Professor Rory McGreal from Athabasca University– Canada’s Open University based in Alberta, Canada held the first UNESCO Chairs in OER international meeting in conjuction with the Open Education Global 2015 conference in Banff, Alberta.
The meeting included the four already existing ‘older’ Chairs and the newly appointed Chairs. The meeting revolved around a few topics such as presenting the UNESCO OER Programme for 2014-2017, the UNESCO Chairs in OER common Plan of Action, OER Projects from the other invitees with emphasis on strengthening collaboration among the UNESCO Chairs in OER.
An important discussion was held on creating more synergy between the UNESCO OER Programme operated by Paris and the Action Lines run by the UNESCO Chairs in OER. The chairs also had a presentation for PhD students in OER at the GO-GN network meeting.
UNESCO – NOUN OER/MOOCs project
UNESCO Chairs in OER at GO-GN meeting
UNESCO Chairs in OER at GO-GN meeting
Left to right: Abel Caine (UNESCO Paris), Jane-Francis Agbou (Nigeria), Wayne Mackintosh (New Zealand),
Left to right: Gasper Hrastelj (UNESCO Slovenia), Mitja Jermol (Slovenia), Tel Amiel (Brazil), Rory McGreal (Canada), Abel Caine (UNESCO Paris), Daniel Burgos, Wayne Mackintosh (New Zealand), Jane-Francis Agbou (Nigeria), Sana El Harbi (Tunisia).
