[WikiEducator] Re: International accredited OER based university

2008-03-25 Thread simonfj
On Mar 25, 2:05 pm, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cormac, Leigh, Simon, Others... Thanks for the great feedback. I certainly hope some others jump in... Cormac, There is a body of work where the evaluation of a persons contribution is evaluated via software; it's not so advanced that it

[WikiEducator] Re: International accredited OER based university

2008-04-02 Thread simonfj
On Mar 26, 6:44 pm, Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great post Simon, I enjoy your wit :) Which Half? Maybe I should clarify what I say about learning being free, education still costs Hey, that's fine Leigh. We know what we're thinking. The thing I'm monitoring is the growth of the

[WikiEducator] Re: International accredited OER based university

2008-05-04 Thread simonfj
represent the new (global) institutions like sitepoint. The nearest thing to a blog = http://me.edu.au/p/Simonfj It's not much but you know it's constructed by education.au, and they're starting to see that me.edu.au could also be an Aussie's lifelong learning account = an OpenID to other .edu

[WikiEducator] Re: Challenges in Collaborating

2008-05-05 Thread simonfj
Multi Media System = GUMMS. https://www.enum2go.com/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=59Itemid=1 regards, simonfj ay 4, 1:22 pm, Wayne Mackintosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Nellie, Hey, thanks for taking the initiative in moving the discussion on how to build community forward. Given

[WikiEducator] Looking for comparisons

2009-02-12 Thread simonfj
Guys, can you help me here, I'm looking at this conference http://wiki.ocwconsortium.org/index.php?title=A_Call_for_Papers:_OCWC_Global_2009_-_Content%2C_Infrastructure%2C_and_Creativity and want to do a comparison between wikipedia, wikieducator, and the wiki site started by the original

[WikiEducator] Re: OER Foundation and sustainability

2009-02-18 Thread simonfj
using OCWC as they provide the biggest OER umbrella I've found. http://me.edu.au/b/Simonfj/entry/wet_wet_wet_it_must Lastly, cause Stephen is one of my heroes and usually I agree with him. Slide 16 . Governments produce institutions. Definitely NO. They just fund something which needs to be done

[WikiEducator] Re: Performance slow?

2009-03-22 Thread simonfj
Leo, Are you saying you can't see the WE pages EVER. i.e. because you're behind the great chinese firewall? If so could you do a check on anything falling under www.wiki. and see if you're blocked from anything with wiki in the domain name. Do you know which agency does the policy as

[WikiEducator] Re: Performance slow?

2009-03-25 Thread simonfj
On Mar 23, 12:18 pm, Wayne Mackintosh wmackint...@col.org wrote: Hi Simon, Posting from Samoa on a flaky internet connection @ the hotel. Again -- huge apology for the delay in getting back to you on the NREN and other great ideas. I've just had too much on my plate with my move back to

[WikiEducator] Re: Interactions improved

2009-04-09 Thread simonfj
Carolyn(?), This is the thing everyone who runs a online joint production facility like WE is frustrated with. The main thing holding everyone back is the development of the real time network which will eventually complement the people producing content with their preferred web app.(mainly

[WikiEducator] Re: Community update - WikiEducator, OER Foundation etc.

2009-05-23 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne, Maria, all, I'm just interested in the other communities WE might look to collaborate with. You said; Always interested in collobarting -- thanks for the offer re WYSIWYGnow we're all intrested in collobarting, Can I just point out a few discussions in places not far away. They're

[WikiEducator] Re: Thoughts about WE Workgroups / Working groups

2009-05-31 Thread simonfj
I'm all in favour of this one. Could we have a WG to set up WGs, which might include a WG for 'Tools and Network'? and could we include this WG in the conversation? http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communication_Projects_Group So far we have, let's see, a wiki as our mainstay, a google group and a

[WikiEducator] Re: Thoughts about WE Workgroups / Working groups

2009-06-07 Thread simonfj
Would be great if you could join our WG to set up WG policies and procedures so that we can tackle our communication challenges using our WG polcies (to be drafted).  This is a little confusing -- but hope that you get the drift :-). Wayne, You know I can't leave. But please, must WE be

