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| h1 Health Sciences at University of Cape Town | h1 Health Sciences at University of Cape Town |
| h2 [Different Departments] | h2 [Different Departments] |
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| h1 Health Open Educational Resources "out there" | h1 Health Open Educational Resources "out there" |
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| h2 [ECG | HOER_ECG] | h2 [ECG | HOER_ECG] |
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| h2 [Merlot | HOER_Merlot] | h2 [Merlot | HOER_Merlot] |
| MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services. | MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services. |
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| h2 [Medpedia | HOER_Medpedia] | h2 [Medpedia | HOER_Medpedia] |
| Medpedia is a collaborative effort that aims to create an extensive open access online medical encyclopedia. | Medpedia is a collaborative effort that aims to create an extensive open access online medical encyclopedia. |
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| h2 [Commonwealth of Learning | HOER_Commonwealth of Learning] | h2 [Commonwealth of Learning | HOER_Commonwealth of Learning] |
| The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training. | The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training. |
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| h2 [John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | HOER_John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] | h2 [John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | HOER_John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] |
| The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses. As challenges to the world's health escalate daily, the School feels a moral imperative to provide equal and open access to information and knowledge about the obstacles to the public's health and their potential solutions. | The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses. As challenges to the world's health escalate daily, the School feels a moral imperative to provide equal and open access to information and knowledge about the obstacles to the public's health and their potential solutions. |
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| h2 [Tufts University Open Courseware | HOER_Tufts University Open Courseware] | h2 [Tufts University Open Courseware | HOER_Tufts University Open Courseware] |
| The Tufts OpenCourseWare (OCW) project is a web-based publication of educational material from Tufts University courses from all three campuses, with a strong representation of medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, and nutrition courses. Under the Creative Commons license, the website provides open sharing of free, searchable course content to educators, students, and self-learners throughout the world. | The Tufts OpenCourseWare (OCW) project is a web-based publication of educational material from Tufts University courses from all three campuses, with a strong representation of medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, and nutrition courses. Under the Creative Commons license, the website provides open sharing of free, searchable course content to educators, students, and self-learners throughout the world. |
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| h2 [CORE - China Open Resource for Education | HOER_CORE - China Open Resource for Education] | h2 [CORE - China Open Resource for Education | HOER_CORE - China Open Resource for Education] |
| CORE - China Open Resource for Education - is a non-profit organization. Her mission is to promote closer interaction and open sharing of educational resources between Chinese and international universities, which CORE envisions as the future of world education. | CORE - China Open Resource for Education - is a non-profit organization. Her mission is to promote closer interaction and open sharing of educational resources between Chinese and international universities, which CORE envisions as the future of world education. |
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| h2 [University of Tokyo OCW | HOER_University of Tokyo OCW] | h2 [University of Tokyo OCW | HOER_University of Tokyo OCW] |
| A free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. | A free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners around the world. |
| UT OCW supports one of "the opening of the gates of knowledge" programs. | UT OCW supports one of "the opening of the gates of knowledge" programs. |
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| h2 [MIT Open Courseware | HOER_MIT Open Courseware] | h2 [MIT Open Courseware | HOER_MIT Open Courseware] |
| MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. | MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. |
| MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. | MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. |
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| h2 [OER Africa Health Resources | HOER_OER Africa Health Resources] | h2 [OER Africa Health Resources | HOER_OER Africa Health Resources] |
| OER Africa is an innovative initiative established by the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) to play a leading role in driving the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) across all education sectors on the African continent. | OER Africa is an innovative initiative established by the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) to play a leading role in driving the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) across all education sectors on the African continent. |
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| h2 [University of Western Cape - School of Public Health |HOER_University of Western Cape - School of Public Health] | h2 [University of Western Cape - School of Public Health |HOER_University of Western Cape - School of Public Health] |
| University of Western Cape (UWC) has a long history of supporting the use, development and diffusion of free/open source software and educational resources. In 2005 UWC's Senate passed an ambitious Free Content, Free/Open Courseware Policy, which removed institutional obstacles to publication of open educational resources. The Free Courseware project is part of a broader move towards implementation of this strategy. | University of Western Cape (UWC) has a long history of supporting the use, development and diffusion of free/open source software and educational resources. In 2005 UWC's Senate passed an ambitious Free Content, Free/Open Courseware Policy, which removed institutional obstacles to publication of open educational resources. The Free Courseware project is part of a broader move towards implementation of this strategy. |
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| h2 [Open.Michigan |HOER_Open.Michigan] | h2 [Open.Michigan |HOER_Open.Michigan] |
| Open.Michigan is a University of Michigan initiative that enables faculty, students, staff and others to share their educational resources and research with the global learning community. The site contains a number of resources from medicine, nursing, public health and dentistry. | Open.Michigan is a University of Michigan initiative that enables faculty, students, staff and others to share their educational resources and research with the global learning community. The site contains a number of resources from medicine, nursing, public health and dentistry. |
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| h2 [MedEdPORTAL |HOER_MedEdPORTAL] | h2 [MedEdPORTAL |HOER_MedEdPORTAL] |
