Igniting Knowledge: Creating a Wealth of Learning Opportunities

1. Open Educational ResourcesKey concepts Knowledge cannot be ‘owned’ Demand is outstripping supply We need to create, not replicate

2. We need to create, not replicate Demand is outstripping supply Knowledge cannot be ‘owned’ Someone has to pay for the information to be made available – whether that is public or private funding of research, and public or private payment for the resources to share it A lot of information is in the public domain already – either in libraries or online It’s not always clear how credible some online sources of information are… a teacher is still needed to help turn information into knowledge

3. Knowledge cannot be ‘owned’ Demand is outstripping supply We need to create, not replicate We can achieve so much more if we take what others have done and take it further Every contribution is valuable, helping to increase our understanding of the whole Pooling our resources enables the spark of creativity to flourish

4. Knowledge cannot be ‘owned’ We need to create, not replicate Demand is outstripping supply There are already insufficient places in campus-based universities for the number of potential students Many people are denied an education because they simply cannot afford one Any alternative to a ‘traditional’ education must be recognised by employers