[WikiEducator] Re: Educational Leader and Student Assessment
Dear Nellie, I have gone through your message. Let me know what exactly you need on Student assessment.I may help you. Thanks, Prof.B.Biswal On 10/09/2008, nelliemuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello WE's, I need your help in locating an educational leader involved in student assessment ASAP. I will be interviewing the educator about student assessment for a research paper I am doing for a doctoral course on student assessments. Thank you. Nellie Deutsch --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Educational Leader and Student Assessment
Nellie, From the UK perspective I have strong opinions about assessment in the 'sub-19' or mainstream education. If I can be of any help please let me know. You can check me out at www.maximise-ict.co.uk Kind Regards, Ray T. On Sep 10, 6:29 am, nelliemuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello WE's, I need your help in locating an educational leader involved in student assessment ASAP. I will be interviewing the educator about student assessment for a research paper I am doing for a doctoral course on student assessments. Thank you. Nellie Deutsch --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: India Culture Page
On Sep 10, 12:43 pm, Nadia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you for starting the page on India. It is extremely interesting. I had trouble going to some of the sites you mentioned. Maybe this will help:http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?mjhOCyYMeodIL6zBYQsCzAQsLCM0uMgJkY_Of YwTSSWk3t-jLtdNBeX5PtPp692Hsbunp9Omb66ZTt4o4pBitip1Uft3Soe62QMYssJiNc- ly sPHlfU022ydqAj_8NGSJjBPrMVdYSyCDtVxN6X9JBASqmM5AlAd8dSStoCBQQg1I49qq819I -rsvd40mQzVKvxYYmfSk3qpJASOYqenPhOUYqejusErCfDehttp://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?ICzBd5VwsMrpud7bVEVd79EVvdw0P4yILgrJI WNU03w2OaO6A6XreIkxukqj5haGGHs9jb2EBlK5F7yEQvZFOH2C36Cpj9NAaz4E4io60ajb2 J6RBGNCaG-aBPt- jLtdNBeX5PtPp692Hsbunp9Omb66ZTt4o4pBitip1Uft3Soe62QMYssJi Nc- lysPHlfU022ydqAj_8NGSJjBPrMVdYSyCDtVxN6X9JBASqmM5AlAd8dSStoCBQQg1I49q q819I-rsvd40mQzVKvxYYmfSk3r9JASOYqenPhOUYqejusErCfDe Only part of the URL was underlined so when one clicks it did not go to the right page. For Patricia, I hope you feel better, I translated the page on ikebana teaching in German and would appreciate your advice. I put the category of Japan but would also like to link it to thewww.wikieducator.org/Culturesite. Will try and maybe I might need your help. All the best Nadia Sorry the link still did not work, maybe someone can help. Nadia On Sep 8, 2:03 pm, Patricia Schlicht [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Dr. Ramakrishnan, A wonderful idea. Maybe link it also here to:www.wikieducator.org/Culture Warm regards, Patricia From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Savithri Singh Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 8:55 PM To: wikieducator@googlegroups.com Subject: [WikiEducator] India Culture Page Congratulations to Dr Ramkrishnan on starting an India culture page to bring out our rich heritage.http://wikieducator.org/India/Living_Heritage_:_Indian_Calendar http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?mjhOCyYMeodIL6zBYQsCzAQsLCM0pyhmnEdSS toY01Mdwxbs2IzcE4hkb_6kZ8-aF2Er12mM5hbj_wxIjt-jLtdNBeX5PtPp692Hsbunp9Omb 66ZTt4o4pBitip1Uft3Soe62QMYssJiNc-lysPHlfU022ydqAj_8NGSJjBPrMVdYSyCDtVxN 6X9JBASqmM5AlAd8dSStoCBQQg1I49qq819I-rsvd40mQzVKvxYYmfSk3q9JASOYqenPhOUY qejusErCfDe While developing the culture page I think it is important that we project our country as the best example in the world of a Secular Nation. We are indeed very proud of our culture that allows people from so many different religions, backgrounds, cultures to co-exist since time immemorial. He has indeed started a very interesting page and I hope it will reflect the India that we as a collective dream of. I hope all of us together can be proud of our rich inheritance and it will reflect on the page. Many many more people need to contribute to make it a great success. Savithri -- Dr. Savithri Singh Principal Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) Govindpuri, Kalkaji New Delhi 110 019 Tel: 2629 4542, 2629 3224, 2641 2547 Fax: (011) 2629 4540 Res: 2584 8151 2584 9786 2584 3496 http://andcollege.du.ac.in http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?mjhOCyYMeodIL6zBYQsCzAQsLCM0uMgJkY_Of YwTSSWk3t-jLtdNBeX5PtPp692Hsbunp9Omb66ZTt4o4pBitip1Uft3Soe62QMYssJiNc-ly sPHlfU022ydqAj_8NGSJjBPrMVdYSyCDtVxN6X9JBASqmM5AlAd8dSStoCBQQg1I49qq819I -rsvd40mQzVKvxYYmfSk3qpJASOYqenPhOUYqejusErCfDe http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:First_Community_Council_Elections/S avithri_Singh#Why_support_me_- http://console.mxlogic.com/redir/?ICzBd5VwsMrpud7bVEVd79EVvdw0P4yILgrJI WNU03w2OaO6A6XreIkxukqj5haGGHs9jb2EBlK5F7yEQvZFOH2C36Cpj9NAaz4E4io60ajb2 J6RBGNCaG-aBPt-jLtdNBeX5PtPp692Hsbunp9Omb66ZTt4o4pBitip1Uft3Soe62QMYssJi Nc-lysPHlfU022ydqAj_8NGSJjBPrMVdYSyCDtVxN6X9JBASqmM5AlAd8dSStoCBQQg1I49q q819I-rsvd40mQzVKvxYYmfSk3r9JASOYqenPhOUYqejusErCfDe --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Request for Neighbor Services
Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C1#L4C_F2F_Zambia_2_Workshop_.2810-12_Sept._08.29 Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Dimdim 4.0 Released
Has anybody given openmeetings a try? The demo looks nice, and it seems to integrate with moodle pretty well. http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/ Ben. mireille massue wrote: thank you Mireille *From:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *NELLIE DEUTSCH *Sent:* Friday, August 08, 2008 12:19 AM *To:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [WikiEducator] Re: Dimdim 4.0 Released I removed it from my Moodle courses because I got fed up with issues with the tool and with the lack of support. On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 9:15 PM, mireille massue [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what did you think of Dimdim? there is so much stuff out there and i wish i had the time to try everything. I don't I need to narrow it to a few Mireille *From:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *NELLIE DEUTSCH *Sent:* Friday, August 08, 2008 12:08 AM *To:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [WikiEducator] Re: Dimdim 4.0 Released I have tried Dimdim a few times in the past. I also added it to my Moodle last year, but removed it after things just didn't work properly. I now work with WiZiQ. Support is excellent and the sound is great. I have added it to my Moodle. Nellie On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 8:55 PM, mireille massue [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: may i also join you i would be interested in trying it out. i have heard about Dimdim and I'm curious on the possibilities Mireille Toronto *From:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Randy Fisher *Sent:* Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:32 PM *To:* wikieducator@googlegroups.com mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [WikiEducator] Re: Dimdim 4.0 Released Hi Leigh, Yes, I saw this today ~ shall we try again to give it a whirl? - Randy On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI rings http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Y504TXBUBUdetmpLojnD9GpnhT6bwlnCib19MouGmnaozz1KOL8b3r3ukCl8ZgGFiCBQ2OS9Avd4cBk4FTolev6stk29MIG1IsPG8Y1QTmc= Exciting Dimdim News Hello. We wanted you to be the first to know that we're launching a brand new version of Dimdim. Since we launched our first public beta in April, Dimdim has been used in 180 countries by over 500,000 people. And we've made Dimdim even better by adding over 60 new customer-requested features including: * Recording: You can now record your meetings and share playback URLs or embed the recording directly onto your own website just like YouTube videos. * Multiple Presenters: With a single click you can allow any attendee to share their presentation, whiteboard, webcam - even their desktop. * Mac Desktop Sharing: Mac users can share their desktop with anyone using just a browser. * Free Teleconferencing: While we've improved our free VoIP microphone sharing everyone now gets their own unlimited free conference call account. * Private Meetings: Simply assign a meeting key and only those who know both your meeting room name and your meeting key will be able to join. * No Install: Now you don't need to install anything to join or even host a meeting. You'll only need to install our screencasting plug-in if you choose to share your desktop. Best of all, you do not need to do anything to get these new features as all Dimdim accounts have already been upgraded. Just sign in http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Y504TXBUBUc0xp9zEXkAm3I-9trtn0jPdEfoZwJvGykI0pIYKcv1AF1n2yZn5Da64Tmf5LvRUx3gTuKwGNQRqX7lUFkP_Sbwf5iRPQ9j505wPHkNzEkytvikWgAweJCHqNVPdiA1nuy3Hq8PUd2EPCYIKoJPV0Wl to use Dimdim 4.0 today.
