[Ica-osgeo-labs] Africa thematic - Your ideas inputs needed

[Bridget Fleming]

Thank you Suchith

I'll post this to the Southern Africa Geography Teachers’ mailing list. I
like the concept of train the trainer!

Bridget

On 2015/02/27, 9:51 PM, "Serena Coetzee" <serenacoetzee at gmail.com> wrote:

>Dear Suchith, thanks as always. Looking forward to working on this with
>Rania and Bridget.
>
>Regards,
>--
>Serena Coetzee
>
>Geography Building 3-5
>Centre for Geoinformation Science, Department Geography, Geoinformatics
>and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028,
>South Africa
>email: serena.coetzee at up.ac.za Web: www.up.ac.za/cgis
>Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823 · Fax: +27 12 420 6385
>
>
>On 26 Feb 2015, at 14:53, Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
>wrote:
>
>Colleagues, I also understand from Phillip Davis post [1] that 4000
>students are enrolled for their March 2015 cohort . This is really
>amazing. Thanks to all colleagues in GeoAcademy for their hardwork and
>efforts.
>
>"The GeoAcademy is using QGIS 2.8 to provide Massively Open Online
>Courses through the Canvas Network to students around the globe for free.
>We currently enrol 4,000 students in our March 2015 cohort"
>
>This might be also a good opportunity for our Africa colleagues to inform
>educators in Africa  to make use of this as "Train the Trainer"
>opportunity and use the materials at https://github.com/FOSS4GAcademy
>for their  teaching requirements
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>
>[1]  http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_UrbanScience_CityAnalytics
>
>________________________________________
>From: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>[ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand
>[Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 12:25 PM
>To: Rania Elsayed; Bridget Fleming; ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Africa thematic - Your ideas inputs needed
>
>Hi Rania, Bridget,
>
>Good to see these ideas  for Africa started.  I am sure our colleagues
>from other regions will be very happy to share their experiences with
>you.  It is great to hear about the teacher training initiatives in Egypt
>and South Africa. They are the perfect launchpads for expanding Openness
>in GeoEducation not just for Africa but globally and we look forward to
>sharing ideas and experiences.
>
>It has been by colleagues informing others that been the key for our
>expansion . Conferences and events were very key to help spread the
>message. For example, if you look at Europe, Americas and Asia, our
>colleagues have been very active in presenting "Geo for All" message in
>all major conferences and that helped others know about the initiative
>and join.  All our colleagues have been doing this in their presentations
>etc by adding slides on the initiative and this has had a big impact. It
>was the reason (around 6 months back i think), that we decided to put
>together a master overview slide of our initiative (which can be
>downloaded from http://www.geoforall.org  below the map), so that
>everyone can make use of the slides in their presentations.
>
>So, if you and other colleagues in Africa are presenting in any
>events/conferences etc please download this master slides and add few
>slides as relevant to your presentations at events etc and also send
>colleagues the website details, so they know about this initiative. Our
>biggest problem in Africa was that we just did not have the connections
>to the universities and educational  institutes etc across Africa , to
>get our message to colleagues there. But with you all now leading this ,
>i am sure we will have great momentum there.
>
>I also request all our global colleagues to  also give your
>ideas/suggestions on how we can all work for expanding Geoeducation
>opportunities in Africa to Rania, Bridget and Serena.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>________________________________________
>From: Rania Elsayed [ranyaalsayed at gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 10:47 PM
>To: Bridget Fleming; ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Cc: Mohamed Gabr; Suchith Anand; Serena Coetzee
>Subject: Re: Africa thematic
>
>Hello Bridget,
>happy to hear from you and to know about your efforts in teacher training
>initiatives in SA. we have also the same initiative in Egypt.  Indeed,
>it would be good to broaden our projects and activities.
>I hope that everyone in this group to share her/his ideas through Africa
>wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Africa. we want this wiki
>page to be the first point of contact for the new members, all regional
>members  and others  because communication through wiki page will be
>easier than mailing list for us and for everyone who want to know about
>us and our activities. we can share our news through wiki page and
>mailing list also.
>
>On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 12:44 AM, Rania Elsayed
><ranyaalsayed at gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com>> wrote:
>Hello Bridget,
>happy to hear from you and to know about your efforts in teacher training
>initiatives in SA. we have also the same initiative in Egypt.  Indeed,
>it would be good to broaden our projects and activities.
>I hope that everyone in this group to share her/his ideas through Africa
>wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Africa. we want this wiki
>page to be the first point of contact for the new members, all regional
>members  and others  because communication through wiki page will be
>easier than mailing list for us and for everyone who want to know about
>us and our activities. we can share our news through wiki page and
>mailing list also.
>
>On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Bridget Fleming
><bridget at afrispatial.co.za<mailto:bridget at afrispatial.co.za>> wrote:
>Greeting from SA
>
>It would be impertinent for me to suggest a strategic plan for Africa!
>
