[WikiEducator] Re: Community update - WikiEducator, OER Foundation etc.

2009-05-11 Thread Maria Droujkova
Wayne, These are all great news. I am so happy for you and WE! It's a great community. I would like to thank you for opening your proposal building process. I am working on an SBIR grant for Natural Math for the Family Studies supporting software I discussed on the list earlier, and your

[WikiEducator] Re: Community update - WikiEducator, OER Foundation etc.

2009-05-11 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Maria, I'm very excited about the new prospects for WE. We have a solid foundations to take our project to new levels -- and you're right, WE is an amazing community! I'm glad you found our open proposal useful for your own grant writing process --- by sharing we reduce duplication of effort

[WikiEducator] Re: Community update - WikiEducator, OER Foundation etc.

2009-05-11 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Wayne and Maria, I would to be able to edit in both ways, if WE decides to add WYSIWYG. Thank you. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction You are invited to join educators for a free 5-day online workshop on how to integrate technology into

[WikiEducator] Re: Community update - WikiEducator, OER Foundation etc.

2009-05-11 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Nellie, I agree -- personally I prefer editing using wiki syntax. The ability to edit in both ways (i.e. WYSIWYG and wiki syntax) would need to be specified as a requirement. Currently te FCKeditor extension for Mediawiki enables authors to edit using standard wiki text. We need to research

[WikiEducator] May UPE is Declan McCabe

2009-05-11 Thread Peter
I've been a follower of Declan for as long as he has been a member of WikiEducator. His exemplary work in creating K12 curriculum and using WE as a platform to facilitate his work sets a fantastic example. Look around WE at the middle school biology OER materials, in particular the St. Michaels