[FM Discuss] Looking for writers on open video

Tue Mar 19 06:57:45 PDT 2013

Mick,
This looks fantastic! At m-cult we are still tracking open video, and plan
to organize wikipedia- and popcorn-related workshops later this Spring.
Wish I could attend - did visit Stubnitz already in 1994 in St.Petersburg :
)

Will share this with colleagues.

best Minna

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Mick Fuzz <mick at flossmanuals.net> wrote:

>  Hello!
>
> We are looking to get tech and trainers in the same room to experiment,
> have a laugh and create a course in FLOSS Manuals in London. The location
> is great, the Stubnitz ship.
>
> The mission is to test / improve / explode the 'A Look at Open Video'
> course.
> http://www.flossmanuals.net/a-look-at-open-video/
>
> Get in touch with me if you, or someone you know may be interested.
> It would be fantastic to get some FM writers on board.
> nice one
> Mick
>
> ---//
> Open Video Sprint London - *#ovforum*  http:// <http://ovlondon.xmlab.org>
> ovlondon.xmlab.org
> April 18-20, 2013, MS Stubnitz
> Contact: openvideo at xmlab.org
>
>  The  workshop / course sprint facilitated by Mick Fuzz from FLOSS
> Manuals  is part of the international Open Video series launched with the
> Open  Video Forum in 2012. The current version of the course, created at a
> Berlin sprint last year, is part of the School of Open, a collaboration
> between Creative Commons and P2P University.
>
>  *Course:* https://p2pu.org/en/groups/a-look-at-open-video/
> *xm:lab report:* http://ovf.xmlab.org
> *Blog:* https://imc.li/143ix
>
>  Our goal is to produce an introductory course for *open video*  in the
> areas of end-user technologies (viewing, encoding, editing,  subtitling
> etc) and developer tools (transcoding, web applications,  developing for
> mobile devices).
>
>  This  course will be published as an OER (open educational resource). It
> will  promoted specifically as part of the Mokolo project supporting film
> and  developer networks in Africa, for example the recent Open Video Sudan
> event.
> http://www.xmlab.org/events/workshops/openvideosudan/
> As the course is openly licensed it will be available for widespread use.
>
>  *Location:* London MS Stubnitz ship- http://ms.stubnitz.com*/*<http://ms.stubnitz.com/>
> *Date:* 18-20th April 2013
>
>  We are looking for people swimming in the sea of free software / open
> source tools, open video frameworks and creating innovative learning.
> Desirable skills include one or more of the following:
>
>  * Knowledge of open video for end user technologies or software
> development
> * Writing skills in the area of open educational resources
> * Experience in delivering workshops
> * Connections to relevant networks to disseminate our work
>
>  If you are getting this email then we think this sounds like you. Would
> you be interested in attending? Please get back to us if you think you  may
> be able to attend and we will inform you about the process and  logistics
> of this course sprint.
>
>  *What's in it for You:*
>
>  * We'll cover accommodation, meals, and have a small budget to include
> travel expenses (so lets us know if you need support asap, we'll see  what
> we can do)
> * We can offer small contributor stipends, depending on how long you can
> stay
> * You get to be part of an ongoing effort to bring more people (especially
> from newer netcultures) into free software / open source debates around
> visual media via the creation of open educational resources (courses will
> be translated)
> * You will leave with a set of resources to deliver workshops on open
> video and lots of new subject knowledge
> * P2p education is perhaps the most significant change in the way (higher)
> education is organized - let's make it work
>
>
>  *Background Info:*
> A *course sprint*  is a way of rapidly creating and testing teaching
> resources. It is  based on the work of Adam Hyde on Book Sprints and is one
> of FLOSS  Manuals tools of rapid, collaborative content creation. Course
> sprints are a  space for participants to learn from each other, find
> synergies in our  knowledge, and in the process, create innovative online
> learning  resources.
> http://www.flossmanuals.org/service/booksprints
>
>  We will use the Book Type software to immediately print materials from
> our online workspace at the end of the sprint.
> http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/booktype/
>
>  *MS Stubniz* is a mobile location for performance, arts, music and other
> odd stuff.
> This  is the last month that the ship is moored in London, why not take
> advantage of this opportunity to check it out before the boat sails.
> http://ms.stubnitz.com/
>
>  *Associated Events:*
> Sat  20th of April see Exploding Cinema event also taking place on MS
> Stubniz - “a spray of DIY film, projection mapping, installation,
> performance and video echo location". For more info and call for work :
> film, performance  and music”.
> http://www.explodingcinema.org/
>
>  *Remote Collaboration:*
> If  you are unable to attend but want to input to the process via remote
> collaboration or keep up to date of the outcomes please do:
> * subscribe to the low-traffic Mokolo video list -
> http://lists.transmission.cc/mailman/listinfo/mokolo-video
> * follow the *#ovforum* hashtag and* @xmlabs_news* account
>
>  *Partners include:*
> xm:lab (Jan Tretschok, Soenke Zehle)
> FLOSS Manuals (Mick Fuzz)
> Deckspace (James Stevens, Adnan Hadzi)
> *////End of Invite*
>
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minna tarkka | m-cult centre for new media culture |
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