Hi SJ, Let's explore how we can collaborate to achieve a truly open journal. The point of open is to maximise distribution and access to knowledge -- not to constrain it ;-)
W On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: > We discussed the need for a truly open journal covering collaborative > free knowledge on the wiki research list recently. Parallel, if not > overlapping. > > SJ > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:17 AM, Wayne Mackintosh > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Open questions to consider a peer reviewed journal on openness in > education. > > > > The 2012 Paris OER Declaration specifies a number of open education > > principles. The declaration incorporates a clear statement to "encourage > > research on OER". In particular, the declaration suggests that we should: > > > > "Foster research on the development, use, evaluation and > > re-contextualisation of OER as well as on the opportunities and > challenges > > they present, and their impact on the quality and cost-efficiency of > > teaching and learning in order to strengthen the evidence base for public > > investment in OER." > > > > > > A few open questions: > > > > Are you aware of any projects or initiatives to establish a peer-reviewed > > academic journal focusing on openness in education as an area of academic > > interest encompassing OERs, Open Education Practices, Open Policy, Open > > Learning, Open Source Software in education, Open Research, Open Access, > > Open Data, Open Licensing, Open Governance etc. If so -- are these > projects > > open to collaboration? > > What do you think about the idea of a peer-reviewed academic journal > > focusing on openness in education? Of course this would be openly > licensed > > and would hopefully find suitable processes for open peer review (rather > > than closed blind peer review)? > > Are there any individuals or organisations on this list who may be > > interested in collaborating or contributing to the design and > establishment > > of such a journal? > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > > Director OER Foundation > > Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic > > Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic > > Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator > > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > > Skype: WGMNZ1 > > Twitter | identi.ca > > Wikiblog > > > > -- > > -- 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] > > > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > > -- > -- 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 Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic 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> Wikiblog <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog> -- -- 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]
