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

Tue Nov 20 17:31:48 MST 2012

Farideh, 
This idea of "concept mapping" is exactly the sort of thing that would be immediately useful.  I have noticed that several people have commented on burgeoning and ongoing projects in this area.  Ultimately, it would be very useful to see these efforts combined into a single resource - or at least a single starting place. 
With regard to the global curriculum syllabus, I would certainly be supportive of that - in fact, I'd be very happy to participate. 

Kim

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From: f.mashayekh <f.mashayekh at pedagogy.ir>
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Dear Susan,

In order to facilitate visualization of OERu certainly a geographical mapping is helpful.But ,I think in term of content and context ,what is more needed and helpful is a" concept mapping" of standardized OERu,in which ,as a user we could access the most critical issues related to our planet earth.Certainly ,the perquisite for developing such a map is to work collaboratively to define a global curriculum syllabus,in relation to millennium goals,and sustainable development.Could it be possible? or feasible?

Regards,

Farideh Mashayekh
Strategic consultant in educational planning & pedagogy
http://www.pedagogy.ir/

From: "Susan D'Antoni" <susandantoni at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:08 AM
To: "oer-community" <oer-community at athabascau.ca>
Subject: Re: [Oer-community] Our discussion of essential information for a map...

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

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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

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Marker 2 ......More information

OER Initiative: OER @ AVU
OER Initiative web site: http://oer.avu.org

Institution: 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

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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
Start year: 2006
Languages: English

Case study: A case study of OpenLearn was prepared for the OpenEducational 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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