OERF/CollabOERate

A new project concept ....

Given that:

US OER funding may be decreased and/or in jeopardy;
Funding of OER projects is decreasing, or likely to be completed over the coming years
Hewlett, Shuttleworth, Gates and other OER projects have established a core competency and constitutent base
the OER movement globally is growing rapidly, and in emergent and perhaps unforeseen directions;

... we suggest that a significant opportunity exists for the CollabOERate Project:

That is:

to identify the core competencies of each Hewlett project, and have the projects use them (i.e., using WikiEducator as a production environment for learning materials and open textbooks);
to identify gaps and desired opportunities for each project, and facilitate appropriate stakeholder engagement;
to mobilize leading OER projects to build, and leverage each other's progress;
to openly and collabOERatively seek ways to help each other grow, sustain, and develop value added business models
to operate as a Community of Practice
to adhere to OER values, and advocate for the values of Open Philanthropy
to support collabOERative, sharing and adoption behaviour between the "projects", as well as flagship projects in the context of each organization; (i.e., behavioural interoperability and advocacy and support within institutions)
to support and engage educators to use and adopt OER materials for use in the classroom, online and blended environments;
to communicate progress and achievements across the CollabOERate Community

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