[Oer-community] Oer-community Digest, Vol 9, Issue 59

Sun Nov 18 19:23:38 MST 2012

Hi everyone,

I've only just caught up on the emails from last week and wanted to contribute.  Some of what I have is echoing other sentiments, and also building upon some of the discussion I see emerging this week.

I agree with those who have stated that we do need to build on the basic idea of making the data visual and also have a method of efficiently interrogating and sorting the data in the map.  I very much like the colour-coding that is in the sample map; as it represents some of the facets of which we need to be mindful.

In terms of the search capability of the data, I liked the metadata proposed by Sabu which included Language, Discipline and the like, but we could also include limiters based on the audience. Whilst I completely agree that the collaboration should be occurring on a global scale (you may find the closest initiative of use is on another continent), but sometimes you're looking for the opportunity to pick up the phone to someone in your own timezone.

I've only been recently appointed to a position which is heavily involved in OER development (policy, professional development, practical rollout and use of OERs) and Creative Commons Licensing, and whilst I've been able to tap into a staggering amount of information globally, it's good to have some local help to field my 'stupid questions' too.  I'm also thinking that a map with a search interface may be a useful tool for those who are just entering this subject area, but equally useful to novices and veterans alike.  It's just the informational needs that will differ.

The use of open source software for this development aligns well with our basic ideology, so I'd be supportive of a tool which can do this job.  However, underpinning all of the data needs to be a robust metadata schema capable of servicing the type of advanced requests that users may require.

Thanks for the opportunity to become involved, I look forward to the evolving conversation.

Kind regards,

Adrian

Adrian Stagg
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   1. Re: A simple sample map to look at (Caine, Abel)

   2. Re: A simple sample map to look at (rory at athabascau.ca<mailto:rory at athabascau.ca>)

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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:56:55 +0000

From: "Caine, Abel" <a.caine at unesco.org<mailto:a.caine at unesco.org>>

Subject: Re: [Oer-community] A simple sample map to look at

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Dear Susan,

Please consider the FOSS-based OpenStreetMap for the following reasons:

1.  FOSS tools are the practical and philosophical basis of OER;

2.  All data contributed by members belong to members (this is not the case with Google Maps);

3.  I will confirm this but I'm fairly certain OSM supports the relevant W3C standards for access by People With Disabilities.

Regards,

Abel

Sent from my iPhone

On 18 nov. 2012, at 09:55, "Lic. Esperanza Villafuerte" <evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe<mailto:evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe<mailto:evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe%3cmailto:evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe>>> wrote:

Dear Susan and OER Communitty members.  This is Esperanza Villafuerte, now political science postgraduate student here. greetings from Peru.  I really can't check and enjoy  this tool, maps are still not accessible for us, people with bisual disability.  How ever I think maps provides an important support to the initiatives, giving to them additional  value.  I want to invite you to think of this tool like an advantage, as an step of various to know the soul of this community, probably We have the same dreams and the same vision, so diversity is the main feature of our educational needs and opportunities, such cultures and lifes too. Possibilities to pay attention to this feature will increase as much known and as this has been acquaintes for us.  Allow me to share a dream, I see without use my eyes, more and more people with disabilities studying and improving their own lifes and our poor community, because the support services at the universities and others leave the starters phase and finally improve.

I hope let you know my mind, sorry if there some language mistakes, best regards.

________________________

Lic. Esperanza Villafuerte

Maestranda en Ciencia Pol?tica y Gobierno PUCP

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From: Susan D'Antoni<mailto:susandantoni at gmail.com>

To: oer-community<mailto:oer-community at athabascau.ca>

Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:52 PM

Subject: [Oer-community] A simple sample map to look at

Dear Colleagues,

It might he useful at this point to look at the sample map we prepared and that was in my first message as a screen shot ? while it caused a little technical grief in loading.

But first let me give a bit of background.  For an exploration of mapping OER, it seemed like a good idea to have a sample map.  As Patrick McAndrew mentioned in his message, I had the privilege of spending some time at the Open University and had a chance to learn about the work done there, and some of the options and issues relating to mapping.  Patrick and his group, Simon Buckingham Shum and his colleagues and Teresa Connolly raised many of the issues that are being raised in this discussion.

The map that was developed is ONLY an example and I want to stress that.  It is not a proposal.

The sample map was developed with Google map and with data and generous help from the Open CourseWare Consortium (OCWC).  OCWC has an international membership and it made a good data set for the purpose of creating an example.

Let?s go back to the message of Kathy Nicholson of the Hewlett Foundation (that has funded the support of this community while at UNESCO and now in the UNESCO/COL Chair), Mary Lou Forward, Patrick McAndrew and the many thoughts sprinkled through the the course of the week on what a map could be useful for, and especially Helen and Mark?s comments .

