OERs and references

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, "Open Educational Resources (OER)" are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. (UNESCO)

This training session uses the materials listed below to further learning and encourage discussion groups.

• Open Schools for open societies projects

• The OECD Scenarios for the Future of Schooling

• Science Education for Responsible Citizenship

• Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good?

References

• Using Public Schools as Community-Development Tools: Strategies for Community-Based Developers..
• Community Schools: The Perceptions and Practices that Foster Broad-Based Collaboration among Leaders within the Community School Ecosystem 
• Connecting schools, families, and communities
• Teaching in Community Schools: Creating Conditions for Deeper Learning. 
• Global Educational Ecosystem: Case study of a partnership with K–12 schools, community organizations, and business.  
• Open Schooling: Application in the study of the forest.
• Equipping the Next Generation for Responsible Research and Innovation with Open Educational Resources, Open Courses, Open Communities and Open Schooling: An Impact Case Study in Brazil.