Dear Leigh, Let us start with the items as listed by you plus, collaboration requests for new project and some crucial tips on using WE, opinion of famous academicians/administrators about WE etc.
-- Warm regards Anil http://wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad http://wikieducator.org/India http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework/Professional_Education/Management/MHRM Skype: apletters On 12/9/08, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What do we have happening Monthly already? > > We have featured user pages > We have Anil summerising significant discussions > We have featured OER > We have reports from L4C workshops > We could have reports from other courses > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:54 AM, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Anil, >> >> Great work! >> >> A suggestion... I recall mentioning this idea to Leigh awhile back.... >> >> Maybe we could source some journalism types (i.e., students, or up and >> coming folks) to develop content for such a newsletter.... It would be a >> great experience for them, as well as building up a profile....tasks could >> be news and events, profiles of wiki personalities, and projects, and >> feature stories. >> >> - Randy >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 5:31 AM, Anil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> As Dr. Wayne has suggested I have added my suggestions on Phase 3 at >>> the talk page. >>> http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_talk:WikiEducator_3.0 >>> >>> Let us give high priority to Monthly News letter because it will help >>> as in project co-ordination to a greater extent. We may forward the >>> news letter to other stake holders also. For that a separate mailing >>> list may be maintained. >>> >>> We may start a new page to coordinate the inception activities. >>> http:www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator:NewsLetter is it ok? I would >>> also like to propose to start a separate technical discussion for News >>> Letter. >>> >>> Warm regards >>> Anil >>> >>> On Dec 8, 8:49 am, Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hi Anil, >>> > >>> > These are very important suggestions for our future strategic planning >>> > --- Please add these suggestions to our strategic planning page here: >>> > >>> > http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:WikiEducator_3.0 >>> > >>> > You're right there is a growing need for additional tutorials on >>> helping >>> > newbies with questions like where to start a new page --- we've made a >>> > humble start here: >>> > >>> > http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Developing_a_teachi. >>> .. >>> > >>> > but still lots of room for improvement and additional resources we can >>> > develop to help newbies in becoming part of our community. >>> > >>> > We definitely need to improve our structure and categorisation of >>> > content in the wiki. We've made a start with the content info box >>> > template -- but this is still prototype and we need to test its >>> > functionality. Once we've tested and refined this template, we'll need >>> > to develop supporting tutorials on its use. See, for instance: >>> > >>> > http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Developing_a_teachi. >>> .. >>> > >>> > We're hoping to include improved content listings using portal pages >>> for >>> > the School sector, Higher Education, TVET and professional development, >>> > see for example: >>> > >>> > >>> http://www.wikieducator.org/Portal:Primaryhttp://www.wikieducator.org/Portal:Secondaryhttp://www.wikieducator.org/Portal:Higher_Education.. >>> etc. >>> > >>> > However -- we still need to implement this properly. >>> > >>> > I really like the idea of a monthly newsletter -- and it would be great >>> > if we could identify a group of volunteers to assist with compiling a >>> > community newsletter. >>> > >>> > A while back we introduced a page starting to plot different roles in >>> > the community -- perhaps we need to revisit and improve this concept. >>> > All ideas welcome: >>> > >>> > http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_Roles >>> > >>> > Thanks Anil -- great suggestions. Lets get them implemented. >>> > >>> > Cheers >>> > Wayne >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 08:57 +0530, aprasad wrote: >>> > > Dear Dr. Wayne, Randy and other friends, >>> > >>> > > Connecting to an earlier thread about the urgent requirement of >>> > > teacher education in ZA, we have to offer support officially. Before >>> > > that we require some urgent and very basic preparations. For example, >>> > > WE has now a very good repository of learning content…but as pointed >>> > > out by many earlier, collaboration happens seldom. In our L4C >>> > > Workshops we have to give greater emphasis on the best wiki practice >>> > > on 'where to start a new page?' Now it is time to take this vital >>> > > structural issue seriously. We have to take special care to avoid the >>> > > situation wherein valuable content lay scattered, and we move towards >>> > > creating another wikipedia, rather than learning content supportive >>> to >>> > > QFs and Curricula. A monthly e-News letter to introduce major events, >>> > > new projects and higlighting the progress in existing projects may be >>> > > started to facilitate collaboration. >>> > >>> > > Another thing we should do is to keep panels of WEs with specific >>> > > experience and aptitude that can help us in the event of WE taking up >>> > > projects officially. There should be a system to enlist names and >>> > > other details voluntarily by members and a verification process to >>> > > ensure the reliability. Online Volunteering project of UN >>> > >http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en/index.htmland Professional >>> > > Educational Organization Internationalhttp://www.peoi.org/are doing >>> > > the same successfully for years. >>> > >>> > > These aspects may be examined for incorporating in Phase 3 of WE that >>> > > is being developed. >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > Warm regards >>> > >>> > > Anil >>> > >http://wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad >>> > >http://wikieducator.org/India >>> > >http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework >>> > > >>> http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework/Professional_Educatio... >>> > >>> > > Skype: apletters >>> > >>> > > On 12/8/08, Wayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > > Hi Randy, >>> > >>> > > Good thinking Randy --- there are many strategic elements in >>> > > your post, which I think we need to incorporate into our >>> > > evolving strategy for the future: >>> > >>> > > http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:WikiEducator_3.0 >>> > >>> > > Thinking about Professional Development, clearly this is an >>> > > important node for development. Thinking about the value >>> > > proposition, there are two important reasons why an OER >>> > > approach to professional development makes so much sense: >>> > >>> > > 1) Almost every tertiary education institution has a >>> > > professional development unit -- yet in my experience most >>> are >>> > > not adequately resourced in terms of staff or budget to do >>> > > what needs to be done on campus. >>> > > 2) An OER approach to professional development should >>> > > theoretically be less threatening to institutions testing the >>> > > OER waters because PD courses for academic staff are not >>> > > necessarily courses on which institutions compete with each >>> > > other. >>> > >>> > > Back in the early conceptualisation phases of WikiEducator >>> > > (i.e. before we moved to a hosted server solution) -- on 19 >>> > > March 2006 I set up a PD development node on WE envisioning >>> > > rapid growth >>> > > ( >>> http://www.wikieducator.org/index.php?title=Professional_Development_...) >>> -- However, I suspect that the idea was premature and poorly implemented >>> :-), especially given that at the time we only had 10 registered accounts! >>> (Wow -- can you believe that we're nearing the threshold of 7000 users!) >>> > >>> > > So I thinking the timing is right to progress this further. >>> > >>> > > With reference to your suggested refinements on the L4C >>> > > initiative -- again the timing is just right from a strategic >>> > > point of view. The current iterration of L4C will run to 30 >>> > > June 2009 -- as determined by our external funding support >>> > > from Hewlett. We need to start thinking about where we take >>> > > L4C in the future --- and I really like your ideas for >>> > > refocusing and reconfiguring the initiative. >>> > >>> > > I'd be keen to hear what folk think? How should WE provide >>> > > support for capacity development in the future? In what ways >>> > > can we improve on our current approaches? >>> > >>> > > Cheers >>> > > Wayne >>> > >>> > > On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 09:10 -0800, Randy Fisher wrote: >>> > >>> > > > Hi Everyone, >>> > >>> > > > Great dialogue.....I've been sleeping on this thread here, >>> > > > reflecting on conversations that I've had with Nellie, >>> Maria >>> > > > and several L4C students, and what's becoming clear, is >>> that >>> > > > Professional Development is an essential 'branding >>> > > > opportunity' for WikiEducator. On WE, we have so many >>> > > > projects and activities, it's easy to get lost in the >>> > > > fog.... (so a bit of a ramble coming up here - I'm not as >>> > > > eloquent as Leigh or Wayne... :-) >>> > >>> > > > I'm thinking back to my economic development days, and how >>> > > > can we 'package' what we have in a way that's appealing to >>> > > > educators - who may or may not know about open education. >>> > > > I'm also thinking about institutions' perennial quest to >>> > > > teach their teachers new stuff - which is great, but it's >>> > > > for the masses, not customised to the indivdual interests >>> of >>> > > > teachers.... >>> > >>> > > > So, I'm thinking.... why not a process of "you scratch my >>> > > > back, I'll scratch someone else's itch". (Note, I didn't >>> say >>> > > > "you scratch my back, I'll scratch 'yours'). >>> > >>> > > > The great thing about the WE community is that we have so >>> > > > many teacher-educators with so many interests (a >>> > > > network!)... The question is..., how can we leverage our WE >>> > > > Network in service of Teacher Educator's Professional >>> > > > Development? I'm thinking that it might make sense to go >>> > > > with a Centre of Excellence approach for Professional >>> > > > Development - to help us with branding and outreach to >>> > > > teacher educators in line with their own ProD interests, >>> not >>> > > > just our wiki skills approach - (see what I've put up >>> > >>> > > >http://www.wikieducator.org/Professional_Development >>> > >>> > > > I'm also thinking that we have to change the L4C messaging >>> > > > around the requirements for the Learning Contract (i.e., in >>> > > > the 10-day or the 5-day courses) - put emphasis on what >>> > > > Learners have to Offer and Share with their Peers, in terms >>> > > > of something that they can Teach another Educator. (The >>> > > > emphasis on OER is great, but the reality is, that if you >>> > > > develop it on WikiEducator, it is an OER! :-) >>> > >>> > > > I think a subtle yet important shift in emphasis could help >>> > > > us convey our value proposition, particularly those >>> > > > teacher-educators who want to learn new skills. Of course >>> we >>> > > > want them to develop OERs in our community, but first >>> things >>> > > > first - let's have them share something easy, something >>> > > > they're comfortable with, and something they can "teach" >>> > > > others in our community .... >>> > >>> > > > Your thoughts, feedback? >>> > >>> > > > - Randy >>> > >>> > > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Leigh Blackall >>> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > > > And of course, anyone is free to participate in the >>> > > > 2 teacher training courses we have on Wikied >>> already >>> > > > (though they are >>> > >>> > ... >>> > >>> > read more »- Hide quoted text - >>> > >>> > - Show quoted text - >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ________________ >> Randy Fisher - Change Management & Collaboration, Human Performance & >> Engagement, Sustainable Communities & Organizations >> >> * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizations....and >> WikiEducator! >> >> + 1 604.684.2275 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> http://www.wikieducator.org >> http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher >> >> * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY >> >> * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki? http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki >> >> Skype: wikirandy >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > -- > Leigh Blackall > +64(0)21736539 > skype - leigh_blackall > SL - Leroy Goalpost > http://learnonline.wordpress.com > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Leighblackall > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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