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Transforming OER
Abeywardena, Ishan S

PublishedMay 2018
PublisherCommonwealth of Learning (COL)
CountryCanada, North America

ABSTRACT
This presentation explores the latest technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), 360 videos, blockchain and instant messaging (IM) from an educational perspective. It relates how these technologies must transform OER. Presented by Dr Ishan Abeywardena, Adviser: Open Educational Resources, Commonwealth of Learning, at a guest lecture, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan, 3 May 2018.

Keywords augmented reality · blockchain · instant messaging · OER · open licenses · open practices · slides · virtual reality

Published atBurnaby, British Columbia
RightsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/11599/2966
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