Here's a blog post with information about assistive technology for the
elderly.

It was projected for a province in Canada however the project leader
giving the talk did not end up managing what he was sketching.

I'm guessing this design is still on the drawing boards, still a
little ahead of its time, but maybe some communities are already
implementing it?

Basic idea:  passive (non-intrusive) home monitoring, raising "call
me" flags with supervisory staff in the case of software-detected
exceptions.

http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2005/07/wanderers-meeting-200575.html

Kirby

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 9:16 AM, gene loeb <geneloeb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone.
> I have been working on elderly issues an now am working on technology to
> help elderly .It  would be helpful to have information or a paper on the use
> of technology to helpo or to be used by elderly. Let me know.
>
> I need to get back to our ideas on training and have been identifying new
> areas for trainers to work. Please write me so I can continue my
> communication.
>
> I am writing articles for Marks journal now. contact me at
> geleloeb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, skype id: gene.loeb1 and cell phone  224-616-7264.
>
> Thanks,
> Gene
>
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Wong Leo <leolaoshi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> <at> Gene , Tks for the mail and I am always interested in the area of
>> traning of trainer ( TOT) for myself , I would like to know more abt your
>> area , which subject area you are into ? also which organisation you might
>> be able to bring some future collaboration either online ( like in
>> wikieducator or ) even face to face , even academic exchange program ( bring
>> students to China ) or bring Chinese students to US are both possible .
>>
>> Leo
>>
>> 2010/9/21 gene aronin <geneloeb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>>>
>>> Leo,
>>> Very interesting news and information to learn; Hope to be able to
>>> assist. I am also interested in the possibility for the involvement of the
>>> Training profession. Here, in the United States, we have professionally
>>> trained trainers (the professional organization is the American Association
>>> for
>>> Training and Development). Trainers are training in a college program.
>>> Just trying to be helpful.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Gene
>>> Gene Loeb, Ph.D.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Wong Leo <leolaoshi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all WE
>>>>
>>>> I am currently helping with a school in China , Suzhou , called GEM (
>>>> GEM is an education management group developing business, management,
>>>> software & technology education in China and Southeast Asia)
>>>> We are also developing programs with other countries as well ,
>>>> For example we bring French students now to China every year
>>>> view more http://gem-group.com/colleges-frameset3.htm
>>>>
>>>> For k1-12 we have developed a Elephant conservation program which
>>>> involved students from US China German and Iran to participate , so far we
>>>> have done this creative program in 39 schools in China and other countries
>>>> as well .
>>>>
>>>> You can know more abt the campus here at
>>>> http://gem-group.com/campus-frameset3.htm
>>>>
>>>> For wikieducator , I am still thinking abt how we can use this platform
>>>> to start to create the curriclum and teaching material among teachers and
>>>> students , welcome any feedback on this are
>>>>
>>>> Is there any best practices model in WE already ?
>>>>
>>>> Also , if you are working in a Non-China envoirment , who wish to expand
>>>> your teacher and staff horizon by coming to China
>>>> Feel free to contact me
>>>>
>>>> Leo
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Leo Wong
>>>> Co-director of HELP in China
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>> http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com/ HELP
>>>> There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly
>>>> with the real teacher and real Kids
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>>>
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Hi Wayne:   I know I am late in inquiring about this, but I am a little confused about how the publisher will gain from offering this book under a free license.  The reason I am asking is that I am under contract to write a comprehensive community organizing textbook for Pearson/Allyn and Bacon a very large US publisher.   My editor has offered me her time and wonderful resources that I could not possibly have had were I doing this project on my own and I don't begrudge them their fair share of any proceeds, but I would like my work to be readily available especially in developing countries, so I am confused about how I might meet my publisher's needs to make a reasonable return on all they have invested in the book and in me as a writer while still being fair to indigent readers.    I hope this question makes sense.   Joyce McKnight SUNY/Empire State College, Member of the OER Foundation.  

