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<p>Dear OER supporters<br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Forwarding
this message from OECD<br>
<br>
</span></p>
<p>Best <br>
</p>
<p>Francis<br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Contributor
to the report mentioned below</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">----------------------<br>
In 2006
OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation carried out a
study on
Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. The report from
the study
was published in May 2007 by the OECD under the title "Giving Knowledge
for Free – The Emergence of Open Educational Resources". It can be
freely
downloaded from <a
href="http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html">http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-GB">The
purpose of the study was to analyse and map scale and scope of OER
initiatives
worldwide. We are now conducting a follow-up study. <b>One important
element of
this follow-up study is to ask OER initiatives and projects about the
development of their activities since two years ago.</b> A report with
the findings will be published on the OECD website </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a
href="http://www.oecd.org/edu/oer">www.oecd.org/edu/oer</a></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-GB">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-GB">Definition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In this
study we use the following definition
of open educational resources: Open educational resources are digitised
materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and
self-learners
to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research. According to our
understanding, open educational resources include: <br>
1. Open courseware and content. <br>
2. Open software tools (e.g. learning management systems). <br>
3. Open material for e-learning capacity building of faculty staff. <br>
4. Repositories of learning objects. <br>
5. Free educational courses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0cm;"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">Questions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">1.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Compared
with two years ago, do you
experience a growing interest for using open educational resources
(OER)? (If
your OER initiative was launched later than two years ago, please
compare
with that point in time.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 71.7pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">a.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do
you have more visitors to the website where
your OER are freely downloadable? If possible, please send statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 71.7pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">b.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Among
your visitors, do you know which
proportion are students, self-learners, teachers and researchers?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 71.7pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">c.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do
you have more downloads of OERs? If
possible, please send statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">2.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do
you think that students, teachers and
researchers at your institution are using increasingly OER? Which
percentage do
you estimate of user of OER produced elsewhere and not in your
particular
institution?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">3.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Have
your institution developed a particular
policy regarding OER? If so, could you attach a copy of the documents
or
indicate the url where they can be downloaded? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">4.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Compared
with two years ago, do you experience a growing interest for producing
OER?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">a.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do
you have more people willing to contribute
with OER to your website? If possible, please send statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">b.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Do
you have more OER available for use? If
possible, please send statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 54pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">5.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Compared
with two years ago, would you say that OER users and producers are more
aware
of Intellectual Property Rights issues? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">a.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Yes
/ No<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">6.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What
is the biggest challenge for your OER
initiative at the moment? Is this challenge in any way different from
the
situation two years ago?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span
style="">7.<span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Compared
with two years ago, do you
experience a growing awareness of the OER on the management level at
higher
educational institutions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your answers to: <a
href="mailto:jan.hylen@metamatrix.se">jan.hylen@metamatrix.se</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your co-operation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">PS. If you
have not yet filled out our web based
questionnaire, please do so: </span><a
href="http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html">http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_38659497_1_1_1_1,00.html</a><span
style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">_________________________________________________________<br>
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"Réseaux de la Connaissance et Société de l'Information"
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MDPI Foundation Open Access Journals
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