{"id":348,"date":"2016-08-11T23:19:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T23:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2015-meetings\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2016-08-11T23:19:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T23:19:23","slug":"overview-and-aims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2015-meetings\/partners-meeting\/overview-and-aims\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview and aims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p><!-- WEtheme eyJwIjoiT0VSZiIsImNzcyI6ImNzc1wvZm9udC1hd2Vzb21lXC9jc3NcL2ZvbnQtYXdlc29tZS5taW4uY3NzIiwiaGVhZGVyIjoiYmx1ci5odG1sIn0= -->\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"key points\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2015-meetings\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_key_points.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Meeting details<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>When:<\/b> Wed 7 &amp; Thu 8 October 2015\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Where:<\/b> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cvent.com\/rfp\/vanderbijlpark-hotels\/quest-conference-estate\/venue-14d54183aad1469da8c3d7739c781d82.aspx\">Quest Conference Estate<\/a>, Curie Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark.\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Host:<\/b> North-West University, South Africa\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Logistics<\/b>: <a href=\"\/2015-meetings\/venue\/transport\" title=\"OERu\/OERu 15.10 Meeting\/Transport\">Transport<\/a> and <a href=\"\/2015-meetings\/venue\/accommodation\" title=\"OERu\/OERu 15.10 Meeting\/Accommodation\">accommodation<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Invitation<\/b>: Letter of invitation from North-West University (to be posted soon.)\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Registration:<\/b> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/153ta52URg6nJep_mptwd3fA0j9I09S7ppytBbpoFCmE\/viewform\">Face-to-face participants<\/a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1pHo_kI9o2KZWAGzAuZBgzp_bJpyKoJWZ0Y2vZ6jjp70\/viewform\">Virtual participants<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Who<\/b>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/oeru.org\/oeru-partners\/\">OER partners<\/a> (face-to-face) and interested persons (virtual)\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Webstream<\/b>: <i class=\"fa fa-video-camera\"><\/i> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/connect.nwu.ac.za\/oeru2015\">Webstream link<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"aims\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2015-meetings\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Aims of the meeting<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the 5th meeting of OERu partners is to:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Review progress with the implementation of the OERu\n<\/li>\n<li> Plan operational priorities for 2016\n<\/li>\n<li> Recalibrate key performance indicators for input into the OERu &#8220;evergreen&#8221; Strategic Plan 2015 &#8211; 2017\n<\/li>\n<li> Identify and plan strategic projects for 2016 and beyond.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"key points\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/2015-meetings\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_key_points.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Meeting design and principles of engagement<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><i>This is not a conference &#8212; it is an open <b>implementation planning<\/b> meeting which will change the lives of students currently excluded from the formal post-secondary education sector worldwide. The OERu meeting is designed to take the form of a <b>strategic planning sprint<\/b> aimed at producing outputs in a short time utilising the diverse experience of attendees. Using open methodologies, the proposals for action we generate during the meeting will be refined transparently after the meeting.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>The meeting agenda is based on the following principles:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Build on our OERu decisions, work done to date and inputs from the 2015 Annual report and evergreen <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/6\/68\/OERu_strategic_plan_2015-2017-Fin-Approved.pdf\">OERu Strategic Plan 2015 &#8211; 2017<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li> OERu partners have decision-making autonomy regarding the agenda and implementation decisions.\n<\/li>\n<li> Focus on decisions for the 2016 OERu action plan &#8211; hence the emphasis on progressing the implementation phase of the OERu.\n<\/li>\n<li> Identify strategic issues for the medium and long term &#8211; but avoid the temptation of trying to solve all problems at this meeting.\n<\/li>\n<li> Keep presentations and monologues to a minimum.\n<\/li>\n<li> Avoid unnecessary affirmations or agreements with previous speakers. 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