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KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), together with the Department of Higher Learning (JPT), the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the Malaysian Council for Public Higher Learning Institutions (MEIPTA), successfully organised the Malaysian Inclusive Open Educational Resources (iOER) Virtual Showcase 2023 recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is a follow-up to the National iOER Policy launched in December 2021. It brought together distinguished guests, educators, and international representatives and underscored UMS leadership in promoting accessible education for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vice Chancellor of UMS, Professor Datuk Dr. Kasim Haji Mansor, said UMS is honoured to be one of the key parties involved in the project called \u2018Design and Development of iOER\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis project is conducted fully online in three phases over a period of six months. The activities were made possible with the generous financial support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUMS is committed to implementing the Malaysian National iOER Policy and Action Plans as outlined in the UNESCO OER Recommendation 2019. This project focuses on Action Plan No. 3, namely, to support the creation, access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation, and redistribution of inclusive and equitable quality OER for all stakeholders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The showcase was officiated by the Director of JPT, Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman, and involved 80 academicians from 20 Malaysian public universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, Kasim said UMS is also responsible for establishing the website ioercop.ums.edu.my to archive all activities and deliverables from this project under Creative Commons licences that can be accessed globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also informed me that the iOER project was initiated by the Director of eLearning at UMS, Professor Dr. Fong Soon Fook, who is also a UNESCO iOER Consultant, and his dedicated team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe congratulate KPT on the showcase of the project \u201cDesign and Development of iOER,\u201d which will transform the lives and abilities of everyone and the differently-abled individuals in Malaysia by giving them access to educational resources that are vital to their inclusion in society and their contribution to the greater good of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur shared goal is to contribute to the realisation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, ensuring quality education for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we celebrate this iOER showcase, allow me to express our commitment to providing the fullest support and cooperation to the Ministry of Higher Education as we collectively embark on the next steps forward in advancing iOER,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UMS also expresses gratitude and appreciation to the Director of the Regional UNESCO Office in Bangkok, Soohyun Kim; Chief Advisor UNESCO Bangkok, Joe Hironaka; UNESCO Consultant Trainer, Professor Dianne Chambers; Creative Commons USA, Dr. Cable Green; UDL Implementation Specialist Centre for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Bill Wilmot; and Google Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in the speech, Soohyun applauded UMS\u2019s dual focus on championing the open education movement and advancing accessibility for persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She commended UMS leadership in this global project by showcasing how the OER policy has been practically applied through capacity-building workshops supported by UNESCO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis OER showcase demonstrated how a national policy has been practically applied to create innovative and inclusive OER learning materials in Malaysia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also highlighted the exponential growth of open licencing and UNESCO\u2019s adaptation of the UNESCO OER recommendation, emphasising the role of inclusive education for persons with disabilities and open licencing in achieving SDG-4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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