[Opensource] Cape Town Open Education declaration

[Roland Gesthuizen]

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.
     http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/

It is worth reading the declaration in full and consider adding your name to
the list of signatories. :-)
     http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/read-the-declaration

Regards Roland


1. Educators and learners: First, we encourage educators and learners
to actively participate in the emerging open education movement.
Participating includes: creating, using, adapting and improving open
educational resources; embracing educational practices built around
collaboration, discovery and the creation of knowledge; and inviting
peers and colleagues to get involved. Creating and using open
resources should be considered integral to education and should be
supported and rewarded accordingly.

2. Open educational resources: Second, we call on educators, authors,
publishers and institutions to release their resources openly. These
open educational resources should be freely shared through open
licences which facilitate use, revision, translation, improvement and
sharing by anyone. Resources should be published in formats that
facilitate both use and editing, and that accommodate a diversity of
technical platforms. Whenever possible, they should also be available
in formats that are accessible to people with disabilities and people
who do not yet have access to the Internet.

3. Open education policy: Third, governments, school boards, colleges
and universities should make open education a high priority. Ideally,
taxpayer-funded educational resources should be open educational
resources. Accreditation and adoption processes should give preference
to open educational resources. Educational resource repositories
should actively include and highlight open educational resources
within their collections.



-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"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
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