Re: [WikiEducator] Cast your vote in a poll: shall we establish a WikiEducator Community College?
Hi Patricia, I would like to echo what Anil wrote. We all appreciate the fact that you took the initiative to get this going otherwise we might still simply be discussing this. :) Ellen Sent from my iPad On May 3, 2012, at 7:42 AM, "Anil Prasad" wrote: > Hi Patricia, no worries. Community would love to explore all possibilities > and values all efforts. Moreover you are an integral part of our community by > mentoring it from the very beginning. See you tomorrow in your time zone - > here it is tomorrow already :) take care > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Patricia Schlicht > wrote: > Hi Anil, > > I would have created it on WE, if I had known that we had a poll application > on WE. I don't have the luxury of working with Wayne directly anymore, so am > not a the root of new developments all the time. > > I have taken the poll I had created off of FB not to confuse people We will > upload the new WE poll once ready. I tried to to do this tonight. I am so > sorry, I can't, I am exhausted and my mind doesn't think straight and doesn't > want to kick into gear, to do more. I am on overloaded at work and I am > struggling with a serious health issue. I wanted to help when Wayne wrote. > Will look at it tomorrow again. > Cheers > > Patricia > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Anil Prasad wrote: > Dear Patricia, > > > > Excellent work! Thank you very much for moving forward with the preparations > for conducting the poll based on the nominations received. I am also in > favour of conducting the poll in WikiEducator using the poll widget as Dr. > Wayne and you have discussed. As per the tentative schedule announced > earlier in the other discussion thread for nominations, we will run the > current ‘Nomination Session’ till May 10, 2012’ and the rough consensus poll > from May 14 to 20, 2012. I think it will give sufficient time for the idea > to reach maximum number of community members and time for you to try poll > widget. > > > > After the poll and selection of a name, we may create a WE work group to > formulate the business procedure for this new community initiative. It will > be nice to have all the contributors to this discussion thread and the main > thread on nominations on board the WE work group as well. > > > > Go ahead and create the WE page for poll! – These are thrilling moments for > our WE community! I will also be joining you and Dr.Wayne there. > > > > -- > > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:02 AM, Wayne Mackintosh > wrote: > No worries Patricia, > > The poll widget is relatively new and we have trialed this with a few polls - > it should work rather well for this purpose. > > Let me know where you set up the page in the wiki to keep track of this > project and I will help set up the widget. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Patricia Schlicht wrote: > I agree with you, Wayne, just didn’t know we had such application. > > Cheers, > > Patricia > > > > From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Wayne Mackintosh > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 3:27 PM > To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com > Cc: wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com; > aplett...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [WikiEducator] Cast your vote in a poll: shall we establish a > WikiEducator Community College? > > > > Hi Patricia, > > > > Great to see international community collaboration in moving this idea > forward. > > > > I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be better to host the poll on WikiEducator. > For two reasons: > > > > We remain true to our community values associated with the free cultural > works definition and commitment to using free software. (The trouble with a > Facebook poll is that the data will default to all rights reserved and will > not be openly licensed and Facebook is non-free software.) > Hosting the poll on WikiEducator will ensure that we can keep an accurate > history of this important process. > We have a poll widget on WikiEducator (see for example the current poll on > design decisions for the OERu). > > > > Thanks for your initiative in setting up a poll -- but at the same time, lets > consider walking the talk in terms of our open values for community > initiatives ;-) > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Patricia Schlicht wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I loved the exchanges and the community participation in trying to find a > suitable name for the new WE activities of establishing a “‘WikiEducator > Community College”. > > > > I thought perhaps we could make a bit easier to vote on the many suggestions > made, and so I have created a poll, using a FB application. > > > > I hope I have captured all suggested ideas for the naming convention. Plea
Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Shall we establish a WikiEducator Community College?