[WikiEducator] Re: Bring in the Ning

2009-06-07 Thread simonfj
On May 31, 2:01 pm, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Excellent point Randy about Patricia's at this time as nothing on the Internet is permanent. :) However, there are many options, including facebook and the soon to come out, google wave. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch

[WikiEducator] Re: Thoughts about WE Workgroups / Working groups

2009-06-08 Thread simonfj
Would be great if you could join our WG to set up WG policies and procedures so that we can tackle our communication challenges using our WG polcies (to be drafted).  This is a little confusing -- but hope that you get the drift :-). Wayne, You know I can't leave. But

[WikiEducator] An Experiment

2009-06-21 Thread simonfj
to turn a few institutional heads that are unaccustomed to building (industrial strength) solutions for global communities. We have to start somewhere. regards, simonfj PS I'd also be interested to see if you have any problems registering for ARCS 'FORUMS'. (andrew is the contact

[WikiEducator] Re: An Experiment

2009-06-25 Thread simonfj
Thanks Maria, This goes back to Wayne's strategy doc about moving towards a new institution of learning.

[WikiEducator] Re: Community thoughts appreciated

2009-07-01 Thread simonfj
On Jun 30, 2:04 am, Patricia Schlicht pschli...@col.org wrote: Good Morning! I would like to add a point to the discussions while we are at it and add another point of for discussion, which is the promotion of WikiEducator offsite 1.       How does the community feel about setting up

[WikiEducator] Re: Active interest in our Strategy -- WE welcome your inputs!

2009-07-26 Thread simonfj
Wayne, I've been pointing quite a few (wiki moodle centric) people at the strategy doc, and asking them if they have something similar. My interest is in how, if they were to collaborate, and (scope and) share a few projects, we might get past the idea that a domain name is anything but a

[WikiEducator] Re: Active interest in our Strategy -- WE welcome your inputs!

2009-07-30 Thread simonfj
Always good to touch base :-) ALLways= Responses in text below. Thanks Simon -- have you been pointing folk to the most recent page being used for strategy development of the OER Foundation? See: http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:OER_Foundation/Strategy (I saw in

[WikiEducator] Re: Active interest in our Strategy -- WE welcome your inputs!

2009-08-08 Thread simonfj
like the dewey system but using domain names or something like that? Warm Regards Chris Harvey On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM, simonfj simo...@cols.com.au wrote: Always good to touch base :-) ALLways= Responses in text below. Thanks Simon -- have you been pointing folk

[WikiEducator] Re: Heywire8 OER Think Tank - Inviting kiwi thought leaders

2009-08-08 Thread simonfj
similar questions to these. http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Key_Questions So where does your OER strategy fit in this lot? http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Proposals regards, simonfj On Jul 18, 3:16 pm, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, New

[WikiEducator] Re: A great idea for eliminating government waste

2009-11-09 Thread simonfj
Wayne, Cherry, Gurmit, Thanks for this one; especially I think we need to concentrate more on the whole process of learning rather than put so much store on the content of learning. I tend to conceptualize this a bit broader. i.e. the whole concept of media production, and distribution, and the

[WikiEducator] Re: Wikipedia model

2009-11-09 Thread simonfj
That was so interesting valerie, Thanks for the comparison. Wikipedia was entirely collaborative development from the outset. Whether intended or not, WikiEducator has been much more about the practice of open publishing. I've always been interested in how the two domains would complement one

[WikiEducator] Re: Wikipedia model

2009-11-16 Thread simonfj
For example, WikiEducator and Wikiversity may be perceived by some as competing projects -- but I don't buy into this rational. We are all collaborating as nodes in the free culture network contributing towards the vision of free access to the world's knowledge. YO! It seems to me that we

[WikiEducator] Re: Taking OER remix to new levels: WikiEducator, Connexions and Mediawiki

2009-11-27 Thread simonfj
Leo, I'm intrugued as to why you ask. I've been trying to get OCLC involved in the OE world forever. Considering we have so many duplications of (free) edu/research archives and only one webbed world, where OCLC members do most of the physical classifying, they would seem an influntial partner.

[WikiEducator] Re: Will WYSIWYG editing make a difference for WE?

