WikiGovernance/COLLaGE

Commonwealth of Learning's Leadership, Governance and Empowerment community
The COLLaGE Community is devoted to people interested in sharing their ideas, approaches, insights and resources related to leadership, governance and empowerment in developing and developed countries.

Join Us!
Join COLLaGE! - http://wikieducator.org/WikiGovernance/Registration_GoogleGroups

Purpose

 * to share ideas, approaches, insights and resources about leadership, governance and empowerment
 * to develop a forum to engage in discussion and share ideas around themes of Leadership, participatory approaches, Governance and Empowerment.
 * to strengthen networking connections and relationships for developing understanding across geographic and cultural boundaries and perspectives
 * to identify opportunities for sharing and developing free educational materials for participatory governance (using Open & Distance Learning & WikiGovernance)

Possible Topics
(We welcome your suggestions for topics. Feel free to please post them here ~ you will need to create a WikiEducator account to do so.)


 * E-Learning, wikis and blogs: New Directions and Tools for Governance, Dr. Wayne Mackintosh
 * Effective Governance Models
 * School Board Governance
 * WikiGovernance and PCF-5
 * Effective gender-sensitive governance in an intergovernmental agency
 * Using Symbols to Communicate in High-Context Cultures
 * Operationalizing Good Enough Governance
 * eGovernance Vs Good Governance
 * eGovernance and Total Quality Management (TQM)
 * Institution of a World/Commonwealth Standard of Education Curriculum Certification - Requirement & Possibilities. Please see the justifications for asking for such a topic here

Proposed Speakers (to be confirmed)
(Beginning in February 2008, COL will be facilitating monthly discussions on important Leadership, Governance and Empowerment issues. We welcome your suggestions.)


 * Dr. Wayne Mackintosh, Education Specialist, eLearning and ICT Policy at COL and Founder of WikiEducator - Confirmed
 * John Daniel, President, Commonwealth of Learning
 * Asha Kanwar, VP, Commonwealth of Learning
 * Doris McEachern, Director, Finance, Administration and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Learning
 * Ruma Aktar, Bangladesh
 * Dame Carol Kidu, Papua New Guinea
 * Veronica McKay, Professor, Adult Basic Education, UNISA
 * Dorcas Muthoni, co-founder of LinuxChix Africa, FLOSS4Edu Trainer, and Senior ICT Engineer, Kenya Education Network (KENET)
 * Someone from Rupantar, Bangladesh

Content (past)

 * COLLaGE Content

Interested in Joining Our Community? Please add your name below!
(also, if you know of someone else who might be interested, please let us AND them know!)


 * Madhulika Kaushik, Director, Graduate Studies, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia
 * Patricia Schlicht, Programme Assistant, eLearning and ICT Policy,Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
 * Anil Prasad (working with Government of Kerala State, India in Administrative Reforms as well as eGovernance projects)
 * Pankaj Khare, Director, International Division, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India

Co-Facilitators
COLLaGE is a different type of group than other WikiEducator groups. As we are in conversation with our members, it is becoming more clear that they can take on the role of co-facilitator, regarding their specific interest. Here is a list:

Activities

 * Skype chat with Anil Prasad- for WikiGovernance initiatives in India, and ideas about bringing other people. NGOs into COLLaGE.
 * Chat between Randy Fisher and Dr.Ramakrishnan- for COLLaGE practical models inclusive of culture.

Useful Links

 * BBC Country Profiles
 * WikiEducator Advisory Board
 * eGovernance ODL Course for Govt. Officials
 * Solution Exchange, UN Country Team in India Initiative (Thanks Anil!)
 * dgCommunities
 * dgCommunities

Thank You Note
We are grateful to WikiEducator Ken Udas, Executive Director, Penn State World Campus and its Terra Incognita blog for great ideas for online community-building.