24hGW: Latin American Initiative for Open Data Open Education Working Group, Open Knowledge International - Javiera Atenas

The use of Open Data as OER is key to participate in the datafied society, whether in formal education or lifelong learning, requires methodologies based on real scenarios to establish connections between learning and social problems. So individuals can, in a guided or self-directed way, individually or collectively, learn to check and evaluate the information presented in the media and in social networks, to make politically responsible decisions through the understanding of democratic and social processes, using the same raw materials used by the civil society, scientists, the press, the industry, the government and NGOs in their efforts to develop policies and research. For further information see https://education.okfn.org/handbooks/open-data-as-open-educational-resources/