Open Educational Resources Cairo Office inception

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Open Educational ResourcesCairo Officeinception
status lessons

• MN SABRY
• nabla_at_link.net

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What is OER?
Non-profit oriented

• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• embraces a set of initiatives
• to provide educational resources
• in an open and free framework

Syllabus, Lectures, Labs,
Use Modify
It is not a Supported Degree awarding E-learning
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Why OER?
1- Free access to quality resources
And Get Feedback
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OER is an opportunity
that both Developed Developing countries
cannot afford missing, If and only if we
preserve CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Reconsider courseware as a CREATIVE activity
belonging to HUMAN HERITAGE
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Ultimate Goal
Provide a fish, But better Learn how to fish
preserve cultural diversity
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Suppliers

• Supply materials containing as a minimum
• Course description, Syllabus, Calendar
• and at least one of the following
• Lecture notes, experiments /Exercises

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Carnegie-Mellon University
• Rice University

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Users

• Adapt / Modify / Implement courses
• Evaluate / Give periodic feedback

Usability report

• Al Akhawayn University Morocco
• Université de Conakry Guinea
• University of Mauritius
• Université Française dEgypte

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Status
For each user

• Present OER, answer questions
• Evaluate potentials and capabilities
• Evaluate needs within the OER project
• Identify interested persons for further contacts

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Université Française dEgypte

• OCW overview and selection of 4 courses
• Training on course delivery (Moodle)
• Obtaining OCW sources
• Obtaining HW/SW
• Appointing staff members

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Institutions Response
Users Institutions
Granted Full Support International character
of UNESCO
Suppliers Institutions
Need to develop more contacts
High, with few!
Organizing Institutions
High, in processing!
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Persons Response
Professors

• High, from few!
• Usually important modifications
• IP issues

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In short

• OER is vital
• OER experience has been launched
• OER evaluation not yet available, but
• OER issues deserve some attention