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 Abel Caine |
Christina Slade of the City University of London just wrote an article for the Australian newspaper on the like by Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor of the Open Univeristy UK, of open education. Two memorable opening quotes are: "The learners of the future will be flexible, cool, connected to their friends," he says. They like "new stuff" and dislike complexity and bad design. "Web 2.0 is coming of age and people-centric technology will take over," he says. "Technology allows us to support teaching, to create blended learning experiences, but it also alters the mix of how we teach. We no longer need to rely only on those employed within our home institutions for content." These comments are perfectly aligned with UNESCO's OER Programme and it's wonderful to hear about them from the top-official at a national/international university. The role of UNESCO and other Education-development agencies is to promote this programme to developing countries, to tap into the vast expertise and unique local content that exists in developing countries and to tranform them into OERs to achieve educational goals. Greatly appreciate comments on this article, especially from our OER Community members from developing countries. |
