Heywire8 Think Tank/Resources

''The community is invited to list links to NZ-based projects and initiatives which meet the requirements of the Free Cultural Works definition. This will serve as an inventory to gauge the state of New Zealand's OER interventions.''

New Zealand OER resources and links

 * Case study, Otago Polytechic: An IP policy for the times
 * Case study, Otago Polytechnic: WikiEducator helps advance open learning at Otago Poly
 * Draft IP Policy for New Zealand Schools, promoting CC licensing A Creative Commons Policy for NZ Schools
 * Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand
 * List of free content development projects at Otago Polytechnic
 * White paper, Flexible Learning Network: Collaborative Development of Flexible Learning Capability for the Tertiary Education Sector of New Zealand - The Case for Open Educational Resources

Noteworthy New Zealand free content projects

 * New Zealand Open Educational Resources project


 * Description: Modular course design, reusable learning objects, 10 courses developed for the NZ curricula
 * Lead institution: Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
 * License: CC-BY-SA


 * New Zealand eLearning guidelines


 * Description: Guidelines designed to help institutions improve their e-learning practice
 * Lead institution: Massey University
 * License: CC-BY


 * The E-Learning Maturity Model


 * Description: A model for institutions to assess and compare their capability to sustainably develop, deploy and support e-learning.
 * Lead institution: Victoria University of Wellington.
 * License: CC-BY-SA


 * Otago Polytechnic OER development projects


 * Description: OER resources and courses being developed on WikiEducator
 * Lead institution: Otago Polytechnic
 * License:: CC-BY


 * Online Information Literacy Modules


 * Description:Twelve Online modules based on the ANZIIL standards for information literacy.
 * '''Lead institution: University of Otago
 * License: CC-BY-SA


 * Open Humanities Press


 * Description:An international open access publishing collective for peer-reviewed scholarship in the humanities founded by New Zealand, Australian, US, Canadian and UK academics
 * License: CC-BY


 * Ethical Case Scenario


 * Description: Unforeseen Circumstances: An Unethical Adventure
 * '''Lead institution: Massey University (funded by Ako Aotearoa)
 * License: CC-BY-NC

Selected OER Research reports and publications

 * Open Learning, free access to Special Issue on Open Education Resources
 * Norm Friesen, Open Source Resources in Education: Opportunities and Challenges
 * D.E. Atkins, J.S. Brown & A.L. Hammond, A Review of the Open Educational Resources (OER) Movement: Achievements, Challenges, and New Opportunities. Report to The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
 * OER Handbook for Educators, also available in print versions from Lulu.com in back and white or full colour.
 * UNESCO, Education Resources: Conversations in cyberspace
 * UNESCO, Open Education Resources: The way forward