Hi Edward, Always interested in talking about the learning infrastructure needed to make OER happen globally :-)
We're part of a larger ecosystem and recognise that through collaboration we can make a difference. For a start, we want to refine our automation of digital to print resources, improve offline editing alternatives etc. I don't know the answers to job creation and suspect that there are communities more adept to working in this area. I suspect that the OER ecosystem will evolve organically as a self- organising system with many players and I hope that the OER Foundation can be catalyst for making some progress. One step at a time --- but with the power of community, we get closer to our dream every day. Look forward to the ensuing discussions! Cheers Wayne On Nov 28, 7:51 am, Edward Cherlin <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations. > > Are you interested in discussing the infrastructure needed to make > this happen globally? How will schoolchildren use these Open Education > Resources in regions without an electric grid or a communications > grid? When we have educated the children, what do they do in countries > that do not know how to create jobs? > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 14:47, Wayne Mackintosh > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > Apology for any cross postings -- but good news for all WikiEducators! > > > The OER Foundation is the non-profit entity which funds WikiEducator and our > > activities. > > > As you know, these past few months we have been working on the open and > > transparent development of the strategy and 3-year operational plan for the > > OER Foundation. A personal note of thanks to all the WikiEducators around > > the world who have provided inputs to help develop and refine our plans > > through various channels including the wiki, our discussion lists and the > > hundreds of personal emails sent through to my desk. Thank you! > > > The Board of Directors of the OER Foundation met today and have approved the > > strategy and 3 year operational plan for the OER Foundation -- without any > > changes! The Board has complemented our open approach and the quality of our > > planning. This bodes very well for the ongoing success of the WikiEducator > > project --- we have a solid foundation on which to build -- with thanks to > > all the educators around the world who are committed to creating, remixing > > and reusing OER for the social good of education. Open philanthropy is the > > way to go! > > > Today I scanned the page documenting our early history (see: > >http://tinyurl.com/yase8m9) -- It's great to reflect on the fact that we > > were celebrating 2.3 million cumulative hits on the WE website after one > > year's operation. During October 2009, we recorded over 10.5 million hits to > > the site in one month! WE have come a long way. > > > Now, with your help, lets make the future happen! > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > Links > > > Planning: > > >http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Planning > > > Strategy: > > >http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Strategy > > > Operational plan - (2009 - 2011) > > >http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Operational_plan > > > -- > > 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 > > > -- > > 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] > > -- > Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin > Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. > The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my > destination.http://www.earthtreasury.org/ -- 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]