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Subject: Re: [WikiEducator] An Ethical Dilemma -- Feeling sad - When publishers don't do what they say they intend to do

Hi Gene,

Thanks for the note -- with every mistake (and I believe the publishers have made an honest mistake) there is a learning experience.

Together we can make the world a better place -- and the open web and free content licensing can help. There is a place for everyone in the sun -- even publishers who can earn a living through publishing free content.

The embarrassing point is that my name is now published under a non-commercial license . However -- let's turn an honest mistake into a success for all involved. I have just received an email from the publisher requesting that we connect for a skype conversation later this evening. I will suggest that they drop the NC restriction and release the work under a CC-BY-SA license.

That would be a smart move for them imho --- the "free" advertising resulting from a move like that would push and promote sales.

We'll see what happens.

Cheers
Wayne

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM, gene aronin <geneloeb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Wayne,
This was an exceptional commentary of your dilemma, because it 1)demonstrated what "creative commons" was all about, and 2) demonstrated, through your honesty and forthrightness the importance of this idea. Demonstrate by example. Good for you, Wayne.

Gene

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:28 PM, aprasad <apletters-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Dear Dr. Wayne,

 

I can imagine how humiliating the situation to you. Hope the publishers will come out with an erratum.

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Wayne Mackintosh <mackintosh.wayne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Never a dull moment in the free culture world. Ordinarily -- I would not post public notifications around potential misunderstandings or oversights by a publisher. However, I find myself facing an ethical dilemma. Particularly since today I'm been commenting considerably on my personal ethics and views associated with the non-commercial restriction on our national New Zealand MLE list.

I was recently invited to write the forward for a new publication -- a book of tweets on open text books. Great idea, very cool and appropriate for our times. In response to the invite, my very first question was was:

"More than happy to provide a "tweet" -- what license will you be publishing the book under?"

Response:

"We will be doing this under Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike license- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
That is the current plan.  Any interest in co-authoring?"

My response:

"I always check that anything I write is published under a free cultural works approved license   I would love to co-author"

So I do my bit, read the text, write a short forward and contribute a tweet.  I now see that the book has been published under a CC-BY-NC-SA license -- which is very unfortunate, because I think its a great text and it seems that there has been an oversight in attributing my contributions under a license which meets the free cultural works definition which was a condition of my contribution. (See:  http://www.happyabout.com/thinkaha/opentextbooktweet01.php). I've asked the publishes to print and distribute an erratum indicating that my personal contributions are licensed under CC-BY-SA on the basis of our original agreement. I'm confident that they will do the right thing.

When I submitted my tweet, I wrote:

"This is licensed under CC-BY which will enable a derivative under CC-BY-SA."  I did this work during official time, and my employers IP policy requires that I release my work under a default CC-BY license."

If there were any communications from the publisher in the interim about changing the license -- I missed these ;-(. Moreover, for the record, I would not have agreed to having anything I write published under an NC license. 

It's ironic that while the book carries a NC restriction -- the international public can purchase the texts, hard copy or ebook for a listed price of $19.95 or $14,95 and see that currently some discount applies.

Anway -- this is a public announcement that my forward is licensed under a CC-BY-SA license and my tweet - No 31 is openly licensed under a free cultural works approved license (CC-BY) in this case. The publisher was free to add an NC restriction on the tweet - -but has omitted to attribute the source .  For the record, both versions of the texts I submitted are licensed under a CC-BY license. You are free to take these texts, reuse them, adapt them, modify them and if you like sell them

Cheers
Wayne
 









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Hi Wayne:   I know I am late in inquiring about this, but I am a little confused about how the publisher will gain from offering this book under a free license.  The reason I am asking is that I am under contract to write a comprehensive community organizing textbook for Pearson/Allyn and Bacon a very large US publisher.   My editor has offered me her time and wonderful resources that I could not possibly have had were I doing this project on my own and I don't begrudge them their fair share of any proceeds, but I would like my work to be readily available especially in developing countries, so I am confused about how I might meet my publisher's needs to make a reasonable return on all they have invested in the book and in me as a writer while still being fair to indigent readers.    I hope this question makes sense.   Joyce McKnight SUNY/Empire State College, Member of the OER Foundation.  

