Wayne, This is very doable so let's get started as a team because as a team WE can make a difference to all its members. Thank you. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Sharing is Caring! Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd Get ready for CO10 at WiZiQ: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops using WiZiQ: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nellie > > Good question! > > A good place to start is by reading the planing documents for the OER > Foundation: > > http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Planning (and supporting FAQ's etc.) - and > hey -- if these are not up to scratch, we can improve them through > discussions and multiple iterations. This is our project. > > Let's cultivate a shared vision for the future -- the wiki way. With this > knowledge -- as individuals we can inform our institutions about what we are > doing and why we're doing it. We can show our institutions how to become > more productive and effective using OER. > > For those of us working in the formal education sector, we can encourage > our institutions to consider memberships --- WE are the marketing team for > our WE futures! > > If there are questions, ideas or requests for guidance and support -- post > them on this list. Remember our community motto -- Just try it, our > community will support you! > > I don't know how our future path will evolve -- but I do know that working > together, we can make the future happen. Think about the future as an asset > -- rather than an unknown entity. With this knowledge -- we can do the magic > :-) > > Gee -- we live in exciting times. > > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > > > > > 2009/12/17 NELLIE DEUTSCH <[email protected]> > >> Very inspirational, Wayne. So, let's get those signatures, from the >> membership institutions to contribute a small sum to our mission, coming in. >> Where do WE start? :) >> >> Warm wishes, >> Nellie Deutsch >> Sharing is Caring! >> Doctoral Student >> Educational Leadership >> Curriculum and Instruction >> Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) >> http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd >> Get ready for CO10 at WiZiQ: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ >> Free online workshops using WiZiQ: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Nellie, >>> >>> WE commend your example of sharing -- without this culture of gifting, >>> humanity looses its reason for existence. >>> >>> Much of our work in general and that of WikiEducator in particular has >>> been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi -- as Gandhi said: >>> >>> "Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may >>> have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of >>> any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him >>> [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will >>> it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving >>> millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away." >>> >>> The OER Foundation is committed to finding ways of realising Gandhi's >>> vision through open education -- with the help of all WikiEducators, we >>> can! For example we can encourage our institutions to contribute a small >>> sum to our mission (less than an average business lunch in the industrial >>> world for a standard membership). >>> >>> In the real world -- without money coming in (through grant funding, >>> institutional membership contributions, government contracts etc) -- we will >>> not have the funding to make you lead facilitator to pay those who join you >>> as co-facilitators :-). >>> >>> You (and many others) in our family exemplify sharing and gifting to help >>> WE's mission -- Thank you! >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Wayne >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/12/17 NELLIE DEUTSCH <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Wayne, >>>> I have been a lead facilitator for quite a few workshops and have >>>> volunteered to many more as co-facilitator in the last year. In addition, I >>>> have seen others volunteer as co-facilitators but the numbers are small and >>>> it's harder to find more than a name on the list of co-facilitators because >>>> it appears people do not have the incentive to actively engage in helping >>>> for free. To encourage others to co-facilitate, I am now sharing my pay >>>> with >>>> the co-facilitators so that I can contribute to Article 23(3) of the United >>>> Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. So, Wayne, I encourage you >>>> to >>>> make me a lead facilitator so I can share my pay with those who joins me as >>>> co-facilitators. I hope to encourage other members of WikiEducator to do >>>> the >>>> same. >>>> Warm wishes, >>>> >>>> Nellie Deutsch >>>> Sharing is Caring! >>>> Doctoral Student >>>> Educational Leadership >>>> Curriculum and Instruction >>>> Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) >>>> http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd >>>> Get ready for CO10 at WiZiQ: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ >>>> Free online workshops using WiZiQ: >>>> http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Nellie, >>>>> >>>>> I agree -- Article 23(3) of the United Nations Universal Declaration of >>>>> Human Rights states: >>>>> >>>>> "Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration >>>>> ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, >>>>> and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection." >>>>> >>>>> This is one of the prime reasons the OER Foundation subscribes to the >>>>> free cultural works definition to respect the rights and freedom of >>>>> individuals to earn a living from OER. >>>>> >>>>> Since the inception of WikiEducator and the Learning4Content project -- >>>>> to date with generous funding support from the Hewlett Foundation the >>>>> Commonwealth of Learning we have paid a facilitators fee for the lead >>>>> facilitator of each workshop. We are also very fortunate because many >>>>> WikiEducators have volunteered and gifted their time as co-facilitators >>>>> (which we do not remunerate due to funding constraints.) I am proud to >>>>> see >>>>> so many of our L4C facilitators who volunteer their time to support other >>>>> workshops as co-facilitators when they're not being paid as lead >>>>> facilitator. >>>>> >>>>> As Wikieducator grows and prepares for scaling-up and building a >>>>> sustainable OER ecosystem there will be more opportunities for us to >>>>> honour >>>>> Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights :-). Working >>>>> together we will achieve these aims and every WikiEducator will be able to >>>>> contribute to our future success in a variety of roles. >>>>> >>>>> Lets make the future happen! