Dear all, We have prepared comments on the UNESCO draft. Please find them in our blog <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/05/31/unesco-calls-for-participation-recommendations-on-open-educational-resources/>. More comments and suggestions can still be submitted until June 1st via this link <https://www.oercongress.org/unesco-oer-recommendation/>.
Comments on our comments? Please feel free to get back to us :) Best regards, Christina -- Christina Rupprecht Project Manager Education, Science & Culture Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2018-05-22 9:40 GMT+02:00 Elly Koepf <elly.ko...@wikimedia.de>: > Hi Agnes, > > it would really be interesting to look at it. > Thank you for sharing. And thank you all for the insights! > > > best, > Elly > > Herzlichst, > > Elly Köpf > Projektmanagerin Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0http://wikimedia.de > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns > dabei!http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. > V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts > Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig > anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, > Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > > 2018-05-21 8:32 GMT+02:00 Nichole Saad <ns...@wikimedia.org>: > > > Hi Agnes, > > > > Can you attach the framework? I'm excited to look into it! > > > > best, > > > > Nichole > > > > On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Agnes Bruszik < > > agnes.brus...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > > > > > *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 <ns...@wikimedia.org> 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 < > > > saintfevr...@gmail.com> > > > > 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 <ns...@wikimedia.org > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ns...@wikimedia.org > > > > > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Education mailing list > > > > > > Education@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Education mailing list > > > > > Education@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Nichole Saad* > > > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > > > ns...@wikimedia.org > > > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Education mailing list > > > > Education@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > 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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