2009-11-28 Thread simonfj
Geez mate. It threewww me when I opened the edit page and had the original looking back at me. Staring; looking for the box with the code (habit of course). Bloody brilliant! So when are you going to offer this to the WMF? (and are you going to have a' save to' box which says, where do you want

[WikiEducator] Re: Open philanthropy is the way to go!

2009-11-29 Thread simonfj
Congrats guys, Yu really are doing wonderful stuff. Can I bring up this one about the technology required to make the OER vision a reality. I wish i could talk about the physical infrastructure/distribution meaningfully but this is beyond me. I've set myself up an impossible enough task by

[WikiEducator] Re: MERLOT to promote WikiEducator

2009-11-29 Thread simonfj
Val, Re the logo. I'm not sure if you link to the logo or have o up load it to your member's profile. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMember.htm?id=419049 If it just needs a link then just go up to the wikiedu logo, right click. copy link location and then insert it in the member's box. If

[WikiEducator] Re: OER Interoperability

2009-11-30 Thread simonfj
The NZ Ministry of Education is funding a trial that incorporates a test WikiEducator instance into a single sign on infrastructure for a cluster of schools here.  I'm a fan of lightweight mechanisms like OpenID which I hope the WE community may adopt, since we are not as strict about

[WikiEducator] Re: Open philanthropy is the way to go!

2009-11-30 Thread simonfj
is the interconnect fees between mobile carriers - wireless (via mobile networks) being the boomer in most countries at the moment. The other problem is that Unis can't market to commercial carriers. I'll explain that one another time. vamonos Cheers Wayne 2009/11/30 simonfj simo...@cols.com.au

[WikiEducator] Re: Open philanthropy is the way to go!

2009-11-30 Thread simonfj
simonfj simo...@cols.com.au  Congrats guys, Yu really are doing wonderful stuff. Can I bring up this one about the technology required to make the OER vision a reality. I wish i could talk about the physical infrastructure/distribution meaningfully but this is beyond me. I've set myself

[WikiEducator] Re: Do WikiEducator's want to embed links to video in their OER resources?

2010-03-03 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne et al, I'll just vote for the use of Blip as, short term, it offers the ability to embed a video with an approriate license, and find them via the cc.org search tool. A bit of a band aid approach but no can say the WE community ain't creative. Longer term, in the (academic) video

[WikiEducator] Re: Do WikiEducator's want to embed links to video in their OER resources?

2010-03-05 Thread simonfj
Thanks Randy, I've set myself the task of trying to encourage first the network guys - terena people are mainly the techs from each nren in europe - and the guys from my alma mater - http://sae.edu/en-gb/news_overview/726/News - mainly AV guys and web designers in dozens of countries, to start

[WikiEducator] Re: Do WikiEducator's want to embed links to video in their OER resources?

2010-03-08 Thread simonfj
Just a note; not sure if its of any use. This is an open source media platform (with transcoder) put together for the Dutch NREN. http://www.mediamosa.org/node/20 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator:

[WikiEducator] Re: What's the OER equivalent of the co-opetition model?

2010-04-03 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne, I hope you don't mind if i throw this one in. But you know I think as much about the OE stuff, although I'm more interested in the way that the (NREN) network guys address the same things. i.e. compared to the 'resources' which gets passed around and stored in them. I've given you the

[WikiEducator] Re: What's the OER equivalent of the co-opetition model?

2010-04-06 Thread simonfj
On Apr 5, 1:03 am, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Simon, I agree -- opencast / NREN  is a very significant node in the OER ecosystem.  From my perspective -- I see this as one of the strategic projects which can contribute to taking OER to a new level and possibly as

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-08 Thread simonfj
That's great Joshua, John, Joyce, Edwin, Let me note this one. what I think we are talking about is not simply findability of a site, but, rather being able to continually reach out to people and engage them and connect them with a project. It really is the point isn't it? My perspective,

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-25 Thread simonfj
On Apr 9, 2:58 am, Alan awy...@une.edu.au wrote: Hi, Thanks for this discussion its highlighted an issue for a site on WE that I work on a lot but has only small traffic (DE Hub). The curator idea is interesting, however  any limit on the availability of materials because they have been

