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OuS @ Creative Commons 2017 Global Summit
We visited the 2017 CC Global Summit which launched a new chapter for Creative Commons as a movement. The Global Summit provided a collaborative and fun space for anyone in the world to explore the future of the Commons and sharing for users, creators, and activists.
OuS @ Hewlett Foundation’s 2017 Open Educational Resources Grantees Meeting
We were invited to join The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Annual OER Meeting 2017, which took place April 25-28, 2017, in King City, Ontario, Canada, just outside of Toronto. Hosted by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), Hewlett’s Annual OER Meeting 2017 was held at the inspiring Kingbridge Centre. This year’s meeting was an opportunity to explore leadership and equity at the intersection of open educational practice.
OuS speaking with the Commissioner’s team
OuS representatives were invited by European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics’s team to discuss the role of the EC at the 2nd World OER Congress.
OuS presentation @ EC Workshop on Policies for Opening up Education
OuS representatives were invited to the workshop on the 16-17th Feb in Seville at the European Commission Joint Research Centre, Directorate B. Growth and Innovation, Human Capital and Employment Unit. We prepared a 15 min intervention on national policies for Slovenia on open education and what policies are needed to promote open education globally. This workshop research results will specifically lead to support a systemic policy making process for openness in Europe.
Suggested further reading:
- JRC Report (2016) Opening up education: A Support framework for Higher Education Institutions
- JRC IPTS Report (2016) OpenCases: case studies on openness in education
- JRC IPTS Report (2016) Validation of Non-formal MOOC-based Learning: An Analysis of Assessment and Recognition Practices in Europe (OpenCred)
- JRC IPTS Report (2016) How are higher education institutions dealing with openness? A survey of practices, beliefs and strategies in five European countries (OpenSurvey)
- JRC IPTS Report (2015) OpenCases: A catalogue of mini cases on open education in Europe
Speaking @ “4th Industrial revolution – Croatia lost in translation”
OpeningupSlovenia was invited to speak at the round table titled “4th Industrial revolution – Croatia lost in translation” at the Science Picnic in Zagreb, Croatia, Sept. 24, 2016. The event was organized for the purpose of popularization scientific knowledge with more than ten thousand people visiting the exhibition spaces. The moderator was Saša Ceci, Institut Ruđer Bošković with panelists: Tome Antičić – director Institut Ruđer Bošković, Andrijana Prskalo Maček – director CARNnet, Davor Orlić – Inštitut Jožef Štefan (Slovenija), Roberto Vdović – director Fablab Hrvatska, Boris Jokić – IDIZ.
1st Meeting of the Task Team and the Steering Committee for the Regional Consultations for 2nd World OER Congress
The representatives of the Slovenian UNESCO Chair in OER and Ministry of Education had the first meeting of the Task Team for the Regional Consultations and 2nd World OER Congress 2017 at Commonwealth of Learning in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The purpose of the meeting was to guide the Steering Committee in planning and implementing the Regional Consultations leading to the 2nd World OER Congress.
Invited @ Making Sense of MOOCs: A Guide to Policy Makers in Developing Countries
OpeningupSlovenia was invited to the launch of a new UNESCO-COL publication, entitled “Making Sense of MOOCs: A Guide to Policy Makers in Developing Countries”. The event was co-chaired by COL’s President and CEO, Professor Asha Kanwar and UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, Dr Qian Tang at The Organization’s Headquarters in Paris. The audience consisted of representatives of Permanent Delegations of Member States to UNESCO, high-level experts (China, France, India, Malaysia, The Netherlands) and UNESCO staff.
UNESCO and COL are deeply committed to making access to quality higher education affordable for all people, particularly for those from disadvantaged or vulnerable backgrounds. Both Organizations consider that, in today’s technology-driven world, open and online education, including MOOCs, play a critical role. This Guide is designed to raise general awareness amongst policymakers in developing countries as to how MOOCs might address their concerns and priorities, particularly in terms of access to quality higher education and preparation of secondary school leavers for academic as well as vocational education and training. With very few exceptions, many of the reports on MOOCs already published do not refer to the interest and experience of developing countries, although we are witnessing important initiatives in more and more countries around the world.
This Guide can be found here and was commissioned by UNESCO to the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU).
Presentation @ ET2020 Working Group on Modernisation of Higher Education
OpeningupSlovenia was invited to present its policy changes at the at the 2nd meeting of the Working Group on Modernisation of Higher Education. The meeting was held on Thursday 19 May (09.30h to 17.00h) and Friday 20 May 2016 (09.30h to 13.30h), in the European Commission premises.
This Working Group operates under the Open Method of Co-ordination in Education and Training Strategic Framework (ET2020).
The session was lead by Andreia Inamorato Dos Santos and Yves Punie from the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), presenting the OpenEdu framework for openness in higher education institutions and discussing next steps for policy making on open education in EU Member States’. Slovenia and France were invited as Country examples.
The event featured Jeff Haywood presentation of the study “Changing Pedagogical Landscapes”, supporting Higher Education Institutions in their process to open up education.
OpeningupSlovenia presented policy ideas formulated by answering some key questions:
- What are the existing policies on open education at national level and why?
- How much was the investment and who invested? How much money is (still) needed?
- What are the main barriers to policies at national level? What are the 3 main achievements to date?
- What new policies on open education are still needed in your country? Why?
OuS part of the Business and Governmental Development Delegation to the USA
OpeningupSlovenia was one of the main pillars during Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Miro Cerar visit to the USA. Together with a Slovenian business delegation the visit was aimed at connecting with crucial ICT companies in the US. The idea is to seek long-term cooperation to connect the business sector, government bodies, academia, researchers and start-ups.
