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Translations: Newsletter Feb. 2010

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El mes pasado anunciamos nuestro nuevo formato de boletín informativo del OCW Consortium. Cada mes estaremos enviando un breve boletín de noticias con los próximos eventos y actualizaciones de los miembros alrededor del mundo, y cuatro veces al año el boletín presentará un tema de interés para la comunidad OCW desarrollado con mayor profundidad. Por favor envíe sus noticias, eventos y sugerencias a: newsletter@ocwconsortium.org. Siempre estaremos encantados de saber de ustedes.

Novedades

La comunicación con miembros del OCW Consortium será traducida en diferentes idiomas gracias a los esfuerzos de los voluntarios. Por favor ingrese a www.ocwconsortium.org y acceda a su cuenta para seleccionar el idioma de su preferencia. Si usted quisiera formar parte del equipo de traductores y dispone del tiempo para elaborar traducciones en su idioma, por favor contactemos vía correo electrónico a través de: feedback@ocwconsortium.org

La universidad “University of Cape Town”, un nuevo miembro del OCW Consortium, lanzó su sitio web “Open UCT”, en un evento de lanzamiento el 12 de febrero del 2010. Los representantes de diversas universidades de Sudáfrica, así como el Consejo Directivo de OCW Consortium y su Personal, estuvieron presentes para apoyar este significativo suceso para la UCT. Para obtener más información, consulte su sitio web en: opencontent.uct.ac.za

Las Universidades, “University of the Western Cape” (UWC), “University of Cape Town” (UCT) y el OpenCourseWare Consortium co-patrocinaron un simposio sobre los REA y OCW en la Educación Superior de Sudáfrica. Tanto el contexto internacional como el Sudafricano fueron presentados por expertos procedentes de una variedad de instituciones, incluyendo algunos representantes del Consejo Directivo del OCW Consortium.

La formación de comunidades de interés: Hemos recibido varias peticiones de miembros indicando su interés por contar con un espacio activo para intercambiar puntos de vista e información sobre temas de interés común, tales como Agricultura, Salud, REA y OCW para Educación Media Superior o Enseñanza Media, etc. Si tiene interés en formar o participar en alguno de estos grupos, por favor, póngase en contacto con nosotros en: feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

El OCW Consortium celebró su Junta de Consejo de Ene / Feb en Cape Town, Sudáfrica, los días 10 y 11 de febrero. La mayoría de los miembros del Consejo de Directores del OCWC pudieron asistir. Los debates se centraron en la próxima reunión mundial que se llevará a cabo en Vietnam, presentación del trabajo realizado por los comités y el personal, y la orientación futura de la organización.

Se acercan las elecciones! El Consejo de Directores deberá asignar 6 puestos durante este año electoral. Durante las próximas dos semanas, nuestros coordinadores de Servicios a Miembros se pondrán en contacto con cada institución para confirmar los datos de su contacto primario y certificador asignado para la elección. Estarás recibiendo un e-mail de solicitud de candidaturas el 10 de marzo. Las candidaturas se cerrarán el 26 de marzo, y las votaciones permanecerán abiertas del 7 al 23 de abril.

Gary Matkin, Tesorero del OCW Consortium, fue reconocido con el premio de Excelencia de Logros (Excellence in Achievement Award) por la Asociación de Alumnos de Cal en la Universidad de UC Berkeley. Puede encontrar más información aquí.

Próximos eventos:

Las PPC se han cerrado: Les damos las gracias a todos ustedes que presentaron propuestas de presentaciones para la conferencia mundial de OCW Consortium en Hanoi. El comité de selección está examinando dichas propuestas y responderá a cada una de ellas a más tardar el 1 de marzo. El calendario preliminar de las sesiones se publicará en el sitio web de la conferencia ese mismo día. Por favor contacte a Meena Hwang, Directora de Relaciones Comunitarias, en meena@ocwconsortium.org si usted tiene alguna pregunta o sugerencia al respecto.

OCWC Mundial 2010: Las inscripciones están abiertas para la conferencia del OCW Consortium Mundial, sobre Políticas Educativa y OCW, que se llevará a cabo del 5 al 7 de mayo en Hanoi, Vietnam. Representantes de los gobiernos de todo el mundo se unirán en las discusiones para examinar formas en que OCW puede apoyar las metas educativas en distintos sectores de la sociedad. Incluyendo el mejoramiento de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, la formación laboral, campañas de educación pública, el aprendizaje continuo y permanente, además de la búsqueda por cerrar brechas entre la Educación Media y la Educación Superior. Las tarifas de registros anticipados estarán disponibles hasta el 15 de marzo. Para registros y mayores informes favor de visitar: http://conference.ocwconsortium.org

El webinario del mes de marzo será sobre el “Uso de Creative Commons para Contenidos OCW” y se llevará a cabo el próximo 4 de marzo, a las 10AM EST. Si usted es un principiante o un experto en cuestiones de propiedad intelectual, el seminario será un buen lugar para aprender y compartir sus ideas. Los webinarios del OCW Consortium son gratuitos y están abiertos a cualquier persona interesada en OCW. No hay necesidad de registrarse, simplemente visite: http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc para unirse.

上月，我们提出开放课程协会的新闻邮件将采用新的格式。接下来的每个月，我们将继续寄送关于“即将举行的活动”和“信息简报”的新闻邮件，内容来自世界各地的协会成员。另外，一年中我们还将分四次发送深度报道，内容涉及开放课程协会社区相关的话题。如果您有新消息和活动，或是任何建议，请发送电子邮件至：newsletter@ocwconsortium.org

信息简报：

开放课程协会（the OpenCourseWare Consortium）将会以各种语言给协会成员发布消息，这些翻译来自志愿者。请访问网站www.ocwconsortium.org并用您的帐号登录，来设定“语言选项”（“selection of language for communication”一栏）。如果您愿意贡献时间翻译文档，请发送电子邮件至feedback@ocwconsortium.org。
开放课程协会新成员——开普敦大学（the University of Cape Town），其新网站Open UCT在2月12日正式上线了。南非的几所大学的代表们和开放课程协会的董事会成员以及职员与会，表示对UCT阶段成果的支持。更多信息，请访问网站opencontent.uct.ac.za。

西开普大学（the University of the Western Cape）、开普敦大学（the University of Cape Town）以及开放课程协会（the OpenCourseWare Consortium）共同主办了“南非高等教育中的开放教育资源和开放课程”会议（OER and OCW in South African Higher Education）。会议内容结合了国际形势和南非国情，这些观点来自不同院校、各个组织的成员，其中包括开放课程协会的董事会成员代表。

形成社团：我们获悉，很多协会成员对于共同兴趣的领域，比如中等教育、高等教育中的农业、卫生、开放教育资源和开放课程协会，希望能有一个活跃的空间交换观点和信息。如果您有意组织或参于这类社团，请联系我们：feedback@ocwconsortium.org。

开放课程协会于2月10日至11日在南非开普敦举行双月（1月份和2月份）的董事会会议。来自世界各地的董事会成员多数出席。讨论内容集中在以下几点：即将在越南召开的全球会议、协会成员和员工的工作进展以及开放课程协会的未来发展方向。

