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UCF OpenSpace: New UK Based Online Courses
The University College Falmouth , which is located in the UK, has just gone live with their Beta 1.o of UCF openSpace. This is a pilot program made possible through a grant from The Higher Education Academy/JISC Open Educational Resources Programme.
Open access to Art, Media, Design, and Performance education is made available through this program. Also available to UCF openSpace users are such tools as editing applications, collaborative work spaces and forums that allow for assessment, feedback, and peer critiquing.
A few things to be aware of include the courses not providing credit towards a degree, the faculty at UCF are not accessible, and the courses may be shortened versions of other courses available. However, despite these last points, this is still another positive push forward in the area of open education and open textbooks.
Action in the UK: Draft OER infoKit Release From JISC
There are lots of things going on in the UK. In addition to all the volcanic ash playing havoc in the atmosphere there this week, JISC has been busy putting together an OER (Open Educational Resources) Infokit.
OK, who and what is JISC? Their About statement says; “
Their OER Infokit is in draft format right now and they are soliciting input. Check it out, it will be worth your time. There is a wealth of information in the infokit comprising of info you are familiar with as well as alot of new info and points of view.
I encourage you to to send comments to the JISC as well as replying to this post. Looks like they are a good organization to work with to help promote the concept of Open Textbooks.
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