General discussion and feedback
The aim of my comment is to increase the transparency (one of the principles) by making communications more transparent. I imagine students and parents (who are major stakeholders in the process) reading this. For a good example, I am looking at Creative Commons licenses: there is a very human description and then there is the legal description. (Human) [1] (Lawyer) [2]
This part is a summary, for example:
The OERu credit transfer system provides an efficient framework to support virtual mobility of OERu learners among partner institutions towards credible credentials. The system is found on the principles of transparency, trust, fairness and predictability underscored by institutional autonomy. The system is designed to:
- Promote transfer credit for equivalent learning which OERu learners can apply to fulfil credential requirements at OERu partner institutions.
- Promote equitable treatment of OERu learners atartner institutions
- Ensure that transfer credit within the network is based on a rigorous articulation process maintaining academic integrity and quality standards.
A more accessible version could be:
The OERu credit transfer system helps students mix and match courses from partner institutions. This means you can freely assemble credible credentials by taking courses at any participating university or college. The system has three main goals:
- Transfer credit into partner institutions, where it fulfils credential requirements.
- OERu students are treated as well as other learners of partner institutions.
- Uphold the rigor, integrity, and other academic standards of graduation, as partner institutions do.
Hi Maria
I think it's great that you are working on a plain-language version of this text. One very minor suggestion - I would change no. 2 ('OERu students are treated as well as other learners of partner institutions') to 'OERu learners are treated the same as...' just to avoid the ambiguity in the phrase 'as well as'! I also think of OERu learners as learners rather than students, which implies a more formal relationship with the institutions.
Gabi Witthaus
