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Broadening Access to Knowledge: Considerations in Developing and Using Open Educational Resources (OER)
Broadening Access to Knowledge: Considerations in Developing and Using Open Educational Resources (OER)
Download2014-03-13
Open Educational Resources (OERs) have the potential to enhance education across the globe by facilitating the sharing, reuse and adaptation of learning materials. The range of materials that constitute OERs is quite broad covering lecture materials, textbooks and entire courses at every level...
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Canada's Current Copyright Environment
2014-05-02
A Presentation for the Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association TRENDS Conference, May 2, 2014
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Choices and Consequences in Transitioning from Closed to Open Resources and Courses
2016-12-07
Christiansen, Erik G., McNally, Michael B.
This presentation examines the continuum from closed to open for both open educational resources in general and open courses. The presentation evaluates what instructional choices are needed to increase openness. In this regard the presentation will identify not only how to move resources and...
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Design vs. Pedagogical Considerations for OERs
2014-04-23
This presentation examines the tension between design principles for Open Educational Resources (OERs) and the pedagogical needs for class/course materials. Designing OERs for maximal use requires considering several facets including intellectual property concerns, considerations for...
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Increasingly Unambitious: A Thematic Analysis of Canadian Broadband Policy and Programs
2015-06-04
Evaniew, Jennifer, McNally, Michael B., Rathi, Dinesh, Stobbs, Robyn
This paper provides a thematic analysis of federal and provincial broadband programs and policies in Canada from 1995 to 2015. The analysis reveals that programs are becoming increasingly unambitious with regard to increasing broadband availability and the speeds at which broadband service must...
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Industry Canada's Spectrum Management Consultations: Democratic Participation or Regulatory Capture
Download2013-08-19
Pintos, Lilian, Mowatt, Brandy, McNally, Michael B.
This paper examines Industry Canada consultations on spectrum management from 2008-2012. Using post-revisionist regulatory theory, the paper aims to examine the degree of regulatory capture at Industry Canada. It provides a brief statistical analysis of the consultations and examines two case...
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Intellectual Property, Makerspaces and 3D Printing
2015-01-29
Austin, Mallory, Trosow, Samuel E., McNally, Michael B.
The session examines the issues raised by makerspaces in the context of Canadian intellectual property law. Questions addressed include: what responsibilities to librarians have under trademark law and the Patent Act; what are the copyright implications of makerspace technologies; what role does...
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LIS 598 Information Policy - Winter 2017 - Lecture 8
2017-03-02
This is the eightlecture from the Winter 2017 offering of LIS 598 Information Policy. This lecture covers open content policies - specifically Open Data and Open Access.The lecture is available as a PowerPoint with audio or video (.wmv) file. All of the underlying files including the audio is...
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LIS 598 Information Policy - Winter 2017 - Lecture 8 - Underlying Files
2017-03-02
This is the eightlecture from the Winter 2017 offering of LIS 598 Information Policy. This lecture covers open content policies - specifically Open Data and Open Access.The lecture is available as a PowerPoint with audio or video (.wmv) file. All of the underlying files including the audio is...
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Libraries and Broadband Policy: From Internet Providers to Policy Leaders
2014-03-07
McNally, Michael B., Trosow, Samuel E
For two decades libraries served as critical community linkages by being not just providers, but leaders in enabling internet access. Early initiatives such as the Community Access Program (CAP) and Alberta Supernet made libraries key access points. However, recent broadband policy developments...