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 * MS4 – Using Open Educational Resources in Training**

Stephen Downes, National Research Council of Canada Friday, September 26, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are digital materials created for the specific purpose of being shared by the learning community. These free resources are typically licensed under terms that allow publication, reuse, and repurposing by educators and students, including (sometimes) commercial entities. This session will examine OERs from both a producer and an educator perspective, outlining major OER licensing options. It will look at initiatives sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation, OECD and UNICEF, among others, and outline major sustainability models and how these programs will impact participants’ organizational e-learning models. There will be an introduction to Creative Commons licenses as an alternative to blanket copyright notices, and a listing of open educational resources.

UStream recording and slides are available at [|http://www.downes.ca/presentation/199]