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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree this makes excellent material for a
discussion. Thank you Megan, I found your suggestions very coherent.
We must keep our ideals [sic] polished. But I share Joss and
others' anxiety about biting off more than we can chew, if wide publicity brings
large numbers on board. Much as I want more people to be involved, if
that's not a contradiction.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sandie</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=simonewright73@googlemail.com
href="mailto:simonewright73@googlemail.com">Sarah Amsler</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 27, 2012 12:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SSC] SSC Digest, Vol 16,
Issue 42</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra>I think a great comment and suggestion from Megan,
thanks!</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra>We could actually use these statements to play with
when we meet...which do people feel close to, common themes and differences,
talking around them...</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_extra>Best,<BR>Sarah<BR><BR></DIV>
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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:23:22 +0100<BR>From: "Megan Robertson" <<A
href="mailto:megan@medals.org.uk">megan@medals.org.uk</A>><BR>To: <<A
href="mailto:ssc@lists.aktivix.org">ssc@lists.aktivix.org</A>><BR>Subject:
[SSC] Media stuff<BR>Message-ID:
<CC29A156A1AD439DA30C38973DFEA579@mexal><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>May an 'outsider' comment,
please?<BR><BR>Having discovered you just yesterday through a BBC website
article, having<BR>had no idea of your existence before then, I would hope
that you would grasp<BR>any suitable opportunity to raise your profile
through the media.<BR><BR>It will, however, be important for you to decide
just what you think you are<BR>as a collective organisation, and to ensure
that you present yourselves<BR>accordingly.<BR><BR>So, what are
you?<BR><BR>People who want to share knowledge in a structured way, by
offering<BR>'courses' in subjects in which you are knowledgeable in a manner
accessible<BR>to anyone who wants to learn.<BR><BR>People who don't like the
way in which higher education is developing and<BR>who want to offer an
alternative.<BR><BR>People who see themselves as 'activists' seeking to
destroy existing modes<BR>of providing education and replacing them with
their own vision.<BR><BR>People who do not care for the increasing
'commercialisation' of education<BR>and so want to offer it for
free...<BR><BR>Woolly-headed idealists? :)<BR><BR>Some, all or none of the
above?<BR><BR>Different things will attract different people, so you will
also need to<BR>consider the sort of people that you want to attract. (You
may at this point<BR>decide you'd rather I went away!)<BR><BR>For what it's
worth, I followed up the BBC story and stuck my nose in<BR>because I am
passionate about the provision of excellent education that<BR>inspires
learners, and as an e-learning specialist I'm fascinated
about<BR>'alternate' ways of sharing knowledge and skills.<BR><BR>(I also
happen to be unemployed, so am always looking for projects that<BR>might
want to make use of my skills... at least, until I find someone
who'll<BR>pay me! Until then, and even beyond, interesting not-for-profit
projects can<BR>have those skills for nothing.)<BR><BR>A few thoughts from
an outsider looking in, read, discard at your pleasure.<BR><BR>Megan
Robertson<BR>FBCS CITP<BR><BR>"By doubting we come to questioning, and by
questioning we come to perceive<BR>the truth"
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