Regional Consultations videos

Welcome remarks – Asha S. Kanwar, Ansary Ahmed, Indrajit Banerjee, Gašper Hrastelj, K. Balasubramanian, Sanjaya Mishra, Ishan Abeywardena

OER for equitable and quality education for all in Asia – Patricia Arinto, University of the Philippines Open University

David Wiley, Lumen Learning

Plenary presentation by Slovenia/UNESCO: an overview of the 2nd World OER Congress and its objectives – Mitja Jermol, UNESCO Chair in OER, Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Welcome remarks – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Welcome remarks by UNESCO – Zeynep Varoglu, UNESCO

Welcome remarks by Government of Slovenia – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Welcome Remarks – ROTA’s Executive Director – Salwa Al-Mannai, Education Above All

Review of Regional Consultations by Prof. Asha Kanwar & John Lesperance – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

OER for equitable and quality education for all in the Middle East and North Africa – Mohamed Jemni, Arab League Education, Culture and Science Organization (ALECSO)

Open Licenses and Language use in OER – Sana El Harbi, University of Sousse

Language (Arabic) use in OER – Rania Edrees Adam Mohammad, Open University of Sudan

The 2nd World OER Congress Plenary presentation – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Closing Remarks by ROTA – Closing Remarks by ROTA – Salwa Al-Mannai, Education Above All

Welcome Address COL – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Welcome Address UNESCO – Zeynep Varoglu, UNESCO

Welcome Remarks from Government of Slovenia- Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Welcome Address COL – Sanjaya Mishra, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Welcome Address – Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research,

Overview of the Regional Consultations by Prof. Asha Kanwar – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

OER for equitable and quality education for all in Africa – Jenny Glenni, South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)

Open Textbooks in Africa – Mark Horner, Siyavula Education (Pty) Ltd.

The 2nd World OER Congress Plenary presentation – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Remarks from UNESCO – Zeynep Varoglu, UNESCO

Remarks from Government of Slovenia – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Closing Remarks by Permanent Secretary of Mauritius – Kiran Bhujun, Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Tertiary Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Mauritius

Closing and Final Remarks COL – Sanjaya Mishra, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Welcome Address – Alex Grech, Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning

Welcome Remarks – Indrajit Banerjee, UNESCO

Welcome Remarks – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Keynote Address – Maja Brenčič Makovec, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Government of the Republic of Slovenia

Inaugural Address – Evarist Bartolo, Ministry for Education and Employment, Government of Malta

Plenary Overview of the Regional Consultations, Emerging Issues and Recommendations – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Plenary Overview: Observations and reflections on an OER decade in Europe regarding OER adoption by governments – Fred Mulder, UNESCO Chair on Open Educational Resources (OER)

Plenary Discussion on Open Licenses – Alek Tarkowski, Creative Commons

Plenary Discussion on Language Use and OER – Andreia Inamorato dos Santos, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

The 2nd World OER Congress Plenary presentation – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

The 2nd World OER Congress Plenary presentation – Mitja Jermol, UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for Open Educational Resources and Open Learning

Closing and Final Remarks – Gašper Hrastelj, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

Closing and Final Remarks – Indrajit Banerjee, UNESCO

Closing and Final Remarks – Linking OER and SDG4 – Gordana Predic, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Government of the Republic of Serbia

Closing and Final Remarks – Linking OER and SDG4 – Olga Nachtmannova, Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic

Closing and Final Remarks – Asha S. Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Closing and Final Remarks – Alex Grech, Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning

Ministry of Malta words of thanks