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-26 Thread simonfj
Sorry, Forgot to put this link in the para. And we (the dante network guys) are just about to have this conversation, at a euro level with the people who have aggregated huge repository of raw (CC) materials. I'm pointing to their cummunity page as that's what we are discussing = what tools do

[WikiEducator] Re: Request for Facilitators

2010-05-16 Thread simonfj
Hi Victor, A quick report of where I'm up to. You'll notice on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_research_and_education_network#List_of_NRENs_by_Geographic_Area that we've got most of the African NRENs registered. Just waiting for the West African Association to do their bit. You'll also

[WikiEducator] Re: Teachers Without Borders (TWB)

2010-05-17 Thread simonfj
Gee Jan, I feel a sceptic in our midst, and thank you for it. That said i would never like to dampen the enthusiasm Ed shows. (I'd forgive any number of words for the passion Valerie and Ed display). But OK, we know that; 1. 'education', in points around the world, requires all sorts of

[WikiEducator] Re: Kaltura, assistance needed

2010-07-20 Thread simonfj
Jim, I can't give you much help with Kaltura. But you may be interested in this tool which, although still in beta, is pretty reliable (and open source). I'll point you at a link up they did between Europe and Sth America so you can see what it's relabilabiity (by going through the recordings).

[WikiEducator] Re: [WE Teacher Collaboration] Transcending OER's valley of death -- From OER advocacy to mainstream adoption.

2010-12-10 Thread simonfj
actually construct them. regards, simonfj -- 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: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email

[WikiEducator] Re: [WE Teacher Collaboration] Transcending OER's valley of death -- From OER advocacy to mainstream adoption.

2010-12-20 Thread simonfj
Merry Xmas Wayne, You know I agree with all you are trying to achieve. The problem with progressing these things is how WE might be able to collaborate with other communities (like Moodle) in achieving them. The main thing you point out is that the wiki MODEL is the right one (not the technology

[WikiEducator] Re: WE resolutions for 2011 -- Main streaming OER

2011-01-01 Thread simonfj
That said - -through collaboration we can expand webinar sessions in parrallel with initiative designed for large-scale international collaboration. Cheers Wayne Prospero Año all, Wayne, Can i suggest you talk to Nick Jones about the WE community being the globally-minded guinea pigs for

[WikiEducator] Re: Transcending OER's valley of death -- From OER advocacy to mainstream adoption.

2011-01-05 Thread simonfj
Hi James, I've spent quite a bit of time working my way through the links you've offered, trying to get my head around what microformats (mf) is all about. I can see it's a grass roots up approach to sharing functions and content. But it hasn't clicked between me ears, probably as I need some

[WikiEducator] Re: Congratulations Dr. Sanjaya!

2011-01-11 Thread simonfj
Dear Sanjaya, I should have thanked you for this one a while ago, http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?PAGE_ID=5989bhcp=1 (Off that educause link on your blog) so thanks and congrats. I take it you'll be at the new dehli offices of unesco.

[WikiEducator] Re: Wayne's planning meeting

2011-01-12 Thread simonfj
At the heart of the Global U is this institution we call The Library. Absolutely! I think this is the case for for all media affected by the shift in publishing paradigm, regardless of sector. It's (sustainable) economics are supported by the shift in network architecture - from institutional

[WikiEducator] Re: Wayne's planning meeting

2011-01-14 Thread simonfj
That's great Wayne, I took for granted, knowing how WE push things along, that this would be the case. But it would be good if you could put up a page; just to start forming up the strategic agenda. My brain takes ages to work through any idea, and I write because I get confused when talking in

[WikiEducator] Re: Transcending OER's valley of death -- From OER advocacy to mainstream adoption.

