It’s interesting times in the field of OERs / open content for education. There have been several key events, from Open Nottingham, Open Course Ware Consortium (OCWC) in the States, and this week is OER11 . There are very lively debates to be had, and a huge amount of experience to be learnt from. Whether … Read more
Over the years, web thinking about bringing content together has shifted its focus between portals, repositories and registries. Along with others, recently I’ve been using the term “aggregations” to try to avoid the definition potholes in that road. The Resource Discovery Task Force is exploring the role and mechanisms for effective aggregations to support research. … Read more