Hi Joyce, All excellent suggestions --- We will definitely be using making lists of institutions of who we might like to approach for prospective memberships and keep track of our progress in terms of who we've contacted, feedback etc. Using an open philanthropy model -- this is easily done :-)
Our reach and support throughout the developing world is very important for us -- WE believe that we should share knowledge freely and build capacity in partnership with educators from around the globe. I suspect that many of us in the "industrialised" countries will learn and gain more than we contribute. You're right -- the public service and outreach missions (associated with modern universities) provides a justifiable framework for collaboration in OER. That's a good point. We are also planning to cover the research mission through the launch of WikiResearcher.org in the near future :-) These are exciting times and WE're most appreciate of your advice and guidance in helping us make OER futures happen. Cheers Wayne 2009/12/18 <[email protected]> > Idea: How about making a list (if you don't already have one of > well-established distance education institutions that we especially want to > have as partners and develop a strategy for "courting" them. In the US the > Pennsylvania State University World Campus and the University of Maryland > would be two in addition, of course, to SUNY/Empire State College I am > sure there are many others worldwide. In the US public universities have a > research, teaching, and public service as the three "legs" of the mission. > Wikieducator with its focus on the developing world (and for that matter > peripheral areas of the so called "developed" world) clearly would be within > the public service mission of these organizations. Within the > institutional level, you might want to identify and "court" folks who share > your Gandhian views. You have certainly "hooked" me that way. :-) All > the best. Joyce McKnight, SUNY/Empire State College > > -- > 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, www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg 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]
