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Nichole Saad

10 May 2018 10 May '18

11:16 a.m.

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of weeks at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there about global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really great opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO Communications and Information Sector <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI) is leading the initiative for the General Conference <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation about the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). Some background information on recommendations can be found here <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable policy mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national policies that align with the recommendation and report on their compliance. Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing policy around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education. UNESCO adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will be strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in education globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students to consume information, but that support the critical consumption of information as well as empower students and educators to be content creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us the opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of community members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on this recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how you can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018-text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> and French <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018-text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> Versions)*Provide your input in this google form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and policy jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide input. This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer relationship with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be sharing more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* -- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)

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Mina Theofilatou

10 May 10 May

5:18 p.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do not have the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however have three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else - would be willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored two conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use of Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with the Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open Education in Europe 2030 (this has been published on their website). If you think these would help I would be happy to send links :) BW Mina (User:Saintfevrier) On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of weeks at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there about global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really great opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO Communications and Information Sector <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI) is leading the initiative for the General Conference <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation about the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). Some background information on recommendations can be found here <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable policy mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national policies that align with the recommendation and report on their compliance. Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing policy around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education. UNESCO adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will be strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in education globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students to consume information, but that support the critical consumption of information as well as empower students and educators to be content creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us the opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of community members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on this recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how you can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> and French <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> Versions)*Provide your input in this google form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and policy jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide input. This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer relationship with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be sharing more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* -- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF) _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

Nichole Saad

15 May 15 May

5:45 a.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Hi Mina, I can't promise that we'll have time to read them, but please do send the links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this important topic. best, Nichole On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of

weeks

at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there about global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really great opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO Communications and Information Sector <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI) is leading the initiative for the General Conference <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation

about

the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). Some background information on recommendations can be found here <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable

policy

mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national policies that align with the recommendation and report on their

compliance.

Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing policy around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education. UNESCO adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will be strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in

education

globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students to consume information, but that support the critical consumption of information as well as empower students and educators to be content creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us the opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of

community

members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on

this

recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how you can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> and French <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> Versions)*Provide your input in this google form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and policy jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide

input.

This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer relationship with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be sharing more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* -- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF) _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

_______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

-- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)

Elly Koepf

2:29 p.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Hi everyone, Thank you Nichole for sharing the link. Wikimedia Deutschland is working for some years in the field of open Educational Ressources (oer) and we also think that we can improve a lot in the Situation of opening up education. Great to hear this political work also starts to grow in the movement. It is the necessary environment for our work to grow. We are also working an a Statement für the UNESCO declaration. On the Website you can download the declaration in english and the way to comment is very easy. So I also empower everyone interested to comment. Thanks for your ideas mina. All the best, Elly Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> schrieb am Di., 15. Mai 2018, 11:46:

...

Hi Mina, I can't promise that we'll have time to read them, but please do send the links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this important topic. best,uh Nichole On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do not

have

the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however have three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else - would be willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored two conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use of Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with the Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open

Education

in Europe 2030 (this has been published on their website). If you think these would help I would be happy to send links :) BW Mina (User:Saintfevrier) On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org>

wrote:

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of

weeks > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there

about

> global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really

great

opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO Communications and Information Sector <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI) is leading the initiative for the General Conference <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation

about

policy

mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national policies that align with the recommendation and report on their

compliance. > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing policy > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education. UNESCO > adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will

strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in

education

community

members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on

this > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how

you

> can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> > and French > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> > Versions)*Provide your input in this google form > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 > P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> > by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and

policy

jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide

input. > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer

relationship

> with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be

sharing

more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* -- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF) _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

_______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

-- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF) _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

Agnes Bruszik

18 May 18 May

8:24 a.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

*Dear Colleagues,Thanks to Nichole for sharing this great news! At WMUK, we have recently carried out at a research exploring the potentials of Wikimedia projects in digital and information literacy development. We propose a framework of skills and education modules based on the framework in the WM context, that are relevant for SDG4.* *Although the document has a focus on the UK, other chapters and user groups might benefit from our work, and use its findings to develop a similar approach to integrate WM, OER, and digital skill education, taking into account, of course, local environmental factors. Please find the document attached.* Wishing you a nice day, WMUK team On 15 May 2018 at 10:45, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do not

have

Education

wrote:

