The platform is closely linked to and shares relevant content with the RMIT Vietnam Learning Lab and RMIT Research Repository – two other OER projects at the University.
The CODE-supported RMIT Vietnam Learning Lab gives viewers access to a wide range of online resources to help improve skills in general academic study, writing, math, statistics, physics, and chemistry.
The RMIT Research Repository, meanwhile, provides public users with free, searchable full-text access to research publications authored by RMIT University staff and students all over the world. The Repository currently holds 44,359 records.
Sharing OER practice in Vietnam
Besides building a collection of resources, adoption and usage are also important components of successful OER practice. In his presentation – delivered alongside Nguyen Tran Minh Chau, RMIT Vietnam Liaison Librarian – Mr Chau emphasised the importance of promoting OER usage in the greater community.
“To encourage the use of OER in learning and teaching, RMIT Vietnam has provided consultation on planning and development of OER collections with other universities in Vietnam,” Mr Chau said of RMIT Vietnam’s plans to team up with other universities to develop the OER community in the country.
As a result, the OER platform model has been successfully adopted by many universities including Dong A University, Hoa Sen University, and Ba Ria Vung Tau University. RMIT Vietnam’s OER collections are currently embedded as trusted resources in these schools’ OER platforms.
For even greater impact, the University plans to collaborate with the Vietnamese Library Association of Southern Academic Libraries (VILASAL) and Vietnam Northern Academic Library Association (NALA) to form a group of OER experts. The group’s mission is to consult with and help major libraries in Vietnam to develop OER, as well as share OER best practices to build communities of practice in Vietnam.
The project is endorsed by the RMIT Melbourne Library team which remains committed to sharing resources and expertise with the OER Group in Vietnam.
This event was the second-annual education conference for the Centre of Digital Excellence, which RMIT Vietnam founded in 2016 with the aim of cultivating, showcasing and promoting digital best practice throughout the region.
The conference was held in both RMIT Vietnam locations, with more than 75 guests attending the October 23 event in Hanoi and more than 200 participating at the Saigon South campus. This impressive turnout demonstrates the impact the Centre of Digital Excellence is having in the region.
Story and photo: Thanh Phuong