选期即将开始！每年开放课程协会董事会成员需要通过选举产生六名成员。在接下来的两周里，我们的协会成员服务协调人（Membership Services Coordinators）将联系各个成员单位，来确认选举相关的主要联系人和证明人。请在3月10日之前确认查收“提名申请函”。提名将于3月26日中止，4月7日至23日进行公开投票。

开放课程协会的财务主管Gary Matkin先生，被加州大学伯克利分校（UC Berkeley）的校友会（California Alumni Association）授予“杰出成就奖”（the Excellence in Achievement award）。您可以从这里了解更多信息。

即将举行的活动：

提案已结束：在此，感谢各位为河内开放课程协会全球会议的提案。评选委员会正在审阅提案并在3月1日前答复。全球会议的初步日程安排将在3月1日公布在会议网站上（http://conference.ocwconsortium.org/）。如果您有任何关于提案或会议的疑问，请发送电子邮件到meena@ocwconsortium.org，联系社区拓展主席Meena Hwang女士。

开放课程协会全球会议2010: 将于5月5日至7日在越南河内举行的题为“教育策略和开放课程”的全球会开始接受登记注册。届时将有来自世界各地的政府代表参与讨论，来探索社会各个部门中如何让协会更好地服务教育，内容包括：改进的教与学、劳动力培训、公共教育运动、终身学习和中高等教育之间的过渡。3月15日前可享受注册费用折扣，请访问http://conference.ocwconsortium.org/来注册并获得更多讯息。

3月份的网路会议“使用‘共同创作’协议的开放课程”将在美国东部时间3月4日周四上午10点（北京时间3月4日晚上11点）开始。无论你在知识产权方面是新手或是专家，网路会议将会是一个学习和交流想法的理想场所。开放课程协会网路会议对所有有兴趣的人免费开放。无需注册，只需访问以下链接参与会议：http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc。

Bản dịch sẽ được đăng trên Blog của OCW.
Tháng trước, chúng tôi đã công bố định dạng mới của bản tin Hiệp hội Học liệu mở (OCWC). Mỗi tháng, chúng tôi sẽ gửi một bản tin ngắn thông báo các sự kiện sắp diễn ra và cập nhật nhanh từ các thành viên trên toàn thế giới, và mỗi năm sẽ có 4 bản tin đăng tải sâu hơn về một chủ đề đang được cả cộng đồng OCW quan tâm. Xin vui lòng gửi các tin tức, sự kiện và góp ý của bạn về địa chỉ email: newsletter@ocwconsortium.org.

Cập nhật

Thông tin của OCWC đến với các các thành viên của mình sẽ được dịch sang các ngôn ngữ khác nhau nhờ vào sự giúp sức của các tình nguyện viên. Hãy truy cập trang web: www.ocwconsortium.org và đăng nhập tài khoản của bạn để chọn ngôn ngữ phù hợp. Nếu bạn có thể tình nguyện dịch tài liệu sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, xin vui lòng gửi thư đến địa chỉ email: feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

Đại học Cape Town, một thành viên mới của OCWC, đã chính thức khởi động trang web Open UCT của họ ngày 12 tháng 2. Các đại diện của một số trường đại học tại Nam Phi và Hội đồng quản trị và nhân viên của OCWC cũng đã có mặt để hỗ trợ cho sự kiện quan trọng này của Đại học Cape Town. Để biết thêm thông tin, xin bạn vui lòng truy cập trang web: opencontent.uct.ac.za

Đại học Western Cape, Đại học Cape Town và OCWC đã đồng tài trợ cho một hội nghị chuyên đề về Tài nguyên Giáo dục mở (OER) và Học liệu mở (OCW) trong giáo dục Đại học tại Nam Phi. Các bối cảnh của quốc tế và của Nam Phi đã được trình bày bởi một panelists đến từ nhiều tổ chức khác nhau, bao gồm cả đại diện Hội đồng quản trị của OCWC.

Thành lập các cộng đồng có mối quan tâm chung: Chúng tôi đã nhận đựợc phản hồi từ rất nhiều thành viên rằng các bạn muốn có một không gian riêng để trao đổi các quan điểm và thông tin về các lĩnh vực quan tâm chung, chẳng hạn như Nông nghiệp, Y tế, OER và OCW cho các trường Cao đẳng cộng đồng hay trong giáo dục phổ thông, v.v. Nếu bạn quan tâm đến việc thành lập hoặc tham gia vào các nhóm như vậy, xin vui lòng liên hệ với chúng tôi qua địa chỉ email: feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

OCWC tổ chức cuộc Họp Hội đồng quản trị tháng 1/ tháng 2 từ ngày 10 đến ngày 11 tháng 2 tại Cape Town, Nam Phi. Gần như tất cả các thành viên trong Ban giám đốc từ khắp nơi trên thế giới đã đến tham dự cuộc họp. Các bài thảo luận tập trung vào cuộc họp toàn cầu sắp tới tại Việt Nam, thông tin cập nhật về công tác thực hiện từ các ủy ban và nhân viên, và bàn phương hướng sắp tới cho tổ chức.

Cuộc bầu cử sắp tới! Hội đồng quản trị của OCWC sẽ cần tuyển 6 thành viên trong cuộc bầu cử năm nay. Trong vòng hai tuần tới, các Điều phối viên dịch vụ thành viên của chúng tôi sẽ liên hệ với từng cơ sở giáo dục thành viên để xác nhận đầu mối liên lạc chính của cơ sở và ứng cử viên cho cuộc bầu cử. Hãy xem trong e-mail yêu cầu thông tin đề cử sẽ được gửi ra ngày 10 tháng 3. Đề cử sẽ đóng vào vào ngày 26 tháng 3, và phiếu bầu sẽ được mở từ ngày 7 đến hết ngày 23 tháng 4.
Gary Matkin, Giám đốc tài chính của OCWC, đã được chọn cho giải thưởng thành tựu xuất sắc do Hiệp hội cựu sinh viên Cal tại UC Berkeley bình bầu. Để biết thêm thông tin, xin bạn vui lòng truy cập tại đây.

Các sự kiện sắp tới:

CFP hiện tại đã đóng cửa: Xin cảm ơn tất cả các bạn đã gửi đề xuất cho các trình bày tại hội nghị toàn cầu OCWC tại Hà Nội. Ủy ban tuyển chọn đang xem xét các đề xuất này và sẽ phản hồi tới mỗi đề xuất vào ngày 1 tháng 3. Chương trình sơ bộ của hội nghị sẽ được đăng trên trang web của hội nghị ngày hôm đó. Xin vui lòng liên hệ với Bà Meena Hwang, Giám đốc chương trình Tiếp cận Cộng đồng, tại địa chỉ email: meena@ocwconsortium.org nếu bạn có bất kỳ câu hỏi nào về các đề xuất hoặc hội nghị.