[WikiEducator] Re: Request for Neighbor Services
Hi Victor, Thanks for sharing this ~ I think you have a really good idea here, to reach out to the WikiEd Community, and to ask for their WikiNeigbourliness! In the case of issuing the WikiApprentice Certifications though, that's the job of the Facilitator doing the workshop. Do you know where the Infobox syntax is? http://www.wikieducator.org/Template:Infobox_personal - Randy On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:55 AM, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C1#L4C_F2F_Zambia_2_Workshop_.2810-12_Sept._08.29 Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. -- Randy Fisher - Change Management, Human Performance Organizational Transformation * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizationsand WikiEducator! + 1 604.684.2275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wikieducator.org http://www.wikieductator.org/Community_Media http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Wikirandy/Todo * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki? http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki Skype: wikirandy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Request for Neighbor Services
Wow great victor. Keep up the good work. I'll have a look on the pages. On Sep 10, 3:55 pm, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to... Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Request for Neighbor Services
Thanks Randy, Your words are encouraging. As at this moment all their pages have the infoboxes inserted. The participants are drawn from various backgrounds and letting them know that there are other WikiEducators out there looking at their pages will be a real morale booster. While i can do certifications, i have found that encouraging others not physically in the classroom to award them purely by the output on the participants user pages bring a lot of kudos and community spirit. Please feel free to watch look through and provide certs, editorial comments and WN services. Cheers! Victor. On Sep 10, 4:22 pm, Randy Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Victor, Thanks for sharing this ~ I think you have a really good idea here, to reach out to the WikiEd Community, and to ask for their WikiNeigbourliness! In the case of issuing the WikiApprentice Certifications though, that's the job of the Facilitator doing the workshop. Do you know where the Infobox syntax is? http://www.wikieducator.org/Template:Infobox_personal - Randy On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:55 AM, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to... Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. -- Randy Fisher - Change Management, Human Performance Organizational Transformation * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizationsand WikiEducator! + 1 604.684.2275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wikieducator.orghttp://www.wikieductator.org/Community_Mediahttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisherhttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Wikirandy/Todo * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki?http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki Skype: wikirandy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Request for Neighbor Services
Hi WE, Due to the high load on the page we needed to break it up. The new page in relation to my earlier post (bellow) is http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C2 Regards, Victor. On Sep 10, 12:55 pm, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to... Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: User Page Expo Award for September
Dear Victor, You are making me very humble with your comments. Thank you so much. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you all and I hope to continue to be doing this for a long time to come as the WikiEducator has grown to become an important tool in the developing community, helping so many connect with the world and providing access to education. There is still a lot to be done but with the continuous efforts all of us are putting in, we will further grow and make this a success. With this being said, please don't forget to vote for the first WikiEducator Council. It is very important that we get this right, to build on solid foundations. Warmest regards, Patricia -Original Message- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of vmensah Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:55 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: User Page Expo Award for September Patricia, I hope i am not too late in congratulating you. You have been a great inspiration to loads of us. You deserve this award a thousand fold! Cheers! Victor. On Sep 6, 6:53 pm, Minhaaj ur Rehman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dear WEs, This month our featured UPE award goes to probably one of favorites of the most WEs. Her user page is as sweet and beautiful as herself as a person. Color scheme, usage of wiki syntax, proper classification of topics, video incorporation and content is what got her this month's featured user page award. There is a general expectation that people from COL are supposed to be at the top of WE because its their project and most of the time they don't get thanked for that :) Lets break the tradition and congratulate Patricia for this achievement. Break Leg Patricia Thanks, Minhaaj --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] WE Quality Initiatives
