Simon, let's take this off-list and talk to Toni and Jon. I personally like a two-pronged approach (and if we're having a stall again it's good to have more than one person). Conference fee this year was 167 for early-bird booking, though accommodation is extra. So, not a hugely expensive event, but more costly than a lot of things we attend. Of course I'm happy to leave the decision to those who manage the money.
On 21 September 2013 16:33, Simon Knight <sjgkni...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don’t know….would it be good value for money for both of us to go? To > my irritation, the conference fee isn’t on the website at the moment and > the OER13 site seems to be down so no reference there either.**** > > Is anyone else interested in attending? I watched Martin’s excellent > presentation, I think if two people were attending we’d want to co-ordinate > the contributions. Martin certainly has more experience in broad WMUK > activities than I do, I’m not sure I’d be confident to deliver that > material, someone else (or Martin) may be better for similar material, but > I’m open to talking about coordinating if it’s seen to be a valuable thing > to do… **** > > ** ** > > Simon**** > > ** ** > > *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Jon Davies > *Sent:* 20 September 2013 11:07 > > *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open access and open education**** > > ** ** > > Would it be insane for both of you to go?**** > > ** ** > > On 20 September 2013 10:38, Martin Poulter <infob...@gmail.com> wrote:**** > > My contribution to OER13 was a presentation rather than a paper, and the > slides plus audio are at http://repository.alt.ac.uk/2286/ (Freely > licensed: ignore the Nottingham copyright statement, which is just part of > their page template).**** > > A lot of people who attended EduWiki also attended OER13, and I think it's > important that Wikimedia is visible there to remind the sector of our > perspective and that we are involved not just in delivering content but in > the issues of educational practice that also interested them. The people > from academia who attend are the most receptive to Wikimedia and to open > education/free knowledge in general. > The topic of using open platforms to collect learning analytics is within > scope of the conference, I think, so you may want to go to OER14 as part of > your research, Simon. > There was a lot of discussion of open access to research, and its > importance to learners. The closing keynote was from the excellent Nick > Shockey of the Right to Research Coalition > http://www.righttoresearch.org/about/, (Nick also spoke at Wikimania > this year).**** > > So the conference is a chance to influence people and to take part in > discussions that affect a lot of what we want to do.**** > > Cheers,**** > > ** ** > > On 19 September 2013 22:11, Simon Knight <sjgkni...@gmail.com> wrote:**** > > I’m sure I’ll blog about it if I attend…I make no promises on quality > though J**** > > **** > > Might be informative to the list to see Martin’s comments on OER13 > http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/open-educational-resources-some-reflections-on-oer-13/ > I was actually looking to see if there was a paper too but couldn’t find > it – Martin? I guess I also wonder what you think about how useful > attending was/would be? **** > > **** > > Cheers**** > > Simon**** > > **** > > *From:* wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Martin Poulter > *Sent:* 19 September 2013 17:12 > *To:* UK Wikimedia mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Open access and open education**** > > **** > > I would love to return to the OER conference, and I'll have time because > my Jisc project will be over, but it's hundreds of pounds to send a > volunteer and I've already had a turn. Hence my raising it here.**** > > Simon, if you go to the Distance Education event, might you write up > another of your excellent blog posts?**** > > **** > > On 19 September 2013 11:16, Jon Davies <jon.dav...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote:**** > > Any volunteers -we can support with fares, hotel pens and badges etc?**** > > **** > > On 19 September 2013 11:14, Martin Poulter <infob...@gmail.com> wrote:**** > > Two more items of news that may interest this list:**** > > The Open Educational Resources conference will be in Newcastle in April > and it has an open call for papers until November 22nd. http://oer14.org/This > is one of the focal points for the open education movement in the UK. > **** > > I gave a presentation and a stall there this year and my attendance was > supported by Wikimedia UK: > http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/04/open-educational-resources-some-reflections-on-oer-13/ > **** > > **** > > International Open Access Week is from 21 to 27 October > http://www.openaccessweek.org/events**** > > > -- **** > > Dr Martin L Poulter > Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014**** > > Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter > Volunteer, Wikimedia UK > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/> > Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter > http://myspace.com/comapilot > Person http://infobomb.org/**** > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org**** > > > > > -- > *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > tweet @jonatreesdavies **** > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).**** > > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org**** > > > > > -- **** > > Dr Martin L Poulter > Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014**** > > Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter > Volunteer, Wikimedia UK > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/> > Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter > http://myspace.com/comapilot > Person http://infobomb.org/**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org**** > > > > > -- **** > > Dr Martin L Poulter > Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014**** > > Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter > Volunteer, Wikimedia UK > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/> > Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter > http://myspace.com/comapilot > Person http://infobomb.org/**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org**** > > > > > -- > *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 > tweet @jonatreesdavies **** > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).**** > > Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. > > Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk**** > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Dr Martin L Poulter Jisc Wikimedia Ambassador, July 2013 - March 2014 Wikipedia contributor http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter<http://uk.wikimedia.org/> Musician http://soundcloud.com/martin-poulter http://myspace.com/comapilot Person http://infobomb.org/
_______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