>What I can contribute are my experience in using Open GIS resources in
>secondary education. What has worked and what has not.
>We are involved in a number of internal projects which I am very happy to
>share. I am not an academic, I taught at the coal face for over 20 years
>and I am now a business woman. I am not affiliated with any academic
>institution although I have partnered with many. I am the Head of SAGTA
>(SA Geography Teachers’ Association) and we would be happy to broaden our
>teacher training initiatives. The AAG and EIS-Africa have given us
>wonderful support.
>
>My networks are schools in SA, both private and public. It would be good
>to broaden our current projects.
>May I throw one into the mix. We have a SAGTA conference outside Durban
>SA in August where we will be introducing QGIS to many rural schools.
>
>Perhaps a Skype discussion to meet, discuss, share ideas and plan?
>My contact details are below:
>
>[cid:62535EDF-F2FF-46AE-9589-7E911B6482AD]
>
>
>
>From: Mohamed Gabr <gbrbreen1 at gmail.com<mailto:gbrbreen1 at gmail.com>>
>Date: Wednesday 25 February 2015 at 8:02 PM
>To: Rania Elsayed <ranyaalsayed at gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com>>
>Cc: Bridget Fleming
><bridget at afrispatial.co.za<mailto:bridget at afrispatial.co.za>>,
><geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org>
>>, 
>><ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org>>,
>>"serenacoetzee at gmail.com<mailto:serenacoetzee at gmail.com>"
>><serenacoetzee at gmail.com<mailto:serenacoetzee at gmail.com>>
>Subject: Re: Africa thematic
>
>
>Dear All,
>I am really pleased and honored by being a member in your group. Hope I
>can be a good addition to your appreciated efforts.
>
>Looking forward to meet you and ready for any efforts related to
>spreading our mission of OSGEO and open education efforts.
>
>All my respect and regards :-)
>
>Dr. Mohamed Gabr
>TAWGEEH General Manager & OSGIS implementation consultant
>General.manager at TAWGEEH.com<mailto:General.manager at TAWGEEH.com>
>Skype: gbrbreen
>00201110010199
>
>On Feb 25, 2015 7:13 PM, "Rania Elsayed"
><ranyaalsayed at gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com>> wrote:
>Hello,
>I want to ask you how to cooperate together? and if you have any
>strategic plan, ideas for Africa?
>
>
>On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Suchith Anand
><Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
>wrote:
>Hi Rania,
>
>For each regions, we decided to keep maximum of 3 chairs only to make it
>efficient. I am ccing the other chairs for Africa (Serena and Bridget )
>so you get thier emails and can start collaborating. Please ask all
>others interested to join the mailling lists etc and start contributing
>thier ideas.
>
>The details for new labs criteria etc are updated
>http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geoforall_criteria  so you all can use the
>info when any universities/educational institutes are interested to
>join.Any info you need , feel free to contact me or send query in the
>mailling list.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>________________________________________
>From: Rania Elsayed
>[ranyaalsayed at gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com>]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 7:19 AM
>To: Suchith Anand
>Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" Region wise and Subject
>Thematic groups established
>
>thank you so much for your efforts in Africa region, I am pleased to
>coperate with Dr. Serena Coetzee and  Bridget Fleming.
>kindly send me their contacts. and add Dr Mohamed Gabr as a cochair with
>us.
>
>
>On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Suchith Anand
><Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk><mai
>lto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
>> wrote:
>Hi Rania,
>
>I now got confirmation from Dr. Serena Coetzee (who established the first
>OSGeo lab in Africa) and  Bridget Fleming that they are happy to cochair
>Africa with you. I am sure with you three leading this in Africa will get
>good momentum for our Open Education efforts.I will send details to the
>list and update the website soon.
>
>Please invite Mohamed Gabr  to join the Africa list and support you all.
>btw which university is Mohamed Gabr  working?
>
>Suchith
>
>
>________________________________________
>From: Rania Elsayed
>[ranyaalsayed at gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com><mailto:ranyaalsayed
>@gmail.com<mailto:ranyaalsayed at gmail.com>>]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:28 AM
>To: Suchith Anand
>Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] "Geo for All" Region wise and Subject
>Thematic groups established
>
>Hello Suchith
>can you add Mohamed Gabr as a cochair for Africa Region webpage, please?
>
>
>On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:13 PM, Suchith Anand
><Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk><mai
>lto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
><mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.
>uk><mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.
>ac.uk>>>> wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>Following Sergio's excellent suggestion and inputs from the community ,we
>now have "Geo for All" Region wise and Subject Thematic groups formally
>established. The webpages of all the 5 regional groups and subject wise
>thematic groups ready.
>
>With the region wise thematic groups established, the chairs of this are
>now the contact points for any new labs to be established in that region
>to contact and the mailing list becomes the first point of contact for
>the new members and all regional members in the region can use the list
>for collaborating on regional funding calls, FOSS4G local conferences
>etc. They will also be the administrators of the mailing lists and they
>will use the wikipages to develop their ideas with inputs from all
>members in their groups. This way we can make sure it is scaleable and
