Are OER still useful today, now that we have access to powerful generative AI models? For Fawzy Baroud and Mitja Jermol (@njermol), yes, but for reasons that may vary depending on local contexts. To illustrate their point, they share their thoughts based on their own contexts: Lebanon for Fawzy and Slovenia for Mitja, and propose a way forward: ‘OER as a foundation’ and ‘GenAI as accelerator’.
“Do we still need OER in the age of AI?” by Fawzy Baroud and Mitja Jermol
Mitja Jermol (Slovenia) and Fawzi Baroud (Lebanon) tackle a recent obstacle: do the successes of generative AI make OER obsolete? Starting from two very different perspectives, they come to similar and unexpected conclusions: producing open educational resources has never been more important!
Read the article:
- English (original version) - UNOE or EUniWell
- Français - RELIA, UNOE or EUniWell
- Español - UNOE or EUniWell
This article was written on 5th February. Since then, the situation in Lebanon has changed dramatically. We wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to our colleagues in Lebanon and to all the others affected by ongoing conflicts.
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