Hi All, WikiEducator and the OER Foundation has a relationship with the Monterey Institute of Technology and Education (www.montereyinstitute.org). The have a considerable number of environmental science course material through their HippoCampus Site: http://www.hippocampus.org/Environmental%20Science;jsessionid=824287CC11FCC3E9E6F2338065B79E5F
Ruth: what are the possibilities for getting some environmental definitions for this developing glossary? - Randy On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Alison Snieckus <[email protected]>wrote: > Great idea, John. > > I added the term Biosphere to the B page. I'm not experienced enough in > this field to offer original content, so I searched for a resource that I > could reuse. I found one easily on the Connexions site (cnx.org), licensed > CC-BY: > > AP Environmental Science <http://cnx.org/content/col10548/latest/> (AP > stands for Advanced Placement, indicating that this resource reflects an > introductory college course, organized for use with secondary school > students in the US) - lots of good information in this resource from which > we can adapt glossary entries. > > Also, the "how to help" page you created is very useful (see link from main > navigator on the glossary pages). I added a reference to the environmental > science resource mentioned above and some info about how to attribute. > > Thanks for getting this all organized. Hopefully many of us can participate > in adding entries (you don't need to have expertise to adapt existing > information), making this important WE glossary a real collaborative effort. > > Alison > http://wikieducator.org/User:ASnieckus > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:01 AM, john stampe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This invitation is to all those interested in the environment, and >> especially to biologists. I have set up an environmental glossary at >> http://www.wikieducator.org/EnvGloss, and am now invited anybody to join >> the fun by adding terms. >> >> There is no set format for glossary entries, as the fields of study are so >> diverse (biology, chemistry, engineering, social sciences, etc.). For some >> example entries, see http://www.wikieducator.org/EnvGloss/S. >> >> Hope to see you on the wiki. >> >> Cheers, >> John >> >> >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS >> http://johnsearth.blogspot.com >> >> >> -- >> 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] -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.722.5577 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Change / Transition Management, Integration & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Project Implementation & Stakeholder Engagement * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Learning Communities * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- 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]
