Hi Alex -- Based on your own experiences -- do you think new people would be more comfortable posting "how to" questions on a dedicated support forum for WE?
This is VERY important for us as a community because WE want to assist all newbies in achieving their aims. As the community grows -- we are learning ourselves. There appear to be different phases of capability development that have evolved. Our WE community must find effective ways to support all levels in parallel. In other words, if you join WE at any time there should be multiple paths of support for all capability levels. The "capability" phases we've identified so far include: * Phase 1: Mastery of basic editing skills (Individual and supported by the Tutorials and the Learning4Content project) * Phase 2: Individual content development where a teacher, lecturer or trainer focuses on their own content projects without actively pursuing collaboration with others * Phase 3: Implementing collaborative content development -- i.e. strategising and actively pursuing collaboration opportunities. * Phase 4: Engaging learner in OER development. You raise an important point about the value of reading the posts in the main forum --- this in itself is a powerful vehicle to learn about the community. I think commitment to open and transparent dialogue builds trust. Appreciate the contributions -- this helps us on our continuous path of development. Cheers Wayne On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 21:22 +0200, Alex P. Real wrote: > Hello Nellie, > > > > I´m new to WE. I started with ICT literally "learning by doing", so I > normally manage to make my way. If I had an editing query I probably > wouldn´t ask here, would seem out of context. For obvious reasons, > most active contributors are founders or got involved much earlier and > are at a more advanced stage than any newcomer. Threads logically > reflect that. I don´t feel intimidated (actually enjoy them) but I can > understand why less adventurous spirits might. > > Would you post a "how to" query to an audience (visible=active > contributors) discussing elaborate stages of collaboration and > advanced projects involving several institutions? > > This doesn´t mean these queries are not welcome, though new people may > be under such impression or feel they´re too petty in comparison to > HIV/AIDS or midwifery (?). Hardly the right time for me to make any > suggestion, really. > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > Alex > > > > > De: wikieducator@googlegroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de NELLIE DEUTSCH > Enviado el: jueves, 29 de mayo de 2008 17:06 > Para: wikieducator@googlegroups.com > Asunto: [WikiEducator] Re: Questions and collaboration > > > > > > Valerie said: Some of the forum threads are intimidating. > > Valerie, > Can you please clarify your statement with examples? > > Thank you. > Nellie > > > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:11 AM, valerie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 2nd Life / Second Life - I had the same problem, missing the play on > words. Sorry to be so slow... > > Going beyond the basics as a collaborative effort sounds great. There > should be some nice spin-offs - mentoring, authoring, student > participation, reviewing and contributing. > > Tutoring is an interesting issue. I am surprised / concerned that > anyone feels reluctant to ask questions in a "safe learning > environment" like WE discussions. We are all learners here. All > questions that should be asked and answered in a public forum where > everyone can benefit. If we don't get that message across to every > participant, we have lots of work to do! > > Some of the forum threads are intimidating. It might be appropriate to > have a Questions? forum devoted to questions of new participants. > > > > On May 28, 6:50 pm, "Leigh Blackall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I saw 2nd Life, I didn't recognise a play on words and thought > Wayne > > was meaning Second Life or online simulators ...snip > > > > > > > -- > Nellie Deutsch > Doctoral Student of Education > http://www.nelliemuller.com > http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd > http://www.building-relationship.com/education > http://blendedlear.ning.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator, go to: http://www.wikieducator.org To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
