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Commonwealth Computer Navigator's Certificate (CCNC)
Coinciding with Software Freedom Day 2006 (16 September), Sir John Daniel, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), announced plans to institute the Commonwealth Computer Navigator's Certificate (CCNC). This COL initiative will widen access to ICT skills training using free software and will be distributed as free content for anyone to use, modify and distribute.
The Navigator's certificate will equip many prospective learners on their voyage to become full participants in our knowledge society. It will be closely associated with the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth, whose creation COL is facilitating on behalf of 24 small states. "Free content is a new miracle in education" said Sir John. "We must dispel the myth that developing societies can't participate equally in virtual methods of educational design and delivery. We can do this by creating more opportunities to acquire the prerequisite ICT skills, thereby throwing a wide bridge across the digital divide".
The content development for the course is in progress. Indian WE community is encouraged to activiely participate in the content development process to complete the CCNC course development in the current year itself.
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Inaugural gifting campaign of WikiEducator launched
Message from Dr. Wayne Mackintosh, Founder of WikiEducator & Director OER Foundation
Hi Everyone,
A proud moment for WikiEducator -- we have just launched our inaugural gifting campaign. A special word of thanks to all WikiEducators who have helped us with the planning and development of our campaign. Thank you.
In the words of Professor Brenda Gourley, former Vice Chancellor of the British Open University: "To have reached the stage where we are technically able to share knowledge and enhance education right across the world is a wonderful thing. This sharing, however, cannot be done at zero cost. Suitable, web-ready material needs to be adapted, designed and paid for by somebody. The costs are extraordinarily modest by the standards used before OER and the benefits beyond imagination. In these days of scarce resources we cannot let the enormous potential of an excellent OER venture like WikiEducator to founder on the rocks of under-funding. I would hope that those who can give (however modestly) are fired by its importance and far-reaching effects - and give generously."
WE need your suppOERt -- help spread the word. Blog about our campaign and add the Donate button on your sites (http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Donate/How_you_can_help). Chat with your organisations and departments to consider joining as Donor Partners -- or join as a Donor Partner in your personal capacity (http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Join). Add a donate link in your email signature. Post your ideas for a successful campaign on these lists.
WE are very grateful for all donations we receive, whatever the amount. We simply ask people to donate what they feel comfortable with and if the donation is meaningful to you, it is meaningful to the WikiEducator family. Make history with us and be among the first donors to appear on our public donation wall (https://oerfoundation.org/oerf/donors/).
Working together we can make a difference in widening access to free and open education!
Cheers
Wayne
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OER Workshop at Rupantar, Khulna, Bangladesh, March 31, 2012
CEMCA""" funded an Training Workshop on eContent Development at Rupantar'", Khulna, Bangladesh, where Savithri Singh was the main resource person. She was ably supported by Naimul Haque (T2) of NGO D.Net of Dhaka. There were twenty participants - mainly from Rupantar and some other NGO's. The partcipants were highly enthused and were asking for a longer follow up workshop which CEMCA may support.
OER development at University of Mumbai
The L4C 71 - Open Education Resource Workshop was organized from October 16 -19, 2011 at the University of Mumbai with assistance of Commonwealth Of Learning Vancuver Canada. This was the first step in the effort of Commonwealth of Learning to support development of OER in Mumbai University. CEMCA the local office of COL has engaged Dr Savithri Singh and her team to guide the process.
Honourable Vice Chancellor Dr Rajan Welukar has the vision that University of Mumbai should lead the other universities by setting an example. University of Mumbai is the first traditional University to start this OER Venture that will take quality education global audience. Dr Rajpal Hande, Director Board of Colleges and Universities Development has been given the responsibility of providing necessary support on behalf of MU.
Dr Kavita Laghate is coordinating the effort of collaborative work between the academicians from Economics and Soft Skills arena.
Dr. Savithri SIngh, Principal Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, and her team consisting of Dr. Ravi Toteja, Dr. Neeti Misra, and Dr Sarita Kumar are overseeing the whole project. The econtent is being uploaded on the wikieducator, while the quizzes etc are being uploaded on the Moodle plaform. the wikieducator pages are embedded in Moodle.
University of Mumbai wants to in time create the course contents of all the undergraduate programmes. As a pilot they have started on courses for first year in Economics and in Soft Skills. Economics is among the most taught subject in variety of faculties. Student require the skills for presentations, writing, listening across all the faculties. Hence these two subjects are taken to start the venture.
We are happy to be part of this project of University of Mumbai
L4C Workshop at TMU, Moradabad
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Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia(CEMCA) and
Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU) organized three days WikiEducator Learning4Content workshop from 3/09/2010 to 5/09/2010. The L4C workshop was Co-ordinated by Er. Anchul Gupta, HOD CS Department. The facilitators of the workshop were Dr. Savithri Singh, Principal Acharya Narendra Dev College And Dr. Ravi Toteja,Assistant Professor, Acharya Narendra Dev College. The workshop was inaugurated by Professor KK Pande, Director COE, TMU Thirty Five faculty members participated in the workshop. For the list participants Click Here
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WikiEducator Gives Back
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'Announcing the "WikiEducator Gives Back" Online workshop; A unique opportunity to interact with some of WikiEducator's most seasoned and experienced facilitators and editors.
WE have achieved our targets in providing free wiki skills training to over 1000 educators this past year. Since our first pilot workshop in 2008, we have provided free training opportunities to more than 4,000 educators to learn how to develop OER the wiki way. In celebrating this gift of knowledge, we are hosting the "WikiEducator Gives Back" workshop were all facilitators donate of their time freely to help their WikiNeighbours. In the spirit of open philanthropy, the "WikiEducator Gives Back" annual workshop also provides an opportunity to scale-up our international team of Learning4Content facilitators.
Enrol now for the "WIkiEducator Gives Back" free online workshop - 21 July - 4 August 2010.
See earlier announcements from here...
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