Hooray for WOLA! On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Anil Prasad <aplett...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear friends, > > > > The poll for choosing a name for the proposed WikiEducator community > college is now officially closed (by the close of business on 19 May, 2012 > in your time zone). Let me express my sincere gratitude to all the > WikiEducator community members who have participated in the discussions on > the WikiEducator community college concept, submitting nominations for > selecting a name and subsequent voting with much enthusiasm. > > > > Now the formal announcment of poll results > > > > (See > http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College/Community_poll/Poll.12.5.12) > > > > As you know, our poll had three sections to gauge opinion on the scope of > the proposed initiative and preferred name for the initiative based on the > submissions made by the community . Please see the queries and voting > position below: > > > > > > 1. Should the initiative be extended beyond wiki skills and > WIkiEducator specific activities? > > > > Out of the thirty three (33) voters in this section, thirty (30) voters > have voted ‘Yes’. Here the voters have given a very strong mandate to > extend the community college initiative beyond wiki skills and WikiEducator > specific activities. > > > > 2. Should the proposed name for this initiative include the concept > WikiEducator (or reference to WikiEducator)? > > > > Out of the thirty two (32) community members voted in this section, twenty > two (22) have opted ‘Yes’. It means majority of voters were in favour of > including the concept of/or reference to WikiEducator in the name. > > > > 3. Which one of the following nominations (names) you chose to name > the proposed WikiEducator Community College? > > > > The final section was to vote for a name. Therewere 30 nominations and 38 > voters. To provide voters with the freedom of selecting different > choices, multiple selection was permitted in this section. > > > > First three positions: > > 1. The nomination Wikieducator Open Learning Academy (WOLA) got > nineteen (19) votes > 2. The nomination WikiEducator Academy got 15 votes > 3. The nomination Institute of Open Education (IOE) got 7 votes. > > Therefore, the name ‘Wikieducator Open Learning Academy (WOLA)’ is the > winner! Let us congratulate ourselves - Congratulations WikiEducator > Community!!! > Now I would like to propose that we may constitute a WikiEducator > Workgroup to discuss and document the Vision, Mission, Interim Organization > Structure, Interim Business Proceedures and Pilot initiatives for WOLA. > Please see the work in progress charter for the Workgroup ( > http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College/Workgroup1.12 ) > and build it futher. I hope we will be able to complete the draft charter > in two-three days and invite community members to sign up. > ''WE ARE OFF TO ANOTHER MILESTONE IN OPEN EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING > WOLA!!!" > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Anil Prasad <aplett...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> First of all I convey my hearty gratitude to all the WE community members >> who expressed genuine interest in setting up a WikiEducator community >> college (a community-driven initiative to provide and support training >> including: wiki skills, creation and use of OER, open licensing, online >> learning, teaching, mentoring as well as promoting research on related >> topics) and submitted their choices for a name to it. The response of >> the community was amazing - WE got 30 nominations! >> >> The time for nominations was closed officially by the end of business on >> 10 May 2012. Now it is the time to choose one name for the proposed >> community college from the 30 wonderful nominations we have received. For >> this purpose a rough consensus poll >> page<http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College/Community_poll>has >> been setup in WikiEducator. The poll is designed in three parts to gauge >> opinion on the scope of the proposed initiative and preferred name for the >> initiative based on submissions made by the community. >> >> Section:1 Cast your vote regarding the proposed scope of the initiative >> Section 2 Your opinion regarding specific reference to "WikiEducator" in >> the proposed name for the initiative >> >> Section 3 Your preferences for naming this initiative - this is the >> section for casting your vote for a name. >> >> The first two section will help the voters to revisit and review the >> draft Overview and Objectives of the >> project<http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College> and >> arrive at a logical conclusion while selecting the name. >> >> *Technology related instructions*: >> >> - You will need a WikiEducator >> account<http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_rich_text_editor_tutorials/Creating_an_account/Instructions> >> and >> you must be logged in to cast your votes. >> - You must check the relevant options and click on the "Vote" or >> "Change my vote" button displayed below each option to record or change >> your vote. >> - If your login session has expired (*e.g.* no activity after a long >> period), you will not be able to vote or change your vote. Login to >> WikiEducator again. >> - You can change your vote at any time till the close of the poll. >> >> >> *Please cast your votes by the close of business on 19 May, 2012 in your >> time zone* >> * >> * >> *Visit the poll page and cast your votes* >> * >> * >> >> http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College/Community_poll/Poll.12.5.12 >> >> ''WE ARE OFF TO ANOTHER MILESTONE IN OPEN EDUCATION!" >> -- >> Warm regards >> >> Anil >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad >> http://www.apletters.blogspot.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 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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