(Note from LiAnna: Apologies for the cross-post if you've received this on
another open ed list already! Note that we at Wiki Education Foundation see
our work as OEP, open educational practice, in which students create open
educational content on the Wikimedia projects. I encourage our global
education collaborators to join the CC project as described in the letter
below!)
Greetings Open Education Colleagues:
In early 2017, the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) completed a
consultation process of renewing and reorganizing itself to support a
strong and growing global movement. The year-long process resulted in the
CCGN Global Network Strategy
<https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-strategy/>.
Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or
“platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. Platforms
<https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-platforms/>
are how we organize areas of work for the CC community, where individuals
and institutions organize and coordinate themselves across the CC Global
Network.
In the spirit of openness and to effectively strategize, these platforms
are open to all interested parties working in the platform area and
adjacent spaces. That’s why Creative Commons invites you to join the CC
Global Network Open Education Platform!
WHY join?
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Stay connected to global actions in open education resources, practice,
and policy.
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Identify, plan and coordinate multi-national open education, practices
and policy projects to collaboratively solve education challenges with an
amazing group of open education leaders from around the world.
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Secure funding (from Creative Commons and other funding sources) for the
open education projects we collectively select.
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Contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen
advocacy worldwide.
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Connect your country / region to global open education initiatives.
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Be on the forefront in implementing Creative Commons' global network
strategy.
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Meet annually, in-person, at the Creative Commons Summit with members of
the CC Open Education Platform to celebrate successes, share best
practices, and plan for the next year.
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Explore, practice, and share innovative methods for inclusive and open
engagement with educators, learners and governments around the world..
WHO should join?
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Open education advocates working in the areas of open educational
resources, open educational practices, and/or open education policy.
WHAT are we working on right now?
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Reaching the right people (you!) to build a strong open education
platform.
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Developing decision making and engagement structures.
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Defining the goals and projects the CC Open Education Platform will
pursue.
Joining the CC Open Education Platform is easy and free:
1.
Sign up for the email list:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu
2.
Sign up for IM (Slack or IRC):
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Slack: sign up <https://slack-signup.creativecommons.org>: (it will
send an invitation email), then sign up to the #cc-openedu channel
<https://creativecommons.slack.com/messages/C2S2MFAJW>
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IRC: to join the #creativecommons-openedu IRC channel, connect via
Freenode.
3.
Review and contribute to the platform draft working doc.
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HPog_7pPUXrECzne1t6X7eKwo8TzpYBZ8iC8FfASoE/edit>
4.
Attend and participate in the monthly meetings.
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The next meeting is October 18: 8:00pm / October 19: 9:00am (PDT, UTC
-7).
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Note: every meeting has two different times - so everyone can attend
one of the meetings during local daylight hours.
Please join the e-mail list and IM channel, introduce yourself and we’ll
see you at the next meeting!
With gratitude,
LiAnna Davis
CC Open Education Platform Member