Dear All, I like the ideas out forth so far, but would like to suggest that we think of the name as a recruiting tool as well--for example: what terms might an individual, interested in what we offer, use on a search engine that would lead them to us. I suggest that for those who are not familiar with "wikieducator" the name may lead them to believe this has something to do with wikis. I do think the name needs to contain the term "open", but perhaps "college" is too strong a term? How about something like Open Education Academy or International Academy in Open Education? Ellen Sent from my iPad On May 2, 2012, at 1:32 AM, "Anil Prasad" wrote: > Dear Dr. Wayne and all other friends, > > It is very encouraging to note that we are unanimous in respect of the need > and definitely we have to finalize a name that shall not make any confusion. > The name Community College has already confused Harbans ji with the US > Community College system and Joyce has cautioned with humor that the name > is bound to confuse :) Therefore let us finalize a name through a rough > consensus poll as Dr. Wayne has suggested. > > Now we may give 10 days, ie upto May 10, 2012, for our WE friends to suggest > names as reply to this mail. Thereafter we will run a rough consensus poll > for another 7 days (ie from May 14 to 20, 2012) to select a name from the > nominations. > > We have two nominations already: > > Open World College - from Patricia and > WikiEducator Academy - from Dr. Wayne > Hi friends, now please add your nominations as reply to this mail. > > Dr Wayne, in his reply, has given an additional reason for us to be more > enthusiastic in this initiative "I think there are also exciting > opportunities to explore formal accreditation options for these training > opportunities through the OERu network in conjunction with open badges for > selected initiatives." > > Hurry up!!! > > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Wayne Mackintosh > wrote: > Hi Anil, > > I think its an excellent idea to establish some form of "WikiEducator > Academy" who take leadership in promoting regular training opportunities. > This is a testament to our core community values of sharing knowledge for the > benefit of all educators. > > The concept of "WikiEducator Community College" could be confused with > Community Colleges in the US -- so I guess it would be worth exploring > alternatives. Post a request to the community asking for nominations and you > could run a rough consensus poll for choosing the name for this initiative. I > also think that when building a new volunteer community focus like this, that > formalizing the initiative too soon with Academic Council elections etc may > stall growth during the formative stages. That said, this is something which > a work group can consider as the project unfolds. > > I think there are also exciting opportunities to explore formal accreditation > options for these training opportunities through the OERu network in > conjunction with open badges for selected initiatives. > > Great idea! > > Wayne > > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Anil Prasad wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > First of all I would congratulate Harbans ji, Sebastian ji, Balqis, and Jonas > for getting WikiBuddy certifications though their proactive participation in > the WikiBuddy certification guidance week held from 23-04-2012 to 29-04-2012 > (http://wikieducator.org/Training:WikiBuddy_certification_guidance_week_23.09.2012 > ). They were the only participants (excluding a new user as the event was > for Wiki Apprentices). I also thank other three colleagues who encouraged the > event by offering facilitation support immediately on announcing the event > and Dr. Wayne for his moral support. > > Based on the thoughts and wiki conversations during the past week, I would > like to ask the community 'Shall we establish a WikiEducator Community > College for our WikiEducator members and those who aspire to join the WE > community?'. The abstract ideas are given below: > > The Objectives of the Community College Would be to: > conduct L4C as a regular course > conduct regular courses on Open Licensing > provide regular mentoring and certification services for wiki skills > development > provide opportunity to the community members to request mentoring of > experienced community memebrs > provide facility for conducting pedagogical experiments/ run pilot courses > for OERu implementation > and more. > The WE Community members having wiki skill certification of and above the > level of WikiBuddy can by option register as a Community College Tutor/Mentor > The registered tutors/mentors wold elect an Academic Council for a 2 or three > year term > The Academic Council will Coordinate the functions of the Community College > The Academic Cou
[WikiEducator] Interesting article in the chronicle on education innovation
http://chronicle.com/blogs/next/2012/04/19/education-innovation-in-a-silo/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en Here's a quote from the article: “'If we break up certification into packages, badges, and classes, who is going to verify the entire package?' asked Josh Jarrett of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation during a session on the future of the degree." Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:09 AM, "Wayne Mackintosh" wrote: > Open Learning, the journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning has published a > special Issue on dual mode universities (Volume 27 2012, Issue 1 2012) > > The OERu is profiled in an invited contribution from Sir John Daniel for the > special issue of the Journal: > > Dual-Mode Universities in Higher Education: Way Station or Final Destination? > > Sir John suggests that the OERu is a game changer: > > "One development that could inject new life into the dual-mode model is the > Open Education Resource (OER) University that is being explored by a group of > public universities from several countries." read more ... > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director OER Foundation > Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic > Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic > Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducator > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter | identi.ca > Wikiblog > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
