OER university/Archive

OER Foundation and OERu contribution to Open Education Week, 5 -10 March 2012, with acknowledgement to the OERu founding anchor partners.

November 2011
The founding anchor partners of the OER university concept will have a face-to-face meeting in Dunedin, New Zealand on November 9th and 10th. This gathering will make concrete steps toward the first credential to be offered by the network. Thanks to generous support from UNESCO, a live webcast stream will be available. Register today to join as virtual participant.

October 2011
SUNY Empire State College leads the way as the first founding anchor partner of the OER university in the United States. "By joining OERu, Empire State College will join the global community of learners who contribute to and benefit from open educational resources." said Alan Davis, President of SUNY Empire State College. Read more ...

August 2011
New York's open university joins forces with the OERu as a gold member of the OER Foundation. "Open institutions around the world serve millions of learners" said Dr Alan Davis, President of Empire State College "and the importance of open education resources is rapidly growing". Read more...

March 2011

 * Athabasca University, the OER Foundation, Otago Polytechnic and the University of Southern Queensland have released a report entitled . The report documents the planning framework for building the OER university
 * [[Image:Megaphone.png|left|80px]]History in the making for Open Education Resources: Free learning for all students worldwide. New portal page for the OER University launched on WikiEducator. Meeting summary with video highlights available. Read more ...

February 2011
The OER Foundation hosted a strategic international planning meeting for the OER university on 23 February 2011. The meeting attracted 202 registered virtual participants from 46 different countries. Representatives from, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa attended the meeting in Dunedin including representatives from the university and polytechnic sectors, Ako Aotearoa, the New Zealand Ministry of Education, and the Tertiary Education Commission of New Zealand.