Dear WE community: I'd like to beat the drums a little bit for the new round of courses at P2PU. Sign-up is still open for a few days and it would be great if some of you were interested in participating. See below for a list of all new courses. We'd also love to find ways to work closer with WE (maybe future course content could be developed and hosted on WE and run on P2PU?).
For those of you, who need a "certificate" for the informal learning, the Mashing up the Open Web course is the first in a series of courses that will eventually lead to an open degree backed by the Mozilla Foundation. Hacking eduction, one day at a time. Best - P ANNOUNCEMENT The Peer 2 Peer University announced its second round of free and open online courses earlier this month opening sign-ups for 14 courses. Some of the courses were offered in the first phase of the pilot which launched last September, but seven are brand new, including the first Portuguese language courses organized by Brasil’s Casa de Cultura Digital. The P2PU community has grown and is excited to have these new courses and their organizers on board. The P2PU community consists of a diverse group of people. They are writers, teachers, designers, doctoral and alternative grad students, artists, copyright specialists, scientists, and blues guitar players. Above all, they are learners–peers working together to learn from each other. Sign-ups for all courses are available at http://www.p2pu.org/course/list. The following courses are on offer this cycle at P2PU (unless otherwise noted, the course language is English): Introduction to Economics and Finance - A basic introduction to the role that Economics plays in business. Cidadania e Redes Digitais (in Portuguese) - This course will discuss the concepts of Citizenship and Digital Networks in the online space. Civic Hacking (in Portuguese) - An examination of new means of action in the networked Public Sphere Climate Resilient Cities - This course will investigate how to build sustainable climate resilient cities by addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability, understanding the link between poverty and climate vulnerability, through urban analysis, integrated research and practice, to incorporate a range of strategies. Copyright for Educators Cycle 2 - This is the second cycle of the very-popular course for educators who want to learn about copyright, open content material and licensing. It is open to all educators around the world. Creative Nonfiction Writing V2.0: Exploring Conflict through Open Writing - The goal is to cover the conflict perspectivally, not comprehensively. (This is not a course in journalism.) One might also uncover something new about the self in this process of open writing. Green Action: Creating Sustainable Communities - This course has two main objectives: 1) To examine and understand sustainability as a visioning and organizing principle for communities. 2) To apply this knowledge toward developing the beginnings of a sustainability plan for our own communities Intro ao Pensamento de Paulo Freire (in Portuguese) - An introduction to the thinking of educational theorist Paulo Freire (author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed) Intro to Concepts in Behavioural Economics and Decision Making - Have you ever wondered if people are really rational? We will explore concepts from the field of behavioural economics and apply what we learn in areas related to our personal interests. Introduction to Cyberpunk Literature - The course aim to illustrate the contrast between "space opera"/pulp science fiction and cyberpunk Kitchen Science - This course is designed to be an experimental and hands-on approach to applied chemistry as seen in cooking. Managing Election Campaigns - This course covers the mechanics of managing election campaigns, including campaign organization, campaign finance, analyzing and using voter data, managing volunteers, and understanding the legal environment. Mashing Up The Open Web - An introduction to open web standards. This course is not for complete novices, some web experience is required. Participants will work on a self defined project that leverages open datasets and web services to create a mash-up. Music Theory - An introduction to the fundamentals of music theory. This course is designed to lay the foundation for understanding music theory and how to apply it in a practical way. Solve Anything! Building Ideas through Design - This course is a team-based creative lab, and we will explore and experiment with two questions: what makes ideas successful? How does one develop an idea in response to a problem, and then nurture it into a product, service, or experience? Transformational Art; The Mural Project - This cours will explore the emergence of one's authentic self through integrating the language of the indigenous & western consciousness. -- 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]
