Implementing the Paris OER Declaration: launch of project
Published 26.04.13Bahrain, Indonesia, Kenya, and Oman are working with UNESCO to implement the Paris OER Declaration. The first meeting of a project to achieve this aim was held recently at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
UNESCO book on multilingualism in cyberspace
Published 20.06.12UNESCO recently anounced the publication of a new book, NET.LANG: Towards the Multilingual Cyberspace. The book which is freely available online, explores issues related to the promotion and use of multilingualism in cyberspace.
UNESCO: Flexible learning for inclusive education
Published 05.06.12Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education at UNESCO, outlines a range of strategies for achieving rights-based inclusive education for all in a recent article for the Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book.
UNESCO World OER Congress update
Published 07.03.12ICDE Executive Committee President, Tian Belawati, will represent ICDE in a debate on the future of OER at UNESCO's forthcoming World OER Congress in Paris, France. The aim of the Congress, which will be held 20-22 June, is to promote OER at the policy level.
UNESCO World OER Congress preparations
Published 07.03.12A third policy forum in preparation for the World OER Congress was held in Brazil in March. Presentations are available online, and a revised draft of the Paris Declaration has been published for comments. Registration for the Open Exhibition at the Congress, to be held 20-22 June 2012, can be carried out online.
UNESCO teaching effectiveness award
Published 02.05.12Education projects from Nepal, South Africa and Venezuela have been announced as the winners of the UNESCO Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum prize for improving the quality of teachers and teaching.
UNESCO World OER Congress update
Published 07.03.12A regional policy forum in preparation for the World OER Congress was held in South Africa in February. Presentations are available online, and a draft version of the Paris Declaration has been published for comments. Registration for the Open Exhibition at the World OER Congress, to be held 20-22 June 2012, is now open.
Latest contributions to ODL online debate
Published 10.02.12Presentations on the status of open and distance learning in India and Brazil are the latest contributions to this ICDE convened online discussion on the UNESCO/ World Bank Group infoDev sponsored Educational Technology Debate portal. Comments have come from countries including Canada, Uganda, Uruguay, Ethiopia and the Nordic countries.
UNESCO e-learning tools
Published 24.02.12UNESCO's office in Bangkok has released a collection of e-learning tools aimed at high school students, university students, educators and teacher trainers as part of UNESCO's ICT in Education Teacher Training Series.
Online debate on open and distance learning
Published 10.02.12ICDE is convening an online debate on open and distance learning on the UNESCO/ World Bank Group infoDev sponsored Educational Technology Debate portal. The debate will feature specific contributions from ICDE members representing the BRIC nations. The dialogue has already begun and input and opinions are eagerly sought.
UNESCO World OER Congress
Published 10.02.12The First World OER Congress will be held 20-22 June 2012 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Organized in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Congress aims to influence educational planning worldwide and to encourage governments to support the development and use of open educational resources.
UNESCO Mobile Learning Week presentations
Published 24.11.11Presentations from the First UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, which took place 12-16 December, are now available online. The keynote and panel presentations from the open symposium on mobile learning which followed on 15-16 December have also been published.
First UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 12-16 December 2011
Published 24.11.11The First UNESCO Mobile Learning Week takes place 12-16 December 2011. An open symposium on mobile learning will also be held on 15-16 December at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. This will explore how mobile phones can help in the attainment of the Education for All goals.
Recognition and feedback for best open educational practices
Published 18.11.11UNESCO has developed opportunities for practitioners and institutions to gain exposure for and assessment of open educational practices. You are invited to take advantage of these services, which stem from the Open Educational Quality (OPAL) Initiative. ICDE is also engaged in OPAL along with leading European universities.
New UNESCO-COL Chair in ODL
Published 18.11.11Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe, Vice-Chancellor of ICDE member institution the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has been named a UNESCO-COL Chair in Open and Distance Learning.
Guidelines for OER in Higher Education institutions
Published 18.11.11UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have recently published a set of guidelines for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. This important document outlines in a concise format the key issues, and provides advice on the integration of OER .
UNESCO Prize for teachers
Published 09.08.11UNESCO is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the second edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers.
COL-UNESCO Basic Guide to OER
Published 16.08.11ICDE member institution the Commonwealth of Learning recently published A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) in collaboration with UNESCO. The book, which in available to download online, is a guide to understanding the use, potential and issues related to OER.
UNESCO Global Task Force on Quality Assurance in e-learning
Published 20.07.11Together with UNESCO, ICDE associate member the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) has convened a Global Task Force on Quality Assurance in e-learning. The first meeting of the Task Force was held recently at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.
UNESCO Chair in OER
Published 14.04.11ICDE member institutions Athabasca University, Canada and Open Universiteit, the Netherlands have recently been appointed as hosts of the UNESCO Chair in open educational resources (OER).
UNESCO Forum: Rankings and Accountability in Higher Education
Published 27.05.11The recent UNESCO Global Forum on Rankings and Accountability in Higher Education addressed university rankings in light of their impact on policy and decision-making at institutional, national and regional levels.
UNESCO/ OER Foundation debate
Published 27.04.11An Oxford-style debate on whether OER should favour commercial use is currently underway online. Hosted by UNESCO and the OER Foundation, interested parties are invited to join the discussion and contribute their ideas and relevant experiences for fostering a sustainable OER future.
