Hi All, I would ask, that as you make progress on this 'file', to please share it with the community. We can all grow and feel great, when we're informed!
- Randy On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:37 AM, Philipp Schmidt <[email protected]>wrote: > Joyce, Wayne: Very interested to discuss further. We are actively > looking for institutions who might be willing to recognize P2PU > learning through their RPL programmes - or even endorse some of our > courses (one way we are trying to hack "accreditation" is by > aggregating less formal "endorsements" from individuals and > organizations). Let me know what feedback you get and if there is > anything we can do to help. > > Best - P > > On 26 February 2010 08:14, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Fantastic Joyce!!! > > > > Empire State are pioneers in recognition of prior learning -- lets take > this > > forward. Otago Polytechnic here in New Zealand also has a progressive yet > > robust RPL model. Lets see how we can support and take the P2P concept > > forward. > > > > mmmm -- You gotta love the open education model :-) > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > On 26 February 2010 19:10, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Can't speak for SUNY/Empire State, of course, since I am just a small > >> frog in this pond :-) but I did send a memo to the new Center for > Distance > >> Learning Dean and the former Dean, who is now a Vice-president to see if > >> there is some way students of efforts like peer to peer might be > eligible > >> for credit through something like our current practice of awarding > credit by > >> evaluation through prior learning assessment. Our credit by evaluation > is > >> incredibly cheap so the process or the cost probably wouldn't be exactly > the > >> same but it is an intriguing thought. Problem, of course, is that > since > >> the State of New York pays only a small portion of our budgetary costs > we > >> are tuition driven...not as much as private schools but it is still a > >> consideration. I am kind of lost in all of the legalities of copyrights > >> etc. but partnership is fascinating. All the best. Joyce > >> > >> Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > >> Sent by: [email protected] > >> 02/26/2010 06:02 PM ZE12Please respond [email protected] > >> > >> To [email protected] > >> cc Rebecca Kahn <[email protected]> > >> bcc Joyce McKnight/SUNY > >> Subject Re: [WikiEducator] new courses at peer 2 peer university > >> > >> > >> Hi Philipp > >> > >> Congratulations on the the next round of courses @ P2P! The core > mission > >> of the OER Foundation and WikiEducator is to facilitate and nurture the > >> development of sustainable OER ecosystems. The real value of the free > >> culture lies in the remix and colloboration -- not where the content > resides > >> ;-) Apology for my long post -- but an indication of my excitement in > >> seeing the potential. Working together we achieve far more than working > >> alone. > >> > >> I must commend P2P in choosing a license which meets the requirements of > >> the free cultural works definition. In this way we can realise the REAL > >> potential of digital and free knowledge a rare resource which grows in > value > >> by sharing. > >> > >> I visited your site -- there are a great list of courses @ P2P. Very > >> COOL. I also like the Dashboard layout of the courses -- and you've > >> inspired me to hack a wiki equivalent of this course structure -- so we > may > >> be able to help you out on the authoring front for new courses. I'd love > to > >> see more courses from WikiEducator being taught @ P2P :-D. > >> > >> I suspect the OER Foundation may be able to help with exploring and > >> experimenting with a few of the credentialisation challenges facing > >> innovative projects like P2P and WikiEducator. I'm thinking about > developing > >> and remixing a range of course materials for a graduate (postgrad) level > >> elective in OER. The idea is to have a set of high quality materials on > OER > >> as OER for an elective, in for example an Masters in Educational > Technology > >> or Postgraduate certificate. The idea is that individual institutions > would > >> credentialise - -but the P2P community could certainly assist with > teaching > >> services hey? > >> > >> I was particularly interested in the Copyright for Educators Course > >> (http://p2pu.org/copyright-educators-cycle-2-mar-2010) -- the > WIkiEducator > >> community has a need to extend our teaching materials on this topic. I > have > >> a little funding (not much :-( ) which I'd like to invest in adding > value to > >> training support in Copyright for Educators. Lets talk. > >> > >> I'm in discussion with a number of Univeristies about the postgrad > >> elective on OER and I'll certainly add P2P to list. > >> > >> Lets make free culture futures happen. > >> > >> Wayne > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 26 February 2010 18:28, Philipp Schmidt <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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] > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > >> Director, > >> International Centre for Open Education, > >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > >> Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > >> Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, > www.wikieducator.org > >> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > >> User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg > >> Skype: WGMNZ1 > >> Twitter: OERFoundation, 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 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, Ph.D. > > Director, > > International Centre for Open Education, > > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > > User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg > > Skype: WGMNZ1 > > Twitter: OERFoundation, 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 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] > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Change Management, eCollaboration & Performance Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Capacity Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.722.5577 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Organization Design & Development * Stakeholder Engagement & Implementation * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Learning Communities * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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