Hi Paul, With apology - - I can read Dutch being married to a Dutch first language speaker (so hadn't noticed the language issue) --
Here is an English description -- should be easier reading ;-) http://wikiwijsinhetonderwijs.nl/over-wikiwijs/english/ Wayne On 26 July 2010 14:51, Paul Seiler <[email protected]> wrote: > Wayne, thanks for this. I had not read the Brazil green paper before > but had heard of (and tried reading) the Dutch wiki. > > Paul. > > On Jul 26, 2:00 pm, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Paul, Always good that people are looking into the OER space. The > > challenge of course is that NZ is a No.8 pioneer here in many respects - > > -but there is growing evidence and traction around the world. > > > > You have the Dutch example (national project supported by the Dutch > Minsitry > > of Education: > > > > -http://www.wikiwijs.nl/sector/ > > > > Other interesting /related initiatives > > > > - Carrolina Rossini (from the Berkman Institute @ Harvard) recently > > published a green paper on OER in Brazil - -see: > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Paper_OER_Brazil_2010010... > > - Do take a look at the The Washington State Board for Community and > > Technical Colleges who recently passed an open licensing > > policy< > http://www.sbctc.edu/general/admin/Tab_9_Open_Licensing_Policy.pdf> > > : > > > > *“All digital software, educational resources and knowledge produced > > through competitive grants, offered through and/or managed by the > SBCTC, > > will carry a Creative Commons Attribution License.” *(Granted -- this > is > > tertiary -- but significant because a government agency has decreed > that all > > funding spent on projects to develop content must be released under > CC-BY. > > - Search for California and open textbooks to see other gov > initiatives > > supporting OER. > > > > A starting point .... > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > On 26 July 2010 13:39, Paul Seiler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I want to learn a little more about other government funded/supported/ > > > endorsed, school-sector work in the OER space. The New Zealand > > > Ministry of Education has been supporting WE in small ways over the > > > last year and this activity is now being looked at by the wider > > > Ministry. Policy staff want to know of others jurisdictions involved > > > in similar work. Any assistance appreciated. > > > > > Paul. > > > > > -- > > > 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 OER Foundation:www.oerfoundation.org > > Director, International Centre for Open Education, > > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > > 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] > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation: www.oerfoundation.org Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. 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]
