Dear Dr. Wayne OER University is definately a good step forward . The way OER has changed things and brought all of us together is very encouraging. regards Nisha Singh
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 7:45 AM, <[email protected]<wikieducator%[email protected]> > wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/topics > > - Congratulations Dr. Sanjaya! <#12d688e974a43dfd_group_thread_0> [2 > Updates] > - We need your help: Copy editing to lay the foundations for another WE > world record <#12d688e974a43dfd_group_thread_1> [2 Updates] > - [WE Teacher Collaboration] WikiEducator saves you time and money. > Thanks Jim! <#12d688e974a43dfd_group_thread_2> [5 Updates] > > Topic: Congratulations Dr. > Sanjaya!<http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/t/2083b2fb02f2c82b> > > Anil Prasad <[email protected]> Jan 08 11:10PM +0530 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Dear friends, > > Let us congratulate and wish all the success to Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, > Associate Professor, IGNOU & WikiEducator Community Council Member for > his > new assignment at UNESCO. Dear Sanjaya ji, CONGRATULATIONS & GREAT > WISHES!!! > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > > > Randy Fisher <[email protected]> Jan 08 04:03PM -0500 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Congratulations Dr. Sanjaya > > What is your new assignment? > > - Randy > > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-community-council?hl=en. > > -- > ________________ > *Randy Fisher, MA, OMD* > Managing Director,iCentro Networks <http://www.icentro.com/> > * <http://www.icentro.com/>*Ottawa, Canada > +1 613.722.5577 (EST) > Skype: wikirandy > * > Taking Care of Internet Business > <http://www.icentro.com>*<http://www.icentro.com> > TM > > > > Topic: We need your help: Copy editing to lay the foundations for > another WE world > record<http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/t/95442d834172c99b> > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> Jan 08 03:38PM +1300 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Hi Everyone, > > With funding support from UNESCO and the OER Foundation, and > collaboration > with WikiEducators, the OpenCourseWare consortium and Creative > Commoners we > are planning to launch the world's largest attempt to build knowledge > and > skills in open content licensing for educators. We plan to provide free > training for all educators in the world on open content licensing > drawing on > our experiences from the ground breaking Learning4Content model (more > than > 5200 educators registered to date). > > We need your help with copy editing and this is an open call to all > WikiEducators with a passion for language and grammar. Inputs from > content > experts in the field of intellectual property rights and creative > commons > licenses are also most welcome to review and improve the draft > materials. > > You will find instructions on how you can help here: > > > > http://wikieducator.org/Open_Content_Licensing/Project_plan#Review_and_refine_draft_resources > > This is an important task. There are a number of volunteers waiting to > translate these resources into different languages and ideally we need > to > work from a peer reviewed and edited base materials. > > Many hands make like work -- choose a few pages for copy editing, read > the > instructions and help us finish this important work. > > Be part of making history in the OER world and earn the community kudos > you > deserve! > > 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 <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | > identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> > > > > > teresa <[email protected]> Jan 08 03:11PM > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Dear Wayne > > The project seems excellent, I will help if there is a need for art > subjects > > teresa eca > > On 01/08/2011 02:38 AM, Wayne Mackintosh wrote: > > > > Topic: [WE Teacher Collaboration] WikiEducator saves you time and money. > Thanks Jim!<http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/t/1237bd6d15242a3b> > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> Jan 08 05:11PM +1300 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Thanks Anil, > > That was fast! > > This demonstrates how quick and easy it is to give and share the gift > of > WikiEducator knowledge! > > Thanks for testing and giving feedback to the list. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum?hl=en > > . > > -- > 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 <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | > identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> > > > > > Anil Prasad <[email protected]> Jan 08 09:51AM +0530 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Hi friends, > > Depending on the space you plan to allocate for the iframe display on > your > site you may adjust the count given within height="xxx" . See how it > looks > when I put height="600" > > > http://apletters.blogspot.com/2009/01/wikieducator-help-page-iframe.html > > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < > [email protected] > > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> Jan 08 05:23PM +1300 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Hi Thanks Vinod, > > <blush> -- Congratulations and thanks should go to Jim Tittsler - -our > Lead > Software Engineer who works tirelessly behind the scenes to make this > OER > magic happen. > > I wouldn't say the technology of <iframes> is revolutionary (The > <iframe> > tag has been around for a long time.). > > However, the approach of sharing knowledge freely using open content > licenses among multiple sites without password access is revolutionary. > This > will will change the way we learn and teach around the world. A change > for > the better! > > 2011 will be a quantum shift year for OER --- we plan to lay the > foundations > for the "OER University". Learning should be free for all students of > the > world and this is what the "OER University" aims to achieve. In > parallel we > will work with forward looking universities, colleges and polytechnics > who > will provide pathways for informal OER learners to gain formal academic > credit. That's revolutionary! > > See: > > http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/About > > We will develop the plans for the OER University in an open and > transparent > way. All WikiEducators are most welcome to join us in building these > exciting futures. We are hosting a strategic planning meeting on 23 > February > 2011, here in Dunedin, New Zealand. > > I've just received an email confirmation that UNESCO that they will > provide > sponsorship support to stream the meeting virtually. BIG thanks to > UNESCO > for enabling global participation in this important venture. > > More news next week about the OER University concept. Watch this space > .... > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Kanvaria Vinod Kumar > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum?hl=en > > . > > -- > 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 <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | > identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> > > > > > Anil Prasad <[email protected]> Jan 08 11:03AM +0530 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Dear Dr. Wayne, > > "OER University" is definitely a NOVEL idea with TREMENDOUS SCOPE , as > it > being the 'need of the hour'! BIG THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS for > initiating > it! > > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < > [email protected] > > > > > Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> Jan 08 06:43PM +1300 > ^<#12d688e974a43dfd_digest_top> > > Hi Anil, > > Well -- a few folk have been thinking about these things. Your early > ideas > on an international qualification framework for OER being a good > example. > Perhaps the "OER University" this is the vehicle to achieve these > objectives. > > I think the timing is now better than it was 2 years ago. Slowly formal > education institutions are beginning to see the advantages of the OER > model > and feel less threatened. > > Working together we can achieve free learning for all students of the > world. > The OER Foundation aims to work will all education institutions around > the > world to achieve these objectives. > > I'll post more detail next week on our lists and keep WikiEducators > informed > of progress. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > 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 <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | > identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> > > > > -- > 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] -- Nisha Singh Mob-)9891471277 :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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