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Teaching Materials Management Systems in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities

Kitaboo

Understanding legal frameworks is crucial in navigating the intricacies of fair use, open educational resources (OER), and Creative Commons licensing. As you curate and disseminate teaching materials, ensuring adherence to copyright regulations and ethical usage of intellectual property becomes paramount.

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#ALTC Hangout

Learning with e's

Ably hosted by Simon Ensor (France), Alan Levine (USA - @cogdog barks here ) and Rebecca Hogue (who was with us in Manchester) we had a wide ranging conversation about digital literacy, the use of virtual learning environments, digital citizenship, openness in education, personal learning environments, assessment and student centred learning.

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It's complicated

Learning with e's

While I was there I did several presentations and workshops, and also recorded an interview 'on the sofa' with Director of Learning Facilities, Associate Professor Mike Sankey. I think this discussion highlights many of these factors and reveals some of the complexities of technology supported learning in higher education.

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Understanding the Importance of Educational Content Licensing for Schools and Institutions

Kitaboo

Creative Commons License: This type of license allows content creators to specify the terms of use for their materials. Annual License: Similar to a subscription license, an annual license provides access to the content for a fixed duration of one year. It enables others to share and use the content within the defined parameters.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS).

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In the clouds again

Learning with e's

services have in creating an open Virtual Learning Environment that is cloud based or a "Cloud Learning Environment." Image source by Marcos Papapopolus In the clouds again by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Memory full

Learning with e's

The work of John Sweller and Nillie Lavie on Cognitive Load Theory and Capacity Theory (based on studies by Shalom Fisch ) is useful to help us understand how to optimise digital design environments such as the layout of virtual learning environments or online discussion groups. Unported License.