Invitation to attend:
UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning extend an open invitation to attend a Policy Forum on Open Educational Resources (OERs) next month in Paris within the framework of the UNESCO-COL initiative, “Taking OER beyond the OER community: Policy and Capacity”.
OER Policy Forum
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:30 to 18:00
Room XII, UNESCO Headquarters
7, Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France
The UNESCO/COL OER Policy Forum will examine the results of the “Taking OER beyond the OER community” initiative and strategise next steps. Decision makers in governments, institutions and funding bodies will contribute to a strategy to move forward OERs and the open content movement more widely in order to promote quality education.
For further information, please see: www.col.org/OERPolicy.
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
