Hi Derek,
I am very interested in the possibilities of people using OER (Freely) for direction and guidance in their pursuits of learning, AND in educational institutions positioning some of their resources and services to enhance and recognise this avenue for learning. Perhaps Otago Poly and West Cape could/should be collaborating more! We have a very effective and progressive Assessment of Learning Centre, who may soon be in a position to offer efficient assessment services like this.. And I am keen to find ways to share teaching and assessment internationally.. perhaps our teacher training and educational development work? http://wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic
I have referenced your paper on Edu3.0 in my own writings, and it gained traction here in our institution for a while. But I think we should be careful in the use of catchy titles like Edu3.0, because it tends to put up barriers with some camps, and some educational veterans who may in fact be sympathetic to the principles and methods, but as yet have no sympathy or critical awareness for computer mediated learning lingo.
So I think we should be disciplined in our efforts to use words that have utility beyond catchiness, but not so much as to get bogged down in semantics. The words we use should be backward compatible, and as forward compatible as we can be. Web2 and Edu3 are neither backward compatible, or forward usable. I think there will soon be a time when we who have used terms like Web2 and Edu3 will cringe with embarrassment. (I do already).
To replace Web2, I am starting to use Socially Constructed Media and Communications. Too wordy I know, but it is an attempt to be backward compatible with social constructivsts, and future usable with the media and communications sector generally.
For Edu3, perhaps it is Free and Open Education Reform.. but I'm sure we can do better. Certainly better than Edu3
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