[Oer-community] Our discussion of essential information for a map...

[Susan D'Antoni]

Dear Saul,

Yes,we need to consider the best classification sytem for an international,
and potentially multi-lingual, effort. I suggested ISCED because it can
also be used for classifying level of education This needs some thought.

Best,

Susan

On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Saul Fisher <saul.fisher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Including the subject/discipline in a geographic mapping  is a great idea
> with the potential to facilitate curricular mapping.
>
> Towards that end, though, I would look to a more robust classification of
> subjects/disciplines than ISCED (whether 1997 or the 2011 prospective
> revision).  The British "Joint Academic Coding System" (JACS) is one such
> classification.  Library science, of course, gives us many possible
> frameworks, of which Universal Decimal Classification is perhaps the best
> suited to this task.
>
> --Saul
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Susan D'Antoni <susandantoni at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Dear Teobaldo,
>>
>> Adding subject are would certainly add to the description of an
>> initiative and be very useful for searching.  The UNESCO
>>
>> International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) might serve.
>> http://www.unesco.org/education/information/nfsunesco/doc/isced_1997.htm.
>>
>> Do any others want to comment?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Teobaldo Rivas <
>> teobaldo.rivas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Susan,
>>>
>>> I think the information and the levels of stratification (Mark I, Mark 2
>>> and Mark 3) to obtain greater detail about the OER project is perfect, but
>>> considering the summary prepared by Sara, I suggest adding in Mark 3 - *
>>> Academic discipline / subject area predominant of the OER Project to
>>> facilitate the search, which can be:  general, health, engineering, K12,
>>> High Ed, etc..
>>> All the best, Teobaldo Rivas
>>>
>>>
>>> Em 19/11/2012, às 14:15, Susan D'Antoni <susandantoni at gmail.com>
>>> escreveu:
>>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> On Friday, I tried to nudge the discussion back onto the issue of what
>>> information would be essential for an OER world map.  Can I try again.....
>>>
>>> The sample map at http://oerworldmap.oerknowledgecloud.org/ has 3
>>> different levels of information if you use the Filter and go to Markers
>>> 1,2,3.  This is just to show one way of giving people a quick entry point
>>> for information about an OER initiative.  (The text of the markers is below)
>>>
>>> Looking at these and thinking about the elements of information
>>> identified in discussion last week (see Sara's summary), does anyone wish
>>> to comment on this issue further?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>>
>>> Susan
>>>
>>>
>>> **************************
>>>
>>>
>>> Marker 1 .....Miinimal information
>>>
>>>
>>> OER Initiative: MIT OCW
>>>
>>> OER Initiative web site*:* http://ocw.mit.edu
>>>
>>>
>>> Institution*:* Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
>>>
>>> Institution website*:* http://www.mit.edu/
>>>
>>> Country*:* United States
>>>
>>>
>>> *******************************
>>>
>>> Marker 2 ......More information
>>>
>>>
>>> OER Initiative*:* OER @ AVU
>>>
>>> OER Initiative web site*:* http://oer.avu.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Institutio*n:* African Virtual University
>>>
>>> Institution website*:* http://www.avu.org/
>>>
>>> Country*:* Pan African intergovernmental organisation
>>>
>>>
>>> OER Initiative contact*:* contact at avu.org
>>>
>>> Start year*:* 2011
>>>
>>> Level of education*:* Tertiary
>>>
>>> Languages*:* English, French, Portuguese
>>>
>>>
>>> ***********************************
>>>
>>> Marker 3 .... More information with a link to a case study of the OER
>>> initiative
>>>
>>>
>>> OER Initiative*:* OpenLearn
>>>
>>> OER Initiative web site*:* http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn
>>>
>>>
>>> Institution*:* The Open University
>>>
>>> Institution website*:* http://www.open.ac.uk/
>>>
>>> Country*:* United Kingdom
>>>
>>>
>>> OER Initiative contact*:* Andrew Law <andrew.law at open.ac.uk>
>>>
>>> Start year*:* 2006
>>>
>>> Languages*:* English
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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Susan D'Antoni

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International OER Initiatives
Athabasca University
Canada
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