Hello All, A summary of the current quality initiatives within WE and a request for participation. I have been co-facilitating a Learning4Content workshop and recently made some comments on the DAY 1 activities. I held off making any comments to let people have thier say before I voiced my opinion(s). I found the student lead discussions on open authoring and quality a very high level. It would seem the understanding of these topics is increasing across new wiki contributors. This is a great thing. The main themes I saw in the discussion were; 1) the importance of professionalism and on-going skills transfer for continuous improvement of quality. 2) open authoring does not ensure high quality content. Though quality could be encouraged through peer review and accountability. Open authoring does encourage diversity within the content. 3) The idea of peer reviews to encourage quality was offered most frequently. 4) Summative learning questionnaires were mentioned as a way for quality improvement. 5) Concerns regarding copyright, motivation to participate and payment for content created were present. What I think is important is that all of these themes are not new to the WE community and they are currently being addressed within WikiEducator (WE). This is what I am familiar with in regards to projects relating to quality within WE. If others are available please include them in this discussion. 1) The WE community has become very professional where a majority of the contributors are over 40 and experienced educators. Skills transfer is a priority as evidenced by this workshop and the growing number of WE courses within the technology and authoring subject area. WE projects are underway to encourage continuous improvement of quality. a) Featured Works http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Featured_Works http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_and_Review#Featured_Works Also see discussion page for background b) Conribution Levels - this is where peer reviews is being encouraged http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels c) eLearning Maturity Model - this should provide continuous improvement to the WE infrastructure and organization http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/eMM d) a number of options are available to continue developing WE skills http://wikieducator.org/Help:Contents http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Developing_a_teaching_resource http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Navigation_templates 2) Peer review and accountability is somewhat built into the wiki software via its discussion pages and associating edits with user profiles. The quality assurance initiative under developemnt aims to formalize the peer review; http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels#Peer_reviewed_content I developed the opinion that an open authoring approach does encourage quality improvement in itself. My belief in this comes from a paper I wrote a while back; http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Prawstho/WikiQuality - any feedback / editing would be most appretiated... 3) WE agrees that the peer review is the final measure for content quality. WE is also sensitive that the idea of a peer review can be intimidating for newbie WE contributors. WE is developing contributor levels so the level of requested quality review is somewhat in the hands of the author; http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels. Then of course, given the openness of the wiki environment all works are always open to comment / doscussion / review... 4) A number of learning design discussions have included the use of summative questionnaires. Look around the wiki, some of the courses have Summary FAQs pages, and some of these pages include quizzes and questionnaires. 5) This theme touches upon the philosophy of why people contribute to wikis and OER. It's a big topic... and through time I believe everyone developes a position with it that best suits them. In the end, how a perosn sits with OER become an important personal choice. I hope this kicks off further discussion and further involvement in the QAF (http://www.wikieducator.org/ WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework) project. Sincerely, Peter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] This is well aligned with WE
http://www.technology.virginia.gov/TechnologyNews/index.cfm?id=770 Cheers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: This is well aligned with WE
Particularly given the last line of the news release; The compiled or authored material will be available under the Creative Commons by Attribution Share–Alike license. BIG smile On Sep 10, 10:50 am, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.technology.virginia.gov/TechnologyNews/index.cfm?id=770 Cheers --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: Zambia sets a new record for WikiEducator
Wow Victor! Under your leadership Zambia has set a new record for WikiEducator. Over sixty participants -- that is the highest count for a face-to-face L4C workshop in the history of WikiEducator! I commend your work as a WikiAmbassador and trainer in our community. I posted a short personal note for your group on the L4C link below --- I wish I had the time to write a personal note for every participant -- but please convey my best wishes for the Zambian effort and extend a warm wiki welcome to the new members of our family. Time to celebrate again. Viva Africa, Viva. Wayne On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 08:47 -0700, vmensah wrote: Hi WE, Due to the high load on the page we needed to break it up. The new page in relation to my earlier post (bellow) is http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C2 Regards, Victor. On Sep 10, 12:55 pm, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Friends, Today, a record number of participants joined my Face-2-Face L4C workshop here in Zambia. Over sixty persons are participating in the workshop running concurrently in two Computer Labs at the Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka, Zambia. Kindly be a friendly WikiEducator and a lovely Neighbor by going through some of the participants pages, welcoming them and issuing Apprentice Certifications where appropriate. The link is as follows: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning4Content/Zambia_Workshops/Face-to... Thanks for your support. Regards, Victor. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[WikiEducator] Re: WE Quality Initiatives
