[p2p-research] P2P-F FTA MOU, fyi

Mon Aug 9 09:32:14 CEST 2010

good summary james, as the project proceeds, I can share with alex how
things are going as well,

and if anyone wants viewing rights on the ToC, let me know, though at this
point there isn't much there yet,

Michel

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:28 PM, james burke <lifesized at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Michel for the clarification,
>
> So currently our partnership with the Free Knowledge Institute consists of:
> 1) Michel and collaborators developing a course on peer production
> 2) Me (James Burke), Alex Rollin informally meeting with FKI staff in
> Amsterdam
>
> - alex was interested in mapping some of their processes
>
> For those not in Amsterdam and still interested in participating, they are
> based in Barcelona too,
> with projects running throughout Europe. Send me a separate personal mail
> and i will try to connect
> you to their network.
>
> This is the url for their website:
> Wouter and Hinde & Friends work on partnering with universities where they
> offer courses in open and free culture/software/etc.
> Universities are now offering accreditation for distance learning courses
> that can be signed up for on their site. They told me they translated course
> material from spanish into dutch, and now this is being further translated
> in finnish, as universities are noticing a lot of demand for the topic
> open/free at bachelor level and masters. Please don't quote me on the above
> text as i scribbled down notes during our meeting. The official documents
> are soon to be put online once i scan them in.
>
>
> Regards
>
> James
>
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I just want to clear up a possible confusion,
>>
>> this course is not a peer produced course, it's a course about peer
>> production, and it will use open licensing
>>
>> my own role is limited to work with 2-3 people on the concept,  and find
>> experts who can write parts and sub-parts,
>>
>> once that done, funding is sought to pay the individual authors
>>
>> this will not be a crowdsource book, but rather a more classic editorial
>> and authored process
>>
>> my own issue is a time issue, I'm willing to spent time on the concept and
>> suggesting people,
>>
>> if I do anything more it will be on the same basis as the other authors
>>
>> the MoU as far as I understood merely says parties will advise each other
>> in projects, and help publicise projects
>>
>>   On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Alex Rollin <alex.rollin at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I see your point and would add that my concern is that the process of
>>> developing the course is what the Free Knowledge Institute and the
>>> SELF project have to offer.  This is their form of  Peer Production,
>>> and I would encourage you to continue to pay attention to sharing that
>>> process with others in the community.  As you and I are close to the
>>> operations it is easy to overlook the fact that every primer on how to
>>> write within a community is a course on peer production, and that this
>>> partnership can be handled in a way that benefits both organizations
>>> and their members in the manner of learning and sharing process.  This
>>> is interesting because the foundation's members can benefit directly
>>> instead of indirectly through you and your reputation.
>>>
>>> I mentioned my interest in learning about the FKI's process when I met
>>> Hinde, and mentioned to her that I would discuss it with you, so
>>> that's what I'm doing.
>>>
>>> A
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > hi alex,
>>> >
>>> > thanks for forwarding the links to any course on peer production, I
>>> hadn't
>>> > seen any so I'm very happy to learn the FTA will be able to learn from
>>> them,
>>> >
>>> > Michel
>>> >
>>> > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Alex Rollin <alex.rollin at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> It would be a shame to fail to engage peer production to make such a
>>> >> thing.
>>> >> So many courses and tools slready exhist that you mean that this is
>>> the
>>> >> first from FTA.
>>> >> I had a chance to sit with James when he signed it and learn some from
>>> >> Hinder.
>>> >> Hopefully you won't play this too close to the hip Michel.  From what
>>> I
>>> >> hear there are lots of places learning and collaboration in the
>>> partnership.
>>> >> Alex
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Aug 8, 2010, at 7:28 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Dear friends,
>>> >>
>>> >> for info, James has signed, on our behalf, a cooperation agreement
>>> with
>>> >> the Free Technology Academy, a publisher of open textbooks and
>>> courses,
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm working with wouter tebbens and franco iacomella, on a concept for
>>> the
>>> >> first ever course on peer production,
>>> >>
>>> >> Michel
>>> >>
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