[Oer-community] Essential information

[Susan D'Antoni]

Dear Duda,

Heres it is in ODT.

Best Susan

On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Duda Nogueira <dudanogueira at gmail.com>wrote:

> And for those who likes open standarts, the same file as a ODT format.
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> Duda Nogueira
> Gerente de Projetos em Tecnologia
> www.dudanogueira.com.br
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> Celular: +55 31 9985-1271
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> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Susan D'Antoni <susandantoni at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues,
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>>
>> Yesterday Simon Buckingham Shum identified two threads emerging in our
>> discussion:
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>> 1.   A self-sustaining geo-map serving as a gateway to link to projects.
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>> 2.    A global OER discovery portal that would search /filter
>> curriculum, topic, level, etc.
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>> It is the geographical map we are focusing on here.  So, moving into the
>> next week let us turn to the sample geographic map again.
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>> One of the issues that has been raised in the discussion is what
>> information would be needed for even an initial simple OER world map to be
>> useful.  And what message is to be conveyed by the information.
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>> Taking the sample map as it loads from
>> http://oerworldmap.oerknowledgecloud.org/, the message might be the
>> global nature of OER initiatives and evidence of some areas with many or
>> few initiatives.
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>> Qing Chen noted that maps can have layers, and that is what has been
>> shown with the Filter options.
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>> One of the layers in the sample map – Markers 1,2,3 – is intended to
>> present three examples (of different amounts of information that could be
>> associated with each institutional initiative.
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>> On the map, click on the arrow in the box under Filter – then click on
>> Markers 1,2,3.  This will open another layer of the map with just three
>> small white markers.  Each has a different amount of information.
>>
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>>     Marker 1 is MIT, with very little information, just enough for
>> linking to the institution or the project.
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>>     Marker 2 is the African Virtual University, with more information
>> such as contact, start date, level of education and language.
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>>     Marker 3 is the UK Open University, and has the same amount of
>> information as AVU, but it also has a link to a document describing the OER
>> initiative – a case study, in this instance.
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>>
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>> Can we turn to considering what would be really essential information –
>> balancing that with the effort needed to collect it.
>>
>>
>> The weekend approaches so the list may quieten.  Taking this opportunity, a
>> colleagues will prepare a brief summary of some of the key points discussed
>> over the past week.  You will receive this by Monday.
>>
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>> This has been a rich conversation this week, thanks to all,
>>
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>>
>> Susan
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>> PS A picture of each marker in included in the attached file for anyone
>> having trouble accessing the map online.
>>
>> OER World Map:
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>> Example of 3 levels of information
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>> Marker 1
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>> *OER Initiative:* MIT OCW
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>> *OER Initiative web site:* http://ocw.mit.edu
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>> *Institution:* Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
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>> *Institution website:* http://www.mit.edu/
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>> *Country:* United States
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>> Marker 2
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>> *OER Initiative:* OER @ AVU
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>> *OER Initiative web site:* http://oer.avu.org
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>> *Institution:* African Virtual University
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>> *Institution website:* http://www.avu.org/
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>> *Country:* Pan African intergovernmental organisation
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>> *OER Initiative contact:* contact at avu.org
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>> *Start year:* 2011
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>> *Level of education:* Tertiary
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>> *Languages:* English, French, Portuguese
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>> Marker 3
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>> *OER Initiative:* OpenLearn
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>> *OER Initiative web site:* http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn
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>> *Institution:* The Open University
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>> *Institution website:* http://www.open.ac.uk/
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>> *Country:* United Kingdom
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>> *OER Initiative contact:* Andrew Law <andrew.law at open.ac.uk>
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>> *Start year:* 2006
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>> *Languages:* English
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>> *Case study:* A case study of OpenLearn was prepared for the Open
>> Educational Quality Initiative (http://www.oer-quality.org) The full
>> text of the case study can be found at
>> http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/3494
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-- 
Susan D'Antoni

Advisor to the President
International OER Initiatives
Athabasca University
Canada
tel 613 232 6496
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