Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Shall we establish a WikiEducator Community College?

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:37:49 -0700

I like both of those Ellen...they are more descriptive, less confusing and define what this is about.   :-)   JMcK

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Subject: 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

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On May 2, 2012, at 1:32 AM, "Anil Prasad" <aplett...@gmail.com> 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!!!
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Wayne Mackintosh <mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> 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 <aplett...@gmail.com> 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:

  1. The Objectives of the Community College Would be to:
    1. conduct L4C as a regular course
    2. conduct regular courses on Open Licensing
    3. provide regular mentoring and certification services for wiki skills development
    4. provide opportunity to the community members to request mentoring of experienced community memebrs
    5. provide facility for conducting pedagogical experiments/ run pilot courses for OERu implementation
    6. and more.....
  2. 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
  3. The registered tutors/mentors wold elect an Academic Council for a 2 or three year term
  4. The Academic Council will Coordinate the functions of the Community College
  5. The Academic Council will prepare Academic Calender for each academic year in consultation with the registered tutors/mentors, WE community and WE Community Council
  6. The Academic Council will introduce new WE Community Courses in consultation with  the registered tutors/mentors, WE community and WE Community Council
  7. ...and more..
Your thoughts?

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Warm regards

Anil
 




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