Open Educational Resources in the disciplines: a joint Academy Subject Strand conference

Conference Summary

This one day event will showcase work by Subject Centres from the Subject Strand of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Open Educational Resources (OER) Phase One programme (14/08), including:

• Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre (www.health.heacademy.ac.uk)
• Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine (www.medev.ac.uk)
• UK Centre for Bioscience (www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk)
• UK Centre for Legal Education (www.ukcle.ac.uk)

The day will bring together colleagues from throughout the UK to discuss the key challenges facing OER in the discipline context, and its long-term sustainability within the Higher Education sector.  The aim of the conference is to provide feedback and encourage discussion on the lessons and strategies developed for discovering, developing, enhancing and converting educational resources into OER.

The programme will include keynote presentations from the international OER community (Jeff Merriman from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stephen Downes will join us by video link), interactive workshops and opportunities for discussion, with plenty of time for networking with colleagues. Professor Diana Laurillard (Institute of Education, London) has also agreed to speak on "intelligent support for teachers who are designing new forms of learning".

Further details will appear as they are finalised on www.medev.ac.uk/oer

Venue

The conference will be hosted at the beautiful Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in central London, which is easily accessible.

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA),
66 Portland Place,
London, W1B 1AD

For directions please visit www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/Visit66PortlandPlace.aspx

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Registration

Booking for this event is processed through Higher Education Academy. Please follow the instructions below to book a place.

1. Login to My Academy.
2. Under "What would you like to do", select "Event Booking".
3. Select "Medicine, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine."
4. Select Joint Academy Subject Strand Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference and follow the on-screen instructions to register.

Spaces are limited to 250, so to avoid disappointment we recommend you book early.

Fee

There will be no registration fee for this event.

Cancellation

In order to avoid a cancellation charge, we ask that you give us as much notice as possible so that we can notify other delegates wishing to attend.

Refreshments

Refreshments will be served throughout the day. A buffet lunch is provided. Special diets will be catered for – please inform us at the time of booking.

Further Information

Email: enquiries@medev.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 5888

Web: http://www.medev.ac.uk/oer