Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia and schools
2008/12/14 Nathan Carter cartma...@gmail.com: Still, it will all help. Cheers! On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 3:41 PM, K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au wrote: 2008/12/14 Nathan Carter cartma...@gmail.com: Which state did you undertake your education in? QLD, but i might only have some stuff from last year and this year (11/12) left and i didn't do that many OP courses =( I found everything i could in my digital collection and filing cabinet, some of it is a tad too detailed, some could possibly never be covered ect but i just stuck it all up at [[User:Peachey88/Sandbox/009]] ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia and schools
Nifty! Much more attractive than my list - did you use a bot or a tool to generate this, or was it all done by hand? Cheers, Craig --- Craig Franklin PO Box 1093 Toombul, Q, 4012 Australia http://www.halo-17.net - Australia's Favourite Source of Indie Music, Art, and Culture. - Original Message - From: K. Peachey p858sn...@yahoo.com.au To: Wikimedia-au wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:12 PM Subject: [personal] Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Wikipedia and schools Still, doing this groundwork can be useful for other things, namely, identifying that the articles on some of our earlier Prime Ministers could use a bit of spit and polish. Here is a table of all their current rankings [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Australia/Australian_Schools_Selection]] It lists their WP Aus, WikiProject Australian politics and their WP Bio rankings ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
[Wikimediaau-l] Fwd: Upcoming OLPC events in Australia and New Zealand
I just got this from the OneLaptopPerChild-Australia mailing list - thought I'd pass it on. [sorry for all those that are on both lists already]. This is a very low usage list so I encourage you to join if you're interested in keeping up with OLPC activities in our backyard. Best, -Liam [[user:witty lama]] -- Forwarded message -- From: Pia Waugh gre...@olpcfriends.org Date: Dec 15, 2008 2:40 PM Subject: Upcoming OLPC events in Australia and New Zealand To: olpcfriends-annou...@lists.olpcfriends.org Hi all, There are several upcoming OLPC events in Australia and New Zealand which you can get involved in to help bring OLPC to children in the region and all around the world! Check out the OLPC Friends events page for all details ( http://olpcfriends.org/events). December OLPC Testing Parties (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide) OLPC Friends will be running OLPC Test Parties in Sydney, Melbourne Adelaide next Saturday, the 20th December. The aim of these events is to help test new activities for the OLPC as well as the new 8.2.1 image. If you want to help contribute to OLPC, this is a great way to get involved! If you don't have your own XO, some extras will be brought along by the coordinators. Coordinators are: - Sydney http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Friends/SydneyUG - Pia Waugh gre...@pipka.org - Melbourne http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Friends/MelbourneXOClub - Donna Benjamin do...@cc.com.au - Adelaide - Joel Stanley joel.s...@gmail.com OLPC activities at linux.conf.au 2009 (Hobart, Tasmania) There will also be several OLPC related events at linux.conf.au this year, including a talk from Sugar guru and former President of OLPC, Walter Bender, a Birds of a Feather (BoF) session, and an OLPC stand at the linux.conf.au Open Day. The talks and BoF are limited to linux.conf.auattendees however the Open Day is open to the public, so come along! Deployments There are deployments happening all across the region, and you can volunteer to help out with a deployment ( http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Friends/volunteers). If you want to do your own deployment, get in touch as OLPC Friends will be kicking off a deployment group in January to help share knowledge and ensure some consistency in the region. Regular events There are regular user group events throughout Australia and New Zealand, including weekly test parties in Wellington, which has contributed significantly to OLPC. Great work guys! Also, there are monthly events kicking off around Australia in the new year. Participation If you are interested in discussions around OLPC or getting help, please join the OLPC Friends discussion mailing list ( http://lists.olpcfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/olpcfriends), and the OLPC Friends community forum (http://forums.olpcfriends.org/). Cheers, Pia Waugh About OLPC Friends OLPC Friends http://olpcfriends.org/ brings together educators, developers and enthusiasts for local and regional deployments and education development. Working in collaboration with the OLPC Foundationhttp://laptop.org/, OLPC Friends aims to create an organic and sustainable ecosystem of contributing people and organisations throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. More details at http://olpcfriends.org/ -- olpcfriends-announce mailing list olpcfriends-annou...@lists.olpcfriends.org http://lists.olpcfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/olpcfriends-announce -- Email - liamwy...@gmail.com Phone - +61 (0)434 056 914 Skype - Wittylama Wikipedia - [[User:Witty lama]] ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
[Wikimediaau-l] Wikimedia Australia chapter report, November 2008
Available on meta at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Australia/2008-11 Wikimedia Australia chapter report Edition 2, November 2008 By Brianna Laugher, interim Secretary (blaugher at wikimedia dot org dot au) * 1 Introduction * 2 News in brief * 3 Meetups o 3.1 Past o 3.2 Upcoming * 4 Other events o 4.1 Past o 4.2 Upcoming * 5 Committee meeting minutes * 6 On the lists ==Introduction== Another busy month for WMAU. Last month we promised a website, membership and an AGM. We managed to get two our of three and a few other odds and sods besides. Hot topics of discussion have been working with educators and museums. ==News in brief== * An education mailing list was launched. ** http://lists.wikimedia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/education_lists.wikimedia.org.au * Our official website was launched. Editing is limited to account holders (which is limited to members). ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikimedia_Australia ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Accounts * We are now open for members! As of 2008-21-15 we have 31 paid members and 10 would-be members awaiting approval or receipt of payment. ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Membership * Wikimedia Australia received two donations (almost certainly as a result of the WMF fundraiser). As a result we started a page explaining how to donate and thanking donors. ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Donate ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Thank_you * Wikimedia Australia is developing a joint publication with Creative Commons Australia, to be launched at the Free as in Freedom LCA miniconf. ** Announcement discussion: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001915.html ** http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Participatory_Culture_Primer * The AGM is planned for Sunday 10th January 2009 but it has not been formally announced yet. ==Meetups== ===Past=== * Melbourne, 5 November Wiki Wednesday coinciding with LUV talk [no report, see below] * Sydney, 12 November Wiki Wednesday, ** report by Liam: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001850.html * Perth, 29 November [no report] ===Upcoming=== * Sydney, 18 December: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney#December_18th_2008 * Everywhere :) 10 January: AGM (planned) ==Other events== ===Past=== * Melbourne, 5 November, LUV meeting: Hacking MediaWiki (For Users) talk, by Brianna. ** Video: http://brianna.modernthings.org/article/173/hacking-mediawiki-for-users-video * Melbourne, 24 November, Victoria IT Teachers Association (VITTA) conference: Wikipedia in schools: An unexplored potential workshop by Brianna. ** Report: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001960.html * Sydney, 28 November, English Teachers Association conference: Liam gave a workshop about using Wikipedia in the classroom. ** Report: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001977.html ** Slides: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_teachers_primer_to_wikipedia.pdf ===Upcoming=== * Hobart, 20 January 2009: Free as in Freedom miniconf as part of linux.conf.au, organised by Brianna. http://linux.conf.au/schedule/121/view_miniconf One of the speakers is Liam. Also, Angela is a keynote at the main conference. ==Committee meeting minutes== * 2008-11-02 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001780.html * 2008-11-09 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001830.html * 2008-11-16 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001912.html * 2008-11-23 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-December/002100.html ==On the lists== Full archive: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/thread.html * Adopting a language project ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001776.html * Wikipedia Loves Art! Photo contest at the Powerhouse Museum ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001815.html * Working on a WMAU brochure ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001828.html * Corporate sponsorship/membership ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001830.html * Legal restrictions on taking photographs in Australian Commonwealth reserve areas ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001840.html * WMAU activities and direction ** http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2008-November/001932.html ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
Re: [Wikimediaau-l] Ctte meeting minutes for 2008-11-23
Sack the secretary for posting these late :p In any case they look good. On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Brianna Laugher brianna.laug...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I just realised I never posted these. sorry! 2008-11-23 3.10pm start Present: John, Nathan, Brianna, Sarah, Stephen (partial) Apologies: Daniel Agenda * 1 Previous minutes * 2 Balance sheet/finances * 3 Officialwiki * 4 Corporate sponsorship * 5 AOB == Previous minutes== '''Resolution:''' That the ctte confirms the minutes of the [[Meeting (2008-11-16)|Previous meeting]]. * Moved: Sarah * Second: Nathan * Carried without dissent == Balance sheet/finances== Sarah has ordered a cheque book (and also net banking access, as one of the four signatories). == Officialwiki== No particular comments from anyone. Only one member has requested an account so far. Some discussion about enotif configuration on commwiki. == Corporate sponsorship== Nathan reported on other chapters practices: some have corporate members. They define them in their rules/bylaws as supporting members and they have no voting rights. Only one chapter (Sweden) allows full voting corporate members. [Stephen joined at this point] We decided to leave the issue of corporate membership for the elected committee to tackle after the AGM, and focus on corporate sponsorship. == AOB== None. Closed 4.05pm -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/ ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l ___ Wikimediaau-l mailing list Wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