>meets local/region requirements/needs. All ideas welcome.
>
>Region wise thematic Groups
>
>North America Region
>Chairs: Helena Mitasova (USA), Charles Schweik (USA), Phillip Davis (USA)
>The mail list will be
>geoforall-northamerica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-northamerica at lists
>.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-northamerica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall
>-northamerica at lists.osgeo.org>><mailto:geoforall-northamerica at lists.osgeo.
>org<mailto:geoforall-northamerica at lists.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-northa
>merica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-northamerica at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Webpage at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_North_America
>
>
>South America Region
>Chairs: Sergio Acosta y Lara (Uruguay) and Silvana Camboim (Brazil)
>The mail list will be
>geoforall-southamerica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-southamerica at lists
>.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-southamerica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall
>-southamerica at lists.osgeo.org>><mailto:geoforall-southamerica at lists.osgeo.
>org<mailto:geoforall-southamerica at lists.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-southa
>merica at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-southamerica at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Webpage at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_South_America
>
>
>Africa Region
>Chairs: Rania Elsayed Ibrahim (Egypt) and one more to be added
>The mail list will be
>geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org><
>mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osge
>o.org>><mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-africa at li
>sts.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-africa at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-af
>rica at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Webpage at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Africa
>
>
>Asia Region (including Australia)
>Chairs: Tuong Thuy Vu (Malaysia/Vietnam) and Venkatesh Raghavan
>(Japan/India)
>The mail list will be
>geoforall-asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-asiaaustralia at lis
>ts.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geofor
>all-asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.org>><mailto:geoforall-asiaaustralia at lists.o
>sgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-
>asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-asiaaustralia at lists.osgeo.o
>rg>>>
>Webpage at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Asia
>
>Europe Region
>Chairs: Maria Brovelli (Italy) and Anne Ghilsa (Germany)
>The mail list will be
>geoforall-europe at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-europe at lists.osgeo.org><
>mailto:geoforall-europe at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-europe at lists.osge
>o.org>><mailto:geoforall-europe at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-europe at li
>sts.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-europe at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-eu
>rope at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Webpage at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Europe
>
>
>Subject/Language Thematics
>
>Urban Science - City Analytics Thematic
>Theme Leaders - Chris Pettit (Australia) and Patrick Hogan (USA)
>geoforall-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-urbanscience at lists
>.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall
>-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.org>><mailto:geoforall-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.
>org<mailto:geoforall-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-urbans
>cience at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-urbanscience at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Website at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_UrbanScience_CityAnalytics
>
>Teacher Training & School Education thematic,
>Theme Leaders - Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska (Poland)  and Adrian
>Manning (UK)
>The  mail list will be
>geoforall-teachertraining at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-teachertraining
>@lists.osgeo.org><mailto:geoforall-teachertraining at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:
>geoforall-teachertraining at lists.osgeo.org>><mailto:geoforall-teachertraini
>ng at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-teachertraining at lists.osgeo.org><mailt
>o:geoforall-teachertraining at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:geoforall-teachertraini
>ng at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>Website at 
>http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_TeacherTraining_SchoolEducation
>
>Spanish thematic
>Theme Leaders - Sergio Acosta y Lara (Uruguay)  and Antoni Pérez Navarro
>(Spain)
>The mail list will be geoforall-spanish at
>lists.osgeo.org<http://lists.osgeo.org><http://lists.osgeo.org><http://lis
>ts.osgeo.org>
>Website at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_Spanish
>
>
>Jeff, Anne, Jorge - as you have more knowledge on SAC etc, could you
>please advise me what is the best way to get all these 8 mail lists
>created for us for the different themes and i will do accordingly. Thanks.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>
>
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>Researcher,
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>National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt.
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>Researcher,
>Division of Scientific Training & Continuous Studies,
>National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences, Cairo, Egypt.
>
>23, Joseph Tito St., Nozha El-Gedida, Cairo, Egypt.
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