2011-01-22 Thread simonfj
Interesting. So if I was to try and describe what you have in mind to a application developer, the spec might be something like. We want an app that can be included in an online environment/url/ portal that enhances its online library. One reads the 'article'/ watches the video and then hits a

[WikiEducator] Re: OER University Meeting: History in the making

2011-02-27 Thread simonfj
That's good, Thanks for the notes, especially the question about, How can an effective clearing house function that supports quality, cataloguing, information dissemination and other key tasks be operationalised? You know my interest is in the networking changes that are developing globally;

[WikiEducator] Re: UNESCO social networking platform for the OER community -- Worth joining

2011-03-05 Thread simonfj
I'm a bit surprised by this one Wayne, Why would you want to join a site which is empty when WE has something the UN doesn't have; Community If the platform were more than a very amateur basic, I give Abel and crew a little pat on the back but .. Can i make a suggestion. WE can have a

[WikiEducator] Re: UNESCO social networking platform for the OER community -- Worth joining

2011-03-05 Thread simonfj
I didn't want to say this above the radar as it might have cause you some embarrassment. Elgg is not a platform (in the technical sense). it is a piece of software. You might understand why I talk about cheese makers and mousetrap builders. They simply don't speaka de same lingua. The main thing

[WikiEducator] Re: Open access education courses

2011-03-05 Thread simonfj
Hi Sarah, Thanks for this. I appreciate that you are measuring the conversion. i.e. sales. Does this mean you will be offering courses on a subscription basis? i.e. Yes I want to convert, and then onto a sign up and pay page, and then onto a welcome on the google group. No need for Catherine to

[WikiEducator] Re: OER university: Universities need to open minds on digital teaching.

2011-03-16 Thread simonfj
Thanks Wayne, You know I'm not sure if you realize that you keep pointing at the obvious problem every uni has; sorry we don't control the IP of external publishers. It's not external publishers IP of course. It belongs to the people who (in this case, are trying to encourage) unis to open their

[WikiEducator] Re: OER University Meeting: History in the making

2011-03-19 Thread simonfj
Dear All, If you have probs with this link https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/oer-university try this one. http://groups.google.com/group/oer-university Wayne you might like to consider linking from the community section on wikieducator's home page to the OER Uni mail list, (under the

[WikiEducator] Re: OER university: Universities need to open minds on digital teaching.

2011-03-20 Thread simonfj
energies. Cheers Wayne On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM, simonfj simo...@cols.com.au wrote: Thanks Wayne, You know I'm not sure if you realize that you keep pointing at the obvious problem every uni has; sorry we don't control the IP of external  publishers. It's not external publishers

[WikiEducator] Re: Important: Unesco Replaces OER Acronym

2011-04-02 Thread simonfj
This is not a joke! This is a serious improvement to the OER edukashunal meatketing stratigi. Bought to youse bi UNESCO - the Universally Noladgable Edukashun Sckeme to Confus Optimusts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit

[WikiEducator] Transatlantic degrees

2011-04-04 Thread simonfj
Dear All, You might be interested in this call for proposals, on both sides of the Atlantic. Europe. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/bilateral_cooperation/eu_us/funding/calls_2011_en.php U.S. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fipseec/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[WikiEducator] Re: 50th Learning4Content Workshop - Invitation

2011-04-08 Thread simonfj
Dear Patricia, Ramesh, I'm starting to negotiate on behalf of a few global communities, with these guys. http://vivu.tv/vivuweb/products/vuroomskype/ The main aim is to offer global communities like WE a virtual room for free, 24/7 for the long term; in a fixed spot. Now I know you will have

[WikiEducator] Re: 50th Learning4Content Workshop - Invitation

2011-04-09 Thread simonfj
Wayne, You're right. It doesn't have a GNU/linux client yet. If you know of any complete solutions that does, or might have in the next couple of years, I'd love to know. (please) N.B. The vucast functionality is important. The talk about OS solutions go on. This recent cross-Atlantic get

[WikiEducator] Re: 50th Learning4Content Workshop - Invitation

2011-04-15 Thread simonfj
Well, if you consider that because it lacks an OS client at this stage important, that's true. As I said; it was just a suggestion to take some first steps. But it's the networks that are important, not the client. Just as long as you know that the network managers which WE have to work across

[WikiEducator] Re: Calling all Australian educators - we need your help

2011-07-08 Thread simonfj
Geez wayne, Seems like you have to do all the outreach. I would have thought if Carina wants people to get involved she's a big enough girl to issue her own invitations. (wink, nudge) I looked at the page; quite good, until i read the definition of distance education, and compared it to the one

