Good news from Wales, forwarded from the OER-Discuss list. There was also this follow-up statement: "Higher Education Wales (the Welsh branch of UniversitesUK) have agreed to a common statement of principles which was signed by the last of the [university Vice Chancellors] yesterday. It should appear on their website shortly."

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From: Haydn Blackey <haydn.blackey@southwales.ac.uk>
Date: 19 September 2013 08:05
Subject: Doing OER in HE nationally
To: OER-DISCUSS@jiscmail.ac.uk

Hi all,

 

I’m glad to be able to announce the work we have been engaged with in Wales for the last few months.

 

Today Wales is able to confirm the commitment of all Welsh Higher Education institutions to the adoption of Open Educational principles to support Open Education Resources and Open Education Practice:

 

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/welsh-universities-commit-to-sharing-course-material-online/2007451.article

As you can imagine getting all the nation’s VCs to commit to this has been a time consuming, but we hope valuable exercise. Now to deliver on the promise of this collaberation.

Cheers,

Haydn

Haydn Blackey
Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching │Pennaeth Canolfan Rhagoriaeth Dysgu ac Addysgu
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching │Canolfan Rhagoriaeth Dysgu ac Addysgu
University of South Wales │Prifysgol De Cymru 
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