thanks Bryan,<br><br>I'm the one working, with Franco Iacomella, on the peer production course,<br><br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Bryan Bishop <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kanzure@gmail.com">kanzure@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Wouter Tebbens</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wouter@freeknowledge.eu" target="_blank">wouter@freeknowledge.eu</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:12 AM<br>Subject: [OHANDA] Building a Shared Free Technology Master Curriculum<br>To: <a href="mailto:ohanda@piksel.no" target="_blank">ohanda@piksel.no</a>, <a href="mailto:j.neumann@junes.eu" target="_blank">j.neumann@junes.eu</a><br>
<br><br>Dear all,<br>
<br>
first of all, I follow with great interest the activities going on in<br>
Ohanda. This is really exciting! I write to you about developing a<br>
master programme including courses on Copyleft Hardware. Maybe some of<br>
you know of existing courses and educational materials that may be of<br>
interest, or case studies about interesting projects. Let me first<br>
explain it briefly.<br>
<br>
With a network of universities and specialised groups we are working on<br>
the development of a shared master curriculum on Free Technologies (FT).<br>
We understand FT to include Free Software (OSS / Libre Software), Open<br>
Standards, Free Hardware. And with specialised tracks on Free Culture<br>
and Peer Production.<br>
<br>
Our aim is to help the adoption of these technologies and production<br>
methodologies through helping universities and higher educational<br>
institutes to participate and incorporate (parts of) the shared<br>
curriculum in their study programmes.<br>
<br>
One of the things we are looking for is people and organisations willing<br>
to contribute to the curriculum. A large part is already there, but<br>
especially in the areas such as Free Hardware we could use more people<br>
who are in the frontline of developments. If you're interested, read on!<br>
<br>
This work builds further on what several universities and specialist<br>
groups have started years ago and that we are now continuing together<br>
under the umbrella of the Free Technology Academy (FTA).<br>
<br>
Let me summarise then a few �main aspects that hopefully helps to<br>
clarify our pursuit:<br>
* we are building a common framework for a shared master curriculum with<br>
shared norms, rules and procedures as well as copyleft educational materials<br>
* this facilitates the autonomy of each university interested in<br>
adopting parts of it, while assuring compatibility between programmes<br>
and courses<br>
* we like distance learning through the Internet, while also having<br>
face2face options at concrete locations<br>
* the developed educational methodology is based in full course books,<br>
that are openly published under free licenses<br>
* we are opening up the development process and feedback through<br>
web-based tools, open standards and team work<br>
* the books are generally worked through in (online) class rooms and<br>
continuous assessment activities are done by the participants, guided by<br>
a mentor from one of the universities<br>
* did I say that we practice what we preach? Indeed, the technologies<br>
used are free as in freedom.<br>
* we strive for recognition of the course certificates by universities<br>
* we strive for double degrees and ultimately for a joint degree<br>
* we build the curriculum with all interested parties willing to use and<br>
contribute to it. Only as a wider community or ecosystem can we develop<br>
this in a sustainable way.<br>
<br>
A draft for the shared curriculum we are developing in the FTA Campus<br>
Wiki: <a href="http://campus.ftacademy.org/wiki/index.php/Master-Curriculum" target="_blank">http://campus.ftacademy.org/wiki/index.php/Master-Curriculum</a><br>
<br>
Many of the courses are already active, here you can find the course<br>
books: <a href="http://ftacademy.org/materials" target="_blank">http://ftacademy.org/materials</a> and courses are conducted for<br>
example at the FTA: <a href="http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme" target="_blank">http://ftacademy.org/courses/programme</a> and<br>
recognised by the partner universities.<br>
<br>
If you would like to contribute, even by just adding some useful<br>
pointers, please do so in the course pages in the Master-Curriculum<br>
wiki-page.<br>
<br>
There are more people interested in working on this with us. And even<br>
more willing to take the courses. I look forward to hearing from you<br>
through this list, personal email or directly in the wiki. Your inputs<br>
are more than welcome and very much needed.<br>
<br>
best regards,<br>
--<br>
Wouter Tebbens<br>
--<br>
Free Knowledge Institute /Unlocking the knowledge society/<br>
<a href="http://freeknowledge.eu/" target="_blank">http://freeknowledge.eu/</a><br>
Free Technology Academy /Online education about Free Software/<br>
<a href="http://ftacademy.org/" target="_blank">http://ftacademy.org/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
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