[:en]<p>This is my opening post for the Connectivm & collective knowledge that will start next Monday.<br /> We are about 1600 students from all over the world, followers of George Siemens and Stephen Downes.<br /> We will use many different technology tools and I am very courios to learn how we will face some theoretical and pratical aspects like cultural diversity and time zones. </p> <p>So, either if you like superheroes:<br /> “We are the future, Charles, not them! They…
The UNESCO OER Community received the 2008 MANeLA Leadership Award. Â It was presented at eLearning Africa last week by Moustapha Diack, Director of MERLOT Africa Network (MAN), and Gerry Hanley, Executive Director of MERLOT. The Leadership Award recognizes the Community’s “significant contribution to the global understanding of the issues and innovations surrounding OER and the OER movement”. The Merlot Africa Network (MAN) established a “MAN-eLearning Africa exemplary practice Award” to recognize exemplary OER (learning resources) and Communities of Practice….
[:en]WikiEducator startetd another course todayDesigning for Flexible Learning Practice A 16 week course starting this week. The full course schedule is on the Wikied page, supported by a course blog and all participants weekly blogging. Informal participation is welcome. [:]
As a member of the UNESCO OER Community I have the opportunity to take part to a wiki training session promoted by the Wayne Macintosh of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL).WikiEducator Learning4Content: 25 February-7 March The UNESCO OER Community has considered the need to create resources to support local awareness raising activities to extend and build on the interaction in the Community. The set of stories that has been created is one resource. This training session can be used to…
Yesterday, Creative Commons launched its division devoted to education. ccLearn is a division of Creative Commons which is dedicated to realizing the full potential of the Internet to support open learning and open educational resources (OER). Our mission is to minimize barriers to sharing and reuse of educational materials — legal barriers, technical barriers, and social barriers. As a member of the international community started in 2004 by Susan D’Antoni, on behalf of The Virtual University of Unesco, we are…