HI Wayne,

Just coming down off the GLAMwiki get together, which is the most
comfortable conference I've ever attended ( so i guess I'm starting to
feel at home). They'll be some videos and 'action items' up before
much longer, but the main theme, is that every GLAM has tons of raw
material, so how can wikimedians (mainly through the Commons)
complement (and act as a promotional arm) for them. It's ALL
educational material, so long as the Kiwi GLAMs accept the Creative
Commons license as enthusiastically as Aussie ones.

Pity we didn't invite a few more people from the .edu space. I think
GLAM might morphe into GLAME.

A couple of things, as you're going down the Ministry of ED route.
This is the context I'm placing things in at your end.
http://www.wiki.karen.net.nz/index.php/National_Education_Network
So wiki(media/educator) are CASPs in Kiwish. And REANNZ translates as
NREN (almost) globally.

Although there's this infatuation with videoconferencing in the NRENs,
the main point I'm trying to get noticed is that we should give kids
(and wikieducators) the skinny (real time) tools they're comfortable
with, starting with an ''academic Skype" (network), which can then
'inflate' on demand. It's not a matter of these things haven't been
invented or cost much. E.g. http://www.ventrilo.com/about.php

But we should try and get a little coordination here, so one NREN can
talk to another. Otherwise all we (have) end(ed) with, is each NREN
having their own 1-2-3.
http://www.aarnet.edu.au/services/real-time-communication/1-2-3-conferencing-booking-system/1-2-3-how-to-book-conferences.aspx
i.e Islands in the stream.

Do you know a Paul Reynolds? Seems he's consulting to NLNZ and NZ
digital forum. Bloody (good) Scots! they're everywhere.

I guess you're Haywired mates be asking 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 <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> New Zealand has scheduled another Heywire8 OER Think Tank we're inviting all
> Kiwis on the list who may be able to join us in Wellington on 4 August 2008.
> More importantly -- I'd encourage all WikiEducator's to think about
> launching their own national Heywire8 events :-). All the resources are
> available as free content :-).
>
> More detail below.
>
> Cheers
> Wayne
>
> Towards a national Open Education Resource collaboration
>
> We're pleased to announce that the National Library will be hosting a
> Heywire 8 Think Tank in Wellington on 4 August 2009  in collaboration
> with the Ministry of Education and the OER Foundation.
>
> While the event aims to draw participation from practitioners, policy makers
> and decision makers with an interest in OER from the Wellington
> region --- we welcome participation from all over New Zealand.
>
> Place is limited and participants will be accepted on a first-come first
> serve basis.
>
> Look forward to seeing you  in Wellington!
>
> Cheers
> Wayne
>
> Heywire 8 Initiativehttp://wikieducator.org/Heywire8_Think_Tank
>
> Heywire 8 Wellingtonhttp://wikieducator.org/Heywire8_Think_Tank/Wellington
>
> Register -- Heywire8 
> Wellingtonhttp://wikieducator.org/Heywire8_Think_Tank/Wellington/Participants
>
> --
> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D.
> Director,
> International Centre for Open Education,
> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.
> Board of Directors, OER Foundation.
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