On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 16:27, Patricia Schlicht <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > > I don’t normally do this, but Dr Ravi Limaye is new to WikiEducator, so I am > leading the way. Ravi wishes to undertake a Research study in Open Learning > with the following components: > > a) Opinionnaire from Technical institutes and other stakeholders on > relevance, readiness for Open Education for states of Madhya pradesh, > Chattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharastra ( some sample institutes). > > b) Study of Technical and Management Frameworks of existing Open > Universities. > > c) Survey of Pedagogical approaches adopted in Instructional design. > > If you would like to get involved, here is your opportunity: > http://wikieducator.org/Virtual_Institutes_Technological_and_Management_Framework. > A nice way to collaborate and team up for people with similar interests
I would like to suggest another approach. We have established that computers with Free Software and Open Education Resources cost less than printed textbooks. This means that we have a direct path to improving education at reduced expense. Bangladesh, Uruguay, and South Korea have all undertaken to replace all of their textbooks with free materials. (Links at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Open_Education_Resources) They and others are also undertaking to build their own computers for education. However, only a few other Ministries or Departments of Education have given any indication of even considering this approach. What are the mental and political obstacles? Any such study must take account of former California Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's advice to me when I asked him about an egregious political statement: "Your problem is that you think politicians mean what they say." > Warm wishes > > Patricia > > Patricia Schlicht > > Programme Assistant > > COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING > > LEARNING FOR DEVELOPMENT. > > COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of > Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and > distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. > > Suite 1200 - 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6E 2E9 Canada > PH: +1.604.775.8227 | FAX: +1.604.775.8210 | WEB: www.col.org | E-MAIL: > [email protected] > > Announcement: Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education will co-host COL’s > Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF7) in Abuja, in November > 2013. Exact dates to be confirmed. > > > > A 'Green' reminder: P Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need > to. Thank you. > > > > -- > 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] -- Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Replacing_Textbooks -- 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]
