Hi Patricia can I assist? Sent from my iPhone
On May 3, 2012, at 1:20 PM, Patricia Schlicht <patri...@oerfoundation.org> wrote: > Thank you, Ellen. Hope to come through soon > Patricia > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:47 AM, <ellen.mur...@esc.edu> wrote: > 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" <aplett...@gmail.com> 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 >> <patri...@oerfoundation.org> 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 <aplett...@gmail.com> 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 >> <mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> 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 <pschli...@col.org> 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 <pschli...@col.org> 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. Please >> cast your vote by clicking on the link below. You will be asked to log into >> your Facebook account after your clicked on the link, which will take you to >> the Poll Application. Click on “Go to App” and you can cast your vote. >> >> To give people a chance to do so, they will need a bit of time, so how about >> we say cast your vote by the end of Sunday, May 6, 2012? >> >> >> >> Is this acceptable to you all? >> >> >> >> Anil, I hope this is helpful >> >> >> >> http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/ >> >> >> >> Warm wishes >> >> Patricia >> >> >> >> Patricia Schlicht >> >> Programme Assistant >> >> COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING >> >> LEARNING FOR DEVELOPMENT. >> >> COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of >> Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and >> distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. >> >> Suite 1200 - 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver BC V6E 2E9 Canada >> PH: +1.604.775.8227 | FAX: +1.604.775.8210 | WEB: www.col.org | E-MAIL: >> pschli...@col.org >> >> Announcement: Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education will co-host COL’s >> Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF7) in Abuja, in November >> 2013. 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