Open-Education.md

JOIN! / Communication Channels

• Open Education Platform Mailing List
• IM channel: sign up here. It will send you an invitation email. You can then sign up to the #cc-openedu channel.
• Open Source IM option (IRC): To join the #creativecommons-openedu IRC channel, just connect via Freenode. (If you have any questions, ask “robmyers” on slack or IRC.)
• Hashtag: #ccopenedu

Background

• See: Working Document

• 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. Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or “platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. This document is a set of draft ideas to launch a CC Global Network Open Education Platform.

Goals and Objectives

• See: Working document

• Platform members are currently dicussing Goals. Draft ideas to date:

  • Increase education equity by reducing barriers to education, including access, cost, language, cultural context, and technical format.
  • Ensure educators have the legal rights to retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute educational resources as they determine – without having to ask permission.
  • Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public funds spent on education.
  • Connect communities of educators and learners around OER and OEP.
  • Demonstrate the pedagogic value of digital, internet and alternative low-bandwidth technologies to further open education.
  • Identify research needed for OER, OEP and open education licensing policies, and work with global research teams to close the gaps.
  • Increase the amount of OER available in languages less represented on the internet than English
  • Empower “disfavored regions” to develop contextually appropriate open policies and to enhance/increase the presence of Open content representing their region.
  • Ensure educators have the legal rights and working knowledge of open licenses in order to exercise 5 Rs permissions to localize OER.

Achievements (what has been done so far)

• Launched the platform at the 2017 CC Summit.
• Monthly meetings.
• Communications setup (see below).
• Growing membership through targeted invitations.

Current status

• Recruiting members. All are welcome.
• Invitation letter sent to OER lists and individuals around the world in September, 2017.

Activities plan

• See: Working Document

Resources (where to find more info, documentation, etc.)

• See: Working Document

Next Meeting / Call

• Meeting minutes and Next Meeting links on: Working Document
• Next meeting: October 18: 8:00pm / October 19: 9:00am (PDT, UTC -7)