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of

weeks > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there

about

> global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really

great

about

policy

mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national policies that align with the recommendation and report on their

strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us, this means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in

education

community

members around the world who are doing education programs.We have been formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments on

this > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for your > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how

you

policy

jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide

input. > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer

relationship

> with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be

sharing

_______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

-- Best, *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant Wikimedia UK +44 2033720769 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

Nichole Saad

21 May 21 May

2:32 a.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Hi Agnes, Can you attach the framework? I'm excited to look into it! best, Nichole On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Agnes Bruszik < agnes.bruszik(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

...

saintfevrier(a)gmail.com>

wrote:

Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do not

have > the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however have > three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else - would

willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored two conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use of Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with the Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open

Education

wrote:

*Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple of

weeks > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there

about

> global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really

great > > opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The UNESCO > > Communications and Information Sector > > <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI)

> > leading the initiative for the General Conference > > <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a recommendation > about > > the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4).

Some

> > background information on recommendations can be found here > > <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ > > TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. > > A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable > policy > > mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt national > > policies that align with the recommendation and report on their > compliance. > > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing

policy

> > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education.

UNESCO

> adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world will

be > > strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us,

this

> > means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in > education > > globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students to > > consume information, but that support the critical consumption of > > information as well as empower students and educators to be content > > creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us the > > opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of > community > > members around the world who are doing education programs.We have

been

> > formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments

> this > > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for

your

> input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is how

you

policy

jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to provide

input. > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer

relationship

> with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be

sharing

_______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

-- *Nichole Saad* WMF | Education Program Manager nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)

Elly Koepf

22 May 22 May

3:40 a.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Hi Agnes, it would really be interesting to look at it. Thank you for sharing. And thank you all for the insights! best, Elly Herzlichst, Elly Köpf Projektmanagerin Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2018-05-21 8:32 GMT+02:00 Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:

...

Hi Agnes, Can you attach the framework? I'm excited to look into it! best, Nichole On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Agnes Bruszik < agnes.bruszik(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

framework

in the WM context, that are relevant for SDG4.* *Although the document has a focus on the UK, other chapters and user groups might benefit from our work, and use its findings to develop a similar approach to integrate WM, OER, and digital skill education,

taking

into account, of course, local environmental factors. Please find the document attached.* Wishing you a nice day, WMUK team On 15 May 2018 at 10:45, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Mina, > > I can't promise that we'll have time to read them, but please do send

the

links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this important topic. best, Nichole On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou <

saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do

not

> have > > the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however

have

> three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else - would

be > > willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored

two

> > conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use of > > Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with the > > Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open > Education > > in Europe 2030 (this has been published on their website). If you

think

> > these would help I would be happy to send links :) > > > > BW > > Mina (User:Saintfevrier) > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > > *Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple

> > weeks > > > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks there > about > > > global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few really > great > > > opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The

UNESCO

> > Communications and Information Sector > > <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/> (CI)

is > > > leading the initiative for the General Conference > > > <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a

recommendation

> about > > the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4).

Some > > > background information on recommendations can be found here > > > <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ > > > TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. > > > A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an enforceable > > policy > > > mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt

national

> > policies that align with the recommendation and report on their > compliance. > > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing

policy

> > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education.

UNESCO > > > adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world

will

be > > strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For us,

this > > > means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in > > education > > > globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow students

> > > consume information, but that support the critical consumption of > > > information as well as empower students and educators to be content > > > creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us

the

> > opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of > community > > members around the world who are doing education programs.We have

been

> > formally invited to participate in the open invitation for comments

> this > > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking for

your > > > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is

how

> you > > > can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> > > > and French > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> > > > Versions)*Provide your input in this google form > > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 > > > P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> > > > by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and > policy > > > jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some guiding > > > questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to

provide

input. > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer

relationship

> with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be

sharing

> more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* > > > -- > *Nichole Saad* > WMF | Education Program Manager > nsaad(a)wikimedia.org > user: NSaad (WMF) > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

4LT.

United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education

Christina Rupprecht

31 May 31 May

12:12 p.m.

