Last November I participated in the first Open Educational Technology summit organized by the Open University of Catalonia. The summit report has finally been published and it makes for an interesting read. Open access is a powerful educational concept that is gathering momentum and we should be paying attention to it at BCIT. From the report:
Some, new to the concept of open education can make the mistake of seeing it only as a distribution channel, education served online versus through the physical classroom. And this is certainly one dimension. But open education as practiced is actually far broader. Its philosophical context is based on openness to people, places, methods and ideas, new and old, conventional and non-, in order to enable a learning environment that is both student-directed as well as academically rigorous. In a period of swirling change, the pursuit and practice of open education is a fascinating, if occasionally nail-biting adventure.
Read the full report.
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