIFL countries as well.


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*From:* oer-advocacy-coalition at googlegroups.com [mailto:
oer-advocacy-coalition at googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas Levin
*Sent:* Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:32 PM
*To:* oer-advocacy-coalition
*Subject:* [OER-advocacy] New OER Guide For Higher Education Leaders



Thanks to David Kindler for bringing this to my attention. Well worth a
read...**

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*New OER Guide for Higher Education Leaders*

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*An Open Educational Resources guide for higher education governance
officials written by long-time OER advocate Hal Plotkin has been released by
Creative Commons. *Free to Learn: An Open Educational Resources Policy
Development Guidebook for Community College Governance Officials* provides
an introduction to the basics of OER, an OER resource guide and insights
from OER providers and institutions who have implemented supportive OER
policies.

“Open Educational Resources (OER) offer higher education governance leaders
a cost-efficient method of improving the quality of teaching and learning
while at the same time reducing costs imposed on students related to the
purchase of expensive commercial textbooks and learning materials,” says
Plotkin. “Higher education governance officials, particularly boards of
trustees and senior academic governance leaders, have a tremendous
opportunity to harness the advantages of OER for their institutions.”

A living version of this document, which you may iteratively improve, and a
PDF version available for download, can be found at
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Free_to_Learn_Guide.




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Douglas A. Levin
Executive Director
State Educational Technology Directors Association
202-556-3684 (office/cell)
202-315-3284 (fax)

Skype: douglas_levin

dlevin at setda.org



Online at www.setda.org @SETDA
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