OER in Latvia Signe Balina, Dr. oec. University of Latvia
STATE’S POLICY
Informatization of Educational System • Availability of academic learning resources and library information • Training of teachers and staff of educational institutions and libraries in ICT skills • Provision of the certification of teachers in accordance with the requirements of ECDL program
Development of Electronic Skills • Facilitate lifelong learning • Inform society about the opportunities and new services provided by ICT • Make ICT and its services popular in the society
Strategy of Latvia’s Longlasting Development • Digitalization of schools and libraries • Eclasses – distance learning programs using ICT • Textbooks and ebooks freely and openly available in eenvironment
OER FOR SCHOOLS
Educational Informatization System (LIIS)
LIIS materials for informatics
Portal for Interactive OER in Natural Sciences
Interactive Materials in Natural Sciences
Interactive Materials in Biology
OER in Schools’s Web Sites
OER in Schools’s Web Sites
Portal for Teachers
eResources in Literature and History
Comprehension Enhancement Project
OER IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
University of Latvia
University of Latvia, Repository of Scientific Articles
Riga Technical University, Collection of Scientific Articles
Latvia University of Agriculture, eLearning Resources
LIFELONG LEARNING
OER in Riga Municipality’s Home Page
ELearning Courses in Library Network in Latvia • IT basic skills for people with specific needs: • elearning course «How to use Computer and Internet» for poeple with physical disabilities • elearning course «How to use Computer and Internet» for visually impaired people • audio course “Computer and Internet with Jaws” for blind people
• “My Friend Computer” – elearning course for school children of 1st4th grade
OER on Basic Computer Skills for Children
OER on Basic Computer Skills for Children
OER on Basic Computer Skills for Children
OER on Basic Computer Skills for Children
OER on Basic Computer Skills for Adults
Latvian Moovies and Animation Films
OER FOR LATVIAN LANGUAGE LEARNING
eCourse for Adults
eCourse for Children
Conclusions • The collaboration with universities in the development of OER should be promoted and encouraged • Language barrier limits usage of OER in other languages • Technology skills on how to adapt available OER in teaching practice • The issue on copyrights should be more explained and discussed in society