A social networking platform for OER community discussions is a great idea. I've visited the site. Is there any Sign up link?
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > UNESCO have established a social networking platform for OER community > discussions with particular emphasis on building policy for sustainable OER > futures. > > I must compliment Abel Caine and the team at the UNESCO's Communication and > Information sector because: > > - This fills an important gap in the burgeoning field of OER -- namely > focused international discussions on policy development for open education. > - UNESCO have listened to the feedback and comments from many OER > practitioners around the world for a web-based environment for these open > discussions - preferably a list which remains open and not "closed down" > after each scheduled discussion. > - Running the platform using the popular open source > elgg<http://www.elgg.org/>environement. I understand that UNESCO have > contributed code improvements > back to the community. Well done UNESCO! > > I encourage all WikiEducators with an interest in helping form and > co-design international policy around OERs to join the community. > > See: > > > http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/groups/14358/open-educational-resources-oer/ > > I look forward to sharing ideas with international colleagues via this > great community resource. > > 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> > > -- > 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] -- Warm regards Anil http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad http://www.apletters.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]
