Opening Higher Education - How to strengthen university teaching with open educational resources
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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2027-04-23 | - |
Program Overview
Program Overview
The program "Opening Higher Education - How to strengthen university teaching with open educational resources" is designed to explore the meaning of transformations in higher education due to digitalization.
Description
"Open Education" refers to new forms of knowledge transmission and learning made possible by digitalization. The program aims to discuss general issues concerning the role universities should play in this new landscape and answer practical questions about integrating online learning materials into teaching.
Course Structure
The course is composed of two phases:
- Participants receive learning materials (readings, quizzes, etc.) about a week in advance and complete them at their own pace (workload about 2 hours).
- An interactive session where the instructor reviews the material, answers questions, and encourages a broader exchange of ideas on open education and Open Educational Resources.
Requirements for Certificate of Attendance
- Completion of all tasks during the asynchronous learning phase
- Attendance in the synchronous session
Course Information
- Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026 to Thursday, 30 April 2026
- Registration start: 25 November 2025
- Registration deadline: 12 April 2026, 23:59
- Costs:
- University members: CHF 50.00
- External interested parties: CHF 150.00
- Instructor: Dr. Jean Terrier
- Credit: Certificates of Higher Education Practice: Module 'Digital Literacies for Teaching' (5 hours)
Course Content
- What is "Open Higher Education"?
- Chances and challenges of "Open Education"
- How to participate in "Open Education" and why?
- Resources for high-quality online learning materials
- Legal aspects: copyright and licenses, especially Creative Commons
Target Audience
All employees of the University. PhD students and postdocs should register via the Transferable Skills registration.
Prerequisites
None
Special Features
- 23 April 2026 - 29 April 2026: Individual asynchronous learning phase (workload about 2 hours)
- 30 April 2026, 13:30 - 16:30: Classroom session, Kollegienhaus
Location
University of Basel, Kollegienhaus Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel