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Flyers & Handouts
If you would like more information on the OnCoRe Blueprint or would like to let others know about the project, please feel free to email or download and print any of the following informational documents.
The Orange Grove IV-B
This is a major planning document that was created in support of statewide funding for The Orange Grove Repository. It contains background on the project, a business case, cost benefit analysis, risk assessment, technology planning, budgets, project staff and responsibilities, communication plan, and project planning components.
Alphabetical list of online repositories
This list provides descriptions of and links to a number of online repositories covering a variety of subject areas.
Copyright Resources
These resources offer guidance on the issues of copyright and fair use.
The Art & Science of Repository Creation
This PowerPoint, presented at the 2008 ITC eLearning Conference, discusses the goals and objectives of the OnCoRe Blueprint Project, a FIPSE funded initiative that seeks to provide a set of guidelines for states intending to create an online content repository.
Dspace/Fedora Collaboration Wiki
Dspace and Fedora, two of the main open source repository platforms have begun discussion about possible collaborations. This wiki offers information on this collaboration including recordings of the meetings.
Learning Objects Portal
The Learning Objects Portal is a collaborative effort between four adult educators from various parts of Canada who came together through common interest. Motivation was provided by the MDDE663: Critical Issues in Distance Education Technology course lead by Dr. Terry Anderson. MDDE663 is a course in the Masters of Distance Education program at Athabasca University.
Hewlett OER Report
This report examines The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s past investments in Open Educational Resources, the emerging impact and explores future opportunities. Central to the report is the idea of “The Brewing Perfect Storm” and the creation of an Open Participatory Learning Infrastructure.
Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suite
This resource is designed to give the reader a very quick
introduction to key aspects of institutional repositories and to foster further
exploration of this topic though liberal use of relevant references to online
documents and links to pertinent websites.
Determining the Cost/Benefit of Learning Objects
This poster shows learning object
examples, the cost and usage data being
collected on each object, and how this
data is then used in a cost analysis of
each LO to determine cost efficiency.
Use and Abuse of Reusable Learning Objects
This article from the Journal of Digital Information seeks to assess the definitions of the term Learning Object, to articulate the foundational principles for developing a concept of LOs, and to provide a methodology and broad set of guidelines for creating LOs.
List of Conferences
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