Monthly Archives: March 2011

Digital Natives and OERs

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

One of the unexpected themes to emerge from our expert workshop related to how digital resources are evaluated by students. Although reservations were expressed about particular aspects of OERs, our participants did make use of digital materials in their teaching. … Continue reading →

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In Google We Trust

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Question: How do you want to find Open Educational Resources? Answer: As mentioned in my last post, our expert workshop included user testing several OER sites including JORUM, Merlot, Xpert and Connexions. To this list must be added Google, whose … Continue reading →

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Notes from the C-SAP Expert Workshop: the value of small numbers

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

We are currently going through the valuable material gained from last Friday’s expert workshop that was held in Birmingham. Many thanks must be given to the six participants; Alan Bryman, Antje Lindenmeyer, Sara Ryan, Dave Harris, Sean Moley and Kate … Continue reading →

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