Re: [WikiEducator] Resource Repository

2010-07-02 Thread Joyce . McKnight
I agree that there is too much to search through now so this sounds like a good idea to me. Give the authors the opportunity to put completed work somewhere that is easily accessible yet still editable by people who want to adapt it to their own circumstances? J.-wikieduca...@googlegroups.com

Re: [WikiEducator] Resource Repository

2010-07-02 Thread Joyce . McKnight
I am not sure I am talking about a top down approach. My model would emphasize initial author control (at least at first). The primary author would determine when to submit a piece for wide distribution, the process you are suggesting could then be implemented, and these edited resources could be

[WikiEducator] Peer reviewers needed for Open Textbooks

2010-07-02 Thread Judy Baker - Community College Open Textbook Collaborative
Hi WikiEducators: The Community College Open Textbook Collaborative project seeks peer reviewers for open textbooks. For details, see http://collegeopentextbooks.org If you are interested in joining scores of other educators who have contributed to lowering the cost of textbooks and making a

Re: [WikiEducator] Peer reviewers needed for Open Textbooks

2010-07-02 Thread Joshua Gay
There's a bunch of textbooks listed on a site I run called textbookrevolution.org. We organize them by license type. I don't know what the word open means anymore, but, there are many works licensed under various creative commons licenses and the GNU GFDL, which might meet your needs and/or

Re: [WikiEducator] CIDER: Invitation to present your research

2010-07-02 Thread Robert Miller
Hi everyone! This is rally a fantastic idea. Peace be upon everyone. O. On 6/30/10, Steve Foerster st...@hiresteve.com wrote: Hello all, I thought this might interest some here. Best, -=Steve=- Original Message Subject: CIDER: Invitation to present your research

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: [WE Teacher Collaboration] Congratulations WIkiEducator -- 14,500 registered users!

2010-07-02 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Nellie Apology for the tardy response -- very busy time for us @ the OER Foundation. Yeah -- it would be amazing if we register 500 more participants for the WikiEducator Gives Back workshop. A double milestone WikiEducator if we reach 15,000 registered users by the end of July :-). Apart

Re: [WikiEducator] Resource Repository

2010-07-02 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Cynthia, Joyce, Alison and Mallabibro All very good suggestions -- WE must get better at indexing, categorising and labelling the degrees of completeness of our OER assets . In part -- this is a problem of our exponential growth in that our capacity to respond meaningfully to these needs has