WikiEducator saves you time and money. Thanks Jim!

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Wayne Mackintosh

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Jan 7, 2011, 6:23:32 PM1/7/11
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Hi Everyone,

WikiEducator has been experimenting with remix options for reusable and portable content. All you need to do is click, copy and paste!

This means that it is now easier for schools and tertiary education institutions to share learning materials from WikiEducator for delivery in their own learning management systems, blogs and websites.  The OER Foundation has now implemented a cut-and-paste feature so you don't need to worry about remembering any HTML syntax.

Instructions

In WikiEducator, under the links option in the toolbox (on the left-hand side of your screen) you will find a few options relating to links including iFrame support which is used for embedding WikiEducator content in external sites.

Go to the WikiEducator page you want to embed, click on "links". Choose the iFrame option you would like to embed by clicking on the text. This will automatically highlight the html text you should copy for pasting into your target website. You have the option of embedding the exact revision or the most recent version which will keep up to date with community edits in the wiki.

Couldn't be easier! Thanks Jim for saving WikiEducators time and money.

You will find more instructions on WikiEducator:

http://wikieducator.org/Help:Links

And you can view this blog example, which embedding the instructions from WikiEducator:

http://reusableoer.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikieducator-saves-you-time-and-money.html

Happy new year!

Cheers
Wayne and Jim

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Wayne Mackintosh

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Jan 7, 2011, 11:11:32 PM1/7/11
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Thanks Anil,

That was fast!

This demonstrates how quick and easy it is to give and share the gift of WikiEducator knowledge!

Thanks for testing and giving feedback to the list.

Cheers
Wayne



On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Anil Prasad <aple...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dr. Wayne, Jim & other friends,

Great! Thank you very much. See how WE help iframe  works on blogger :)

http://apletters.blogspot.com/2009/01/wikieducator-help-page-iframe.html

(plz ignore the date of publishing of the article as I've given an older date to avoid this experiment appearing on the home page of the blog :) - connected thought: blogger team may provide an option to mark articles which need not appear on the home page  )

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On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Kanvaria Vinod Kumar <vinod...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Wayne,
Thanks and congratz for making this 'revolutionary' revolution in wiki.
Itz surely going to evolve a new era in the field of teaching,
learning and content-technology.
Regards.
Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Faculty, University of Delhi (India).


On 1/8/11, Wayne Mackintosh <mackinto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> WikiEducator has been experimenting with remix
> reusable and portable content. All you need to do is click, copy and
> paste!
>
> This means that it is now easier for schools and tertiary education
> institutions to share learning materials from WikiEducator for delivery in
> their own learning management systems, blogs and websites.  The OER
> Foundation has now implemented a cut-and-paste feature so you don't need to
> worry about remembering any HTML syntax.
>
> *Instructions*

>
> In WikiEducator, under the links option in the toolbox (on the left-hand
> side of your screen) you will find a few options relating to links including
> iFrame support which is used for embedding WikiEducator content in external
> sites.
>
> Go to the WikiEducator page you want to embed, click on "links". Choose the
> iFrame option you would like to embed by clicking on the text. This will
> automatically highlight the html text you should copy for pasting into your
> target website. You have the option of embedding the exact revision or the
> most recent version which will keep up to date with community edits in the
> wiki.
>
> Couldn't be easier! Thanks Jim for saving WikiEducators time and money.
>
> You will find more instructions on WikiEducator:
>
> http://wikieducator.org/Help:Links
>
> And you can view this blog example, which embedding the instructions from
> WikiEducator:
>
> http://reusableoer.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikieducator-saves-you-time-and-money.html
>
> Happy new year!
>
> Cheers
> Wayne and Jim
>
> --
> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D.
> Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org>

> Director, International Centre for Open Education,
> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.
> Founder and elected Community Council Member,
> Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20>

> Mobile +64 21 2436 380
> Skype: WGMNZ1
> Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> |
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Anil Prasad

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Jan 7, 2011, 11:21:57 PM1/7/11
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Hi friends,

Depending on the space  you plan to allocate for the iframe display on your site you may adjust the count given within height="xxx" . See how it looks when I put height="600"

http://apletters.blogspot.com/2009/01/wikieducator-help-page-iframe.html


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Wayne Mackintosh

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Jan 7, 2011, 11:23:01 PM1/7/11
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Hi Thanks Vinod,

<blush> -- Congratulations and thanks should go to Jim Tittsler - -our Lead Software Engineer who works tirelessly behind the scenes to make this OER magic happen.

