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= Open Educational Resources =
= Open Educational Resources =
You have heard of the National Curriculum Framework 2005, which speaks of contextual, inclusive and meaningful education. In your units on education, you have also read about constructivist learning models. For these ideas to come true, relevant learning resources must be available for the students (teachers) and teachers (teacher-educator). These resources must be contextual, easily available, allow for learners to modify and adapt for their requirements.
You have heard of the National Curriculum Framework 2005, which speaks of contextual, inclusive and meaningful education. In your units on education, you have also read about constructivist learning models. For these ideas to come true, relevant learning resources must be available for the students (teachers) and teachers (teacher-educator). These resources must be contextual, easily available, allow for learners to modify and adapt for their requirements.
However, we now have a variety of mature and high quality FOSS applications which can allow resource creators and editors to create, re-mix, revise and re-distribute OER in multiple formats. These are available on the desktop environment, on the web and on mobile phone platforms. The power of OER comes from its ‘openness’, that it can be freely re-used, revised and re-distributed. Similarly, software that is 'open' and can be freely re-used, revised and re-distributed can create a rich learning environment, by providing the tool-set for OER creation and re-purposing.
However, we now have a variety of mature and high quality FOSS applications which can allow resource creators and editors to create, re-mix, revise and re-distribute OER in multiple formats. These are available on the desktop environment, on the web and on mobile phone platforms. The power of OER comes from its ‘openness’, that it can be freely re-used, revised and re-distributed. Similarly, software that is 'open' and can be freely re-used, revised and re-distributed can create a rich learning environment, by providing the tool-set for OER creation and re-purposing.
= KOER =
Karnataka Open Educational Resources, is a resource repository collaboratively created by the teachers of Karnataka. It is organized on the same principles of OERs and is built on a wiki platform like wikipedia. Teachers and teacher-educators play a key role in creating locally relevant, meaningful and dynamic resources.
The objectives of KOER are 1. To develop a process of learning, sharing and creating by building collaborative peer networks 2. To provide for continuous learning through the process of resource creation 3. Provide a sustainable model of creating and sharing educational resources that can enhance the educational outcomes 4. To build a repository of teaching resources – for teachers, teacher educators and as a resource base for teacher education For information on KOER, visit http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/KOER_background-note