Dear All, UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) are holding an Internet discussion forum to focus on the findings and conclusions from a draft OECD study on Open Educational Resources. The forum will be organized in three week-long sessions: a.. Week 1 (13-19 November): What do we know about users and producers of OER? b.. Week 2 (20-26 November): What are the motives or incentives and barriers for individuals and institutions to use, produce and share OER? c.. Week 3 (27 November - 1 December): What are the policy implications and the most pressing policy issues at institutional, regional and national level coming out from this study? http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.htm... Regards, Indira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science Academic Wing ICFAI University 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082. Dear All, UNESCOs International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the OECDs Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) are holding an Internet discussion forum to focus on the findings and conclusions from a draft OECD study on Open Educational Resources. The forum will be organized in three week-long sessions: Week 1 (1319 November): What do we know about users and producers of OER? Week 2 (2026 November): What are the motives or incentives and barriers for individuals and institutions to use, produce and share OER? Week 3 (27 November 1 December): What are the policy implications and the most pressing policy issues at institutional, regional and national level coming out from this study? http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23365&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.unesco.org/iiep/virtualuniversity/forumshome.php?queryforums_id=3 http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.htm... http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_33723_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.htm... Regards, Indira Ms. Indira Koneru Faculty Associate Department of Library Science Academic Wing ICFAI University 23, Nagarjuna Hills Hyderabd- 500 082.