Difference between revisions of "OER Policy Registry/Supporting Documents"

The resources below are not policies, they are materials that may help policy making activities. They are broadly grouped as case studies, guides, presentations and other directories.

Guides

• A Mini Staff Guide to OER 2010
• (OER) Policy Development and Review Toolkit 2012
• UNESCO World Open Educational Resources Declaration (PDF) 2012
• Mainstreaming Open Educational Practices 2012
• Cape Town Open Education Declaration 2008
• Free to Learn Guide - Hall Plotkin 2010
• Achieve OER Online Evaluation Tool 2011
• Campus OER Promotion Kit 2005
• Guidelines for OER in Higher Education n.d.
• OER Handbook for Educators 2010
• Guide for Adopting Open Textbooks: A Tutorial n.d.
• Models for Sustainable Open Educational Resources (PDF) 2007
• A Sustainable Business Model for Open Electronic Textbooks (PDF) 2007
• Open Policy and Open Educational Resources Implementation Checklist (PDF) 2012
• Mainstreaming eLearning in National Policies n.d.
• Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER. How Open Education Resources Unlock the Door to Free Learning n.d.
• Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Funding and the Social Dimension 2011
• Who should make OERs? 2008
• How are OER Evaluated and So What? (Video) 2011
• Foundation Funded OER vs. Tax Payer Funded OER – A Tale of Two Mandates 2010
• ICT in Education Toolkit for Policy Makers, Planners and Practitioners 2007

Presentations

• Obviousness of Open Policy 2011
• US Washington State House Bill 2336: Relating to access to taxpayer-funded educational materials. Testimony, Cable Green of Creative Commons 2012
• Assessment and Accreditation of OER: An Update (Video) 2011
• Open Education and the Future - David Wiley presentation to TEDxNYED (Video) 2010

Directories

• Exemplary Collection of Institutions with OER Policy n.d.
• In Search of National OER Policies 2011
• OLnet Open Education Evidence Hub - Policy theme n.d.

Case Studies

• Open Educational Resources in the People’s Republic of China: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects for Development 2011
• Open Educational Resources Analysis of Responses to the OECD Country Questionnaire 2012
• Survey on Governments’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies (UNESCO) 2012
• Interview with Karen Fasimpaur: Open Education and Policy 2010
• Athabasca University Centre for Learning Design and Development Open Educational Resources- Draft Plan 2006
• BCcampus (British Columbia, Canada) - Building Sustainable OER Ecosystems 2010
• Open School of British Columbia, Canada - Frequently Asked Questions about OER n.d.
• OERs in Context – Case Study of Innovation and Sustainability of Educational Practices at the University of Mauritius 2011
• OER Readiness in Africa 2010
• OER Africa - Building African Education Capacity Through Openness n.d.
• Free Textbooks Project Helps South Africa 2012
• OER Basic Competencies in Midwifery, University of Malawi — Kamuzu College of Nursing (PDF) 2009?
• The Use of Open Education Resources at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) (PDF), 2009?
• Report of the Working Group on Open Access and Open Educational Resources (India) (PDF), 2007?
• USA TAACCCT Federal Grant Program Creative Commons License Brief 2011
• Utah State Office of Education to Create Open Textbooks 2012
• Open High School of Utah (PDF) n.d.
• Florida Orange Grove Texts Plus n.d.
• Maryland Enhancing Education through Technology (Ed Tech ARRA) (Doc.) 2009
• RFP for the Identification of Open Educational Resources at Maine State (PDF) n.d.
• Open Books Savings for California Students 2011
• California Free Digital Textbook Initiative 2009
• US Washington State OER K-12 Bill Passes 2012

Reports

• Open public sector information: from principles to practice Australian Government Report: 2013
• Students Have Greater Access to Textbook Information US Government Accountability Office Report: June 2013