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From: Wayne Mackintosh
Sent by: wikieducator <at> googlegroups.com
Date: 09/14/2010 01:03AM
Subject: Re: [WikiEducator] An Ethical Dilemma -- Feeling sad - When publishers don't do what they say they intend to do

Hi Gene,

Thanks for the note -- with every mistake (and I believe the publishers have made an honest mistake) there is a learning experience.

Together we can make the world a better place -- and the open web and free content licensing can help. There is a place for everyone in the sun -- even publishers who can earn a living through publishing free content.

The embarrassing point is that my name is now published under a non-commercial license . However -- let's turn an honest mistake into a success for all involved. I have just received an email from the publisher requesting that we connect for a skype conversation later this evening. I will suggest that they drop the NC restriction and release the work under a CC-BY-SA license.

That would be a smart move for them imho --- the "free" advertising resulting from a move like that would push and promote sales.

We'll see what happens.

Cheers
Wayne

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM, gene aronin <geneloeb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Wayne,
This was an exceptional commentary of your dilemma, because it 1)demonstrated what "creative commons" was all about, and 2) demonstrated, through your honesty and forthrightness the importance of this idea. Demonstrate by example. Good for you, Wayne.

Gene

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:28 PM, aprasad <apletters-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Dear Dr. Wayne,

 

I can imagine how humiliating the situation to you. Hope the publishers will come out with an erratum.

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Wayne Mackintosh <mackintosh.wayne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Never a dull moment in the free culture world. Ordinarily -- I would not post public notifications around potential misunderstandings or oversights by a publisher. However, I find myself facing an ethical dilemma. Particularly since today I'm been commenting considerably on my personal ethics and views associated with the non-commercial restriction on our national New Zealand MLE list.

I was recently invited to write the forward for a new publication -- a book of tweets on open text books. Great idea, very cool and appropriate for our times. In response to the invite, my very first question was was:

"More than happy to provide a "tweet" -- what license will you be publishing the book under?"

Response:

"We will be doing this under Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike license- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
That is the current plan.  Any interest in co-authoring?"

My response:

"I always check that anything I write is published under a free cultural works approved license   I would love to co-author"

So I do my bit, read the text, write a short forward and contribute a tweet.  I now see that the book has been published under a CC-BY-NC-SA license -- which is very unfortunate, because I think its a great text and it seems that there has been an oversight in attributing my contributions under a license which meets the free cultural works definition which was a condition of my contribution. (See:  http://www.happyabout.com/thinkaha/opentextbooktweet01.php). I've asked the publishes to print and distribute an erratum indicating that my personal contributions are licensed under CC-BY-SA on the basis of our original agreement. I'm confident that they will do the right thing.

When I submitted my tweet, I wrote:

"This is licensed under CC-BY which will enable a derivative under CC-BY-SA."  I did this work during official time, and my employers IP policy requires that I release my work under a default CC-BY license."

If there were any communications from the publisher in the interim about changing the license -- I missed these ;-(. Moreover, for the record, I would not have agreed to having anything I write published under an NC license. 

It's ironic that while the book carries a NC restriction -- the international public can purchase the texts, hard copy or ebook for a listed price of $19.95 or $14,95 and see that currently some discount applies.

Anway -- this is a public announcement that my forward is licensed under a CC-BY-SA license and my tweet - No 31 is openly licensed under a free cultural works approved license (CC-BY) in this case. The publisher was free to add an NC restriction on the tweet - -but has omitted to attribute the source .  For the record, both versions of the texts I submitted are licensed under a CC-BY license. You are free to take these texts, reuse them, adapt them, modify them and if you like sell them

Cheers
Wayne
 









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