Hội nghị OCWC toàn cầu năm 2010: Bản đăng ký cho hội nghị toàn cầu OCWC về Chính sách giáo dục và OCW tại Hà Nội, Việt Nam từ tháng 5-7 đã được mở. Đại diện của các chính phủ từ khắp nơi trên thế giới sẽ tham gia vào các cuộc thảo luận để tìm hiểu cách thức mà OCW có thể hỗ trợ các mục tiêu giáo dục trong các lĩnh vực khác nhau của xã hội, bao gồm cải thiện việc dạy và học tập, đào tạo nhân lực, các chiến dịch giáo dục cộng đồng, học tập suôt đời và chuyển tiếp giữa giáo dục trung học và giáo dục đại học. Các đăng ký sớm sẽ được giảm giá tới hết ngày 15 tháng 3. Nếu bạn muốn đăng ký hoặc muốn biết thêm thông tin, xin vui lòng truy cập trang web: http://conference.ocwconsortium.org.

Hội nghị chuyên đề qua trang web (webinar) tháng 3 về “Sử dụng Creative Commons cho các nội dung của OCW” sẽ diễn ra ngày 4 tháng ba, Thứ năm lúc 10 giờ sáng (EST). Dù bạn không có kiến thức hay bạn là một chuyên gia đối với các vấn đề về sở hữu trí tuệ, webinar sẽ là một cơ hội tốt để bạn học hỏi và chia sẻ những ý tưởng của bạn. Các webinar của OCWC được mở miễn phí cho bất kỳ ai quan tâm đến OCW. Để tham gia, bạn không cần phải đăng ký mà chỉ cần truy cập trang web: http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc.

Updates

Komunikasi antara OCW Consortium dengan para anggotanya akan diterjemahkan ke dalam berbagai bahasa. Terima kasih atas kontribusi para sukarelawan yang telah melakukan proses translasi. Silakan klik ke www.ocwconsortium.org dan login ke akun Anda untuk mendapatkan pilihan bahasa yang Anda inginkan. Jika Anda bersedia menjadi sukarelawan untuk menerjemahkan dokumen ke dalam bahasa setempat Anda, silakan mengirim email ke feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

Universitas Cape Town, anggota baru OCW Consortium, meluncurkan situs Open UCT pada tanggal 12 Februari lalu. Acara peluncuran tersebut dihadiri oleh perwakilan dari beberapa universitas di Afrika Selatan dan Board of Directors serta staf dari OCW Consortium untuk mendukung perkembangan UCT. Informasi yang lebih lengkap dapat diperoleh di website : opencontent.uct.ac.za

Universitas Western Cape, Universitas Cape Town dan OCW Consortium turut mensponsori simposium tentang “OER and OCW in South African Higher Education”. Simposium tersebut dihadiri oleh perwakilan dari Afrika Selatan dan luar negeri yang terdiri dari para panelis yang berasal dari beragam institusi, termasuk Boards of Director dari OCW Consortium.

Communities of interest forming: Kami telah mengetahui dari sejumlah anggota bahwa Anda membutuhkan ruang untuk bertukar pikiran, informasi dan sudut pandang dalam ranah yang diminati bersama, seperti agrikultur, kesehatan, OER dan OCW untuk Community Colleges dan sekolah menengah, dan lain-lain. Jika Anda tertarik untuk membentuk dan bergabung dalam komunitas tersebut, silakan hubungi kami melalui email ke feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

Pada tanggal 10-11 Februari 2010 lalu, OCW Consortium mengadakan board meeting untuk bulan Januari/Februari di Cape Town, Arfika Selatan. Rapat tersebut dihadiri oleh hampir semua pimpinan dari seluruh dunia. Diskusi dalam rapat tersebut berfokus pada Global Meeting yang akan dilaksanakan di Vietnam, perkembangan terbaru dari hasil kerja para komite dan staf dan pembahasan tentang tujuan organisasi di masa yang akan datang.

Election’s coming up! OCW Boards of Director akan mengisi 6 buah kursi dalam pemilihan tahun ini. Selama dua minggu mendatang, Membership Service Coordinator akan menghubungi setiap anggota institusi untuk mengkomfirmasi informasi kontak utama dan keikutsertaan Anda dalam pemilihan. Email permintaan nominasi akan Anda terima pada tanggal 10 Maret. Proses nominasi akan berakhir pada tanggal 26 Maret dan voting secara tertutup akan dibuka mulai tanggal 7 hingga 23 April.

Gary Matkin, bendahara dari OCW Consortium, memperoleh penghargaan Excellence in Achievement dari Cal Alumni Association di UC Berkeley. Informasi selengkapnya dapat Anda peroleh disini. (linked)

Upcoming events:

Penutupan CFP : Terima kasih kepada Anda yang telah mengirimkan proposal untuk presentasi dalam OCW Consotium’s Global Conference di Hanoi. Komite seleksi sedang menyeleksi seluruh proposal dan akan memberikan respon pada tanggal 1 Maret. Jadwal awal dari sesi presentasi akan diunggah di website konferensi pada hari yang sama. Silakan hubungi Meena Hwang, Director of Community Outreach, melalui email ke meena@ocwconsortium.org.

OCWC Global 2010: Pendaftaran untuk mengikuti OCW Consortium global conference on Educational Policy and OCW yang akan diadakan di Hanoi, Vietnam pada tanggal 5-7 Mei, telah dibuka. Perwakilan pemerintah dari seluruh dunia akan ikut bergabung dalam diskusi yang akan mencari cara-cara yang bisa dilakukan OCW untuk mendukung tujuan pendidikan di berbagai sektor masyarakat, termasuk peningkatan pengajaran dan pembelajaran, pelatihan bagi karyawan, kampanye pendidikan untuk publik, life-long learning dan penghubungan antara sekolah menengah dan pendidikan tinggi. Pengurangan tarif registrasi awal tersedia hingga tanggal 15 Maret. Untuk pendaftaran dan informasi selengkapnya, kunjungi http://conference.ocwconsortium.org.

Webinar untuk bulan Maret dengan tema “Using Creative Commons for OCW Contents” akan diadakan pada hari, Kamis, 4 Maret pukul 10.00 AM EST. Webinar akan menjadi tempat yang tepat untuk belajar dan berbagi ide dari Anda, baik yang pemula maupun ahli dalam hal intellectual property issues. OCW Consortium Webinars bebas dari biaya dan terbuka bagi siapa saja yang tertarik dengan OCW. Anda tidak perlu melakukan registrasi terlebih dahulu, cukup klik ke http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc.

OCW Consortium Newsletter Feb. 2010

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Last month we announced our new format for the OCW Consortium newsletter. Each month we will send out a short newsletter with upcoming events and brief updates from members around the world, and four times a year the newsletter will feature more in-depth coverage of a topic of interest to the OCW community. Please send your news items, events and suggestions to: newsletter@ocwconsortium.org.

