Hi Everyone, I came across this article today in The Ottawa Citizen (Canada): http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Small+high+schools+learn+stretch+resources/2061052/story.htmlabout how small (rural) schools are banding together to serve their students and communities....
I wonder how our WikiEducator community can help. Already, we have examples from Bangladesh and New Zealand, of schools that are using the wiki for developing OERs and plans for leveraging their teaching and delivery model. Could Valerie's community service learning initiative have a role here? http://wikieducator.org/Warrington_School/About - Warrington School, NZ and Nathan Parker http://wikieducator.org/Open_Schools - Bangladesh * The first few paras of the article are below* - I would appreciate your ideas, thoughts and feedback as to how the WikiEd community might be of 'service'! <smile> ‘Small’ high schools learn how to stretch resources Summit hears strategies such as split classes and online courses By Joanne Laucius , The Ottawa CitizenOctober 3, 2009 OTTAWA — Split classes are nothing new for elementary schools. But now some high schools in Eastern Ontario are also running split classes. It’s not the only strategy small high schools are using to cope with falling enrolment. They also “bundling” two or three courses together, using a single classroom to teach a number of different courses at the same time. And they’re offering online courses when not enough students sign up to fill a classroom. “It’s the new reality for us,” says Charlotte Patterson, superintendent of human resources at the Upper Canada District School Board, which hosted a small high schools summit in Ottawa this week. (More... http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Small+high+schools+learn+stretch+resources/2061052/story.html ) - Randy -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant & Facilitator, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.230.6424 x144 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Stakeholder Engagement, Change / Transition Management & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Sustainable Project Implementation & Community-Building * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Communities of Practice * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
