Education ministers see teachers as crucial for promoting OER

Ljubljana, 18 September - Education ministers from around the world discussing open educational resources (OER) at an international congress in Ljubljana on Monday agreed that the training teachers and motivating them to use ICT technologies in class was crucial for mainstreaming OER. They also underlined the importance of the quality of resources.

Ljubljana Slovenian Education Minister Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian Education Minister Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian Education Minister Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian Education Minister Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian and Croatian education ministers, Blaženka Divjak (left) and Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian and Croatian education ministers, Blaženka Divjak (left) and Maja Makovec Brenčič (right) at a panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on OER, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
A panel on national use of open educational resources held as part of the 2dn World Congress on Open Educatonal Resources, hosted by the Slovenian Education Ministry and UNESCO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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