finding online resources @ itorged2011
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This presentation was given during the "Joint IT-Enhanced Organic & Sustainable Education Training Course" in Mesta village, Chios island, Greece on October 6th, 2011 (http://wiki.agroknow.gr/agroknow/index.php/ITOrgEd_2011).TRANSCRIPT
Autumn School Joint IT-Enhanced Organic &
Sustainable Education Training Course
04 - 11 October 2011
04 - 11 October 2011
Mesta, Chios Island, Greece
Autumn School: “Joint IT-Enhanced Organic
Education”
Finding online resources
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Vassilis ProtonotariosAgricultural Biotechnologist, PhD
Greek Research and Technology Network
Finding online resources
Dr. Vassilis ProtonotariosAgricultural Biotechnologist
Greek Research & Technology Network, Greece
Where to search for digital Where to search for digital resources?resources?
One option: various sources around internet
Advantages?Easy to find the search enginesEasy to use them
Disadvantages?High number of results – minimum
filteringResults not always valid/high
quality/relevantCopyright issues….
Another option: Learning portals
advantages:◦specialized information◦classification of resources◦high quality of resources◦filtering options -> more relevant results
examples?
BUT:
You may not be allowed to use/reuse/revise these resources because:
Copyright issues existLicensing should be taken into
consideration
ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/803.html)
What are the OER?OER = Open Educational Resources
Educational materials that are freely available and licensed in a way that gives users the legal permission to
reuse – use the work “as-is” without having to ask permission
revise - alter or transform the work to meet the user’s needs
remix – combine the work with other works for an enhanced effect
redistribute – share the work or derivative work with others.
Why use OER?
Shared content becomes a vehicle for
collaboration and connection Shared materials are continually improved upon
through revisions Materials can be adapted and localized to fit
the specific audience needs Saves time, cuts costs, and reduces duplication
of effort
How to find OER?
OER is supported by an ever-growing active
movementUsually available through specialized learning
portals
We need to focus on OER in the area of
agriculture!
Let’s see some examples:
Wow, that was fast…
Let’s see them one by one!
1. OER Commons www.oercommons.org
Provides access to a number of OER on agriculture
Provides a number of search options and filtering of the results
Green OER (www.oercommons.org/green) hosts resources specifically on green topics
2. Organic.Edunet Web portal
www.organic-edunet.eu
Provides access to a wealth of resources on OA and AE
Features four different search mechanisms and filtering of the results
Not all resources are OER, so one should be careful!
3. OER Africa – Agriculture OER
www.oerafrica.org/agricultureoer
Provides access to a number of resources on agricultural topics
The number of resources is constantly growing Resources are mostly relevant to African
agricultural sector
4. FAO Organic Agriculture portal
http://www.fao.org/organicag/en
Provides access to publications, reports, projects, glossary etc. on organic agriculture topics
The number of resources is relatively high and growing
Resources are classified according to their top-level topic and are easy to find
5. FAO Corporate Document Repository
http://www.fao.org/documents/en
Provides access to a wealth of information of various formats
Resources are not restricted to OA, but they can apply in most cases
Features a classification system and a powerful search engine for retrieving resources.
References / Supporting References / Supporting materialmaterial
Basic bibliography
Hylén J. (2007). “Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources”. Paris, France: OECD Publishing. p. 30. doi:10.1787/9789264032125-en.
Johnstone S. (2005). "Open Educational Resources Serve the World". Educause Quarterly 28 (3). Retrieved online on March 3rd, 2011 from
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/OpenEducationalResourcesServet/157357
Wiley, David (2006-06-03), Expert Meeting on Open
Educational Resources, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. Retrieved online on March 3rd, 2011 from
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/26/36224377.pdf
References / Supporting References / Supporting materialmaterial
Complementary bibliography Atkins D., Brown J. and Hammond A. (2007). "A Review of the Open Educational
Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities". Menlo Park, CA: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. p.4. Retrieved online on March 3rd, 2011 from http://www.hewlett.org/uploads/files/Hewlett_OER_report.pdf
Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources. Paris, France: OECD Publishing. 2007. doi:10.1787/9789264032125-en. Retrieved online on March 3rd, 2011 from http://www.sourceoecd.org/education/9789264031746
Open Educational Resources". CERI. Retrieved online on March 3rd, 2011 from http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,3343,en_2649_35845581_35023444_1_1_1_1,00.html
Web pages / linksOrganic.Edunet Web portal: www.organic-edunet.eu Open Educational Resources Commons (OER Commons):
http://www.oercommons.org Wikipedia page on Open Educational Resources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources