[WikiEducator] Re: Shall we establish a WikiEducator Community College?
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 pagehttp://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College/Community_pollhas 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 projecthttp://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator_Community_College and arrive at a logical conclusion while selecting the name. *Technology related instructions*: - You will need a WikiEducator accounthttp://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
Re: [WikiEducator] Can you test drive an idea for me?
Hi Declan, I am currently working with a small group of secondary school students who are studying biology. We are interested to try out your photographic data collection method presented in the Digital Coyote resource. I've studied the instructions, and will work with the students to perform the measurements at our Monday class. My plan is to offer them a choice of how to do the measurements (paper or computer). If all goes as planned, I'll post their measurements and any comments about the experience to the WE pages later in the week. Thanks for your efforts to create this resource. As I also teach statistics, I'm encouraged by the opportunity to create and analyze a dataset with obvious practical applications. Alison On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Declan declanjmcc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, I have a coyote skull project shaping up. If anyone would be willing to try measuring some skulls online I'd appreciate it. Just follow the instruction here: http://wikieducator.org/Coyote/Project_tools#Measuring_from_photographs Pick a skull from here: http://wikieducator.org/Category:Skull and measure total length or width. Post your results and comment on the discussion page for the skull in question. I'd like to see if the instructions make sense. I'm also open to ideas for ways to use the data set. Cheers, Declan -- 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. 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
[WikiEducator] Re: Can you test drive an idea for me?
Thanks Alison, Currently there are 15 skulls. I have not entered anything in the way of metadata, but the collection state can be read from the tags in the photos. I'd welcome any measurements, comments, suggestions. Thanks also for the edits; I appreciate any help I get. Cheers, Declan -- 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
[WikiEducator] Do you want to help openaccess? Consider signing the e-petition today.
Believe in #openaccess? Then pass the word about access2research.org and sign the petition at wh.gov/6TH - now. The petition is open for all citizens of the world. I cast my vote for open access to state funded research. Why should taxpayers need to pay twice to access the research they funded? -- Wayne Mackintosh http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation http://www.oerfoundation.org Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducatorhttp://www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg | identi.cahttp://identi.ca/waynemackintosh Wikiblog http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog -- 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
[WikiEducator] Re: [OERU] Do you want to help openaccess? Consider signing the e-petition today.
Thanks Wayne I actively sign any and all such petitions and do my best to spread the word. Little by little the chips will fall and our demands for open access will force open changes to academic publications the world over. Cheers Tim Hanoi __ j. Tim Denny, Ph.D. Consultant - International Development, Education and ICT SKYPE - jtdennyGoogletalk - denny.jt http://www.linkedin.com/in/jtdenny https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/VR/id130765695 . While SAT scores might predict your success in the classroom, beyond a basic level of intelligence your passion, motivation, initiative, networking and hustle matter more than your grade-point average. Dale Stephens founder of UnCollege.org https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=esi2y0whdhk52utm_source=txemailutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=referral On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: Believe in #openaccess? Then pass the word about access2research.org and sign the petition at wh.gov/6TH - now. The petition is open for all citizens of the world. I cast my vote for open access to state funded research. Why should taxpayers need to pay twice to access the research they funded? -- Wayne Mackintosh http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation http://www.oerfoundation.org Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic Commonwealth of Learning Chair in OER, Otago Polytechnic Founder and elected Community Council Member, WikiEducatorhttp://www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg | identi.cahttp://identi.ca/waynemackintosh Wikiblog http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg/Blog -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OER university group. To post to this group, send email to oer-univers...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to oer-university+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/oer-university?hl=en?hl=en Visit the OER univeristy page on http://wikieducator.org/OER_university -- 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
