AU to celebrate Open Access Week

October 14, 2011

To celebrate the appointment of Dr. Rory McGreal as the UNESCO/Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER), Athabasca University is presenting a series of five noon-hour webcasts exploring major issues and opportunities presented by OER. Each session will feature an internationally known promoter and developer of open educational resources, research, or ideas. Everyone is welcome; please join us for these webcasts.

Please visit the links below for more information on each presentation, presenter's biographies, and to find the links to the Adobe Connect Sessions on each day. All sessions are from noon-1pm MDT.

Monday, October 24th- Fun and Fear in Open Spaces
Presenters: Dr. Terry Anderson, Dr. Jon Dron
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#1

Tuesday, October 25th- Post Secondary Leadership in the OER Movement
Presenter: Dr. Frits Pannekoek
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#2

Wednesday, October 26th - Making Sense of Complexity in Open Information Environments
Presenter: George Siemens
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#3

Wednesday, October 26th - Making Sense of Complexity in Open Information Environments
Presenter: George Siemens
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#3

Thursday, October 27th - Panel on Moving to Open Educational Resources at Athabasca University
Presenters: Dr. Lisa Carter, Dr. Cindy Ives, Tony Tin, Colin Elliott
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#4

Friday, October 28th - OER's and Sustainable Innovation: Low Cost, Low Risk but High Impact
Presenters: Dr. Rory McGreal, Dr. Wayne Mackintosh
http://openaccess.athabascau.ca/events.php#5

These presentations are among many events taking place internationally to highlight Open Access Week.
http://www.openaccessweek.org/

For more information, contact:
Tony Tin
tonyt@athabascau.ca,
(780)675-6486.

 

 

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