Updates:

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, the OCW Consortium’s communications to its members soon will be translated into different languages Please go to www.ocwconsortium.org and log into your account to select the language in which you prefer to receive our communications. If you can volunteer a few hours translating documentation into your own language, please email feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

The University of Cape Town, a new member of the OCW Consortium, launched its Open UCT site at a kick-off event on February 12. Representatives from several South African universities as well as the OCW Consortium’s Board of Directors and staff were present to celebrate this milestone for UCT. For more information, see the UCT website at: opencontent.uct.ac.za

The University of the Western Cape, the University of Cape Town and the OpenCourseWare Consortium co-sponsored a symposium on “OER and OCW in South African Higher Education.” Both the international and South African contexts were presented by panelists from a variety of institutions, including representatives from the OCW Consortium’s Board of Directors.

Communities of interest forming: We have heard from many members who would like an active space to exchange viewpoints and information on areas of common interest such as Agriculture, Health, OER and OCW for Community Colleges or for Secondary Education. If you are interested in forming or participating in such groups, please contact us at feedback@ocwconsortium.org.

The OCW Consortium held its Jan/Feb Board meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 10-11. Nearly all Board members from around the world were able to attend. Discussions focused on the upcoming global meeting in Vietnam, updates on work done by committees and staff, and future directions for the organization.

Election’s coming up! The OCW Board of Directors will need to fill 6 seats through elections this year. Over the coming two weeks, our Membership Services Coordinators will be contacting each member institution to confirm its primary contact and certifier for the election. Look for an e-mail requesting nominations by March 10. Nominations will close on March 26, and ballots will be open for voting from April 7-23.

Gary Matkin, Treasurer of the OCW Consortium, was selected for the Excellence in Achievement award by the Cal Alumni Association at UC Berkeley. You can find more information here.

Upcoming Events

Call For Proposals now closed: Thank you to all of you who submitted proposals for presentations at OCW Consortium’s global conference in Hanoi. The selection committee is reviewing these proposals and will respond to each submission by March 1. A preliminary schedule of sessions will be posted on the conference website on that day. Please contact Meena Hwang, Director of Community Outreach, at meena@ocwconsortium.org if you have any questions about the proposals or the conference.

OCWC Global 2010: Registration is open for the OCW Consortium global conference on Educational Policy and OCW in Hanoi, Vietnam from May 5-7. Government representatives from around the world will join the discussions, exploring ways that OCW can support educational goals in various sectors of society. Some of these include improvement of teaching and learning, workforce training, public education campaigns, life-long learning and bridging secondary and higher education. Reduced early bird registration rates are available through March 15. See http://conference.ocwconsortium.org to register or for more information.

The March webinar is on “Using Creative Commons for OCW Content” on March 4th, Thursday at 10AM EST. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in intellectual property issues, the webinar will be a good place to learn and to share your ideas. OCW Consortium Webinars are open to anyone interested in OCW, and they are free of charge. There is no need to register; simply go to http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc to join.

OCWC Webinar February 2010 : Using Moodle for OCW

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The OCWC webinar this month is on “Using Moodle for OpenCourseWare projects”. The speaker is Jenny Gray of the Open University, UK. She is the lead technical developer for the OpenLearn project. As you can see from the website, there has been a lot of customization of Moodle to provide a platform for open contents, collaboration and discussion. This webinar will be helpful for those who are planning to open an OpenCourseWare site but have not decided on what content management system to use. Jenny will talk about why using Moodle for an OpenCourseWare project makes sense, and what kind of functions and customization are possible with Moodle.

Moodle is one of the most widely used learning management systems in the world and is an open source program. Join us in the webinar and hear about how you can utilize your existing LMS to open your education contents to the world. You can also use this open source program to easily set up a simple OpenCourseWare site. This webinar is intended for all audience regardless of the technical background and is open for free to anyone interested in OpenCourseWare. To participate, go to http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/ocwc . There is no need to register.

OCWC Newsletter January 2010

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OCWC Newsletter January 2010

OCWC Newsletter January 2010


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New Newsletter for the New Year!
The OpenCourseWare Consortium is launching a new format for our newsletters to give more information on events and issues of interest to the OCW community. Each month we will send out “Events and Updates”, which will list OCW-related events and short updates on issues or projects. Each quarter we’ll put together an in-depth newsletter focused on a single issue.

If you have an update to share, or your institution is sponsoring an event that would be of interest to Consortium members, please send a 2-4 sentence description and link to: newsletter@ocwconsortium.org. We also welcome your suggestions of themes for the quarterly newsletters.

We will continue to translate both the monthly updates and quarterly newsletters into multiple languages. If you are able to help us with translations into additional languages, please let us know!

OCWC Website Survey
We are in the process of redesigning the OCWC website, and we need your input! Please let us know about your experiences with the website and what you would like to see for the future. Click on the survey links below. It is our goal to make a website that best serves our members and users. The survey will take about five minutes to complete. The links will be open until January 31st.

Chinese http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/69HTW6W
English http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BGH3WMZ
Korean http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8FW2BGP
Spanish http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8LGMGV

OCWC Global 2010
Call for Proposals for the OCW Consortium’s annual conference is now open! This year’s theme is Educational Policy and OpenCourseWare. We are accepting proposals in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese, and we will provide translators for presentations made in these languages. Registration for OCWC Global will begin February 1, 2010. Please visit our conference site at http://conference.ocwconsortium.org

Monthly OCWC Webinar
Our next webinar is “Using Moodle for OpenCourseWare” with Jenny Gray. It will be held on February 4th at 10AM EST. Jenny is the lead technical developer of the OpenLearn project at Open University, UK. She is an expert on Moodle customization and will be sharing her experiences and insights. There is no need to register. Just click here and join the webinar. Videos of the monthly webinars are available on http://www.youtube.com/ocwconsortium.

Upcoming Events
* Workshop on Open Educational Resources in South Africa, and the launch of the University of Cape Town’s OpenContent Directory on Friday, 12 February, 2010, sponsored by the University of the Western Cape, the University of Cape Town and the OpenCourseWare Consortium. For more information, please contact igorlesko@ocwconsortium.org
* The Fifth International Conference of MIT Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC), May 23-26, 2010, University Leadership: Bringing Technology-Enabled Education to Learners of All Ages. http://linc.mit.edu/linc2010/

New Members

Institutional members:
AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland)
Gunadarma University (Indonesia)
Hallym University (Korea)
Pontificia Univresidad Catolica De Valparaiso (Chile)
Silla University (Korea)
South East European University (Macedonia)
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)

Affiliate members:
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (U.S.A)
Russian OCW (Russia)
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (U.S.A.)

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BOLETÍN OCWC ENERO 2010

Boletín para el año nuevo!

El OpenCourseWareConsortium está lanzando un nuevo formato para nuestros boletines mensuales con el objetivo de brindar mayor información sobre eventos y temas de interés para la comunidad OCWC. Enviaremos mensualmente un nuevo apartado de “Eventos y actualizaciones” en el que se mencionarán los eventos y actualizaciones con relación a temas y proyectos del OCWC. Cada trimestre publicaremos un boletín a fondo referente a un tema en específico.

Si cuenta con alguna actualización que quisiera compartirnos, o su institución está patrocinando un evento que puede ser de interés para los miembros del Conosrcio, por favor envíe una breve (2-4 oraciones) descripción del evento a: newsletter@ocwconsortium.org; también agradeceremos las sugerencias de temas para las publicaciones trimestrales.

