Discussion Panel
How International Cooperation can Boost the Uptake of OER for Higher Education and Life-Long Learning
Date Thursday, Nov 24 Time – RoomKnight
The session welcomes participants from various linguistic or geographic communities. It presents the experience of developing and using OER through international cooperation in different areas, especially Africa and Latin America and shows how the support of the international community can be channeled to support these cooperative projects.
UNESCO will provide a global perspective on the implementation of the OER Recommendation and its current implementation progress.
Outcomes
- Learn about successful projects for international collaboration in developing OER in anglophone, lusophone and francophone countries.
- Learn about OERs from various language-specific perscpectives.
Torunn Gjelsvik
Secretary General, International Council for Open and Distance Education, ICDE, Norway
Torunn Gjelsvik from Oslo, Norway, is the Secretary General of ICDE - International Council for Open and Distance Education. With specialization in open, flexible, distance and online learning, Torunn is a strong advocate for inclusive, scalable and sustainable education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Gjelsvik holds a Masters’ degree in Nordic languages and literature, and her education background includes French, History, Management and Strategic communication. She started working with development of distance and online education in 2000, and has held various national and international leadership positions within the field.
Gjelsvik’s international experience covers advocacy, policy advice, international networks and partnerships, global events and cross-country project management related to the global field of open, flexible, distance and online education. She is often seen as a speaker or panelist at international education conferences around the globe.
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Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira
Fellow Researcher, Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Deputy-director of the Multidisciplinary Institute for Human Development with Technologies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Fellow Researcher at the Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Temporary External Advisor for the World Health Organization’s Academy Learning Strategy Group, Switzerland.
Zeynep Varoglu
Digital Innovation and Transformation Section, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO, France
Zeynep Varoglu is a Programme Specialist in the Digital Innovation and Transformation Section of the Communications and Information Sector at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Ms. Varoglu is responsible for the implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation and related OER Dynamic Coalition and the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT) as well as initiatives in open, distance, flexible and online education. Ms Varoglu was Co-Responsible Officer for the publication ‘Learning for All: Guidelines for the Inclusion of Learners with Disabilities in Open and Distance Learning’ and the UNESCO Project Officer for the development of the UNESCO/COL Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education.
Ms Varoglu holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Toronto and a Master of Education (M.Ed) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (O.I.S.E.), University of Toronto
Moderator
Jacques Dang
Secretary of the Board, L'Université Numérique, France
As secretary of the board for L'Université Numérique, the French digital university, and AUNEGe, the French OER repository for management & economics, Jacques leads collaborative initiatives in technological R&D, in cooperation with French universities, high-tech companies and academic partners around the globe. The projects involve next-generation networks, open and distance learning as well as evaluation and learning analytics.
Jacques also chairs, together with the ICDE Secretary General, the francophone working group for the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on OER; this working group includes representatives from UNESCO, national UNESCO commissions, virtual universities or ministries for Higher Education from various francophone countries in West & Central Africa. He represents L'Université Numérique for participation in the UNESCO dynamic coalition for OER.
He is a member of the board of various international initiatives, including ICoBC, the International Council on Badges & Credentials.