[WikiEducator] Re: Calling all Australian educators - we need your help

2011-07-10 Thread simonfj
Many thanks Wayne, Carina, please don't think I'm having a go at you. I just hate to see wayne overworked (which he is all the time). I'll only make one comment on the problem with engaging NREN guys. They really do want to help. It's just that mouse trap builders language is sooo different to

[WikiEducator] Re: Calling all Australian educators - we need your help

2011-07-14 Thread simonfj
OK, Sorry, I do have to remember to change mindsets when switching forums, Let's start this one again at Steve Why Aren't Open Educational Resources Organizations Supporting Related Movements? discussion -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator

[WikiEducator] Re: Why Aren't Open Educational Resources Organizations Supporting Related Movements?

2011-07-16 Thread simonfj
Thanks Steve, Rebecca, It's a bit do as i say, not what I do isn't it? Can we work this through as It's driving (driven) me nuts as well. The Related Movements that you are talking about take all sorts of forms. You point out that client software for OPEN operating systems is one. One would have

[WikiEducator] Re: iFrames in WikiEducator

2011-08-20 Thread simonfj
Hi Michael, Hey, the page looks a bit chaotic. But that doesn't hurt. You've certainly got me thinking. That tiki-toki tool is interesting. I keep thinking about how to displays parrallel evolutions. I'd tend to ask students to do their version, after assembling a few more interesting

[WikiEducator] Re: iFrames in WikiEducator

2011-08-21 Thread simonfj
Thanks Wayne, Nope, I don't agree here -- the longer you perpetuate access to non-free content (by making sure that non-free content doesn't disappear), the longer we fuel the monopoly of switches in the network which regulates access and price to knowledge which should remain free. I had to

[WikiEducator] Re: iFrames in WikiEducator

2011-08-22 Thread simonfj
Hi Michael, Some neat suggestions. This is all your fault :) Now you've got me thinking abut parrallel evolutions. I've been doing a bit of revision. Yu might want to add another frame to the page. http://www.w3.org/wiki/The_history_of_the_Web This one's nice as it gives you the inventor's

[WikiEducator] Re: iFrames in WikiEducator

2011-08-25 Thread simonfj
Hi Michael, Re: the jumble on the page, yep. But I do like to see if any of these widgets has legs. Thanks for this. I'll keep staring at it from time to time until I see what order might be the best orientation/layout. It is interesting to note that you are comfortable with sending me an

[WikiEducator] Re: Opening education -- taking OER to the next level (LIVE Stream)

2011-09-28 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne, I'm reading this from within the new Google+ layout, so excuse me while i'm getting orientated. I had hoped that Google+ would have offered a way for groups to auto create circles. No. So I've set up a wikieductor circle and added you and Jim. But you're the driver. I know Jim's set

[WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-09-30 Thread simonfj
Hi patrcia, You wouldn't like to pop in on the Educause group on LinkedIn would you? It's getting to be a bit of problem with all these remote channels being built around brands like 'wikieducator'. The discussion by other global communty builders isn't hard to find. The discussion is top of

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-09-30 Thread simonfj
Hiya, Well, looking at their next get together, where CIO still play the high priests, it hasn't changed that much. But you know how it works. One can't change an institution from the outside. BTW. Ive found someone who you'd love.

[WikiEducator] Re: Writing the history of OERu futures ....

2011-10-01 Thread simonfj
Nice backgound, So that means the agenda for the OERu meeting, using the SCOPE summary is ; OERu Questions Challenges How to develop the course materials for learners globally? Providing not only free education but free authentic, valid and reliable certification too. Leaners may need to pay

[WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-10-02 Thread simonfj
That's good. I'm with you here. But it's s different on the other side of the Atlantic, and the developing world of course. Don't find many for-profits, unless it's the big brands. It's very 'user pays' at your/my end. It's 'public right' elsewhere, including the OE world. We have these

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-10-02 Thread simonfj
That's a nice one to hear. She's in an interesting position with her company ATiT being in Belguim. And across (now and past) so many projects like MEDEA and EUscreen,as well as the edu ones like http://www.e-view-project.eu/ and visced. So her experience will span our two perspectives. I'll

