Excellent news! As soon as we have the official word, we can figure out how these things all fit together...
D On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:02 PM, mackiwg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