Seguiremos traduciendo tanto las actualizaciones mensuales como los boletines trimestrales en diversos idiomas. Si usted es capaz de ayudarnos con las traducciones de otros idiomas, por favor háganoslo saber!

Encuesta del sitio web del OCWC

Estamos en el proceso de rediseño de la página OCWC, y sus comentarios nos serán de gran utilidad! Nos gustaría compartiera con nosotros las experiencias que ha tenido con el sitio web y qué le gustaría encontrar en ella en un futuro. Nuestra meta es hacer un sitio web que brinde mejor servicio a nuestros miembros y usuarios. La encuesta le tomará no más de cinco minutos en contestar y se mantendrá abierta hasta el 31 de enero. De clic en la liga del idioma de su preferencia para participar:

Chino http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/69HTW6W
Ingles http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BGH3WMZ
Koreano http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8FW2BGP
Español http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8LGMGV

OCWC Global 2010

La convocatoria de propuestas para la Conferencia Anual del OCWC se encuentra ahora abierta! El tema de este año es la Política Educativa y OpenCourseWare. Estamos aceptando propuestas en Inglés, Español, Chino y Vietnamita, y proporcionaremos traductores para el desarrollo de presentaciones en estos idiomas. El registro para participar en el OCWC Global 2010 comenzará el 01 de febrero de 2010. Por favor visite nuestro sitio de Conferencias en: http://conference.ocwconsortium.org

Webinario Mensual OCWC

Nuestro próximo webinario cubrirá el tema de “Utilización de Moodle para OpenCourseWare” con Jennifer Gray. Se llevará a cabo el 04 de febrero a las 10AM EST (tiempo del Este). Jenny es la desarrolladora técnica principal del proyecto OpenLearn en Open University, Reino Unido. Ella es una experta en la personalización de Moodle y va a compartir sus experiencias y puntos de vista. No hay necesidad de registrarse, simplemente de clic en la siguiente liga y únase al webinario. http://www.youtube.com/ocwconsortium. Los vídeos de los webinarios mensuales están disponibles en la misma liga.

Próximos Eventos

* Taller sobre Recursos Educativos Abiertos (REA) en Sudáfrica, y el lanzamiento del OpenContent de la Universidad de Cape Town. El cual tendrá verificativo el próximo viernes, 12 de febrero de 2010. Evento patrocinado por la Universidad del Western Cape, la Universidad de Cape Town y el OCWConsortium. Para mayores informes, contactar a Igor Lesko en: igorlesko@ocwconsortium.org
* La Quinta Conferencia Internacional de Aprendizaje del MIT, Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC). Se llevará a cabo del 23-26 de mayo de 2010. Universidad de Liderazgo: Llevar la educación basada en tecnología a estudiantes de todas las edades. http://linc.mit.edu/linc2010/

Nuevos Miembros

Miembros Institucionales:
AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland)
Gunadarma University (Indonesia)
Hallym University (Korea)
Pontificia Univresidad Catolica De Valparaiso (Chile)
Silla University (Korea)
South East European University (Macedonia)
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Universitat de Lleida (Spain)

Miembros Filiales:
International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (U.S.A)
Russian OCW (Russia)
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (U.S.A.)

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新年新气象！
开放课程协会（the OpenCourseWare Consortium）将以新的邮件样式，给协会成员递送更多相关资讯和活动介绍。每月，我们都将寄送“活动介绍和最新滚动讯息”，内容是开放课程协会相关的各种活动，以及针对具体项目或事件的最新消息。每个季度，我们还将某个事件的深度资讯整编成册。
如果您愿分享信息，或是贵方有意成为协会成员、举办活动，请稍做介绍并寄送以下电子邮件信箱newsletter@ocwconsortium.org。另外，我们欢迎各种建议，为每个季度的邮件提供内容或是主题。
我们将一如既往地翻译每个月、每个季度的邮件成多种语言。如果您愿意帮助提供其他语种翻译，请和我们联系，联系的电子邮箱是meena@ocwconsortium.org。

网站调查
目前我们正在重新设计开放课程网站的布局，同时需要您的建议！如果您有时间，不妨谈谈您对当前网站的使用感受，或是聊聊您对网站的期望。再请您点击以下链接，做个简短调查吧？！调查大约需要5分钟，我们相信您的支持能让协会网站更好地服务协会成员和其他用户。请在1月31日前完成调查，谢谢！
中文版 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/69HTW6W
英文版 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BGH3WMZ
韩文版 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8FW2BGP
西班牙语版 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8LGMGV

开放课程协会全球会议2010
开放课程协会年度会议开始活动征集了！今年的主题是“教育策略和开放课程”（Educational Policy and OpenCourseWare）。我们将接受中文、英文、西班牙语或越南语的活动建议，并且我们将为与会者提供这些语种的翻译。开放课程协会全球会议的注册，将在2010年2月1日开始。届时，恭请访问会议网站 http://conference.ocwconsortium.org。

每月的开放课程协会网路会议
我们的下个网路会议内容是Jenny Gray的“开放课程中Moodle工具的使用”（“Using Moodle for OpenCourseWare”）。会议将在美国东部时间2月4日上午10点（北京时间2月4日下午11点）开始。Jenny是英国开放大学（Open University, UK）的开发学习项目（OpenLearn project）中的技术开发主管。她是Moodle工具定制的专家，而且也愿意分享她的经验和观点。会议无需注册，点击会议链接，即可参与。每月的网络会议视频发布在 http://www.youtube.com/ocwconsortium。


即将举行的活动
南非开放教学资源（Open Educational Resources）的专题活动小组。南非开普敦大学（the University of Cape Town）开放内容目录项目（OpenContent Directory）将于2010年2月12日星期五发布。活动得到西开普大学、开普敦大学和开放课程协会的支持。如欲了解更多讯息，请联系igorlesko@ocwconsortium.org。
2010年5月23日至26日， “大学领导力：为各个年龄段的学生提供高技术含量的教育”，第五届麻省理工学院国际学习网络协会（MIT Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC)）举办。网址：http://linc.mit.edu/linc2010/

开放课程协会新成员

协会成员有：
AGH科技大学（波兰）AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland)
古纳德尔玛大学（印度尼西亚）Gunadarma University (Indonesia)
翰林大学（韩国）Hallym University (Korea)
瓦尔帕莱索天主教大学(智利)Pontificia Univresidad Catolica De Valparaiso (Chile)
新罗大学（韩国）Silla University (Korea)
东南欧洲大学（马其顿）South East European University (Macedonia)
圣卡塔琳娜南大學（巴西）Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
莱里达大学（西班牙）Universitat de Lleida (Spain)

附属成员：
国际癌症治疗与研究协会（美国）International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (U.S.A)
俄罗斯开放课程（俄罗斯）Russian OCW (Russia)
华盛顿州社区和技术学院的教育委员会(美国) Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (U.S.A.)

