Hi Pankaj, Nice to receive your note - thanks. <smile>
Sounds noble and workable all at once - scalable too! Randy On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Pankaj Khare <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi WikiRandy, > > What it all means is availability of low cost technology that needs field > testing on the learners. Identifying learners who are deprived of > technology but willing to learn and providing them OERs for enhancing their > knowledge level. Are you for giving a try? > > Bye > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > *D**r. Pankaj Khare * > MTech, PhD > *Registrar* > *Stu* > *dent Registration DivisionIn**dira Gandhi National Open University* > Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 India > > Phone: +91-11-29571316, 29571302 > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I went to the site, read it, and had no idea what it all means - can >> someone explain it succinctly (er, sum it up) in 1 or 2 sentences please? >> >> - Randy >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Declan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hmmm.....I'm interested. Sounds like it would work in remote field >>> sites? I wonder if it's something a person with basic tech skills could >>> run? I certainly have an application that would impact several >>> educators....I'll fill it in! >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:52:38 PM UTC-5, Wayne Mackintosh wrote: >>>> >>>> Dr Venkataraman Balaji, Director of Technology and Knowledge management >>>> at COL has been leading the development of innovative but relevant >>>> technology solutions for reaching the unreached. >>>> >>>> In short, the classroom without walls / Aptus provides a low cost >>>> server and local wireless hub for mobile devices to bring rich learning >>>> content to remote learners who may not have reliable or affordable internet >>>> connectivity. This has huge potential and real opportunities for >>>> leveraging digital OER in widening access to educational opportunity for >>>> all. The technology is entirely open source. >>>> >>>> COL has posted a call for field trial >>>> ideas<http://aptus.cmail3.com/t/ViewEmail/j/7573AE0927FFCC73/797F703467F82DB6C9C291422E3DE149>-- >>>> Please distribute the request to your local tech people. >>>> >>>> Projects like this can make a significant contribution in building an >>>> open ecosystem for mainstreaming open education approaches worldwide. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. >>>> Director OER Foundation >>>> UNESCO, COL and ICDE Chair in OER<http://unescochair.oerfoundation.org/>, >>>> Otago Polytechnic & OER Foundation >>>> Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator >>>> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >>>> Skype: WGMNZ1 >>>> Twitter: Mackiwg >>>> >>> -- >>> -- 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] >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "WikiEducator" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> ________________ >> *Randy Fisher, MA *(Fielding) >> Co-Founder & Director >> >> >> * Development Wisdom* >> >> *www.developmentwisdom.org <http://www.developmentwisdom.org> * >> >> Wise and sustainable education, entrepreneurial and ICT solutions to >> empower vulnerable, at-risk and marginalized youth and adults. 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