OERu/OERu 13.10 Meeting/Agenda/Group 3 report

Identify the top 3 priorities this meeting should address

 * Establish a program of courses (critical mass of courses)
 * How can credit be accepted across institutions (and national standards)
 * quality assurance
 * transnational academic framework(s)
 * credentials from governmental/professional bodies
 * critical for academic integrity of OERu
 * Clear articulation of value, to different stakeholders
 * students
 * governments
 * society
 * academics (key to driving it forward)
 * thinking about this mapping of values during course development could facilitate achieving transfer of credit
 * rewarding staff within institutions for activities (benefits of attribution)
 * peer review

Bullet list of issues and questions

 * technical and "laboratory" sessions
 * credentials that lead directly to employable skills
 * acceptance of courses as "electives" seems easier than core courses
 * the terminology of academia varies widely across partners... a glossary would be helpful

Strategic leadership issues to be tabled at the OERu Council of Chief Executive Officers

 * making sure the institution strategy for OERu use & reuse is clearly articulated to staff
 * explaining benefits
 * sharing expertise and resources is a value, not driving down costs
 * overcoming uncertainty or even fear
 * rewarding staff within institutions for activities aligned with OERu
 * reuse
 * adapting
 * citation
 * rewarding institutions (to their governments) for their OERu participation