Hello Wikifriends,
You have put big smile on my face with the exceptional comments and strong response in support of the concepts brought up Randy's response --Thanks for your note ~ I was struck by your comment an "Army of One..." From that perspective, it would certainly appear that there's more to do... than one person can handle..." Yes far more to do than one person can do and a lack of groups getting together to do it Please remember I am in Cambodia like black and white in terms of relationship to the type of academic communities you are used to in developed countries --In my view, WikiEducator is as much about content development (and related materials), as it is a distributed Network of community support - talent, resources and opportunity. " Excellent to read such a statement we are in desperate need of local language content here in Cambodia still in my opinion a post conflict nation where most all of the intelligentsia was wiped out in genocide. Human capital is extremely low looking at Gini coefficients we are way on the side of inequality --It is likely more helpful to you - and us - if you could identify (from a project perspective) what has to happen this round (i.e., project tasks, dates, etc.). I think the contest/bounty idea is a sound one - of the many you've received - but maybe it could be used for a project that's farther ahead in the future.....which WikiEducators (as Ambassadors) could rally around..." I need a few source files - 5-10 would be nice of decently prepared science an tech ed (STE) posters which are appropriate for grades 6-12. With the source files I can then have the text translated to Khmer and then print the posters locally for display at a STE workshop for policymakers in early December. We need to make the case that Cambodia's future depends on promoting quality STE so future generations can begin to think innovatively, ensure sustainable development and provide entrepreneurial spirit through indigenous invention. On to Wayne's reponse --Your idea of free content posters for classrooms that can be translated, modified and adapted is simply brilliant! (I'm a little jealous that I did not think of a project like this myself!)" No worries mate I have million more ideas where that came from hahaha.. --We may not be able to meet your targets for November - but we will certainly be able to conceive and start an international project to promote the development of free content posters for learning. Great when I was with UNESCO Bangkok I helped come up with a few ideas of the sort. The concept of providing open content adaptable posters should be an immense time saver for schools desperate for teaching aids . For those of us in developing countries getting a hold of quality tools is a daily struggle. ----Let's design a "Posters4Learning" project -- an international competition where pupils are tasked with designing a poster to support teaching in the classroom - in a subject area of their choice. Excellent how bout a website on the COL site to get this going? ---We will need to stipulate two requirements: 1) That all the posters are developed under a free content license - and 2) that all posters are developed in svg format (scalable vector graphics format). See for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svg SVG is a smart way to go I have had great fun teaching Inkscape and the beauty of SVG in ICT-teacher training courses I ran for UNESCO. 3) ensure that the text is modifiable and takes into account internationalization (differing character sizes Unicode, etc ) ---- OK - here is the deal. The Commonwealth of Learning will post a "bounty" for the prizes of the first competition. Brilliant love it you are amazing can I go over there to work with you? -- I'm very keen to offer COL's support in turning this idea into reality. I'll also speak with my friends in UN agencies to see how we could extend this idea beyond Commonwealth Countries. This is a great concept - how do we take it to the next level? Great start just realize this has massive potential to change minds I can see drab classroom changing into models of student friendly environments posters is just one way to change an ugly wall into a learning experience.. Peace Tim -- __________________________________ John "Tim" Denny, Ph.D. ICT and Education Specialist Adviser to the Cambodia MoEYS on Science and Technology Education Executive Director, PC4peace http://www.pc4peace.org http://www.avuedigitalservices.com/VR/drjtdenny Co-founder Open Schools Program - Cambodia "Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." 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