*Dear Colleagues,Thanks to Nichole for sharing this great news! At WMUK, we have recently carried out at a research exploring the potentials of Wikimedia projects in digital and information literacy development. We propose a framework of skills and education modules based on the framework in the WM context, that are relevant for SDG4.*
*Although the document has a focus on the UK, other chapters and user groups might benefit from our work, and use its findings to develop a similar approach to integrate WM, OER, and digital skill education, taking into account, of course, local environmental factors. Please find the document attached.* Wishing you a nice day, WMUK team On 15 May 2018 at 10:45, Nichole Saad <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mina, > > I can't promise that we'll have time to read them, but please do send the > links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this important > topic. > > best, > > Nichole > > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do not > have > > the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however have > > three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else - would be > > willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored two > > conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use of > > Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with the > > Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open > Education > > in Europe 2030 (this has been published on their website). If you think > > these would help I would be happy to send links :) > > > > BW > > Mina (User:Saintfevrier) > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > *Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of > > weeks > > > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there > about > > > global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really > great > > > opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO > > > Communications and Information Sector > > > <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI) is > > > leading the initiative for the General Conference > > > <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation > > about > > > the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). Some > > > background information on recommendations can be found here > > > <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ > > > TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. > > > A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable > > policy > > > mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national > > > policies that align with the recommendation and report on their > > compliance. > > > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing policy > > > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education. UNESCO > > > adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will > be > > > strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this > > > means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in > > education > > > globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students to > > > consume information, but that support the critical consumption of > > > information as well as empower students and educators to be content > > > creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us the > > > opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of > > community > > > members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been > > > formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on > > this > > > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your > > > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how > you > > > can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> > > > and French > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> > > > Versions)*Provide your input in this google form > > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 > > > P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> > > > by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and > policy > > > jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding > > > questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide > > input. > > > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer > relationship > > > with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be > sharing > > > more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Nichole Saad* > > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > > [email protected] > > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > *Nichole Saad* > WMF | Education Program Manager > [email protected] > user: NSaad (WMF) > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -- Best, *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant Wikimedia UK +44 2033720769 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. 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