DRAFT - Education Committee Terms of Reference

The work of the Education Committee is in support of the Open Source Initiative, Management Education Working Group (OSI-EDU-WG), whose charter is found at http://osi.xwiki.com/bin/Projects/Charter-OSI-EDU-WG-2014-2015.

1. Purpose

The purpose of the Education Committee is to support and advance the ongoing development of the Free, Libre, and Open Works (FLOW) project. For example by

• raising awareness about FLOW within the education community.
• advocating for the advancement and inclusion of FLOW topics as appropriate.
• engaging in the conversation of FLOW and educational practice.

2. Term

This Terms of Reference is effective from 09/01/14 and will be ongoing until terminated by agreement of participants.

3. Membership

Membership is open and voluntary.

Coordinator: Ken Udas, ken.udas@usq.edu.au
Participants

• Wayne Mackintosh, wayne@oerfoundation.org OERu
• Ian Dolphin

4. Roles of Committee Participants

Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at:

4:00:00 PM, US, EDT (http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/edt.html), UTC-4 hours

Fulfilling its purpose, the Education Committee will engage in:

• Promotion of the FLOW project and FLOW Syllabus use.
  • Introduce new potential participants to the FLOW community and materials.
  • Raise awareness of the project and materials.
• Identification, curation, and occasional creation of
  • new content,
  • syllabi of courses using the FLOW Syllabus,
  • learning designs and sequences supporting instruction.