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-10-03 Thread simonfj
You have no idea how often I said get their act into gear, until I got to understand their position. It's not that anyone wants to be a firewall. It's simply that just as the network architecture moved from mainframe/dumb terminal to client/server a few decades ago, now it's moving to this

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Join WikiEducator also on Facebook

2011-10-04 Thread simonfj
Thanks Steve, I'm glad you changed the header of this one as it's THE most important discussion WE can have. This belief of being able to change a fundamentally flawed (education) system by competition is possibly the thing which retains the status quo. Your logic is that user pays so a

[WikiEducator] Re: Multimedia Course

2011-10-04 Thread simonfj
That's Good Ravi, No sure where I should put this. http://www.sae.edu/reference_material/ Maybe we should have a reference material/library. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To

[WikiEducator] Re: Brewing a perfect OER storm for the future of post-secondary education.

2011-11-13 Thread simonfj
I've only one thing to say to you and the team. *That was terrific! *I doubt if people understand the complexities of trying to do a live cross, especially when yu have so many people in the one room. Sound was good (except when splitting the video signal, as we discovered. The audio halved in

[WikiEducator] Re: Brewing a perfect OER storm for the future of post-secondary education.

2011-11-15 Thread simonfj
These open meetings provide professional development opportunities which at the same time contribute to future success of the model. Yup! They also help to make clear how the open infrastructure is going to save institutions a heap of pennies. Nice thing is we don't have to look to hard as to

[WikiEducator] Re: Senior executives and OERu thought leaders answer questions on issues and opportunities

2011-11-17 Thread simonfj
I'd like to focus on this one by Jim at USQ. What about the cost of existing institutional licensing agreements with (i)the vendors of LMS software and (ii) publishers who provide access to e-library resources, including full text e-content? These financial agreements are usually a function of

[WikiEducator] Re: Senior executives and OERu thought leaders answer questions on issues and opportunities

2011-11-18 Thread simonfj
I always find that good minds underestimate themselves. I'm not sorry to say that you do too. Mind you, considering your work pace, you've gotta say enough sometiimes. You've got your feet planted firmly on the ground; with the head not (yet) in the clouds. And thank God for that. Just give

[WikiEducator] Re: Senior executives and OERu thought leaders answer questions on issues and opportunities

2011-11-24 Thread simonfj
*innovation is creativity successfully implemented. *Yeah, that's good. *All things to all people is always a temptation that needs to avoided. *That tweet ***Can't help but wonder if this meeting of #oeru is similar to a meeting that drafts the constitution of a new country *says it all as

[WikiEducator] Re: OERu most noticeable development in OER for 2011

2011-12-15 Thread simonfj
Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah all, It certainly has been a watershed year, for all sorts of OERers. Nice to see a reference to Tony pop up. His blog is one of my bookmarks as well. He's been influential on my thoughts too, along with his countryman Bill. Tony for the content and process,

Re: [WikiEducator] OERu most noticeable development in OER for 2011

2011-12-15 Thread simonfj
Hi Randy, I'll admit it's nice to see a lot of money thrown at a specific task, especially if it comes from a private purse is for the public good. But, as i read Tony's last entry and consider his perspective, the big difference is that the initiatives you point at are so parochial, and

[WikiEducator] Re: What should be the ideal pathway for establishment of virtual institute

2011-12-22 Thread simonfj
Hi Ravi, I should point out one thing. In UK/Nth Europe and cross Atlantic, they talk about Virtual OrganiZations (VO) The Z is important if you're Googling. This is mainly used for Research Orgs. But as we see Research communities reach out to include their communities of interest, there' s a

[WikiEducator] Re: #OCL4ED achieves our 3rd century -- Meet Cable Green who will join us as co-facilitator

2011-12-22 Thread simonfj
Just so we don't spam different communities. Just did a promo on Educause, and submitted to Media Learning LinkedIn groups -- 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

[WikiEducator] Re: What should be the ideal pathway for establishment of virtual institute

