[Open-education] [cc-openedu] Invitation for critical reflections on "Education, open participation and democracy", November 27, Berlin

Stephen Downes stephen at downes.ca
Tue Nov 19 12:10:45 UTC 2019


A Virtually Connecting session is a great idea ... but I also want to 
see what's going on.

-- Stephen

On 2019-11-19 3:48 a.m., Maha Bali wrote:
> I would like to do Virtually Connecting which imho is better than 
> streaming/recording what's going on :))
>
> Maha Bali, PhD
> Associate Professor of Practice, Center for Learning and Teaching, 
> American University in Cairo
> http://blog.mahabali.me
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2019, 10:51 PM Stephen Downes <stephen at downes.ca 
> <mailto:stephen at downes.ca>> wrote:
>
>     With such a high-quality panel of guests I certainly hope you have
>     plans to made a good-quality video to share with the rest of us. :)
>
>     -- Stephen
>
>     On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 11:32 AM Christina Rupprecht
>     <christina.rupprecht at wikimedia.de
>     <mailto:christina.rupprecht at wikimedia.de>> wrote:
>
>         Dear all,
>
>
>         The Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
>         <https://www.alt.ac.uk/>and Wikimedia Germany
>         <https://www.wikimedia.de/en/homepage/>are inviting you to an
>         open evening “Education, open participation and democracy:
>         critical reflections” on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 from 5pm
>         – 9pm (CEST). The event, inspired by the OER20 Conference
>         <https://oer20.oerconf.org/>theme “The Care in Openness” will
>         focus on the ways in which Openness, individuals and
>         communities can foster a participatory and democratic culture
>         in Open work and in society in general. The event will run in
>         parallel to #OEB19 <https://oeb.global/> and will take place
>         in the main offices of Wikimedia in Berlin.
>
>         Through the event we aim to open a space for critical
>         conversations and questions: Who is Open for and who is it
>         open to? How can Open be leveraged as a force for
>         participatory culture in society and education? Which roots of
>         Openness do we need to be especially critical of when we claim
>         that Open is here to save us all from the world of
>         proprietary, industry-driven and techno-solutionist claims
>         around education and participation in society? How do larger
>         narratives around web culture play into the ways in which
>         education, participation and the web are framed?
>
>         We are delighted to have a group of dedicated activists and
>         researchers as guests and contributors to this evening: Lorna
>         Campbell, Laura Czerniewicz, Maren Deepwell, Martin Hawksey
>         and Audrey Watters. Find out more on our guests and the agenda
>         on our blog
>         <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2019/11/07/open-for-a-cause-fostering-participation-in-society-and-education/>.
>
>
>
>         We hope that this event will stimulate discussions that can
>         continue at the OER20 Conference and encourage participants to
>         consider making a submission for the OER20 Conference
>         <https://oer20.oerconf.org/call-for-proposals/>.
>
>
>         The event’s facilities put a limit on the maximum number of
>         attendees. Registration
>         <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrh5vmgl8vYyPhg7_3iuqseQlPw_dbTrCUiSevWX4cVyG7WQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>is
>         free and open until November 22, 2019.
>
>         So please feel free to sign up and bring your colleagues and
>         friends who are interested in Open movements and communities
>         in general and/or in Open Education in particular. We are very
>         much looking forward to welcome you here in Berlin!
>
>         Best regards,
>
>         Christina
>
>
>
>         -- 
>
>         Christina Rupprecht
>         Project Manager Education, Science & Culture
>
>         Twitter: @c_rupprecht
>
>         Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
>         Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0
>         https://wikimedia.de
>
>         Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissens der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
>         https://spenden.wikimedia.de
>
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