Hi everyone, The OER Foundation and WikiEducator is pleased to announce that Professor Jim Taylor, AM. from the University of Southern Queensland<http://wikieducator.org/USQ>, will lead and facilitate discussions on building a logic model for the OER university at the open planning meeting for the OER for assessment and credit for students<http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students>project. Jim says that: "" *We aim to create a parallel learning universe to augment and add value to traditional models through effective collaboration networks.*"
Jim is a leading international scholar and experienced distance education practitioner. Jim's abridged CV attests to the calibre of leadership that will support and guide us in building sustainable OER futures: - Professor, Australian Digital Futures Institute, University of Southern Queensland. - 2000 - 2009: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Learning Services), University of Southern Queensland. - 2009: Australian Higher Education Quality Award* *for meritorious service to quality advancement in Australian higher education. - 2009: Appointment as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia* *for service to tertiary education, particularly in the areas of open learning, on-line and distance education, as an academic, researcher and administrator. - 2002-2005: President of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) - 1988 - 2000: Professor and Director, Distance Education Centre, University of Southern Queensland. If you haven't registered for the meeting yet -- you can still join us in making history today: http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/Meetings#Virtual_participants Spread the word. 2011 will be a quantum shift year for the mainstream adoption of OER. 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> 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]
