BCcampus/WikiEducator Ambassadors/Value Proposition

Value Proposition

• time savings for course development (30% approx).
• time savings for reader development (50% approx).
• professional development in learning technologies.
• ability to openly collaborate with peers, and projects locally and globally
• ability to partner internationally for content development; educational project development; research opportunities; philanthropic funding
• strategic opportunities for ancillary services (i.e., learner support, quality, etc.)
• linked to national OER collaboration in New Zealand
• new distribution and communication channel to key audiences and learners (i.e., current and prospective)
• membership in OER Foundation
• possibility of dedicated WikiEducator space (i.e., http://cotr.wikieducator.org)
• dedicated community and organization development support
  • assistance in wiki-fying prior content (i.e., to get it into the wiki)
  • support to increase people's desire to participate (i.e., "adoption")
  • supporting individuals and groups in working cooperatively through complex and sensitive issues and dynamics, helping to achieve their goals
  • building and leveraging communities of practice (i.e., by subject matter expertise; geographic boundaries, specific cultural and national groups)

Other Links

• OER Foundation Progress report (as of August 2009)
• WikiEducator Value Proposition
• WikiEducator Pilot Projects
• Example of International Collaboration -- LearnShare HIV/AIDS Africa.

Partners: International AIDS Society (Switzerland); Commonwealth of Learning (Canada) and EcoNews Africa (Kenya)