Then explore the ?simple sample? map at http://oerworldmap.oerknowledgecloud.org/ .

For any of you who have trouble accessing the link, a screen shot is below.

The map represents the three categories of membership of OCWC and you can see these by colour coding.  If you only want to see one category, such as institutions, click on the arrow in the window under Filter.  Then click on Institution of Higher Education ? and you will only see members who are institutions.  This gives an idea of how a classification of OER initiatives might be presented ? although there are more visual ways of doing that.

Take a look?.

Best,

Susan

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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:54:12 -0700 (MST)

From: rory at athabascau.ca<mailto:rory at athabascau.ca>

Subject: Re: [Oer-community] A simple sample map to look at

To: oer-community <oer-community at athabascau.ca<mailto:oer-community at athabascau.ca>>

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Cable

I understood that data cannot be subject to copyright.

Is this not the case?

Rory

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:57, "Caine, Abel" <a.caine at unesco.org<mailto:a.caine at unesco.org>> wrote:

> Dear Susan,

>

> Please consider the FOSS-based OpenStreetMap for the following reasons:

>

> 1.  FOSS tools are the practical and philosophical basis of OER;

>

> 2.  All data contributed by members belong to members (this is not the

> case with Google Maps);

>

> 3.  I will confirm this but I'm fairly certain OSM supports the relevant W3C standards for access by People With Disabilities.

>

> Regards,

> Abel

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On 18 nov. 2012, at 09:55, "Lic. Esperanza Villafuerte" <evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe<mailto:evillafuerte at speedy.com.pe>> wrote:

>

>> Dear Susan and OER Communitty members.  This is Esperanza Villafuerte, now political science postgraduate student here. greetings from Peru.  I really can't check and enjoy  this tool, maps are still not accessible for us, people with bisual disability.  How ever I think maps provides an important support to the initiatives, giving to them additional  value.  I want to invite you to think of this tool like an advantage, as an step of various to know the soul of this community, probably We have the same dreams and the same vision, so diversity is the main feature of our educational needs and opportunities, such cultures and lifes too. Possibilities to pay attention to this feature will increase as much known and as this has been acquaintes for us.  Allow me to share a dream, I see without use my eyes, more and more people with disabilities studying and improving their own lifes and our poor community, because the support services at the universities and others leave the starters phase and finally improve.

>> I hope let you know my mind, sorry if there some language mistakes, best regards.

>>

>> ________________________

>> Lic. Esperanza Villafuerte

>> Maestranda en Ciencia Pol?tica y Gobierno PUCP

>>

>> e-mail: evillafuerte at pucp.pe<mailto:evillafuerte at pucp.pe>

>> Phone: +51-1-3245407

>> Mobile: +51-1-990328796

>>  Nextel +51*834*1438

>>

>>

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: Susan D'Antoni

>> To: oer-community

>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:52 PM

>> Subject: [Oer-community] A simple sample map to look at

>>

>> Dear Colleagues,

>>

>>

>>

>> It might he useful at this point to look at the sample map we prepared and that was in my first message as a screen shot ? while it caused a little technical grief in loading.

>>

>>

>>

>> But first let me give a bit of background.  For an exploration of mapping OER, it seemed like a good idea to have a sample map.  As Patrick McAndrew mentioned in his message, I had the privilege of spending some time at the Open University and had a chance to learn about the work done there, and some of the options and issues relating to mapping.  Patrick and his group, Simon Buckingham Shum and his colleagues and Teresa Connolly raised many of the issues that are being raised in this discussion.

>>

>>

>>

>> The map that was developed is ONLY an example and I want to stress that.  It is not a proposal.

>>

>>

>>

>> The sample map was developed with Google map and with data and generous help from the Open CourseWare Consortium (OCWC).  OCWC has an international membership and it made a good data set for the purpose of creating an example.

>>

>>

>>

>> Let?s go back to the message of Kathy Nicholson of the Hewlett Foundation (that has funded the support of this community while at UNESCO and now in the UNESCO/COL Chair), Mary Lou Forward, Patrick McAndrew and the many thoughts sprinkled through the the course of the week on what a map could be useful for, and especially Helen and Mark?s comments .

>>

>>

>>

>> Then explore the ?simple sample? map at http://oerworldmap.oerknowledgecloud.org/ .

>>

>>

>>

>> For any of you who have trouble accessing the link, a screen shot is below.

>>

>>

>>

>> The map represents the three categories of membership of OCWC and you can see these by colour coding.  If you only want to see one category, such as institutions, click on the arrow in the window under Filter.  Then click on Institution of Higher Education ? and you will only see members who are institutions.  This gives an idea of how a classification of OER initiatives might be presented ? although there are more visual ways of doing that.

>>

>>

>>

>> Take a look?.

>>

>>

>>

>> Best,

>>

>> Susan

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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