Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path
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Open Educational Resources - LibGuides at University of the Witwatersrand

Open Educational Resources - LibGuides at University of the Witwatersrand | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

"This LibGuide provides resources on free and open educational material, including guidelines, websites, articles, course content, free teaching resources, etc."

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 "ABC"  Wisdom based Time Management Learning


As Education is the key" as it enlightens but knowledge is power as without it you cannot solve any problem or issue. All the revealed prophets (from Adam,Abraham,Jesus to Mohammad PBUH) were divinely educated, their Actions were based on Information, Behavor based on Knowledge & Conduct based on Wisdom thus they guided mankind to "The Straight Path". We need Wisdom for Peace and Welfare to make our planet sustainable and secure for future generation.

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Making the Switch: Moving from Traditional to Electronic Textbooks Part 2: Finding Open Education and Creative Commons Resources

Making the Switch: Moving from Traditional to Electronic Textbooks Part 2: Finding Open Education and Creative Commons Resources | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

This is the second of a multipart series on how the El Paso ISD in El Paso Texas began the move from traditional paper textbooks to digital open textbooks.
In Part One [http://holtthink.tumblr.com/post/99909903725 ] of this series, we looked at the need to understand the cycle of adoption as basic in any strategy to shift from traditional textbooks to digital textbooks. At least in Texas, an optimal time to make the switch to digital textbooks would be when a major core area of textbooks are being adopted, This is because the maximum amount of funding is being given by the state to purchase instructional materials and it is a natural “break” in the textbook cycle.

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Open educational resources (OER) licensed under Creative Commons | opensource.com

Open educational resources (OER) licensed under Creative Commons | opensource.com | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Creative Commons offers a list of resources to teach kids about copyright; they are open educational resources (OER), licensed under a CC license that enables free and legal reuse, redistribution and remix.
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The Future of OER

The Future of OER | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Q&A Session with Billy Meinke from Creative Commons

Aloha everyone and welcome to our Q&A with Billy Meinke, Community and Resource Developer at Creative Commons (CC). The focus of this discussion is on the future of Open Educational Resources (OER)!

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Creating an OER? How Should You License It?

Creating an OER? How Should You License It? | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
When educators write a traditional textbook, they generally have to sign their copyright over to the publisher. When they write an open access textbook or produce some other kind of open educationa...
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