*Open Praxis*, the journal of the International Council for Open and Distance Education has published a special edition to honor Nyameko Barney Pityana, former Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa). Unisa is Africa's largest university, one of the mega-universities of the world and a founding anchor partner of the OER university network.
"*The OER university has propelled the world -- Welcome to the the future of ODL*" said Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, Secretary General and Chief Executive of the Association of African Universities. "*We are all in for an exciting future with the unthinkable beginning to happen*." Download a copy of the Open Praxis special edition<http://www.icde.org/en/icde_news/Open+Praxis+special+edition.b7C_wJjK3U.ips> . Personal tributes and articles of open and distance learning have been contributed by the following: - Editorial – Olugbemiro Jegede: When the Unthinkable Happens - Mandla S. Makhanya: Tribute to Professor Nyameko Barney Pityana - Sir John Daniel: Unisa’s Unique Academic Odyssey - Brenda M. Gourley: Force Majeure: Necessity Being the Mother of Invention - Nicholas H. Allen and Susan C. Aldridge: Pityana – Visionary Service to a Global Community - Tolly Mbwette: What Makes a Well Managed Modern Open and Distance Learning (ODL) University Much Closer to the ‘Ideal University of the Future’? - James C. Taylor and Wayne Mackintosh: Creating an Open Educational Resources University and the Pedagogy of Discovery The presentation of the special edition will be made today at the ICDE conference today<http://www.ut.ac.id/icde2011/theme-and-program/conference-schedule/>at 13.30 in Bali, Indonesia. Wayne *Links* * * - *5 Things you should know about the OER university network plan<http://wikieducator.org/images/7/7d/OERu.pdf> * - *Register as a virtual participant to attend the OERu meeting of founding anchor partners<http://wikieducator.org/OER_university/2011.11_OERu_virtual_meeting_participants> * - Help us plan the future of ODL<http://wikieducator.org/OER_university/2011.11_OERu_Anchor_Partner_Meeting> -- Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. 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 wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