Re: [WikiEducator] looking for creative ways to design a teacher education curriclum
I think I get it a bit better now Leo, thanks! btw: I used to be a Middle School teacher :) Anyway, one activity I would suggest goes something like this: each person begins writing on a topic they are fairly familiar with, or have an opinion about (or it could even be a story). You give them a certain amount of time to write--like 5 minutes--then you tell them they have to switch papers. They must read what's been written and then continue writing on the topic. After a certain length of time, you make them switch again. You repeat this, making sure to add enough time with each change to give them time to read and write. Eventually they end up with their original paper back, which you will ask them to read. Some of the things they can then discuss as a class are things like: Did I learn anything from this exercise? Did I gain knowledge of or an interest in new topics? Can I tell whether the person reading this understood what the topic was about? (comprehension) What can I learn about their ability to write (especially in a timed situation)? How would this exercise feel for individuals with different learning styles--is there a way we could adapt this and if so, how? There are a number of additional questions they could discuss in regards to this. It mimics social networking. I hope this is something you might find useful. Ellen Ellen Marie Murphy Director of Online Curriculum SUNY Empire State College 113 West Ave Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100 Ext: 2961 twitter: ellen_marie From: Wong Leo To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com Cc: wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com Date: 12/20/2011 10:05 AM Subject:Re: [WikiEducator] looking for creative ways to design a teacher education curriclum Sent by:wikieducator@googlegroups.com Hey Ellen ,great question ! i did not explain my case very clearly my fault , the teachers in my classes are taking 60 hours train from their area to travel where i am working now , and after the training , they will go back to where they came from , where i called a remote place in china , where internet might not as common as in big cities in china like in shanghai so i am very careful on using internet on my classes , i don't preach something they only feel good about . however i still think it is important for them to learn to use technology to keep up to date especially in remote area , so i will surely involve technology into my classes , for example , i will introduce something called TED x school event and maybe playing a few TED video for them the reason i mentioned about wikieducaotr , is i would like to use something similar concept like wikieducator , you know what i called an paper and pencil version wikieducator , is that possible in real life ? for them to get together as a group to create lesson plan and giving back to the commuity as a way of assessment however , i need more thoughts or feedback leo 在 2011年12月20日 下午10:52， 写道： HI Leo, I hope you don't mind a few questions, just to clarify: you say that this is for teachers who will be teaching in remote areas of China, so I'm guessing you do not want the lessons plans to include the use of Internet technologies, is that the case? Will they have access to computers or mobile devices, even if they do not have access to the internet? You mention that "thinking about trying something in wikieducator like involving each teacher to design a teaching unit , and asking them to put on wikieducator website" so I'm assuming they will have access to the internet while they are training, is this the case? If so, how much access? Ellen Ellen Marie Murphy Director of Online Curriculum SUNY Empire State College 113 West Ave Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100 Ext: 2961 twitter: ellen_marie From:Wong Leo To:wikieducator@googlegroups.com, wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com Date:12/20/2011 08:13 AM Subject:Re: [WikiEducator] looking for creative ways to design a teacher education curriclum Sent by:wikieducator@googlegroups.com hey all , i totally understand that most of you may come from a background related to educational tecnology , or ICT , however for my case , that most of teachers in china especially does not even have the internet connection at school ,especially for remote area in china . which is what michael talked about content as curriculum , i have read the post , found out the author actuallyagainst the idea of using content as curriculum content , so basically , i want to design something which have less to do with technology, in terms of my situation , i still want to expand my students ( future teachers " horizon , and looking forward they are changing my pre-conceptions about before -web2.0 era teaching . leo 在 2011年12月20日 下午8:34，Michael Coghlan 写道： Hi Leo. I know this is not sp
Re: [WikiEducator] looking for creative ways to design a teacher education curriclum