| MedEdPORTAL is a free online peer-reviewed publication service provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). MedEdPORTAL was designed to promote educational collaboration by facilitating the open exchange of peer-reviewed teaching resources such as tutorials, virtual patients, simulation cases, lab guides, videos, podcasts, assessment tools, etc. While MedEdPORTAL's primary audiences include health educators and learners around the globe, it is open and available for free to the general public. Users can access quality, peer-reviewed teaching material and assessment tools in both the basic and clinical sciences in medicine and in oral health. | MedEdPORTAL is a free online peer-reviewed publication service provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). MedEdPORTAL was designed to promote educational collaboration by facilitating the open exchange of peer-reviewed teaching resources such as tutorials, virtual patients, simulation cases, lab guides, videos, podcasts, assessment tools, etc. While MedEdPORTAL's primary audiences include health educators and learners around the globe, it is open and available for free to the general public. Users can access quality, peer-reviewed teaching material and assessment tools in both the basic and clinical sciences in medicine and in oral health. |
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| With MedEdPORTAL, users can download or access the majority of the published resources directly from the website. Published authors retain their original copyrights and indicate on the MedEdPORTAL website how others may use the materials. In addition, all third-party copyrighted materials and patient privacy issues are addressed during the submission process so users can download and utilize any and all of the published resources for educational purposes without legal infringements. | With MedEdPORTAL, users can download or access the majority of the published resources directly from the website. Published authors retain their original copyrights and indicate on the MedEdPORTAL website how others may use the materials. In addition, all third-party copyrighted materials and patient privacy issues are addressed during the submission process so users can download and utilize any and all of the published resources for educational purposes without legal infringements. |
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| h2 [Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) |HOER_Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)] | h2 [Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) |HOER_Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)] |
| The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a digital repository that allows medical educators to discover, download, and re-use over 22,000 medical education resources. | The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) is a digital repository that allows medical educators to discover, download, and re-use over 22,000 medical education resources. |
| HEAL's mission is to provide free digital resources of the highest quality that meet the needs of today's health sciences educators. | HEAL's mission is to provide free digital resources of the highest quality that meet the needs of today's health sciences educators. |
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| h2 [Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) |HOER_Directory of Open Access Journals] | h2 [Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) |HOER_Directory of Open Access Journals] |
| The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. | The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. |
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| h2 [BioMed Central |HOER_BioMed Central] | h2 [BioMed Central |HOER_BioMed Central] |
| BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. | BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. |
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| h2 [OpenLearn |HOER_OpenLearn] | h2 [OpenLearn |HOER_OpenLearn] |
| The OpenLearn website gives free access to Open University course materials. The LearningSpace is where you'll find hundreds of free study units, each with a discussion forum. | The OpenLearn website gives free access to Open University course materials. The LearningSpace is where you'll find hundreds of free study units, each with a discussion forum. |
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| h2 [JorumOpen |HOER_JorumOpen] | h2 [JorumOpen |HOER_JorumOpen] |
| Jorum provides access to free learning and teaching resources, created and contributed by teaching staff from UK Further and Higher Education Institutions. | Jorum provides access to free learning and teaching resources, created and contributed by teaching staff from UK Further and Higher Education Institutions. |
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| h2 [Ilumina Digital Library |HOER_Ilumina Digital Library] | h2 [Ilumina Digital Library |HOER_Ilumina Digital Library] |
| http://www.ilumina-dlib.org/ | http://www.ilumina-dlib.org/ |
| Mainly a collection of images - for images links | Mainly a collection of images - for images links |
| iLumina is a digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials for chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science. It is designed to quickly and accurately connect users with the educational resources they need. These resources range in type from highly granular objects such as individual images and video clips to entire courses. | iLumina is a digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials for chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science. It is designed to quickly and accurately connect users with the educational resources they need. These resources range in type from highly granular objects such as individual images and video clips to entire courses. |
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| h2 [Open Yale Courses |HOER_Open Yale Courses] | h2 [Open Yale Courses |HOER_Open Yale Courses] |
| Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. | Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. |
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| h2 [Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative |HOER_Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative] | h2 [Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative |HOER_Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative] |
| Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) builds courses that are intended to enact instruction - or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning. | Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) builds courses that are intended to enact instruction - or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, and responsive instruction that fosters learning. |
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| h2 [UC Berkeley Webcasts |HOER_UC Berkeley Webcasts] | h2 [UC Berkeley Webcasts |HOER_UC Berkeley Webcasts] |
| Every semester, UC Berkeley webcasts select courses and events for on-demand viewing via the Internet. webcast.berkeley course lectures are provided as a study resource for students. | Every semester, UC Berkeley webcasts select courses and events for on-demand viewing via the Internet. webcast.berkeley course lectures are provided as a study resource for students. |
| Webcast.berkeley courses and events are freely available to the public. | Webcast.berkeley courses and events are freely available to the public. |
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| | h2 [Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) |HOER_Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)] |
| | Open educational resources (OER) are learning materials that are freely available for use, adaptation, and redistribution. With your assistance, we aim to share and circulate health-related educational materials by building links to existing resources (e.g., programmes, modules, courses) which authors have shared under a Creative Commons licence. |