2012-01-03 Thread simonfj
OK, Just so we don't add to the plethora of misunderstandings, let's use VO.edu as our starting point. So long as we agree that (disciplinary centric) researchers are trying to let their communities of interest into their virtual labs (occasionally), while educators are attempting to compile

[WikiEducator] Re: Only a few days left to register for free online workshop. #OCL4Ed starts Monday 23 Jan 2012

2012-01-20 Thread simonfj
THAT'S GREAT. Sounds like, with a demand like this, you've identified one lesson on an open educationalist's curriculum. I was surprised not to see the OERu on this list though. http://www.openeducationweek.org/ Or are you hiding this lesson up your sleeve, with the idea of introducing it

[WikiEducator] Re: children philosophy curriculum

2012-02-07 Thread simonfj
Some interesting comments here. I'd tend to steer away from this one - i am trying to apply a phd program from USA which focos more on spiritual development of children - if only because it's a typical problem' i.e. people tend to conflate philosophy with their religious ideals. Obviously I'd

[WikiEducator] Re: Open Education Week: University of Leicester to host a webinar on the OERu

2012-02-24 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne, I did start to do my usual. i.e. act as the advertising manager for remote OE events and do some cross pollinating between the silos. So I checked out http://www.openeducationweek.org/category/localevents/ which is pretty disheartening. Then I noticed the twitter feed, which seems

[WikiEducator] Re: Free learning towards credible credentials: OERu contribution for Open Education Week

2012-02-27 Thread simonfj
Pity you're not makng it to the web session, although the fireside address is welcome. Seems the dutch will be using this event to start pushing on OCWC europe which is good. http://opencourseware.eu/OpenEducationEvent2012 The Courseware people don't have the same interest in developing

[WikiEducator] Re: The Economist: Editorial Supporting Open Access to Taxpayer Funded Research

2012-04-22 Thread simonfj
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/world-bank-decides-to-make-its-research-open-access.ars?clicked=related_right On Saturday, 14 April 2012 02:43:59 UTC+10, Cable Green wrote: http://www.economist.com/node/21552574 Academic publishing Open sesame When research is funded by the

[WikiEducator] Re: WikiEducator Office Hours

2012-04-27 Thread simonfj
Hi Jim, Really sorry I hadn't realized you had set BBB as a webinar tool. Should have known you'd be beavering away at somethng like this. It really is hard to get into the habits of the real time world. Or getting used to the idea of having a regular place to have a chat every day/week/month.

[WikiEducator] Re: Invitation for input from the WikiEducator family -- OERu design process

2012-05-02 Thread simonfj
Hi Wayne, Just a quick note to clarify the idea of a QA answer forum. (which is good and i know is not cast in stone) One thing we are coming down to in a few other places is this idea of having a general space, from which more detailed forums can be linked; a little like a virtual common

[WikiEducator] Re: BYOD Bring Your Own Device working group?

2012-06-23 Thread simonfj
Hi Valerie, Hope you don't mind me replying here. I'm just thinking through the things which need to added to the list. You know I'm always banging on about networks, so this maybe a good point to see how the deveices (the front end) and the networks which they log onto (the back end) will

[WikiEducator] Re: Guardian: Are OERs the key to global economic growth?

2012-07-06 Thread simonfj
In a word, No. OERs, as the content-centric part of a philosophy which is demanding more transparency of ALL our institutions. has about the same chance as all the other opens = edu, gov, networks, software, science, etc. Taken separately, as they all are, they are isolated parts of a lovely

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Guardian: Are OERs the key to global economic growth?

2012-07-10 Thread simonfj
, and where, they need to collaborate. On Sunday, 8 July 2012 09:15:48 UTC+7, Mokurai wrote: On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 1:02 AM, simonfj simo...@cols.com.au wrote: In a word, No. This turns out not to be the case. OERs and computers now cost less than printed textbooks, so that they can greatly

Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Guardian: Are OERs the key to global economic growth?

2012-07-10 Thread simonfj
In a word, Yes. A key, not the key, but one of the next ones the world will see. OERs are as big an advance as printed textbooks were Yes. If you think of OER as transparent, static, non-reusable publications related to education then I can see why you would not be excited

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