Hi Peter, thanks for the summary. Has the issues that James Neill brought uphttp://groups.google.co.nz/group/wikieducator/browse_thread/thread/80fe942b10cbeef4a week or so ago around the copyright on files that have been uploaded to wikied been included in the Quality Assurance Framework? Have added this comment to the discussion page behind the wiki. Let's test LQT again On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 5:20 AM, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, A summary of the current quality initiatives within WE and a request for participation. I have been co-facilitating a Learning4Content workshop and recently made some comments on the DAY 1 activities. I held off making any comments to let people have thier say before I voiced my opinion(s). I found the student lead discussions on open authoring and quality a very high level. It would seem the understanding of these topics is increasing across new wiki contributors. This is a great thing. The main themes I saw in the discussion were; 1) the importance of professionalism and on-going skills transfer for continuous improvement of quality. 2) open authoring does not ensure high quality content. Though quality could be encouraged through peer review and accountability. Open authoring does encourage diversity within the content. 3) The idea of peer reviews to encourage quality was offered most frequently. 4) Summative learning questionnaires were mentioned as a way for quality improvement. 5) Concerns regarding copyright, motivation to participate and payment for content created were present. What I think is important is that all of these themes are not new to the WE community and they are currently being addressed within WikiEducator (WE). This is what I am familiar with in regards to projects relating to quality within WE. If others are available please include them in this discussion. 1) The WE community has become very professional where a majority of the contributors are over 40 and experienced educators. Skills transfer is a priority as evidenced by this workshop and the growing number of WE courses within the technology and authoring subject area. WE projects are underway to encourage continuous improvement of quality. a) Featured Works http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Featured_Works http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_and_Review#Featured_Works Also see discussion page for background b) Conribution Levels - this is where peer reviews is being encouraged http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels c) eLearning Maturity Model - this should provide continuous improvement to the WE infrastructure and organization http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/eMM d) a number of options are available to continue developing WE skills http://wikieducator.org/Help:Contents http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Developing_a_teaching_resource http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Navigation_templates 2) Peer review and accountability is somewhat built into the wiki software via its discussion pages and associating edits with user profiles. The quality assurance initiative under developemnt aims to formalize the peer review; http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels#Peer_reviewed_content I developed the opinion that an open authoring approach does encourage quality improvement in itself. My belief in this comes from a paper I wrote a while back; http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Prawstho/WikiQuality - any feedback / editing would be most appretiated... 3) WE agrees that the peer review is the final measure for content quality. WE is also sensitive that the idea of a peer review can be intimidating for newbie WE contributors. WE is developing contributor levels so the level of requested quality review is somewhat in the hands of the author; http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework/Contribution_Levels . Then of course, given the openness of the wiki environment all works are always open to comment / doscussion / review... 4) A number of learning design discussions have included the use of summative questionnaires. Look around the wiki, some of the courses have Summary FAQs pages, and some of these pages include quizzes and questionnaires. 5) This theme touches upon the philosophy of why people contribute to wikis and OER. It's a big topic... and through time I believe everyone developes a position with it that best suits them. In the end, how a perosn sits with OER become an important personal choice. I hope this kicks off further discussion and further involvement in the QAF (http://www.wikieducator.org/ WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_Framework) project. Sincerely, Peter -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost
[WikiEducator] Re: This is well aligned with WE
I'm going to have a look at this. There is a possibility - only slight - of this being quite innovative. It's long been established (as in 15 years or more) that scope and sequence in Physics instruction is very significant, possibly more significant than in some other subjects. 1. ie concepts first seems better than maths first. 2. Motion seems better than energy first. 3. Dynamics benefits from certain other bits preceding it. 4. Creation of and immersion in models benefits concept development. These are NOT the way standard texts approach the subject. this could be great - Maybe a multiple pathway text for non-physics majors (like nurses) Linked with marvelous animations and youtube videos of significant events (like Neil Armstrong on the moon dropping the feather and the hammer) (Why thay flew a hammer to the moon I am unsure) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5_dOEyAfkfeature=related -Derek 2008/9/11 Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virginia Announces Physics 'Flexbook' Solicitation–Request for Collaboration calls for assistance in development of open source physics Flexbook One for Wikibooks too On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 5:52 AM, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Particularly given the last line of the news release; The compiled or authored material will be available under the Creative Commons by Attribution Share–Alike license. BIG smile On Sep 10, 10:50 am, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.technology.virginia.gov/TechnologyNews/index.cfm?id=770 Cheers -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com -- From Derek Chirnside. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