I wouldn't say the technology of <iframes> is revolutionary (The <iframe> tag has been around for a long time.).

However, the approach of sharing knowledge freely using open content licenses among multiple sites without password access is revolutionary. This will will change the way we learn and teach around the world. A change for the better!

2011 will be a quantum shift year for OER --- we plan to lay the foundations for the "OER University". Learning should be free for all students of the world and this is what the "OER University" aims to achieve.  In parallel we will work with forward looking universities, colleges and polytechnics who will provide pathways for informal OER learners to gain formal academic credit. That's revolutionary!

See: http://wikieducator.org/OER_for_Assessment_and_Credit_for_Students/About

We will develop the plans for the OER University in an open and transparent way. All WikiEducators are most welcome to join us in building these exciting futures. We are hosting a strategic planning meeting on 23 February 2011, here in Dunedin, New Zealand.

I've just received an email confirmation that UNESCO that they will provide sponsorship support to stream the meeting virtually. BIG thanks to UNESCO for enabling global participation in this important venture.

More news next week about the OER University concept. Watch this space  ....

Cheers
Wayne



On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Kanvaria Vinod Kumar <vinod...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Wayne,
Thanks and congratz for making this 'revolutionary' revolution in wiki.
Itz surely going to evolve a new era in the field of teaching,
learning and content-technology.
Regards.
Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Faculty, University of Delhi (India).

On 1/8/11, Wayne Mackintosh <mackinto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> WikiEducator has been experimenting with remix
> reusable and portable content. All you need to do is click, copy and
> paste!
>
> This means that it is now easier for schools and tertiary education
> institutions to share learning materials from WikiEducator for delivery in
> their own learning management systems, blogs and websites.  The OER
> Foundation has now implemented a cut-and-paste feature so you don't need to
> worry about remembering any HTML syntax.
>
> *Instructions*

>
> In WikiEducator, under the links option in the toolbox (on the left-hand
> side of your screen) you will find a few options relating to links including
> iFrame support which is used for embedding WikiEducator content in external
> sites.
>
> Go to the WikiEducator page you want to embed, click on "links". Choose the
> iFrame option you would like to embed by clicking on the text. This will
> automatically highlight the html text you should copy for pasting into your
> target website. You have the option of embedding the exact revision or the
> most recent version which will keep up to date with community edits in the
> wiki.
>
> Couldn't be easier! Thanks Jim for saving WikiEducators time and money.
>
> You will find more instructions on WikiEducator:
>
> http://wikieducator.org/Help:Links
>
> And you can view this blog example, which embedding the instructions from
> WikiEducator:
>
> http://reusableoer.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikieducator-saves-you-time-and-money.html
>
> Happy new year!
>
> Cheers
> Wayne and Jim
>
> --
> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D.
> Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org>
> Director, International Centre for Open Education,
> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand.
> Founder and elected Community Council Member,
> Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20>

> Mobile +64 21 2436 380
> Skype: WGMNZ1

Anil Prasad

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Jan 8, 2011, 12:33:37 AM1/8/11
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Dear Dr. Wayne,

"OER University" is definitely a NOVEL idea with TREMENDOUS SCOPE , as it being  the 'need of the hour'! BIG THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS for initiating it!
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Wayne Mackintosh

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Jan 8, 2011, 12:43:14 AM1/8/11
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Hi Anil,

Well -- a few folk have been thinking about these things. Your early ideas on an international qualification framework for OER being a good example. Perhaps the "OER University" this is the vehicle to achieve these objectives.

I think the timing is now better than it was 2 years ago. Slowly formal education institutions are beginning to see the advantages of the OER model and feel less threatened.

Working together we can achieve free learning for all students of the world. The OER Foundation aims to work will all education institutions around the world to achieve these objectives.

I'll post more detail next week on our lists and keep WikiEducators informed of progress.

Cheers
Wayne
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