Wayne, Thanks for the response. I certainly will help. Best wishes, Gene On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Gene, > > That's exactly what we would like to achieve -- a series of online open > workshops to help address these challenges and opportunities. > > Feel free to join the project -- your insights into the issues which most > folk on the ground don't get would be invaluable. For those of us immersed > in open content licensing everyday --- we sometimes (or should I say > frequently) forget the basic questions which those who are new to the field > are asking. You can help keep us "honest" in addressing and responding to > the real questions we need to answer. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:11 PM, gene aronin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Consider an online class about these licenses and concepts., not so clear >> to everyone so may need a basic class or instruction first. Don't assume >> all get the entire concept. >> Gene >> >> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone >>> >>> We are very pleased to announce an exciting collaborative project between >>> the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC), WikiEducator, Creative Commoners and >>> the OER Foundation (OERF). >>> >>> Collectively the OCWC and OERF have identified a common need to develop >>> guidelines and support resources to assist educators and >>> educational-decision makers to take informed decisions regarding Creative >>> Commons licenses. We recognise the unique challenges and opportunities the >>> education sector faces when taking decision regarding open content licenses. >>> We aim to address this gap by working together :-) >>> >>> Please visit our project portal page: >>> >>> >>> - http://wikieducator.org/Open_Content_Licensing >>> - If you can assist by donating a little time in sharing your >>> knowledge and helping us further the objectives of open education -- >>> please >>> sign up as a participant here: >>> http://wikieducator.org/Open_Content_Licensing/Participants >>> - We're busy taking stock of existing materials we could remix for >>> this project. If you know of suitably licensed materials we can remix to >>> achieve our project objectives, please list these here: >>> http://wikieducator.org/Open_Content_Licensing/Existing_resources >>> - We need a team of translators who can help in translating the >>> resources we develop into multiple languages. If you can help with >>> translations for English into other languages -- please sign up as well: >>> http://wikieducator.org/Open_Content_Licensing/Participants >>> >>> The OCWC will be setting up a dedicated discussion list for our >>> international collaboration. Watch this space. >>> >>> You gotta love the open model --- this is how we nurture and build >>> sustainable OER ecosystems. >>> >>> We'll see you in the wiki and chat with you soon on the OCWC discussion >>> list :-) >>> >>> Cheers >>> Wayne >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. >>> Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> >>> Director, International Centre for Open Education, >>> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >>> Founder and elected Community Council Member, >>> Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20> >>> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >>> 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] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> With Best Wishes for an Even Better Day >> >> Gene-loeb >> Gene-loeb Aronin, Ph.D. >> >> -- >> 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 <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. > Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> > Director, International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Founder and elected Community Council Member, > Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20> > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > 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] > -- With Best Wishes for an Even Better Day Gene-loeb Gene-loeb Aronin, Ph.D. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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