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Wayne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2009/12/17 NELLIE DEUTSCH <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> Wayne, >>>>>> >>>>>> WE volunteers are passionate about the cause but need to make a >>>>>> living. Money is not a dirty word and everyone who spends hours upon >>>>>> hours >>>>>> contributing to WE should get paid. >>>>>> I believe an incentive for teachers to contribute to WikiEducator and >>>>>> the development of OERs is monetary rewards. An example of this is today >>>>>> is >>>>>> the system whereby facilitators get paid for the L4C workshops. As it >>>>>> stands, all members would like to facilitate and get paid. I believe this >>>>>> was mentioned by other WE members who would also like a piece of the >>>>>> pie. I >>>>>> believe there should be a reward system for all WE members so that >>>>>> everyone >>>>>> is given the opportunity to serve the community as a facilitator of the >>>>>> L4C >>>>>> worshops and get paid. >>>>>> Nellie Deutsch >>>>>> Sharing is Caring! >>>>>> Doctoral Student >>>>>> Educational Leadership >>>>>> Curriculum and Instruction >>>>>> Integrating Technology for Active Life-long Learning (IT4ALL) >>>>>> http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd >>>>>> Get ready for CO10 at WiZiQ: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ >>>>>> Free online workshops using WiZiQ: >>>>>> http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Leo, that's a good question. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Apology for the long email -- but lots of information to cover in >>>>>>> answering your question. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The OER Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation >>>>>>> responsible for raising the funds to run WikiEducator.org and very soon >>>>>>> we >>>>>>> will also launch WikiResearcher.org :-). We need money to pay for our >>>>>>> infrastructure, for example: hosting the servers, technical support, >>>>>>> software development and honoraria for our facilitators so we can >>>>>>> continue >>>>>>> to provide free training for thousands of educators in more than 115 >>>>>>> countries around the world. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As a non-profit all surplus funds we generate will be reinvested back >>>>>>> into the development of OER courses, open text books etc. For example we >>>>>>> will pay authors, learning designers and multi-media experts to create >>>>>>> OER >>>>>>> courses and open text books which we will be free to reuse, adapt and >>>>>>> modify. The OER Foundation will ensure that WikiEducator.org, >>>>>>> WikiResearcher.org will not carry advertising -- so we can't raise >>>>>>> funding >>>>>>> through advertising revenue on our OER sites. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The OER Foundation will generate income and support from multiple >>>>>>> sources, including: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Grant funding (from international donor agencies and >>>>>>> international development agencies). For example, strategic projects >>>>>>> currently funded by the Hewlett Foundation and the financial >>>>>>> contribution >>>>>>> from the Commonwealth of Learning to help pay for the hosting of our >>>>>>> servers. >>>>>>> - Institutional membership contributions from tertiary education >>>>>>> institutions. We have a range of different membership categories >>>>>>> ranging >>>>>>> from a base line membership - to bronze, silver, gold and platinum >>>>>>> membership levels. ( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Join#Table_of_OERF_membership_benefits_-_Detailed_Comparison) >>>>>>> . Each membership category provides a range of benefits and services. >>>>>>> As a >>>>>>> global project it is possible for the OER Foundation to design a >>>>>>> model >>>>>>> whereby the dollar value of services exceeds the cost of voluntary >>>>>>> membership contributions :-) >>>>>>> - Voluntary public donations -- WE will implement a donation >>>>>>> button on our site for people who would like to support our >>>>>>> international >>>>>>> work. Every year we will run a global donation campaign with the >>>>>>> first >>>>>>> campaign scheduled for February / March 2010. >>>>>>> - Government and corporate contracts, for example the work we are >>>>>>> doing for the Ministry of Education in New Zealand to establish a >>>>>>> national >>>>>>> OER commons for New Zealand teachers. (see: >>>>>>> http://wikieducator.org/OERNZ_News ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WikiEducator has extensive reach in the developing world and we >>>>>>> recognise that many organisations may not have the money to become >>>>>>> contributing members. Therefore we have a special category of membership >>>>>>> called FTE4WikiEducator Members. These organisations will allocate >>>>>>> dedicated >>>>>>> staff time and the OER Foundation will seek to find sponsorship from >>>>>>> platinum members and the international donor community to assist in >>>>>>> covering >>>>>>> the costs of membership. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As you know, the OER Foundation subscribes to open philanthropy which >>>>>>> means that all our planning documents are developed openly and >>>>>>> transparently >>>>>>> in the wiki :-). If you're interested you can review our strategic plans >>>>>>> here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Planning >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OER is a sustainable and renewable resource -- and working together >>>>>>> on an international scale we can achieve more than working alone! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> WE are about to start our recruitment drive for founding members. Any >>>>>>> organisation who becomes a contributing member before 30 June 2009 will >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> recognised as a founding member. This is an opportunity for >>>>>>> organisations to >>>>>>> make the future happen and be recorded in history of transforming >>>>>>> education >>>>>>> for the better. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So spread the word, blog about what we're doing and we will be able >>>>>>> to tell our grandchildren how WE nurtured and succeeded in building a >>>>>>> sustainable OER ecosystem. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Wayne >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2009/12/17 Wong Leo <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.hudong.com/ is a wiki software are getting quite strong >>>>>>>> lately in China ,where a lot of Chinese educator there to share and >>>>>>>> talk , >>>>>>>> I am wondering if there is possiblity for wikieducator to make >>>>>>>> money in the future ? or how for a OER turned into a >>>>>>>> a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_entrepreneurship ??( now >>>>>>>> China have unblocked the Wikipedia for many months ) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I would like to know your idea >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Leo >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Leo Wong >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com/ HELP >>>>>>>> There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly >>>>>>>> with the real teacher and real Kids >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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, 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