New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Dear all, We have prepared comments on the UNESCO draft. Please find them in our blog <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/05/31/unesco-calls-for-participation-recommendations-on-open-educational-resources/>. More comments and suggestions can still be submitted until June 1st via this link <https://www.oercongress.org/unesco-oer-recommendation/>. Comments on our comments? Please feel free to get back to us :) Best regards, Christina -- Christina Rupprecht Project Manager Education, Science & Culture Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2018-05-22 9:40 GMT+02:00 Elly Koepf <elly.koepf(a)wikimedia.de>de>:

...

Hi Agnes, Can you attach the framework? I'm excited to look into it! best, Nichole On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Agnes Bruszik < agnes.bruszik(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > *Dear Colleagues,Thanks to Nichole for sharing this great news! At

WMUK,

we have recently carried out at a research exploring the potentials of Wikimedia projects in digital and information literacy development. We propose a framework of skills and education modules based on the

framework

taking

the

links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this important topic. best, Nichole On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou <

saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I do

not

> have > > the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do however

have > > > three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else -

would

be > > willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have co-authored

two

think

> > these would help I would be happy to send links :) > > > > BW > > Mina (User:Saintfevrier) > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org

> wrote: > > > > > *Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a couple

of > > > weeks > > > > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks

there

> > about > > > > global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few

really

> great > > > opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The

UNESCO > > > > Communications and Information Sector > > > > <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/>

(CI)

is > > > leading the initiative for the General Conference > > > <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a

recommendation > > > about > > > > the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). > Some > > > > background information on recommendations can be found here > > > > <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ > > > > TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. > > > > A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an

enforceable

> > policy > > > mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt

national

> > policies that align with the recommendation and report on their > compliance. > > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of influencing

policy

> > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in education.

UNESCO > > > adopting this policy will mean that governments around the world

will > > be > > > > strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For

us,

> this > > > > means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation in > > > education > > > > globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow

students

to > > > > consume information, but that support the critical consumption of > > > > information as well as empower students and educators to be

content

> > > creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give us

the > > > > opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work of > > > community > > > > members around the world who are doing education programs.We have > been > > > > formally invited to participate in the open invitation for

comments

> on > > > this > > > > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking

for

your > > > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here is

how > > you > > > > can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both English > > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > > text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> > > > > and French > > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > > text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> > > > > Versions)*Provide your input in this google form > > > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/

1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7

> > > > P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> > > > > by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN and > > policy > > > > jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some

guiding

> > > questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to

provide > > > input. > > > > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer > > relationship > > > > with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to be > > sharing > > > > more opportunities with you in the future. best regards,Nichole* > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Nichole Saad* > > > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > > > nsaad(a)wikimedia.org > > > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Education mailing list > > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Nichole Saad* > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > nsaad(a)wikimedia.org > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > Best, > > *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant > Wikimedia UK > +44 2033720769 > > *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support

our

> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting > Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England

and

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New subject: An opportunity to influence UN policy on Open Educational Resources

Thanks Christina This is a really clear explanation of both the process and the comments. I'm very much in agreement with you about considering open data and open source software and hardware as part of OERs. Best John Best John On Thu, 31 May 2018 at 18:13, Christina Rupprecht < christina.rupprecht(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:

...

Dear all, We have prepared comments on the UNESCO draft. Please find them in our blog < https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/05/31/unesco-calls-for-participation-recomme…

More comments and suggestions can still be submitted until June 1st via this link <https://www.oercongress.org/unesco-oer-recommendation/>. Comments on our comments? Please feel free to get back to us :) Best regards, Christina -- Christina Rupprecht Project Manager Education, Science & Culture Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. 2018-05-22 9:40 GMT+02:00 Elly Koepf <elly.koepf(a)wikimedia.de>de>:

WMUK, > > we have recently carried out at a research exploring the potentials

> > Wikimedia projects in digital and information literacy development.

