Hi David, Creative partnerships are certainly possible :-) and I have good news on this front. UNESCO and COL have revised and updated our collective work plan. You will see that OERs @ all levels of education & WikiEducator are clearly specified in the work plan:
http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/4658 This partnership will enable WE to work outside the Commonwealth involving UNESCO member states. We're hoping to make a more concrete announcement about the practical components of this collaboration in the near future -- so lets keep in touch on this one. Cheers Wayne On Apr 7, 2:22 pm, "David Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wayne, > > There's nothing online yet - official notification from the state > government should come on May 9 2008 (for a fall 2009 start). Once > that happens, there will be a deluge of info. I'm extremely excited, > and have been trying really hard to sit on my hands waiting for the > announcement - I didn't want to get everyone all worked up if they're > going to tell us "no." Every indication is, though, that they're going > to tell us yes. I hope to find a creative way to partner with you on > the project ("creative" since I'm not officially part of the > Commonwealth). > > I think the equation is important, too, and I agree it says a lot > about sustainability. Now if I could just understand my own > equation... =) > > D > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:06 PM, mackiwg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi David (& friends) > > > On Mar 27, 9:08 am, "David Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > open educational resources + open learning support + open > > > credentialing = open education > > > Apology for the late contribution to the discussion -- I've just > > returned from my home visit to NZ where I was able to live out my > > promise to the family by staying away from my laptop. I made a point > > of travelling to places where I wouldn't have connectivity -- so apart > > from withdrawal symptoms - was able to live out my commitments :-). > > > David -- I'm VERY interested in learning more about the Open High > > School of Utah initiative -- where do I find out more? This is a model > > which could be replicated throughout the Commonwealth and would like > > to see how WE could build communities of teachers/educators to support > > the success of initiatives like this. BTW -- I really like the > > equation: Open educational resources + open learning support + open > > credentialing = open education -- somehow I think this equation also > > provides valuable insights into economic sustainability of the Open > > Education movement. > > > Cheers > > Wayne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
