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Wow
How wonderful! Please keep us informed of these advances so that we also catch up !
Rita Ndagire Kizito
Unisa, DCLD Florida Campus
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Wiley
Sent: 04 April 2012 20:38
To: Cable Green
Cc: Educause Openness Constituent Group; [log in to unmask]; OER Forum; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; Justyna Hofmokl; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [OER] OER in Poland: USD $14M for a National Open Textbook Program
This is absolutely wonderful news! Congratulations!
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:15 AM, Cable Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sharing this good news far and wide.
>
> Congratulations Creative Commons Polska!
>
> Well done,
>
> Cable
>
> Cable Green, PhD
> Director of Global Learning
> Creative Commons
> http://creativecommons.org/education
> http://twitter.com/cgreen
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alek Tarkowski <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:04 AM
> Subject: OER in Poland: USD 14m for a national open textbook program
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> We have good news from Poland.
>
> Today Polish Council of Ministers adopted a regulation concerning the
> implementation of "Digital School" program for computerization of Polish
> schools and raising ICT competences. Pilot of the project aimed for
> 380 schools in Poland will equip them with hardware (tablets, computers for
> students, additional equipment). Also digital and free (under
> Creative Commons Attribution or compatible) textbooks for grades 4-6 in
> primary schools (K4-K6) will be created (45 millions PLN - approx. USD 14m
> - is assigned for textbooks). This is the first major government project in
> Poland which creates Open Educational Resources especially textbooks.
>
> more info here:
> http://creativecommons.pl/2012/04/digital-school-program-with-open-textbooks-approved-by-polish-government/
>
> All the best,
>
> Alek
>
> --
> dr Alek Tarkowski
> koordynator / public lead
> Creative Commons Polska / Poland
> www: http://creativecommons.pl
> identica: http://identi.ca/alek
> twitter: http://twitter.com/atarkowski
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