HI Leo, I hope you don't mind a few questions, just to clarify: you say that this is for teachers who will be teaching in remote areas of China, so I'm guessing you do not want the lessons plans to include the use of Internet technologies, is that the case? Will they have access to computers or mobile devices, even if they do not have access to the internet? You mention that "thinking about trying something in wikieducator like involving each teacher to design a teaching unit , and asking them to put on wikieducator website" so I'm assuming they will have access to the internet while they are training, is this the case? If so, how much access? Ellen Ellen Marie Murphy Director of Online Curriculum SUNY Empire State College 113 West Ave Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100 Ext: 2961 twitter: ellen_marie From: Wong Leo To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com, wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-fo...@googlegroups.com Date: 12/20/2011 08:13 AM Subject:Re: [WikiEducator] looking for creative ways to design a teacher education curriclum Sent by:wikieducator@googlegroups.com hey all , i totally understand that most of you may come from a background related to educational tecnology , or ICT , however for my case , that most of teachers in china especially does not even have the internet connection at school ,especially for remote area in china . which is what michael talked about content as curriculum , i have read the post , found out the author actuallyagainst the idea of using content as curriculum content , so basically , i want to design something which have less to do with technology, in terms of my situation , i still want to expand my students ( future teachers " horizon , and looking forward they are changing my pre-conceptions about before -web2.0 era teaching . leo 在 2011年12月20日 下午8:34，Michael Coghlan 写道： Hi Leo. I know this is not specifically about creating a curriculum for a teacher training program but I think this blog post by Steve Wheeler is a good place to start your thinking! http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2011/12/content-as-curriculum.html - Michael On 20 December 2011 20:59, Wong Leo wrote: Dear all , I will be teaching a teacher education unit for about 400 middle school teachers to help them prepare for their future teaching job for minority people in remote china , i am wondering if anyone who have the similar teaching experience on teacher education program , the name of the course is called curriculum and teaching . i am thinking about trying something in wikieducator like involving each teacher to design a teaching unit , and asking them to put on wikieducator website however , i need the advices from you ! something creative is the best ！！ -- Leo Wong Teacher and teacher trainer -- http://wikieducator.org/User:Leolaoshi 机构博客：http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com 个人博客 http://blog.sina.com.cn/leolaoshi1 （在努力中） Skype:leolaoshi Malaysia number +006 010 2718251 - There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with the real teacher and real Kids. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Michael Coghlan NewLearning http://protopage.com/michaelc m: +61417899912 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Leo Wong Teacher and teacher trainer -- http://wikieducator.org/User:Leolaoshi 机构博客：http://helpsuzhou.blogbus.com 个人博客 http://blog.sina.com.cn/leolaoshi1 （在努力中） Skype:leolaoshi Malaysia number +006 010 2718251 - There is something very special and powerful about engaging directly with the real teacher and real Kids. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- You received this message because you ar
Re: [WikiEducator] Are open access repositories OER?
Hi José Most Open Access sites have a license statement in the footer of the page or in a page the provides details regarding their licensing (sometimes you really have to look for it). For example: BMJ. They are listed on the Open Access Week site, but most of the work they host is not "open",nevertheless they do host articles that are Open Access and are under the CC license. http://group.bmj.com/group/about/legal/terms/ Ellen Ellen Marie Murphy Director of Online Curriculum SUNY Empire State College 113 West Ave Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-587-2100 Ext: 2961 twitter: ellen_marie From: José Mota To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com Date: 11/23/2011 01:45 PM Subject:[WikiEducator] Are open access repositories OER? Sent by:wikieducator@googlegroups.com Hi :-), Many universities are setting up what they call "open access" repositories where people can freely access scientific work (articles, dissertations, etc.) online. However, most of them do not have a word on licensing, either by displaying a CC license or by making explicit the terms of use of the materials in the database. As I see it, anything available online (freely accessible) without a regular CC license or a clear explanation of the terms of use should not count as an OER, but I'd appreciate some grounded opinion on this, because I might be wrong. So, my question is: are these repositories, or the items in them, considered OER? Regards José Mota -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
[WikiEducator] US Dept of Ed highlights competency-based assessment
Pretty important stuff from an article entitled: U.S. Dept. of Ed. Reaffirms OER Support, Highlights Competency-Based Assessment http://www.educause.edu/blog/jcummings/USDeptofEdReaffirmsOERSupportH/241218 "Later, in response to a question on the interplay between OER and competency-based assessment, Kanter noted that both the Department of Education and the White House are actively studying “what productive steps the Department of Education can take” to advance competency-based assessment in postsecondary education. She also referenced the Lumina Foundation’s Degree Qualifications Profile work as a key example of efforts to advance the development of learning outcomes-based assessment." Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
