Will your curriculum cover adult education in the US only, or will you take a wider view? I have done some work on adult literacy, and there are many other such issues.
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 21:57, <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes sir. In fact we are in the process of developing our graduate > curriculum right now in preparation for applying to the Department of > Education of the State of New York for certification. I am part of the > team creating the program and will suggest that we offer this course as a > part of our curriculum. I have already suggested something similar. J. > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > Sent by: [email protected] > 12/18/2009 05:12 PM ZE12Please respond [email protected] > > To [email protected] > cc > bcc Joyce McKnight/SUNY > Subject Re: [WikiEducator] How wikieudcator make money ? > > > Hi Joyce, > > With reference to your new MA in Adult Learning -- you may be interested in > a project we will be moving forward in the new year. > > The OER Foundation will be co-coordinating and facilitating the development > (and remix of available materials) for a graduate level course on OER. The > idea is for individual organisations to get the necessary approvals for an > OER elective in their respective degree and/or graduate certificate courses. > We will collaborate on the development and remix of learning resources which > can be used for the OER elective. These core materials on OER will be > licensed under a free cultural works approved license. > > Athabasca University, Massey University (here in New Zealand), Otago > Polytechnic and BYU have indicated a strong interest in getting the local > certifications and approvals in place for a graduate OER elective. There are > other institutions who have expressed interest -- but are still to confirm > participation. Perhaps SUNY/Empire State College would like to join us on > this adventure :-) > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > > > 2009/12/18 <[email protected]> > > The research arm is a great idea. Will you be working with Athabasca on > that? SUNY/Empire State College has close connections there both > institutionally and personally with Terry Anderson. We are also seeking to > increase our research publications especially in adult and online learning > (and education) and are in the process of trying to launch a Master's of > Arts in Adult Learning that will have strong social justice and online > components. My own leaning is toward a Gandhian approach so > philosophically it is a perfect match for me and for many others here as > well. This is deeply exciting to me. Joyce McKnight > > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > Sent by: [email protected] > 12/18/2009 10:13 AM ZE12Please respond [email protected] > > > To [email protected] > cc > bcc Joyce McKnight/SUNY > Subject Re: [WikiEducator] How wikieudcator make money ? > > > 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] > > -- > 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] > > -- > 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. 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