With a full school schedule, a full time job, multiple projects, writing for this blog and spending time in the normal things of life, I've taken on another task for the progression of some others and to work towards the future I've dreamed of for years as a student. I'm participating in the discussion groups of the P2PU (Peer-2-Peer University).
An Official Position
As absurd as it may sound I'm planning on being a tutor in their system. While it might be for a creative writing class on content and delivery, it could be on games, math, programming or one of many other subjects. In fact I was asked if I would consider it after sharing some details of my past that I normally don't post online. One example is being a tutor in math and programming, paid and unpaid, for the last 10 years.
In fact I'm planning on running my own test on a forum. It should be a very educational experience. The test is a writing class/workshop that will mirror what I'm considering for the P2PU. I may not choose to tutor it in the first set of pilot classes, but it should be interesting.
Truth be told, there will be a second test on the forum. I'm going to test the lessons I've learned on the forums and other social groups. While I've been the leader of different groups, or in leadership positions, I've rarely had any real problems. This time I want to see if aiming for those principles will make things go better. Fast adoption is one area I'm not so great at that may see a dramatic boost. For all I know I could start something that snowballs. Be nice to have good behavior do that for once.
A Potential Position
Another thing I'm going to work on, hopefully if I get to it, is to talk with people at the local colleges and universities about an OER (Open Education Resource) web service using very basic web technologies. The hope is to create something useful and noteworthy.
The idea is that if resources are easy for any web author to use, and take care of all the fancy stuff on their own, web authors should be empowered to create high quality content on their own. The first stage of this is obviously convincing the different people that this would be helpful to their staff, easy to create and easy to maintain.
Educators and institution staff aren't the only authors I'm thinking will use this. Students could build their own reference pages for personal use. Open education and help sites could also use the idea. It's not like a definition is all that different from one site to the next. While you might like to have your own version, it would be nice to be able to start with a great generic resource. Then you can customize it to your liking.
Your Position
Now I ask you, the reader, "What are you doing to work towards the future you dream about?" Are you preparing for your part, implementing solutions, or just trying to survive? All of these have their place. In fact I'm doing all three. I'm preparing for all the cool ideas I have, helping the P2PU and just trying to survive my current classes.
Carpe Somnia - Seize the Dream
It also means "Seize the Sleep". Sleep is important. I'd like some more.
Have fun, spread the word and tell me what you think,
Igen Oukan
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