Hi Leo, Good questions. The purpose of the planning meeting is to identify the questions we need to be asking and to start developing a high level logic model for implementation. The diagram on the OER university<http://wikieducator.org/OER_university#A_logic_model_for_the_OER_university>page provides an overview of the main components (initatives) that we will need to consider. Initial answers to your questions (and I'm sure these will refine over time.)
- Informal students refer to students who participate in online courses as non-credit students -- in other words they have not formerly enrolled for a course at any given institution. Therefore, these formal registered students may choose or elect to participate in some of the OER courses (due to timetable clashes or courses which are not offered by their host institution.) - We are very serious about designing the OER university concept (a virtual collaboration of institutions) to provide credible credentials. These will need to map to existing qualifications offered by participating institutions. - You are right, cross-border articulation of qualifications is complex and one of the areas we need to resolve in collaboration with national qualifications authorities and credentialising agencies. - To be honest, I not sure how credentialisation would work in China (and many other countries for that matter) because I'm not an expert in international credentialisation -- this is why it is so important for representatives from all countries to join in and help with the design and development of the logic model for an OER university. We also invite national qualifications authorities to join in the planning. So for example, I believe that the National Qualification's Authority of Samoa will be joining in the meeting remotely from a streamed site. To cite Professor Jim Taylor from the University of Southern Queensland in Australia: "*The OER for assessment and credit for students project aims to create a parallel learning universe to augment and add value to traditional models through effective collaboration networks." * The OER university concept aims to make education more affordable, more accessible and more efficient through collaboration, OER and the open web. It is conceivable that we can provide free learning for all students worldwide with pathways to obtain credible qualifications. This purpose of the open planning meeting -- to bring together the knowledge and expertise to achieve these futures. We look forward to your participation in the meeting. Members of the list can find more information from the links posted in the press release: http://wikieducator.org/Towards_an_OER_university:_Free_learning_for_all_students_worldwide Cheers Wayne On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Wong Leo <[email protected]> wrote: > just registered my name , as i am from china , and working with a college > in china , wonder a few things ,for oer courses , the applicablilty here in > china , maybe others have similar questions pls share > > - the informal students can it mean by students from a formal > university ? or have to be totally Adult students ? > > > - if any of international university would like to offer courses in a > different country , ie a chinese students can get credits or recognized , > what are the difficulities would be ? > - vice versa , if any of international students would like to get a > degree or diploma from other university , why would him or her choose on > line learning except the cost maybe lower ? > - we have universities who will come to china to give us yearly quality > assurance , how this can be done online to become more process assessment ? > - what are the advantages for countries like china india , those > third-world countries to partipate and voice out ? > > sorry for those questions may sound not professtional ,but actually the > practical questions we face . tks > 2011/2/1 gene loeb <[email protected]> > >> Thanks for the reference. It was helpful in multiple ways. Sorry I work aa >> bit slower-comes with age, but am receptive to ideas on what to focus on. I >> am a retired college professor experienced in alternative education programs >> as well as traditional, observing the ever ongoing new concepts and >> materials. Sorry to be so long winded. >> Gene >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the pointer David >>> >>> I will add this to the list of resources for the meeting. >>> >>> I agree, and suspect that there are many lessons and policy protocol >>> examples we can remix from the Prior Learning and Assessment Recognition >>> (PLAR) experiences for OER futures. It is serendipitous that you should >>> mention this, as we speak Athabasca University is planning an international >>> comparative study of policy protocols relating to PLAR to identify reuse >>> potential for the "OER university" concept. >>> >>> Gut feel tells, me that we have two challenges to overcome -- I don't >>> think that classical PLAR approaches will scale well (for example, >>> assessment of portfolios is time intensive for both learners and assessors.) >>> and I think that we can engineer more cost effective ways of doing this. But >>> its still early days. Lot's of thinking and reflection needed. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Wayne >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:40 PM, David Wiley <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> The latest issue of IRRODL is dedicated to Prior Learning Assessments, >>>> and may contain information useful to this discussion. >>>> >>>> http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Wayne Mackintosh >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Hi everyone, >>>> > >>>> > We've posted the draft agenda for the open planning meeting for the >>>> OER for >>>> > assessment and credit for students project. >>>> > >>>> > See: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/Meeting_Agenda_-_23_Feb_2011 >>>> > >>>> > Please post your ideas, suggestions and feedback on the draft agenda >>>> on the >>>> > corresponding talk page: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> http://wikieducator.org/Talk:OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/Meeting_Agenda_-_23_Feb_2011 >>>> > >>>> > The review team comprising anchor partners and meeting sponsors will >>>> > consider all submissions for the meeting. >>>> > >>>> > Let's build the OER university together. >>>> > >>>> > Cheers >>>> > Wayne >>>> > >>>> > Register your participation in this open planning meeting here: >>>> > >>>> > >>>> http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/Meetings >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. >>>> > Director OER Foundation >>>> > Director, International Centre for Open Education, >>>> > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >>>> > Founder and elected Community Council Member, Wikieducator >>>> > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >>>> > Skype: WGMNZ1 >>>> > Twitter | identi.ca >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > 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 <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] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> With Sincerest Best Wishes , >> >> Gene >> Gene Loeb, 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] >> > > > > -- > Leo Wong > ISSD GEM International > -------------------------------------- > http://wikieducator.org/User:Leolaoshi > Global Edutech Management (GEM) <http://www.gem-intl.edu.cn> > Skype:leolaoshi > Malaysia number +006 010 2718251 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > *There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with > the real teacher and real Kids.* > > -- > 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. 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