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SUMMARY:Interview: OER and Social Justice – Glenda Cox
DESCRIPTION:The interview highlights the intersections of open education and social justice\, emphasising the potential and challenges posed by generative AI. While AI can exacerbate the digital divide by benefiting higher-income countries with better infrastructure\, open education remains a critical tool for ensuring equitable access to learning materials through OER. Additionally\, the interview emphasises the importance of student co-creation in knowledge production while noting the need for government policies that promote transformational justice by integrating open education into national frameworks.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/interview-oer-and-social-justice-glenda-cox/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Interview: Open Educational Practices – Dr Rajiv Jhangiani
DESCRIPTION:In this interview\, Dr Rajiv Jhangiani highlights the importance of open educational practices (OEP) in democratising learning. He advocates for student-centred pedagogies\, including co-creation of course policies and assessments\, to enhance engagement and agency. Additionally\, he stresses the growing focus on social justice within OEP\, particularly in redistributive\, recognitive\, and representational justice\, while also addressing critical concerns like accessibility and student intellectual property rights.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/interview-open-educational-practices-dr-rajiv-jhangiani/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
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SUMMARY:Interview: OER and Student Advocacy – Gino Fransman
DESCRIPTION:In this interview\, Gino Fransman discusses the Open Education Influencers (OEIs) project\, which empowers students to advocate for and engage with OER at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and beyond. He emphasises the role of student advocates in promoting OER adoption\, creation\, and licensing while linking open education to broader social justice goals like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He highlights the need for more diverse representation in open education\, warns of the risks of underrepresentation in AI-driven language models\, and encourages collaboration among institutions to reduce barriers\, increase student engagement\, and enhance lifelong learning opportunities.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/interview-oer-and-student-advocacy-gino-fransman/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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SUMMARY:Interview: OER in the Pacific – Shikha Raturi
DESCRIPTION:In this interview\, Dr Shikha Raturi discusses the evolution of OER in the Pacific\, emphasising the role of regional collaborations\, institutional policies\, and government support. She highlights key initiatives\, such as Fiji’s early adoption of an OER policy and the University of the South Pacific’s engagement in localisation efforts to ensure cultural relevance. Challenges include the slow pace of localisation\, the need for greater teacher training\, and the importance of policy development and capacity building. She recommends systematic policy implementation\, resource development\, and continuous monitoring and research to enhance OER adoption in the region.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/interview-oer-in-the-pacific-shikha-raturi/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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SUMMARY:Interview: OER and Localisation – Professor Lynne Bowker
DESCRIPTION:In this interview\, Professor Bowker emphasises the importance of localisation in OER\, noting that adapting language and cultural references increases student engagement. She highlights AI-driven automatic translation as a promising tool for localisation but stresses that human intervention is necessary for cultural adaptation\, accuracy\, and relevance. Collaboration among faculty\, language experts\, and students is key to effective localisation\, ensuring both linguistic and contextual appropriateness. She recommends using technology alongside human expertise\, piloting OER with students for feedback\, and fostering interdisciplinary teamwork to enhance the accessibility and impact of localised educational materials.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/interview-oer-and-localisation-professor-lynne-bowker/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Global to Local: Reimagining OER Localisation in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:This Open Education Week online panel from the Commonwealth of Learning presents fresh insights into Open Educational Resource (OER) localisation across the Commonwealth. \nFacilitated by Professor Lynne Bowker (Laval University) and Dr Jako Olivier (Commonwealth of Learning)\, the session is linked to their forthcoming edited volume\, Localisation of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education. Speakers from Canada\, India and South Africa will share brief presentations on new research\, exploring themes such as generative AI\, multilingual and Indigenous knowledge integration\, student-centred localisation\, and policy-driven approaches to adapting OER for local contexts. \nProgramme\n1) Introduction – Jako Olivier & Lynne Bowker (5 minutes)\n2) Short presentations (40 minutes)\n– Reimagining OER Localisation through Generative AI: A Conceptual Framework for Higher Education (Adit Gupta\, Manas Ranjan Panigrahi\, Mool Raj & Aakriti Singh)\n– Ubuntu and Open Knowledge: A Theoretical Lens on Indigenous Knowledge Integration in Multilingual OERs (Napjadi Letsoalo)\n– Science is tough but so are you: localising resources and centering student experiences (Michelle Willmers\, Dale Taylor\, Bianca Masuku\, Glenda Cox & Mohammed Kajee)\n– From Global Openness to Local Flexibility: The Discursive Localization of OER in Ontario’s Virtual Learning Strategy (Mara Bordignon)\n3) Questions and answers (13 minutes)\n4) Closing remarks – Jako Olivier & Lynne Bowker (2 minutes)
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/global-to-local/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Equity and Access,Indigenous Ways of Knowing
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