Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Thank You Steve for the information. OER's to “FOERSTER” “Open Educational Resources”, or OERs. From 1st April on, they are to be known as “Freely/Openly Enabled Resources Supporting Training, Education, and Research”. The change will include resources related to training and research. Warm wishes

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Hi Everyone, I see - sounds like a great bid to create even more confusion after all of the energy devoted to building brand and awareness around OERs. Let's see - how about a Facebook campaign to get UNESCO to change their name to: United Nations of the Developing and Developed World

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Hi All, Why do we always have to get entangled in these problems whenever UN and its organs enter into a purely Voluntary affair. The same thinbg happens in many other affairs when they come in!!! Why not leave us with OER ??? i can't understand why they need to change the names, Why not

RE: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

I agree. No need for anyone to change names or acronyms if UNESCO does so. That's their business. Jan -Original Message- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of MALLAMIBRO Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 2:16 PM To:

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Oh for goodness sake!!! (One of my mother's favorite expressions) what a silly name...I have enough trouble trying to explain the OER concept to folks with adding a new mouthful! I vote that we continue to use OER in the ways we have been using it...I suppose UNESCO will still work with us even if

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

FOERSTER..is this a prima aprilis? http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Prima+aprilis B. -- Barbara Dieu http://barbaradieu.com http://beespace.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator:

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

I support you Randy. Are we bound to use FOERSTER? On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Randy Fisher wikira...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I see - sounds like a great bid to create even more confusion after all of the energy devoted to building brand and awareness around OERs. Let's see - how

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

If it is I sure fell hard for it. J. :-)-wikieducator@googlegroups.com wrote: -To: wikieducator@googlegroups.comFrom: Barbara Dieu Sent by: wikieducator@googlegroups.comDate: 04/01/2011 09:54AMCc: joyce.mckni...@esc.edu, gita.mat...@gmail.comSubject: Re: [WikiEducator]

RE: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

You must be right. Look at Steve's surname! Pretty good joke, particularly considering that UNESCO is not unlikely to do such things. Jan -Original Message- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Dieu Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011

RE: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Yeah. I figured it was just one more thing a big bureaucracy would do...I do feel like a fool though...J.-wikieducator@googlegroups.com wrote: -To: wikieducator@googlegroups.comFrom: "Jan Visser" Sent by: wikieducator@googlegroups.comDate: 04/01/2011 10:11AMSubject:

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

That was a good one, I laughed pretty hard. The link to your own article was a nice touch. Warm Regards Chris Harvey http://chrisharvey.id.au http://wikieducator.org/User:Chris On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:11 AM, Jan Visser jvis...@learndev.org wrote: You must be right. Look at Steve's surname!

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[WikiEducator] Re: Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Chris wrote: That was a good one, I laughed pretty hard. The link to your own article was a nice touch. I'm glad you liked it -- it was meant all in good fun, of course. :-) I'd say the joke's really on Unesco, though, since so many people thought this was eminently believable! Cheers,

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Change generally has two faces (good and bad), and it is always resisted at first and later discovered to be the either the best or worst option taken. I do not see much difficulty in the suggested new name by UNESCO. As long as it does not come with ulterior motives that may be a problem to the

Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

just when we were about to get familiar and comfortable with such term here comes another confusing term...ow well!! On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Randy Fisher wikira...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I see - sounds like a great bid to create even more confusion after all of the energy

[WikiEducator] Re: Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Run FOERSTER, run! Is this an April Fool's joke (a day early)? :) Benjamin http://wikieducator.org/User:Bnleez -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum:

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Dear Joyce, Congratulations for this achievement! Well deserved Warm wishes Patricia From: wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kalpana Gupte Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 9:18 AM To:

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Re: [WikiEducator] Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

Good one, Steve, and totally timely. How long did that acronym take to compose? The rest of you: You have been Trolled and PWNed. On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 01:20, Steve Foerster st...@hiresteve.com wrote: Unesco has announced that they are discontinuing the OER acronym in favor of a longer but