This week we were asked to investigate two open and
distance education technologies. During my research, I came across a web-site
for the, “Foundation Center.” This
company was founded in 1956. They specialize in educating the world as the leading
source of information about philanthropy worldwide. The specific technology
that is used for the Foundation Center is, of course, the internet. This site
serves as a connection for people who want to change the world and provides
them the information and resources they need to do it. The site also operates
research, education, and training programs designed to advance the knowledge of
philanthropy at every level (FoundationCenter, 2012). The site provides lists
of grants that are available to those with charitable ideas, and they even
connect charities with grant writers. The purpose of this site is to identify
and make known the available charities for people looking for philanthropic
work to do.
The next open educational technology site I discovered
was the, “Open Educational Resources Kit”, hosted by, PBWORKS. This site serves
as a source of information about open educational resources and gives a
detailed overview about the:
- Definition of Open Educational Resources
- Management of Open Education
- Learning and Teaching involved in Open Education Platforms
- Legal Aspects of Open Education
- Different Programs offered
(OER,2007)
This site is a great source of direction for people
looking for specific topics and subjects. the site also gives a brief history
of how the acronym was formed and by whom.
"The term Open Educational Resources (OER) was first
introduced at a
conference hosted by UNESCO in 2000 and was promoted in the context of
providing
free access to educational resources
on a global scale (OER, 2007)."
The site offers links
to the biggest OER hosts in the World. There are links to American, British,
Irish, Japanese, Chinese, and French Universities and Colleges who have their
own OER courses and programs. This site can easily get an individual anywhere
in the world started on a true OER destination.
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Hi Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI like your second site. You have found something that is indeed world wide. Since you are in Korea I am sure that it would help those students that you work with who might want to have OCW classes.
Yvonne
Thanks Yvonne!!!
DeleteJeremy,
ReplyDeleteThe open educational resources site is extremely useful. I checked into that one myself. It does not take a lot to get into a learning module and view the webinar or course material for a topic. It offers some resources that could be easily pulled into my own class as an alternative means to provide information.
-Octavia.
Thanks Octavia!!!
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