OER university/International media

2012

 * OERu: Providing opportunities for students to gain college credit with OERs, Saylor Foundation, 22 March 2012.
 * OERu 2012 prototype courses: Incremental OER innovation, WikiEducator, 22 March 2012.
 * Thanks to Creative Commons, OER university will provide free learning with formal academic credit, Cable Green, 20 March 2012
 * What does OERu mean for a blended university, Sandra Wills, University of Wollongong. eLearning Knowledge Sharing webinar - Open Education Week 2012, University of Leicester. 7 March 2012.
 * A birds-eye view of the OERu: some insights from the TOUCANS project, Gabi Witthaus, University of Leicester. eLearning Knowledge Sharing webinar - Open Education Week 2012, University of Leicester. 6 March 2012.
 * Open Education Week - Why take the OER path, Vasi Donceheva, NorthTec. eLearning Knowledge Sharing webinar - Open Education Week 2012, University of Leicester. 6 March 2012
 * The OER university: Enabling universal access to higher education, Jim Taylor, University of Southern Queensland. eLearning Knowledge Sharing webinar - Open Education Week 2012, University of Leicester. 6 March 2012.
 * OERu Pioneers meet in New Zealand, Connections, February 2012, Commonwealth of Learning.
 * Education in the digital blender, Jennifer Bennett, Campus Review, 5 March 2012. (Requires login)
 * Cap and gown learning on a shoestring budget, Jon Marcus, Times Higher Education, 23 February 2012.

2011

 * University of Wollongong to offer low cost education, Angela Thompson, Illawarra Mercury, 8 December 2011.
 * OER university gains momentum, Jim Taylor, Campus Review, 5 December 2011 (requires registered username).
 * Alternative Ways to Earn Your Degree: Discussing OER University with Rory McGreal, Interview with Education-portal-com, November 2011.
 * OERu open content to expand college access, Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart, 6 November 2011.
 * SNHU Creates Innovation Lab and Partners with OERu, Southern New Hampshire University Press Release, 29 October 2011.
 * SUNY Empire State College joins OERu and establishes presence on WikiEducator, Empire State College Press Release, 4 October 2011.
 * The Transformation of Higher Education through Prior Learning Assessment, Anya Kamenetz, Change Magazine, September - October 2011.
 * Meet Athabasca U - Canada's First OER university. Athabasca University and OER Foundation announcement, 31 August 2011.
 * SUNY Empire State College joins OERu and establishes presence on WikiEducator, Empire State College and OER Foundation international announcement, 25 August 2011.
 * The Impact of New Business Models for Higher Education on Student Financing, Sir John Daniel (Commonwealth of Learning) and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO) propose OERu as new business model for higher education, 12 August 2011.
 * OERu: Increasing access to post-secondary education, Partners Section, Connections. June 2011. Commonwealth of Learning.
 * Economic imperatives for new educational models: The case of OERu. OCW Consortium Blog, 31 May 2011.
 * Open Courseware, Open Content, Open Practices, Open Learning: Where are the limits?. Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning, Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning and Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić, UNESCO. OpenCourseWare Consortium, Global 2011 Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA, May 4-6, 2011.
 * An Open University for the 21st Century, Jim Taylor and Wayne Mackintosh, Follow the Sun, Learning Futures Festival 2011, University of Leicester, 13–15 April 2011.
 * The OER university. Wayne Mackintosh, Open Nottingham Seminar, University of Nottingham, 7 April 2001.
 * The OER University: Institution or Consortium?. Sir John Daniel, 4 April 2011.
 * Revolutions in higher education: how many dimensions of openness?, Sir John Daniel, The Ernest Boyer Lecture, 23 March 2011.
 * Introducing the OER university, interview published by opensource.com, 23 March 2011.
 * Open Education Around the World: Education-Portal.com Speaks with the University of Southern Queensland, interview with Jim Taylor, 15 March 2011.
 * Universities need to open minds on digital learning and teaching, Campus Review, Australia. 14 March 2011.
 * Will Higher Education Split?, Sir John Daniel references the OER University confirming that the system will reduce the cost of higher education dramatically. 8 March 2011.
 * Online university discussions begin., Samoa observer, 26 February 2011.
 * New uni to bring classes to the masses, Northern Weekly, Melbourne, Australia. 21 February 2011.
 * Channel 9 News, Dunedin, New Zealand. 21 February 2011.
 * University of Southern Queensland plan for free online university, The Australian, 16 February 2011.
 * Plan for online university, Otago Daily Times, 12 February 2011.
 * From where I sit: Everyone wins in this free for all. Times Higher Education, London, 10 February 2011.
 * OER university to cut cost of degree, in Times Higher Education, London, 10 February 2011.
 * Designing assessment and credit pathways for open education learners, Creative Commons, 9 February 2011.
 * Towards an OER university: Free learning for all students worldwide, UNESCO press release, 8 February 2011.