OER planning meeting summary
Published 03.03.11At the end of February, the OER Foundation hosted an open planning meeting in Dunedin, New Zealand, for the project Open Educational Resources (OER) for Assessment and Credit for Students. UNESCO supported the online streaming of the meeting which enabled virtual participation by 202 participants from 46 different countries.
UNESCO announces launch of new online OER Community
Published 15.02.11UNESCO launches its new online platform, the OER Community, and invites practitioners, researchers, decision and policy-makers, teachers and learners to join and contribute their knowledge on open educational resources. This global social network is committed to supporting the Education for All and Millennium Development Goals through OER.
UNESCO news - digital technology innovators awarded
Published 21.02.11The most promising global innovators in digital technologies were recognized at the 4th Netexplorateur Forum on 3-4 February 2011 at UNESCO Headquarters. Their innovations are commended for creating new forms of education, communication, information, solidarity and management around the globe.
Open invitation to OER planning meeting
Published 11.02.11Post-secondary institutions concerned with promoting the sharing of knowledge and resources to ensure sustainable learning futures are invited to join an open planning meeting on 23 February, 2011. UNESCO will provide support for streaming the meeting on the Internet to enable virtual participation by education leaders and interested persons worldwide.
UNESCO online courses for educational planning and management
Published 01.02.11UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is offering a range of distance courses on topics related to educational planning and management.
UNESCO - call for participation
Published 24.01.11UNESCO invites universities in the Mediterranean region to participate in the Open Digital Space for the Mediterranean (e-Omed) project.
Educational Technology Debate
Published 18.01.11Online debates are being held on low-cost information and communication technology (ICT) device initiatives and learning on the UNESCO and infoDev sponsored platform Educational Technology Debate (ETD).
UNESCO-COL OER Policy Forum presentations
Published 07.01.11Presentations are now available to download following UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning's Policy Forum, 'Taking OER beyond the OER Community', held last month at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
Invitation to Policy Forum on OER at UNESCO
Published 09.11.10UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) extend an open invitation to attend a Policy Forum on Open Educational Resources (OER) next month in Paris, France, within the framework of the UNESCO-COL initiative, “Taking OER beyond the OER community: Policy and Capacity”.
UNESCO signs mobile technology agreement
Published 08.11.10UNESCO and telecommunications company Nokia have recently signed a partnership to use mobile technologies to further the goals of Education For All.
UNESCO online consultation on adult education
Published 28.10.10The Belém Framework for Action, adopted by 144 countries at the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI), elaborates recommendations to improve policy, governance, financing, participation and the quality of adult literacy and adult education in the framework of lifelong learning.
UNESCO OER platform
Published 13.10.10UNESCO has announced plans to develop a new Open Educational Resources platform with the aim of providing a strategic opportunity to improve the quality of education as well as to facilitate policy dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building.
UNESCO: International Conference IITE-2010
Published 11.11.1015-16 November 2010
St. Petersburg, Russia
COL-UNESCO Initiative on OER
Published 21.09.10UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) are organizing a series of three online discussion forums on aspects of Open Educational Resources. This is part of a joint COL-UNESCO initiative entitled, 'Taking OER beyond the OER Community: Policy and Capacity'. A summary of the first forum has now been published.
UNESCO's regional ICT guide
Published 04.10.10UNESCO’s Bangkok Office has recently released a regional guide on ICT in education, entitled ICT Transforming Education: A Regional Guide. The new publication is aimed at teachers, teacher educators, heads of schools and ICT coordinators in the Asia-Pacific region.
UNESCO ICTs in Education Prize: Call for nominations
Published 04.08.10UNESCO has launched a call for nominations for the 2010 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education.
UNESCO: social networking debate
Published 21.06.10UNESCO organized a high level debate on social networking at the WSIS Forum 2010 to discuss the issues surrounding the potential and pitfalls of new online tools and applications.
UNESCO and COL promote wider use of OERs
Published 24.06.10Taking OERs beyond the OER Community: Policy and Capacity is an initiative designed to increase the understanding of OERs by educational decision makers within governments and institutions, and to encourage the incorporation of the concept of OERs into their policies and strategies.
UNESCO - new book published
Published 18.05.10As part of its Reference Works series UNESCO has published a new report entitled Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue.
UNESCO call for ideas : ten ideas for tomorrow's Africa
Published 14.04.10UNESCO has launched a call for ideas for proposals in favour of Africa’s development within the next decade. Proposals are invited by 30 April 2010.
UNESCO teaching effectiveness award
Published 28.04.10Education institutions in Pakistan, the Dominican Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the first laureates of the new UNESCO Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers.
UNESCO Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education
Published 12.02.10The 2009 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education has been awarded.
ICDE General Delegate at UNESCO re-elected President of International Conference of NGOs
Published 04.01.10ICDE congratulates Dr. Bernard Loing on his re-election as President of the International Conference of NGOs at UNESCO for the period 2010-2012. His re-election is a great responsibility and an honour for both Dr. Loing and for ICDE.
Education Ministers’ Round Table
Published 25.01.10Financial crisis: education budgets weather the storm – so far
Published 25.01.10UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education
Published 28.07.09The UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education was held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 5-8 July 2009.