OSE Clubs Log

Feb 28, 2019

-) No not really , just added you in a loop so that you know that old OSE True fan is searching an entrance hole in the Dutch=NL Edu system.

  Little backup story ...  I thought about it this summer after some crisis at my work place (cancer institute) , a  job in Edu system & uplifting  youth   make  sense to me much more  than prostituting hands / brain for $$ .   Later   I learned  Dutch system is  in acute need for High-school teachers Beta subjects  ... so 1+1 was clear sign for me ,  I resigned from science around the end of 2018 , this month  my notice term ended, now  I have some freedom to search  fro new Edu job ( till September/ new school year)  ... was happy to see your Newsletter about OSE Clubs few months ago when i directly contacted William,  Nice synchrony.

  Before i continue with my  reply/comments please check this recent 3min video from big think channel   :

https://bigthink.com/Lumina-Foundation/lumina-prize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4UirLEq4go you seem to be the Entrepreneur man for new prize ... i just read, 1 more day to apply !?!

Please tell me more Branko about what you see as the limits of O&O - or how we can engage teachers. Current O & O is not super bad but is not useful & practical as OSE. I see what my daughter does for O & O : research some topic make video & PPT , very little practical stuff ...

  To engage ... I will  search for  technasium  network/ O&O network but i think Dirk knows more ,  also mr.Maco the  teacher i have as a contact knows it all. 
  At the end Teachers need to be enthusiastic &  willing to learn  basic OSE Curriculum and   start experimenting /piloting .  
  As far as i know  O&O   is only in Technasium High  schools,   but i think it is very important to check NON-Technasium  schools as  well.  For example I heard from this teacher that there is a rule in NL that every NL region/province can have only 1 technasium. But,  other schools in the same region  do not want to loose new beta/tech  students and are inventing other programs that include BETA / Tech .... I'm researching this last 1-2 months   I assume Dirk knows the system better .     
  I will meet with Dirk today to hear his opinion & status.   Dirk i would need some tips & strategy  in approaching the schools for a job ,  my personal  aim for employment  was  to either :

E1) Enter some school in September as a teacher of Physiscs / Math / Informatics/ ... or whatever Beta they have and from there open new pilot subject. E2) Or, Direct (not sneaking approach ) Search for schools that experiment with EDU methods and start ASAP to presenting them OSE clubs idea .. hopefully they would be wiling to take me as a teacher for that club...

Oh i think important ... I asked William for some promo material and he told me they are already in process of making some. Like Powerpoint or Maybe short 5min video about how OSE.Club@school could work so i can show it to more receptive /experimental school . Or maybe you Marcin can make one ?

I am ready to provide a wide range of curriculum projects, where we can basically gather data and make small incremental improvements and arrive at useful technology Great, i was thinking like once some receptive school is found (by Dirk or me ) , we show some promo material/video and if they are willing , we could invite you or William for remote chat with school.

I have a lot of practical projects in mind of how we blend real industry with school learning. I'm sure in that :) I'm interested in PBL -Project base learning method , that makes most sense if filled with Project around OSE tech + Food (Aquaponics+ Plants +permaculture) ... and I know some schools are experimenting with PBL , just need to find them , they are likely not Technasium that uses O & O ).

Thus, what would be our next steps for inserting OSE into dutch O&O? So Me & Dirk will inform you ASAP what we discuss today and then we can hear what you & William advise. I will also chat with O&O teacher again in March after i apply in that school (E1 method above) ... New year is in September so there should be enough time to get one school on board.

That appears to be a clear avenue in the Netherlands, Also I think Colleges and Univ. Bachelor programs should be relevant and likely more OSE useful, think about minor/major projects for their degrees ... (there are several tech colleges and at least 3 Tech univeristies in NL ).

which makes me think that other countries may have similar programs. I could check 6 countries of former Yugoslavia, but you could contact old list of people from OSE-Europe: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/OSE_Europe/People and/or make fresh newsletter :-)

Keep in touch, B.