> > propose a framework of skills and education modules based on the > framework > > in the WM context, that are relevant for SDG4.* > > > > > > *Although the document has a focus on the UK, other chapters and user > > groups might benefit from our work, and use its findings to develop a > > similar approach to integrate WM, OER, and digital skill education, > taking > > into account, of course, local environmental factors. Please find the > > document attached.* > > > > > > > > Wishing you a nice day, > > > > WMUK team > > > > > > > > On 15 May 2018 at 10:45, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > Hi Mina, > > > > > > I can't promise that we'll have time to read them, but please do

send

> the > > > links! Thanks for already putting so much thought into this

important

> > > topic. > > > > > > best, > > > > > > Nichole > > > > > > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM, Mina Theofilatou < > > saintfevrier(a)gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Nichole this is very interesting and promising! Unfortunately I

> not > > > have > > > > the time to go through the jargon and add comments... I do

however

have > > > three things to offer that may help (if you - or someone else -

would > > be > > > > willing to investigate where they could fit in!) I have

co-authored

> two > > > > conference papers - one in Greek and one in English - on the use

> > > > Wikipedia as an OER (Greek) and teaching cultural heritage with

the

> > > > Wikimedia projects (English). The third is a vision paper on Open > > > Education > > > > in Europe 2030 (this has been published on their website). If you > think > > > > these would help I would be happy to send links :) > > > > > > > > BW > > > > Mina (User:Saintfevrier) > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 6:16 PM, Nichole Saad <

nsaad(a)wikimedia.org

> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > *Dear colleagues,As you may have heard, in March I spent a

couple

of > > > weeks > > > > at UNESCO for Mobile Learning Week and to network with folks

there

> > about > > > > global goals for education and Wikimedia in education. A few

really

> great > > > opportunities came up, but one of them is quite pressing. The

UNESCO > > > > Communications and Information Sector > > > > <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/>

(CI) > > is > > > > > leading the initiative for the General Conference > > > > > <https://en.unesco.org/generalconference> to adopt a > recommendation > > > > about > > > > > the use of OERs to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4

(SDG4).

> Some > > > > background information on recommendations can be found here > > > > <http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=23772&URL_DO=DO_ > > > > TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>. > > > > A quick summary is that a recommendation, though not an

enforceable > > > > policy > > > > > mechanism, requires that member states who apply to it adopt > national > > > > > policies that align with the recommendation and report on their > > > > compliance. > > > > > Essentially, we have the opportunity to be a part of

influencing

> > policy > > > > > around the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in

education.

> > UNESCO > > > > > adopting this policy will mean that governments around the

world

will > > be > > > > strongly compelled to support the use of OER in education. For

us, > > this > > > > > means that Wikimedia projects will have a stronger reputation

> > > education > > > > globally. Wikimedia projects are OERs that not only allow

students > to > > > > > consume information, but that support the critical consumption

> > > > information as well as empower students and educators to be

content > > > > > creators. Contributing to this policy recommendation will give

> the > > > > > opportunity to advocate for that message, and support the work

> > > > community > > > > > members around the world who are doing education programs.We

have

> been > > > > formally invited to participate in the open invitation for

comments

> on > > > this > > > > recommendation, and the deadline is set for June 1. I’m asking

for > > your > > > > > input, so that we can make this comment as a collective. Here

> how > > > you > > > > > can participate: *Read the Recommendation.(There are both

English

> > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > > text-for-online-consultation-ENG.pdf> > > > > and French > > > > <https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ > > > > Draft-OER-Recommendation-Version-Draft-18-April-2018- > > > > text-for-online-consultation-FR.pdf> > > > > Versions)*Provide your input in this google form > > > > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/

1FAIpQLSdHGzJZQqs3kbWclQeN5xI7 > > > > > P9e2OY-mlXDP35PYrXtfNWYB7A/viewform?usp=sf_link> > > > > > by May 18. Please note that the document itself is full of UN

and

> > policy > > > > jargon, and may be difficult to analyze. I’ve included some

guiding > > > > > questions in the google form that will hopefully help you to > provide > > > > input. > > > > > This invitation is a good first step in developing a closer > > > relationship > > > > > with UNESCO for Wikimedia projects in Education, and I hope to

> > > sharing > > > > > more opportunities with you in the future. best

regards,Nichole*

> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Nichole Saad* > > > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > > > nsaad(a)wikimedia.org > > > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Education mailing list > > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *Nichole Saad* > > WMF | Education Program Manager > > nsaad(a)wikimedia.org > > user: NSaad (WMF) > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > Best, > > *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant > Wikimedia UK > +44 2033720769 > > *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support

our

> work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting > Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England

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