Something I am cross posting from another list. Apologies if this has already been posted here. This is an interesting movement when you read the strategies about around open teaching practices and technologies.<br> <a href="http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/">http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/</a><br>
<br>It is worth reading the declaration in full and consider adding your name to the list of signatories. :-)<br>
<a href="http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/read-the-declaration">http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/read-the-declaration</a><br>
<br>Regards Roland<br>
<br><blockquote><br> 1. Educators and learners: First, we encourage educators and learners<br> to actively participate in the emerging open education movement.<br> Participating includes: creating, using, adapting and improving open<br>
educational resources; embracing educational practices built around<br> collaboration, discovery and the creation of knowledge; and inviting<br> peers and colleagues to get involved. Creating and using open<br> resources should be considered integral to education and should be<br>
supported and rewarded accordingly.<br><br> 2. Open educational resources: Second, we call on educators, authors,<br> publishers and institutions to release their resources openly. These<br> open educational resources should be freely shared through open<br>
licences which facilitate use, revision, translation, improvement and<br> sharing by anyone. Resources should be published in formats that<br> facilitate both use and editing, and that accommodate a diversity of<br> technical platforms. Whenever possible, they should also be available<br>
in formats that are accessible to people with disabilities and people<br> who do not yet have access to the Internet.<br><br> 3. Open education policy: Third, governments, school boards, colleges<br> and universities should make open education a high priority. Ideally,<br>
taxpayer-funded educational resources should be open educational<br> resources. Accreditation and adoption processes should give preference<br> to open educational resources. Educational resource repositories<br> should actively include and highlight open educational resources<br>
within their collections.<br></blockquote> <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead