Hi Anil, Great post and couldn't agree more :-). This is why the OER Foundation will be launching WikiResearcher.org in the near future.
There is a growing knowledge base of OER research output as researchers begin studying the OER phenomenon. See for example, IRRODL which recently published a special issue on Opennes and the future of higher education ( http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/38 ) . This is a GOOD example because this peer reviewed journal published by Athabasca University Press is licensed under an open content license :-). Moreover, to the best of my knowledge AU Press is the first university press in the world dedicated entirely to open access publishing. Athabasca University is a founding member of the OER Foundation -- see press release: http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/news/news_item.php?new&id=9 This is a significant partnership for the OER Foundation and WikiEducator. Working with leaders in openness, we will be able to foster and encourage and support open research in parallel with open education. There are also other journals like Open Learning who have published special issues on OER. (See: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title?content=g909097565?db=all ) -- While the publisher provided no-cost access to this special issue in recognition of the subject, sadly the journal was published under all rights reserved :-), This is disappointing considering that the authors and/or publisher did not lead by example requesting that this issue should have been licensed using an open license. I serve on the editorial board of Open Learning and while I advocated for an open content license for this issue -- my requests were not well received :-(. Hence another motivation why I am keen to support the launch of WikiReasearcher.org . This is a great opportunity for our community to lead the way in using the wiki model for open research! Still lots of work, planning and lots to think about, but the OER Foundation is committed to contribute to the evolution of open research futures. We will live up to our ethos of Open Philanthropy. We have made a start -- all our statistical data is published openly -- so for example, you can visit our site statistics here: http://wikieducator.org/stats/reports/TablesWikipediaEN.htm It would be great to see a research community converge and collaborate on OER research that will help the WikiEducator family get better at what we do. Once we have a critical mass of interested wiki researchers to take this forward -- we'll install a dedicated wiki for WikiResearcher.org :-) Thoughts, ideas and suggestions are well received? Do we have experienced researchers in our community who would be willing to play a leadership role in taking these ideas forward? Let the open research begin! Cheers Wayne On 19 February 2010 05:01, aprasad <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Wayne and all other friends, > > There is acute shortage for open and free reusable statistical data and > graphs on various aspects of OER , ODL, ODL using OER etc. OER may be a > comparatively a younger child of education sector, but it has sufficiently > grown up to trigger statistical studies. Moreover it is betters to store > data from the childhood itself <smile>. Such studies and data would > definitely enhance the reliability of OER and ODL using OER and ODL in > general, which is the gravest need of the time and people. We may also think > about releasing the graphs in public domain. > > The world would highly appreciate if OERF can open up a regular system > for it....release of half yearly or annual statistical data.... > > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogpot.com > > -- 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]