Welcoming our new Membership Services Coordinators

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There are more reasons to celebrate the New Year at the Consortium. We have two new staff members joining us as Membership Services Coordinators. Igor Lesko and Marcela Morales Barragán add diversity to the Consortium by bringing varied experiences and academic backgrounds. Igor is originally from Slovakia but has been living in South Africa for the past seven years. He has studied European Studies and Development Studies in Slovakia, Germany, and South Africa. He has worked on various education projects as a researcher and a coordinator. Included among the projects is a Free Courseware project at the University of Western Cape. His interests include development, web 2.0 technologies, digital publications, and of course, education.

Marcela is an instructional designer with a decade’s experience as a project manager in various education programs. Her position at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey prior to joining the Consortium had her manage teacher training programs and international exchange programs in which she had an opportunity to travel all over the world to increase awareness of different cultures. Marcela believes in the transformative power of education, and this is what attracted her to the work at the Consortium. Igor and Marcela are the two successful candidates out of hundreds of applicants. And I am sure that you will see why once we get to know them a little better.

As membership services coordinators, Igor and Marcela will be working closely with the member institutions and other institutions interested in OCW. They will be in charge of the full cycle of the membership application processes and will provide assistance to our members with their projects. It is a great pleasure to introduce Igor and Marcela to the community, and I am sure everyone will join me in congratulating them and also making them feel welcome in the community.

OCWC Newsletter Dec. 2009: Happy Holidays!

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OCWC Newsletter Dec. 2009

OCWC Newsletter Dec. 2009

Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges
The most exciting part about OpenCourseWare is that it never ceases to evolve; the basic idea of sharing takes on a new and different form through individual projects. There has been a very active movement for community colleges to open up education in recent years. Among them, the Washington State Student Completion Initiative is a program that strives to assist students especially from lower income families to complete their education. Open contents is a big part of the initiative. In order to strengthen the curriculum and teaching in basic gatekeeper courses, 80 high enrollment courses will be redesigned for online and blended delivery and will be available to the public. Opening the courses is an attempt at reducing the cost of textbooks for the students and at promoting active sharing among colleges. With the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges as a new member of the Consortium, we are looking forward to more activities from community colleges from around the world.

APTIKOM in Indonesia
APTIKOM is an association of computer science departments from more than 700 universities in Indonesia. During the annual conference held on November 18th and 19th, there was an in-depth discussion on utilizing OpenCourseWare for setting standards to improve the quality of education and pedagogical practices. Meena Hwang, the Interim Director of Community Outreach, gave a presentation OCWC. APTIKOM is now preparing to launch their OCW site as a collaborative effort between universities, the government, and the private sector. The use of open source software and open contents is a well received idea in Indonesia, and we hope to witness an upsurge of OCW from Indonesia. Interviews from APTIKOM are available on Youtube.

The OCWC Webinar
The monthly webinars are usually held on the first Thursday of the month. However, in January, we are having it on the 14th, the second Thursday of the month so that you can enjoy all the holiday festivities you can. Clay Whipkey, the Technology Director of OCWC will give a talk on “Why and How of Metadata.” All those interested can join us at http://breezemeeting.asu.edu at 10AM EST, January 14th. Adobe Connect Pro may require your computer to upgrade your Flash version, so please come and check in ahead of time to make sure that you meet the technical requirements. The meeting room will be open a day in advance so you can check the technical specifications.

You can view Larry Cooperman’s webinar on increasing visibility for your OCW project from December here.

Bits and Pieces
- OLNet is offering fellowship opportunities for researchers and students interested in OER. Visit the website for more details.

- The 5th International Conference of Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) will be held from May 23rd to 26th, 2010 at MIT. Charles Vest is one of the plenary speakers at an event built around the issue of the use of technology in extending higher education in developing countries.

- The Call for Participation for the OCWC Global 2010 pages is open at http://conference.ocwconsortium.org.

OCWC Newsletter 2009.12 Translations

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More Translations to come throughout next week. Thanks to all those who volunteered to translate: Damian Martin Ferreira, ZhuJiaCheng, Olga Simaeva, and Sunhee Hwang

Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges

Lo más emocionante acerca de OpenCourseWare es que nunca deja de evolucionar. La idea básica de compartir toma una forma nueva y diferente a través de los proyectos individuales. Recientemente, ha habido un movimiento muy activo para las comunidades universitarias para hacer de la educación algo abierto. Entre ellos, el Washington State Student Completion Initiative es un programa que se esfuerza por ayudar a los estudiantes especialmente a los provenientes de familias con pocos medios a terminar sus estudios. Los contenidos abiertos es una gran parte de la iniciativa. Para reforzar el curriculum y enseñar en cursos protegidos básicos, 80 cursos con inscripción alta serán rediseñados para que lleguen online y mezclados y serán accesibles al público. Abrir los cursos es un intento de conseguir reducir el coste de los libros de texto para los estudiantes y promocionar que se comparta activamente entre universidades. Con el Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges como Nuevo miembro del Consorcio esperamos con ganas más actividades de comunidades universitarias de todo el mundo.

APTIKOM en Indonesia

APTIKOM es un conjunto de departamentos de informática de más de 700 universidades de Indonesia. Durante la Conferencia Anual que tuvo lugar del 18 al 19 de Noviembre, hubo un debate en profundidad sobre el uso de Open Course Ware para establecer estándares por mejorar la calidad de la educación y las prácticas pedagógicas. Meena Hwang, la Directora actual de Community Outreach dio una charla OCWC. APTIKOM se está preparando para lanzar su OCW site como un esfuerzo de colaboración entre universidades, gobierno y sector privado. El uso de software y contenidos abiertos es una idea bien recibida en Indonesia. Y esperamos ser testigos de un resurgimiento de OCW desde Indonesia. Entrevistas de APTIKOM están disponibles en Youtube.

The OCWC Webinario

Los webinarios mensuales generalmente son el primer jueves del mes. Sin embargo, en enero, será el dia 7, el segundo jueves del mes para que podáis disfrutar de todos los dias festivos posibles. Clay Whipkey, el Director de Tecnología de OCWC dará una charla sobre “ El Cómo y Por qué de la Metadata/metainformación”. Todos aquellos que estén interesados pueden unirse a nosotros en http://breezemeeting.asu.edu a la 10 de la mañana (EST/hora estandar del Este). Adobe Connect Pro puede requerir a tu ordenador que actualice tu versión Flash, así que por favor, vaya al enlace y verifíquelo con antelación para asegurarse que reúne los requisitos técnicos. La sala de reuniones estará abierta antes para que pueda comprobar las especificaciones técnicas.

Pueden ver el webinario de Larry Cooperman sobre Visibilidad en Aumento para su proyecto de OCWC de diciembre en http://www.youtube.com/ocwconsortium.

Retazos
OLNet ofrece oportunidades de participación para investigadores y estudiantes interesados en OER. Visite la Web para más información.

La 5º Conferencia Internacional del Consorcio de Redes De Aprendizaje Internacional (LINC =Learning International Networks Consortium) tendrá lugar del 23 al 26 de mayo del 2010 MIT. Charles Vest es uno de los oradores plenarios en un evento construido sobre el tema del uso de la tecnología para facilitar la educación superior a los países en desarrollo.

