[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Thank you for your dedication. I agree that we should get involved and and contribute to this very important workgroup. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Jesse, I tried to add spelling as a suggested guideline and made a mess in the template. I apologize. However, should we choose between American and British spelling or let everyone do as they wish? Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership

[WikiEducator] Re: Cape Town Open Eduacation Declaration

2009-08-24 Thread john stampe
Thanks Nellie for the link. The last entry was in December of 2007, before I joined WE, so I had not noticed it before. I wonder if some of the members changed their minds since 2007? First, there were not many members at that time. And I think many members, especially those joining since

[WikiEducator] Re: Cape Town Open Eduacation Declaration

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Hi John, Thank you for sharing your wiki user and blog. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator:

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Jan Visser
I hope we let everyone do as they wish, as long as texts remain internally consistent, i.e., no mixing of UK and US spelling conventions in a single document. Similar rules should apply to e.g. Portuguese as written in Portugal and basically also in the so-called PALOP countries (the African

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Good points, Jan. Thank you for sharing. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workshops

[WikiEducator] Re: Cape Town Open Eduacation Declaration

2009-08-24 Thread john stampe
Would you like to help us co-ordinate an international activity encouraging WkiEducators and affiliated insitutions to sign the Cape Town Open Declaration on SFD? Yes. http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS http://johnsearth.blogspot.com From: Wayne

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread john stampe
However, should we choose between American and British spelling or let everyone do as they wish? Sounds, like flamebait to me ;-). Seriously, I think this is best left to let everyone do as the wish (the exception may be in the case of a formal name). http://www.wikieducator.org/User:JohnWS

[WikiEducator] Re: Cape Town Open Eduacation Declaration

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
It will be an honor, John. Thank you for the invitation. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on WikiEducator:

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Jesse Groppi
Nellie, I've cleaned up the page http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator:Style_guide/Proposed_guidelines/Spelling, and reworded a couple things. Have I kept it in alignment with your original intent? Don't get down on yourself for having trouble with the boilerplate. In fact, you've

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Jesse Groppi
Apologies, I meant to link to http://www.wikieducator.org/Help:Guideline_proposal as the suggestion boilerplate. On 24/08/2009 03:38, NELLIE DEUTSCH wrote: Jesse, I tried to add spelling as a suggested guideline and made a mess in the template. I apologize. However, should we choose

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Stephen Downes
john stampe wrote: However, should we choose between American and British spelling or let everyone do as they wish? Require everyone to use Canadian spelling. ;) -- Stephen -- Stephen Downes ~ Research Officer ~ National Research Council Canada http://www.downes.ca ~

[WikiEducator] Official Wikipedia app released for iPhone

2009-08-24 Thread Randy Fisher
Hi All, Saw this notice - http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/08/19/official_wikipedia_app_released_for_iphone.html Could this application be used for WikiEducator content as well? -- Best regards, Randy PS. Here's a link to some info about me:

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Randy Fisher
I like the idea of not mixing spelling conventions within the same document. - Randy On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Stephen Downes step...@downes.ca wrote: john stampe wrote: However, should we choose between American and British spelling or let everyone do as they wish? Require

[WikiEducator] Re: Official Wikipedia app released for iPhone

2009-08-24 Thread Jo Fothergill
It's a slick app - i did a search for wikieducator on it and then click on the link to the WE site - it transfers through to safari to open it - the resizing to fit the screen is very nice - a dedicated app would be better though On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Randy Fisher wikira...@gmail.com

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Hi Stephen, Is there a new Canadian spelling style I missed out on these past 40 years? Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Jesse Groppi
Hehe, I'm not aware of a difference to British English, but I often see them differentiated. Australian as well. On 24/08/2009 14:42, NELLIE DEUTSCH wrote: Hi Stephen, Is there a new Canadian spelling style I missed out on these past 40 years? Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Jesse - Welcome back -- great to see our styles guideline group chugging along. I'm voting for Kiwi spelling :-). Jan, and John make important points about freedom in providing folk the space to be creative for their own teaching purposes. Fortunately this is something we can accommodate in

[WikiEducator] Re: Style guidelines draft policy update

2009-08-24 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Hi Jesse, I will check and let you know. Thank your for doing an incredible job Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch http://www.nelliemuller.com Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Get ready for CO10: http://connecting-online.ning.com/ Free online workshops on

[WikiEducator] WikiEducator Community Council Meeting -- Agenda closes 28 August 2009

2009-08-24 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Everyone, The next Community Council Meeting is scheduled to take place from 7 to 18 September 2009 and will be conducted openly in the Wiki. The agenda for the 2nd meeting has been open since 28 September 2008. The agenda will officially close on 28 August 2009. You can view the current