OER Handbook/Meeting notes - 070208






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On 7 Feb 2008, Wayne Mackintosh, Teemu Leinonen, David Wiley, Seth Gurell, and Leigh Blackall met to discuss the initial efforts for the OER Handbook. Seth and David outlined why they started the project. Ideas included the creation of mini books to be brought into one; the creation of a generic text book; creation of lesson plans and learning activities to compliment that text book; the need to find and agree of a structure; to start with identifying and responding to a range of questions; to write micro with a view to forming macro views...

What's in it?
--Leighblackall 00:44, 7 February 2008 (CET)
 * A nice intro from someone/people special - maybe a series of short stories from different stakeholders
 * Intro - What is OER
 * Intro - How can OER help you
 * Intro - How can you help OER
 * How to use Wikipedia and other MediaWikis
 * How to use Connextions
 * How to use MIT and other OCW
 * How to use CreativeCommons
 * How to use Youtube and other popular media sharing services
 * How to use out of copyright materials
 * How to introduce OER to your organisation
 * How to prepare an IP Policy and Copyright statement for OER
 * How to publish and promote your OER
 * How to join in on OER projects
 * Where to get funding for OER development
 * Other kinds of support for OER
 * Issues, threats, visions, and concerns for OER

Chat record
Joined on 7 February 2008 at 11:01


 * 1) (Leigh Blackall): yes
 * 2) Wayne: Hi Teemu
 * 3) (Teemu Leinonen): H wayne.
 * 4) (Teemu Leinonen): we are just making the agenda with Leigh.
 * 5) Wayne: Cool!
 * 6) (David): oine sec
 * 7) (Teemu Leinonen): Hi David.
 * 8) (Teemu Leinonen): yes.
 * 9) (David):
 * 10) (Wayne): Hi David
 * 11) (Leigh Blackall): http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook
 * 12) (Leigh Blackall): Hewlett FOundation grant started it
 * 13) (Leigh Blackall): I like handbook
 * 14) (Wayne): Sorry David -- COL want's to help you achieve your objectives because they're our objectives as well
 * 15) (Leigh Blackall):
 * 16) (Leigh Blackall): lifecycle
 * 17) (Leigh Blackall): story in the life
 * 18) (Leigh Blackall): found, localised, added together, licensed, used, shared back out
 * 19) (Wayne): I like the lifestyle typology
 * 20) (Wayne): Shouldn't be a problem -- its a wiki
 * 21) (David): http://wikieducator.org/Talk:OER_Handbook/merged_outline
 * 22) (David): yep
 * 23) illya: Sorry, I need to go. Thank you for the interesting presentation.
 * 24) illya: I'll look into it further
 * Bee: see you illya
 * 1) (David): bye
 * 2) illya: bye
 * 3) (Wayne): The trick is to be clear about what we want in each subsection ....
 * 4) (Leigh Blackall): sorry
 * 5) (Leigh Blackall): I was bringing up the page
 * 6) (Leigh Blackall): yes, we need common structure
 * Bee: interesting idea
 * 1) (Wayne): yeah -- I like the perspective approach
 * 2) (Leigh Blackall): yes
 * 3) (Wayne): Agree!!!!!
 * 4) (Wayne): Structure needs refining
 * 5) (Leigh Blackall): OERhandbook/Structure
 * 6) (Wayne): Sounds good to me ...
 * 7) (Wayne): Define the parameters eg how big is a substructure in terms of learning time
 * 8) (Wayne): risks are fun
 * 9) (Teemu Leinonen): substructure in terms of learning time = reading/watching/listening time?
 * 10) (Wayne): Of course
 * 11) (Teemu Leinonen): Hmm... I think they are not exactly the same thing.
 * Bee: must go now..thank you for the invite
 * 1) (Wayne): Teemu in DE we calculate notional learning hours which includes reading/watching/listening/doing assignments/thinking etc
 * 2) (Wayne): They are different in the sense that watching and reflecting is different from just reading ...
 * 3) (Leigh Blackall): WHY: grounded, practical, compelling real benefits
 * 4) (Leigh Blackall): what it is, how you can use it, practical tips
 * 5) (Wayne): Have you figured how Wikipedia works
 * 6) Moira Hunter: Thank you for inviting me and allowing me to listen. I must leave now.  It has been very interesting for me.  Thanks again.
 * 7) (Teemu Leinonen): Wayne: yes
 * 8) (Teemu Leinonen): Wayne: ..and not going to tell it anyone. I am asking a patent for that.
 * 9) (Leigh Blackall): yes ok
 * 10) (Teemu Leinonen): Wayne: you are right.
 * 11) (Leigh Blackall): http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Animals
 * 12) (Leigh Blackall): http://www.wikieducator.org/The_Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Animals
 * 13) (Wayne): Yeah -- but its lacking in integrated activities and we have way's in which we can do this ....
 * 14) (Leigh Blackall): dog food, cat skinning,
 * 15) (Leigh Blackall): lol
 * 16) (Wayne): Yeah and 100 ways to ride a dead horse!!!
 * 17) (Wayne): Hey -- this is free content, we are free to adapt and change as we like
 * 18) (Leigh Blackall): free, but not time free
 * 19) (Leigh Blackall): maximum efficient use of our time
 * 20) (Wayne): Sure and that's the happy medium -- the value propositioin in terms of saving time by using OERs
 * 21) (Leigh Blackall): I agree Teemu
 * 22) (Wayne): COOL -- NExt step get the page up
 * 23) (Leigh Blackall): lol
 * 24) (Wayne): Lets not reinvent the wheel -- I agree
 * 25) (Wayne): Will do ...
 * 26) (Wayne): Hey Leigh thanks for organising this -- !
 * 27) (David): y
 * 28) (Teemu Leinonen): Thank you Leigh, Wayne and David- Must run.
 * 29) (Wayne): OK -- I must run now
 * 30) (David): k
 * 31) (Wayne): Great thanks folks -- cheers
 * 32) (David): bye!
 * 33) (Leigh Blackall): ok