La Llamada a la Participación para las páginas de OCWC Global 2010 está abierta en http://conference.ocwconsortium.org.

El tema de la carta de Diciembre de OCWC ha sido traducida por miembros de la comunidad que han prestado su tiempo voluntariamente.

华盛顿州社区和技术学院的教育委员会

开放课程（OpenCourseWare）最令人激动的是她总是在进步；通过每个单独的项目，简单的想法会变得更加新颖别致。近年来社区大学f非常积极地开设教育课程，其中，华盛顿州学生完整教育计划（Washington State Student Completion Initiative）就是一个努力帮助学生，特别是低收入家庭的学生完成学业的项目。该计划中很大的一块就是开放教学内容。为了加强课程完整度和基础内容的教学质量，80个高入学率的课程将被重新设计，混合搭配后向大众开放。这种尝试，不但减轻学生的课本费用，而且鼓励积极共享。我们将和华盛顿州社区和技术学院的教育委员会，开放课程协会的新成员，一同期望来自世界各地的社区大学有更加活跃的行动。

印度尼西亚的APTIKOM

APTIKOM是由印度尼西亚国内超过700所大学中的计算机科学部门形成的一个协会。在本年度从11月18日到19日举行的会议中，该协会就“通过开放课程来为改进教育质量和教育方法的设定标准”的主题进行了深入讨论。Meena Hwang, 作为开放课程协会的社区拓展代理主席发表了演讲。APTIKOM协会正通过来自大学，政府和社会的共同合作，着手上线开放课程网站。在印尼，开源软件和开放内容颇受欢迎，同时我们期望看到APTIKOM活动高潮不断。APTIKOM的采访内容已放到Youtube网站上。

开放课程协会网路会议

每月举行的网路会议一般在月初第一个星期四。不过2010年1月的会议，我们放在1月14日，也就是该月的第二个星期四，那么你就不用担心是否可以完整享受节假日。 开放课程协会技术部主任Clay Whipkey先生将讨论“元信息相关的缘由和做法”的话题。如果您感兴趣，请在美国东部时间1月14日上午10点（北京时间：1月14日晚上11点），通过http://breezemeeting.asu.edu参与进来。因为软件Adobe Connect Pro可能会要求您升级Flash播放器的版本，所以请提前进入该页面，以便确保您电脑上的软件达到基本要求。网络会议室提前一天开放，您可以利用这段时间，提前检查电脑软件是否可用。

十二月份的开放课程项目中，Larry Cooperman的“关于扩大课程受众（Increasing Visibility for your OCW Project）”的网路会议视频，您可以通过网址访问 这里。

其他信息

* OLNet为那些对OER感兴趣的研究人员和学生提供奖学金。要了解更多，请访问这里 。

* 国际教育网路协会Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC)第五次国际会议将于2010年5月23日至26日在麻省理工学院（MIT）举行。Charles Vest作为众多受人尊敬的演讲者一员，将围绕“利用科技在发展中国家延伸高等教育”的话题发表演讲。

* 如欲参与开放课程协会全球会议2010，请访问这里http://conference.ocwconsortium.org。

Вашингтонская коллегия общественных и технических колледжей
Самое важное в OpenCourseWare это то, что эта концепция всегда развиваться; основная идея распространения приобретает новую форму в отдельных проектах. В последние несколько лет существуют очень активные движения в сообществе колледжей, для того чтобы сделать образование доступным. Среди них Washington State Student Completion Initiative - программа, которая предназначена для помощи студентам, в основном из семей с низким доходом, для завершения их образования. Открытое содержание - это основная часть такой стратегии. Для того чтобы отшлифовать учебный план и курсы обучения на начальных курсах, 80 курсов будут выложены для публичного online доступа. Открытие курсов - это попытка снижения затрат на книги для студентов и продвижения идеи открытого распространения знаниями между колледжами. С Вашингтонской коллегией общественных и технических колледжей, как с новым членом Консорциума, мы ожидаем больше активностей для сообществ колледжей по всему миру.

APTIKOM в Индонезии
APTIKOM - это ассоциация факультетов компьютерных наук из более чем 700 университетов Индонезии. В течение ежегодной конференции, которая была проведена 18-19 ноября, состоялась дискуссия, во время которой были определены цели использования OpenCourseWare в установлении стандартов улучшения качества образования и педагогических методик. Мина Ванг, директор по внешним связям, представила презентацию об OCWC. APTIKOM на данный момент подготавливает запуск собственного OCW сайта, как совместного проекта между университетами, правительством и частным сектором. Идея использования свободного программного обеспечения и открытого контента хорошо воспринимается в Индонезии, и мы надеемся оказаться свидетелями быстрого роста OCW в Индонезии. Интервью с APTIKOM доступны на Youtube.

OCWC веб-семинар
Ежемесячный веб-семинар обычно проводится в первый четверг каждого месяца. Однако, в январе он назначен на 14-ое, т.е. на второй четверг месяца, так что Вы сможете успеть насладиться всеми праздниками. Клэй Випкей, технический директор OCWС, расскажет «Зачем и как использовать метаданные». Все заинтересовавшиеся смогут присоединиться к нам по следующей ссылке http://breezemeeting.asu.edu в 10 утра EST (UTC-5) 14 января 2010 года. Adobe Connect Pro может потребовать обновления версии Flash-плагина, поэтому, пожалуйста, зайдите и убедитесь заранее, что ваша система удовлетворяет техническим требованиям подключения. Место встречи будет открыто за день до веб-семинара, так что Вы сможете проверить технические настройки.

Вы можете просмотреть декабрьский веб-семинар Ларри Купермана, об улучшении видимости вашего OCW проекта, пройдя по следующей здесь.

Дополнительная информация
OLNet предлагает гранты для исследователей и студентов заинтересованных в OER. Посетите веб-сайт для получения дополнительной информации.

Пятая международная конференция Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) назначена на 23-26 мая 2010 года в MIT. Чарльз Вест, один из докладчиков, выступит на мероприятии, посвященном вопросу использования технологий для улучшения качества высшего образования в развивающихся странах.

Приглашение для участия в OCWС Global 2010 можно найти на веб-сайте http://conference.ocwconsortium.org.

워싱턴 주 커뮤니티 컬리지와 기술 대학 위원회

오픈코스웨어의 가장 고무적인 부분은 결코 진화를 멈추지 않는다는 것입니다; 공유의 기본적인 아이디어는 개인적인 프로젝트들을 통해서 새롭고 다양한 하나의 형태를 드러냅니다. 최근 몇 년간 교육을 공개하는 매우 활동적인 움직임이 커뮤니티 대학에서 진행되어 왔습니다. 그 움직임들 중에서 워싱턴 주 학생 Completion Initiative는 특히 저소득 계층의 가족의 학생들이 학업을 마칠 수 있도록 돕는데 힘쓰는 프로그램으로 여기에서 오픈 컨텐츠는 큰 부분을 차지합니다. 기초과목의 커리큘럼과 교수법을 강화하기 위해서, 80개의 가장 높은 등록률을 보이는 코스를 온라인과 블렌디드 형식으로 새롭게 디자인 되어 대중들이 이용할 수 있도록 만들 것입니다. 이 코스들의 공개는 학생들이 책값을 줄이고 대학에서는 활발한 공유를 촉진하도록 하는 시도입니다. 컨소시엄 멤버로서 워싱턴 주 커뮤니티와 기술 대학 위원회를 비롯하여, 전세계의 모든 커뮤니티 대학들의 좀더 많은 활동을 기대하고 있습니다.

