ICORE Calls for Openness as Default

OSLO, Norway - Nov. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- ICORE's call for openness as default was well appreciated at the international conferences BI2020 in Oslo and ICDE in Moscow. In his BI2020 keynote and ICDE speech, ICORE Founder Dr Christian M. Stracke referred to the Declaration of Crete, demanding openness to be reestablished as the default for all publications to facilitate their educational usage.The Declaration of Crete results from the consensus of the participants in the ICORE and OEC Workshopduring the International Conference for Learning Innovations and Quality (LINQ) last May 2014.

“In order to improve the educational quality, publications and resources must be available openly. This is essential to their widespread adoption and usage and to the introduction of open education.” Dr Stracke said regarding ICORE’s call.

Dr Stracke addressed a large, diverse audience of international education professionals during the ICDE International Conference 2014 on connecting the world through open, distance, and e-Learning in Moscow from 25 to 26 of September 2014 and during his keynote at BI2020 in Oslo on 13 October 2014, hosted by BI Norwegian Business School.

In his talks, Dr Stracke emphasised the necessity for change which educational institutions face, corresponding to the growing role of technology in the learning processes. However the introduction of new learning technologies alone cannot address the issues in learning quality which have appeared during the revolution which open education has unleashed, giving answer to challenges in globalization and society.

Dr Stracke demonstrated his conviction towards these aims through research projects such as Open Discovery Space (ODS: www.opendiscoveryspace.eu) and Inspiring Science Education (ISE: www.inspiring-science-education.net). As one of the largest European projects ever, ODS is introducing e-Learning in 28 countries and over 2,000 schools throughout Europe and is helping more than 10,000 teachers open up and modernize school education. On the other hand, ISE has focused itself on improving STEM education in Europe through high-quality, open educational resources based on real-world problems. These projects share a core concept in dynamic interaction between educational actors such as leaders, teachers, and policymakers, advancing learning relevance and flexibility in a quickly changing world.

The ICDE International Conference 2014 was organised by the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) and the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). More information can be found at eng.mesi.ru/icde2014.

The BI2020 Conference in October 2014 was hosted and organised by the Development Manager for e-Learning at BI Learning Lab, June Breivik. The full conference programme, including videos of the speakers, is available online: www.bi.no/forskning/learninglab/bi2020/bi2020-konferanser/quality-through-innovation.

More information on the ICORE Declaration of Crete can be found at wiki.icore-online.org/index.php/ICORE_Declaration_of_Crete.

More information about the TELIT Institute and its efforts regarding innovations in learning quality can be found online at www.TELIT.wiwi.uni-due.de.