Hi Everyone, Apology for double posting if you're watching or participating in the SCoPE pre-meeting seminar <http://scope.bccampus.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=8738>for the OER university -- but I think this is important in defining our "niche" contribution to evolving OER ecosystems.
One of the SCoPE seminar participants posted a number of very pertinent questions. My response may be of wider interest. If not -- delete now :-). Cheers Wayne On the OER university <http://wikieducator.org/OER_university> page there are two graphics we're using to help structure our thinking -- I'm sure these will change and improve as we move forward, especially after input from the SCoPE seminar and the meeting itself. However I should clearly communicate that the anchor partners (i.e. Athabasca University, the University of Southern Queensland, Otago Polytechnic, BCcampus and the OER Foundation) working on the "OER university concept" see quality assurance and institutional accreditation as the cornerstone or foundation of the project. OER learners must be able to attain credible qualifications which are trusted and respected. I should also point out that any formal education institution, who cares about the educational value of sharing knowledge, who wants to join the "OER university" concept is free to do so - -we're not a closed shop. A closing comment -- there are exemplary projects working in the sphere of peer-based open and networked learning on the net, for example the P2PU project. The "OER university" concept does not discount or intend to compete with the value of informal networked learning or the DIY University. I think we need to think about the OER landscape as an evolving ecosystem. The "OER university" does not want to replicate the amazing work being done internationaly to support informal learners - rather, we want to see how the formal education sector can add value to realising free learning for all students worldwide. -- 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]
