[okfn-za] Invitation to Open Education Week Events at UCT

Thu Mar 1 11:14:08 UTC 2012

Hi all,

Just wanted to invite you all to a series of open events happening at UCT
next week to celebrate open education week.

The global open education community has defined March 5 - 10th as Open
Education Week <http://www.openeducationweek.org/>!  Open Education Week is
a global, community event that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits
of free and open sharing in education, especially through the use of Open
Educational Resources (OER).  This international event is organized by
the OpenCourseWare
Consortium <https://blogs.uct.ac.za/www.ocwconsortium.org/> of which the
University of Cape Town is a member. There will be events held locally at
over 130 organizations and institutions across the
world<http://www.openeducationweek.org/category/localevents/> and
many of resources will be shared on the Open Education Week
website<http://www.openeducationweek.org/>.

This is an open inviation to participate in Open Education week at a series
of events held at UCT. We will be hosting a panel discussion on March 6th
and series of short workshops on open education.

Afternoon event:

*Open Education Week: Broadening Learning Opportunities*

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When: 6 March 12.30-4.30*
*Where: African Studies Gallery*
Sign up: http://teaching.cet.uct.ac.za/events/signup/422

12.30pm Light lunch 1pm*Introduction and Welcome* Dr Max Price, Vice
Chancellor, University of Cape Town 1.15pm*Introducing openness at UCT, in
South Africa, Africa and the world* Associate Professor Laura Czerniewicz,
Director OpenUCT Initiative 1.40pm*What does Open Education mean for Higher
Education in Africa?*Panel Discussion   This panel will include 10-15
minute presentations by each panelist followed by 20 minutes discussion
time.Marion Jacobs (Dean of the Faculty of Health Science), Reggie
Raju (Director: Library IT and Communication at the University of
Stellenbosch), Allison Fullard (Deputy Director Library Services at the
University of the Western Cape) Ed Rybicki (Professor in Microbiology,
Project lead in the Research Portal initiative)  3.00 pm*Examples of
Openness: Broadening learning opportunities: beyond Higher education*
 Openly-licensed school textbooks go mainstreamMark
Horner (Siyavula) * **Citizen Science*  3.30 pmMammalMAP: uniting African
people in the conservation of African mammalsTali Hoffman (Zoology)  Make a
difference: become an ambassador for biodiversity Les Underhill (Avian
Demography Unit, Department of Statistical Science) 4.00 pm*OpenCourseWare
excellence award* Glenda Cox will hand over this award to Matumo Ramafikeng4.15
pm *Closing remarks*

Dr Eve Gray ( Scholarly Communications in Africa).

Short workshops:**

*7 March: Finding Open Stuff workshop presented by Shihaam Donnelly
1-2pm Upper campus Student Learning centre*

Sign up: http://teaching.cet.uct.ac.za/events/signup/423

This presentation showcases various sites where you can find open images,
audio, video, software, comics and more. By using open resources, you are
free to share your work without fear of infringing copyright.

*8 March: Separate or together? Open Research and Open Education By Eve Gray
1-2pm Venue: MCB Seminar Rm B*

Sign up: http://teaching.cet.uct.ac.za/events/signup/425

We tend to treat open education and open research as if they are completely
separate issues, just as our universities tend to separate the different
missions of the institutions, although these missions are delivered by the
same people. This seminar will explore the shared agendas of research
communication and learning materials development in what has become an
increasingly collaborative, multidisciplinary and open online research
environment.  Could openness become the space in which these two changing
environments converge, to the benefit of the effectiveness and relevance
and impact of all three of the university missions?

Eve Gray is an Honorary Research Associate in the Centre for Education
Technology and is currently the Programme Lead of the IDRC-funded Scholarly
Communications Programme. She is recognized as an international expert on
Open Access to research from a developing country perspective.

*9 March: Finding Open Stuff workshop for Health Science presented by
Shihaam Donnelly
1-2pm Venue at FHS to be announced*

Sign up: http://teaching.cet.uct.ac.za/events/signup/424

This presentation showcases various sites where you can find open images,
audio, video, software, comics and more. By using open resources, you are
free to share your work without fear of infringing copyright.

Hope to see you there,
Michael Paskevicius
Centre for Educational Technology / OpenUCT Initiative
University of Cape Town
Tel:+27(21) 650 4912
http://twitter.com/mpaskevi
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