Title :
Open Educational Practices and Resources Based on Social Software: UTPL Experience
Author :
Piedra, Nelson ; Chicaiza, Janneth ; Tovar, Edmundo ; Martínez, Oscar
Author_Institution :
Escuela de Cienc. Comput., Univ. Tec. Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
Abstract :
Open educational resources (OER) are a direct reaction to knowledge privatization; they foment their exchange to the entire world with the aim of increase the human intellectual capacity.In this document, we describe the commitment of Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Ecuador, in the promotion of open educational practices and resources and their impact in society and knowledge economy through the use of social software.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; groupware; social networking (online); OER; UTPL experience; Web 2.0; collaborative work; open educational practice; open educational resource; social software; Blogs; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Cultural differences; Educational technology; Licenses; Production; Software quality; Software tools; Writing; Collaboration; Creative Commons Licences; Education; OER; Open Educational Resources; Social Software; UTPL.; University; Web 2.0;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2009. ICALT 2009. Ninth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Riga
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3711-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2009.224