인도네시아의 APTIKOM

APTIKOM은 인도네시아에 위치한 700개가 넘는 대학의 컴퓨터학과 연합입니다. 11월 18일부터 19일까지 개최된 연례 컨퍼런스 동안, 교육의 질과 교육적 실천을 향상시키도록 기준을 세우는 오픈코스웨어의 이용에 대한 심도 있는 토론이 있었습니다. 황미나 OCWC 대외협력 이사가 컨소시엄에 대한 발표를 했습니다. APTIKOM은 현재 대학들과 정부와 그리고 사기업간의 협력적인 노력으로서 OCW 사이트를 시작하기 위해 준비하는 중입니다. 인도네시아는 오픈 소스 소프트웨어와 오픈 컨텐츠의 사용에 대한 아이디어를 잘 수용하고 있으며, 이를 통해 인도네시아에서 OCW의 파도가 용솟음쳐 오르길 기대합니다. APTIDOM에서의 인터뷰는 유튜브에서 확인하실 수 있습니다.

OCWC 웹세미나

월 웹세미나는 보통 매월 첫 번째 주 목요일에 열립니다. 1월 웹세미나는 첫째 주 휴가를 보내고 둘째 주 목요일인 14일에 갖습니다. Clay Whipkey OCWC 기술 이사가 “메타데이터를 사용하는 이유와 방법”에 관해 이야기를 하실 예정입니다. 모든 관심 있는 분들은 미국 동부 표준시간으로 1월 14일 오전 10시 http://breezemeeting.asu.edu에서 참여하실 수 있습니다. 웹 컨퍼런스 프로그램(Adobe Connect Pro)은 컴퓨터에 설치된 플래시 버전의 업그레이드를 요청할 수 있습니다. 미리 들어오셔서 기술적인 요구사항이 맞는지를 확인하시기 바랍니다. 미팅 룸은 기술세부사항을 체크할 수 있도록 하루 전에 오픈 할 예정입니다.

OCW프로젝트를 위한 가시성 향상에 대한 Larry Cooperman의 12월 웹세미나는 http://www.youtube.com/ocwconsortium. 에서 다시 보기 할 수 있습니다.

남은 이야기들

OLNet은 OER에 관심 있는 연구자들과 학생들을 위해 펠로우십 기회를 제공하고 있습니다. 웹사이트를 방문하셔서 세부내용을 확인하세요.

Learning International Networks consortium (LINC)의 5번째 국제 컨퍼런스가 2010년 5월 23부터 26일까지 MIT에서 개최됩니다. Charles Vest 전 MIT 총장이 본회의 연사로 개발도상국가의 고등교육을 확장시키기 위한 기술의 사용에 대한 이슈로 발표할 예정입니다.

내년 5월 하노이에서 있을 OCWC 글로벌 2010의 발표 신청은 http://conference.ocwconsortium.org에서 해주시면 됩니다.

OCWC Membership and Fees

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The OCW Consortium was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 2008. Many people put in the work required to transform the Consortium from a loosely tied affiliation of like-minded people to a more organized entity that is at the center of the worldwide movement of opening up education. As the Consortium makes new strides in this different capacity, the decision to collect membership dues was made by the Board of Directors at its April 2009 meeting. Membership dues, along with grants and other revenue sources, will allow the Consortium to continue playing its important role on a global scale. Paying the membership dues is a means for each member institution to express commitment to taking ownership of the Consortium. ‘Inclusive’ has always been one of the core values of the Consortium, therefore, institutions that do not have the resources for membership dues can request a partially or fully subsidized membership. Please contact us for more information. The 2010 membership fee structure is as follows.

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Details on each of the member categories and associated fees can be found here.

The lead contact at each member institution has received a letter outlining the new membership categories and asking that the institution declare their membership category. Invoices based on these categories have been sent to each institution. Thank you to those of you who have already paid Membership Dues for 2010. Some institutions have expressed interest in becoming sustaining members of the Consortium, and we are seeking more members who will assist in securing financial sustainability of the Consortium. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like more information. And, as always, your feedback is welcome.

Grant Opportunity: OLNet Fellowships

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OLNet is now accepting application for its fellowship programs in which researchers and practitioners of OER are supported to carry out projects that “identify the value and evidence” of OER. There are three types of fellowships: expert fellowships, fellowships, and internships. More information can be found here. This is a great chance to not only conduct a research project in the field that you love, but an opportunity to meet with the experts in the field. The application deadline is on the 18th of January.

OCWC Newsletter November 2009

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OCWC Global 2010: Educational Policy and OCW
The 2010 Annual OCWC Global Meeting will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam OCW has presented itself as a unique government-run initiative and is having a great impact on education in Vietnam. The conference website will be ready in early December at http://conference.ocwconsortium.org. Discussions at the conference will be built around the theme of Educational Policy and OCW. Details on participation and presentation proposals will be provided on the conference website.

More Collaboration, bigger impact
We are all about openness and sharing, and what better way is there than to collaborate with more people? Mary Lou Forward, the Executive Director of OCWC met with Jay Yoon, the project lead for Creative Commons Korea on November 7th to discuss how each party can collaborate further and contribute to opening up education. University students were also invited to the discussion; it was a chance for them to learn about what they can do to share knowledge. OCWC is already involved with bringing Creative Commons into Vietnam, and this type of collaboration promises to open doors for more activities and impact at different levels.

OCWC November Webinar
The University of California, Irvine has implemented a “hub-and-spoke” system of OCW distribution. Search engine optimization is partially accomplished through a network of Web sites that link back to the original OCW course hosted at UC Irvine. In this webinar, Larry Cooperman, Director of UC Irvine’s OpenCourseWare project will describe this architecture and some surprising results in terms of visibility. The webinar will also briefly review UC Irvine’s model for OCW sustainability.

The webinar will be held on December 3rd at 10AM EST. If you are interested in participating, please email your name and affiliation to feeback@ocwconsortium.org, and you will be given instruction on how to participate. The webinar is open to anyone interested in OpenCourseWare.

Bits and Pieces
Membership status re-declaration
A couple weeks ago, the main contact for each institution received an email asking to re-declare the status of the membership. If you have not done so yet, please go to http://www.ocwconsortium.org/categoryselect.
The 1st Asia Regional OCW Conference
From the 4th to 7th was the first Asia OCW conference. It was held at Korea University in Seoul, Korea. Speakers from Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, the United States and Korea spoke about current issues in OCW.
Translations of the newsletter
The November issue of the OCWC Newsletter was translated by members of the community who volunteered their valuable time: ZhuJia Cheng, Sunhee Hwang, Nguyen Que, Damian Martin Ferreira, and Ilya Gelfenbeyn. Thank you!