A tuition free international
online mentoring programme
Unlock the potential of open education in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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A VERY SPECIAL
announcement
Dear OE4BW community!
The launch of the #Eduscope2021 event is underway. The event takes place online via the MiTeam platform from 18-21 October 2021.
For the fourth year in a row, we will be showcasing OE4BW OER projects. This year, 59 developers from around the world will tackle the SDGs through their incredible work under the excellent guidance of their mentors and the tireless support of the Hub coordinators representing 9 regional and thematic Hubs.
Each day the OE4BW project presentation will be accompanied by our keynote speakers:
- Ms. Zeynep Varoglu from UNSECO
- Dr. Dominic Orr from the German Society for International Cooperation and Adjunct Professor at the University of Nova Gorica
- Dr. Wayne Holmes from the UCL Institute of Education
- Neil Butcher from the South African Institute on Distant Education
The program is available here.
Please register to enter the event, no fees required!
HAVE YOU
heard the news
OE4BW Energy, Biodiversity and Sustainable Living Hub presents the Climate Change solutions simulator!
The Energy, Biodiversity and Sustainable Living Hub is happy to share with all OE4BW Hubs and other interested stakeholders an interesting presentation about the EN-ROADS Climate Change Solutions Simulator.
OEG Voices 017: Tanja Urbančič and Mitja Jermol on Open Education for a Better World
Dear OE4BW community, we are delighted to share OEG Voices podcast produced by Open Education Global featuring our very own prof. dr. Tanja Urbančič and mag. Mitja Jermol who talk about the development of the OE4BW program and the success the program experienced over the 4 years resulting in higher participation of all age groups!
Inviting Candidates to Join the International Master’s Degree Program Leadership in Open Education
University of Nova Gorica and the UNESCO chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning have launched an international Master’s Degree Program Leadership in Open Education and are inviting candidates to join the second generation of students, starting their study in October 2021.
HOW
it works
The programme enrolls mentees from all over the world to, under a guidance of internationally recognized mentors, develop and implement OERs based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The process is person focused, led by the mentee and supported by the mentor through dialogue. Mentee owns the process and takes the main responsibilitiy for defining his/her needs for gaining from the mentoring relationship what is intended.
The role of the mentor is to help the mentee find their own solutions. Mentoring relationship is unique, based on the mentee’s individual needs and the mentor’s area of expertise.
Click on banners and explore the videos from past events to get basic knowledge, practical advice and hands-on experience:
WHO ARE
the initiators
The initiators developed the international online mentoring programme Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW), which has been designed to unlock the potential of Open Education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Initiators also manage the programme, which provides an innovative approach to building Open Educational Resources, connecting developers of educational materials with experts volunteering as mentors.
Tanja Urbančič
Tanja Urbančič is Dean of School of Engineering and Management at the University of Nova Gorica, where she teaches knowledge management, coordinates students’ projects and acts as a supervisor at the undergraduate and graduate level. She also works as a researcher in the Centre for Information Technologies and Applied Mathematics.
Mitja Jermol
Mitja Jermol is holder of UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning and head of the Centre for Knowledge Transfer in Information Technologies (CT3) at Jožef Stefan Institute. He has been doing research and development on artificial intelligence, cybernetics, cognitive systems and e-learning.
KNOWLEDGE IS SPREAD
all around the world
Hub leaders regionally coordinate developers and mentors in the process of designing their OERs. Hubs are responsible for well-defined organizational tasks, while following the methodology developed by the OE4BW Initiators, and closely cooperating with them.
In 2018/19 cooperation was initiated with Africa and Europe Hub, coordinated by Igor Lesko; Asia Hub, coordinated by Vasudha Kamat and Jayashree Shinde and North and South America Hub, coordinated by Jenni Hayman. We are thankful for their generous cooperation enabling the OE4BW mentoring program to spread around the world.
In 2019/2020, new hub coordinators have joined; Tel Amiel and Werner Westermann covering South America, Naomi Wahls covering Europe and Mojca Drevenšek and Jennryn Wetzler covering Hub SDG7 – affordable and clean energy.
VasUDHa Kamat
Former Vice Chancellor, SNDT Women's University
HUB ASIA
Jayashree Shinde
Director, Teaching Learning Centre, SNDT Women’s University
HUB ASIA
Sameer Sahasrabudhe
Senior Project Research Scientist, IIT Bombay
HUB TEACHING STEMM
Tel Amiel
UNESCO Chair in OE, University of Brasilia
HUB NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
Werner Westermann
Library of National Congress of Chile
HUB NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
Jenni Hayman
Chair, Teaching and Learning, Cambrian College
HUB FIELD SPECIFIC EDUCATION
Mojca Drevenšek
EN-LITE Society & Consensus Communications
HUB ENERGY, BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Jennryn Wetzler
Assistant Director of Open Education, Creative Commons
HUB ENERGY, BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Naomi Wahls
TU Delft
HUB SOCIETY, PEACE, JUSTICE, GENDER, EQUITY
Marija Komatar
Strategic Business Developer
HUB YOUTH SECTION
Igor Lesko
Open Education Global
HUB AFRICA AND EUROPE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH
expertise & guidance
GIVE CREDIT WHERE
credit is due
We gratefully acknowledge the help of numerous mentors who volunteered to help OE4BW project developers via online consultations, investing a lot of their time and expertise. Without their generous contribution, the program OE4BW would not be possible!
Contact
Jožef Stefan Institute
Centre for Knowledge Transfer in
Information Technologies (CT3)
Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
email: anja.polajnar@ijs.si
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