Great presentation, Arezu. My only notes for next time are a) slow down, and b) try to use images that help us focus on the message of your words. I found some of the images distracting because, while they looked cool, I couldn't see how they were connected to what you were saying.
Hmm. I haven't recommended this before, but I wonder if your presentation would have been even more effective if your images had all be original. For instance, it would have been fascinating for me if you'd taken pictures of yourself or your students accessing or using different types of OER, or if you'd taken screenshots of OER with the things you were talking about highlighted. Don't be afraid to really be a creator!
Hmm. I haven't recommended this before, but I wonder if your presentation would have been even more effective if your images had all be original. For instance, it would have been fascinating for me if you'd taken pictures of yourself or your students accessing or using different types of OER, or if you'd taken screenshots of OER with the things you were talking about highlighted. Don't be afraid to really be a creator!
As for your questions, I love the possibility of OER providing education to students who are separated from traditional education by economics or geography.
At the same time, I have some concerns. Most of the OER providers are from large, developed, countries that promote their specific values. If you get OER about social studies from the US, for instance, you'll get a different education than if you get OER from China or Russia. That brings some concerns for me because I want the voices and cultures of people in countries like Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan to be heard, even if they can't make the best OER tools.