Hi Tiffany, Nope I haven't had the chance of visiting BYU since David as taken up his position there.
Based in New Zealand, getting to Utah is a long way. However, there's no reason why we can't connect virtually with Skype Video or something like that. However, more importantly we would like to help you connect with educators around the world, particularly the non-formal sector. Cheers Wayne 2009/11/15 Tiffany Ivins <tiffanyiv...@gmail.com> > Gosh! I feel like I've joined a family and I'm at a reunion with folks I've > never met before :) > Has David invited you to BYU yet? We'll have to find a way to get you over > here to grace us in person! > > Tiffany > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < > mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Tiffany, >> >> As friends of open content -- we're here to help :-) >> >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> 2009/11/15 Tiffany Ivins <tiffanyiv...@gmail.com> >> >>> Hi Wayne: >>> Many thanks for your quick and kind reply. We will take up your offers to >>> link from WikiEducator to OC4D and to refer people to participate in the >>> Learning4Content initiative. We'll do our best to get the word out for >>> several folkd to join the training on 23 November 2009. >>> >>> I will be in regular contact with you regarding our progress on OC4D. >>> We're so grateful to tap into a growing community of open minded educators >>> who are committed to making a positive impact in the world. >>> >>> Cheers, Tiffany >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >>> mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tiffany, >>>> >>>> Pleased to meet you virtually --- OC4D is a great project concept! Well >>>> done. >>>> >>>> David Wiley is a good friend and also a member of WikiEducator's >>>> Community Council. You're very privileged to have the opportunity to work >>>> and study with David. You're going to have fun while making a substantive >>>> contribution to open content for development. >>>> >>>> I must also compliment your project on the choice of the Mediawiki >>>> software engine. Over the next year or so, the OER Foundation and WE will >>>> be refining Mediawiki for use in educational contexts, including for >>>> example >>>> WYSIWYG editing, enhancements on wiki ==> print technology (very important >>>> for developing world contexts), building OER content interoperability >>>> between WikiEducator <==> Connexions to widen opportunities for remixing >>>> content between platforms as well as providing hosting for "static" >>>> instances of course materials on Connexions. >>>> >>>> You are most welcome and free to link to the OC4D site -- better still, >>>> why not create a portal node in WikiEducator for the project (see: >>>> http://wikieducator.org/Create_and_institutional_OER_portal_page ). >>>> >>>> With regards to sharing best practice, WE would love to help and support >>>> you in achieving success. >>>> >>>> In the first instance, given that you're using Mediawiki -- we can help >>>> you with free training. We run at least one online workshop every month >>>> helping educators to aquire basic wiki editing skills under the >>>> Learning4Content initative (see: http://wikieducator.org/L4C ) -- >>>> Please feel free to invite members from your community to join these >>>> workshops. The next one is scheduled to start on 23 November 2009 -- and >>>> folk can register directly on the wiki. >>>> >>>> If you like -- we could easily set up dedicated area in WikiEducator >>>> where your OC4D domain could redirect to a dedicated landing page in WE >>>> with >>>> your logo etc. WE have extensive international reach in the developing >>>> world >>>> including Africa, South and South East Asia, Caribbean and the South >>>> Pacific. In this way you can save considerable time and energy on building >>>> networks for your initiative. Working together we can achieve far more than >>>> working alone. >>>> >>>> OC4D is a brilliant project -- let us know how the OER Foundation and >>>> the WikiEducator family can assist and support you in achieving your >>>> objectives. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Wayne >>>> >>>> >>>> 2009/11/15 Tiffany Ivins <tiffanyiv...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>>> Wayne, thanks for your reflections about the power of wikis and the >>>>> imperative to freely share content in a global way. >>>>> >>>>> I'm Tiffany Ivins. I'm a doctoral student at BYU working with David >>>>> Wiley (the guy that coined the term 'Open Content'). We are working with >>>>> ProLiteracy Worldwide, an NGO based in New York, with 130 NGO partners >>>>> across the developing world (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and >>>>> many island nations). >>>>> >>>>> Through several conversations with their International Program >>>>> Director, Dr. Lynn Curtis, we have gotten consent to share all of their >>>>> educational materials in open, digitized formats into an open portal on >>>>> the >>>>> web (www.oc4d.org). We have decided to use a wiki format so that >>>>> anyone anywhere can freely access, modify, localize and share these >>>>> resources. These are tools developed by locals for locals in developing >>>>> countries. >>>>> >>>>> The tools on OC4D are primarily geared toward nonformal educators (e.g. >>>>> literacy facilitators, health workers, agricultural extension agents, >>>>> peace >>>>> workers, and microloan officers). As you will see if you look at the site, >>>>> the issues addressed by these tools are central to lower-developed poor >>>>> communities and the change agents (nonformal educators) who work with >>>>> lower-literate groups and/or use these tools to facilitate "literacy for >>>>> social change." >>>>> >>>>> Right now, we're working on getting English versions up and then we'll >>>>> hope to put up all content created/modified by the NGO partners across the >>>>> world who are part of the ProLiteracy Worldwide consortium. We would love >>>>> to >>>>> collaborate with anyone else in this effort who is interested to share >>>>> quality content addressing critical issue for improved problem-solving in >>>>> developing countries around the world. >>>>> >>>>> We are open to input and we would like to link to and from the >>>>> WikiEducator Site because it will build capacity on both sides. Also, if >>>>> you >>>>> know of any other effort which is similar in nature to this, could you let >>>>> us know so that we could seek collaboration with them (e.g. sharing best >>>>> practices and lessons learned) so we don't reinvent the wheel. >>>>> >>>>> We are planning to launch this initiative at the first of 2010 and to >>>>> share the materials with some non-foramal education groups in the >>>>> Himalayas >>>>> (Community Learning Centers, Tele-Centers, Community Multimedia Centers >>>>> etc.). If any of you have done work with open content targeting these >>>>> populations, we'd love to talk with you and share ideas to improve access >>>>> to >>>>> educational opportunities for all. >>>>> >>>>> Looking forward to hearing from you, >>>>> >>>>> Tiffany >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. >>>> Director, >>>> International Centre for Open Education, >>>> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >>>> Board of Directors, OER Foundation. >>>> Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, >>>> www.wikieducator.org >>>> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >>>> Skype: WGMNZ1 >>>> Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. >> Director, >> International Centre for Open Education, >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >> Board of Directors, OER Foundation. >> Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org >> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >> Skype: WGMNZ1 >> Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg >> > > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. 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