<div><br>Chiedo scusa per il cross-posting e a chi avesse già ricevuto. Inoltro questo appello urgente per aiutare il progetto OPAL (<span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Open Educational Quality Initiative) </span></font></span> e UNESCO a raggiungere gli obiettivi che sono illustrati nel seguito. Si tratta di un lavoro importante per aumentare la diffusione di OER (Open Education Resources) e OEP (Open Education Practices), peraltro cosi' scarsa in Italia<br>
<br>
</div> Grazie e cordiali saluti, <br>Eleonora Pantò <br><div><br></div><div><b>Request from UNESCO</b></div><div><br></div><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">UNESCO
is a member of the Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL) which
aimed to create a new open educational practices (OEP) framework.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Open educational practices were defined as practices which support the production, use and reuse of open educational resources (OER)
which help learners, educational professionals, organizational leaders,
and policy makers to improve quality in higher education and adult
education and training.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">UNESCO's responsibility within the OPAL Initiative was to:</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:48pt">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span>1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span> </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Build a Clearinghouse of at least 100 of the best open educational practices; and</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:48pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span>2.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span> </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Assist at least 50 organizations to apply the OEP Maturity self-assessment</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">We are close to achieving our goal and with the Initiative ending on 31st December 2012, </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:48pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span>A.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span> </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">If you are currently working with OER or open educational practices, we would like to invite you to submit your practice to the OPAL Clearinghouse.<br>
<a href="http://www.oer-quality.org/clearinghouse/submit-a-best-practice/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">http://www.oer-quality.org/clearinghouse/submit-a-best-practice/</a><br><br>This is a very quick fill-in-form (approximately 5 minutes) which allows you to share your best practices.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:48pt">
<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"><span>B.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span> </span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">If
you feel your organization is already practicing open education or is
ready to move into open educational practices, then please take the time
to complete the OPAL Maturity Assessment:<br>
<a href="http://www.oer-quality.org/maturity/submit-an-assessment/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">http://www.oer-quality.org/maturity/submit-an-assessment/</a><br><br>This is a comprehensive mapping exercise based on the OPAL Guidelines (approximately 25 minutes).</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></p></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px">Please excuse any cross-posting and don’t hesitate to contact either myself or Ms. Molly Malone (<a href="mailto:m.malone@unesco.org" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">m.malone@unesco.org</a>)
for any help to complete the uploading of a practice or the
self-assessment. We'd appreciate it if you could please also forward
this message to your OER colleagues and look forward to your submissions.</span><br clear="all">Eleonora Panto'<br>-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_<br><a href="http://www.puntopanto.it" target="_blank">http://www.puntopanto.it</a><br>
skype: epanto<br>