[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-18 Thread Minhaaj ur Rehman
Peter, Thanks for your views. What you need to realize is that some people overseas don't have some privileges and lifestyle like most of people in western hemisphere. I don't have access to internet in my 'bedspace' as opposed to room. Leigh and i have been friends for a long time

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-18 Thread Peter
Minhaaj, I have traveled and worked around the globe and I too have sometimes been only allowed a bed to sleep in... but I still found a way to correspond to those important to me. And being a western white male doesn't always provide privilege... I could tell you stories that may surprise you.

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-18 Thread Wayne
Hi Minhaaj (and Peter), I've just posted a request on the WE Council list to get all the contact details of elected members, over and above the email contacts which we have. Every Council member must be afforded reasonable opportunity to vote on proposed resolutions and WE MUST take this into

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-17 Thread valerie
Thanks Brent Yes, the Content template is just the thing! http://www.wikieducator.org/Template:ContentInfobox Now all we need to do is have folks (including yours truly), use this ..Valerie On Oct 15, 10:25 am, Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this might be

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-16 Thread Minhaaj ur Rehman
Its is outta the context but i would like to nominate leigh blackall to vote for any issues in council on my behalf if the need arises since i am busy in an overseas trip in UAE. I hope the voting process and decisions made will be in community's interest. On Oct 15, 10:25 am, Brent [EMAIL

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-16 Thread Peter
Minhaaj, As a person who voted for you I am a little disappointed by this. I voted for you because I believed you would bring a different view to things. Which I still believe you do... I also see you as a person bold enough to speak their mind (you may need to work on your diplomacy skills a

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-15 Thread valerie
Is there a list of preferred category names? There are lots of different spellings and groupings in current use. Is there a process for such a list? ..Valerie On Oct 14, 11:28 am, Brent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: people could start

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-15 Thread Brent
this might be useful: http://www.wikieducator.org/Template:ContentInfobox brent. -- http://digitalsynapse.co.nz -- On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:00 AM, valerie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a list of preferred category

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread valerie
Thanks Maria I agree - your suggestions are great, except that most of the WikiEducator content is not yet tagged, referenced, validated, or finished. I would like to have are some specialized tools for community volunteers to help with that. It may be just a mash-up, but that is fine for now.

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Peter
Nellie, I'm with you on why I don't get emails based on the preferences I have set. I have my strong suspicions as to why, but I am more and more avoiding the subject due to (god forbid I hate to say it) political reasons. I really want to support you in asking this question. I am in the same

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Peter, One of the reasons I connected my students to WE was so I can help them improve their writing. They need to be informed of the changes I or someone else makes in order to learn from their mistakes. I hope the feature can be enabled. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Peter
Nellie, I absolutely agree with being informed of changes. I often refer to the theory of progressive inquiry ( http://www.helsinki.fi/science/networkedlearning/eng/delete.html ) when I discuss the importance on online feedback and messaging (like being emailed when something changes on the

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Thank you, Peter. I will do just that. I just hope the watchlist doesn't distract them and they off to see what their teacher has been up to. :) Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction http://www.nelliemuller.com

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Peter
Yes, all my selected preferences for email notification are working. I'm not surprised by LQT missing key features... alpha based software is often this way. Here's to hoping that a policy develops where only 2.x or later versions of software are allowed into the WE infrastructure. Cheers, On

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Wayne, Can you check me message? I added my preferences so that you can how they are set up on my WE content pages. My email notifications are not working on content pages although my I mark my pages to be watched for changes. This feature is very important to me. However, if the feature is not

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Wayne
Hi Nellie, Yip -- I saw the preferences you had checked in your user preferences in the previous email, but I don't see whether your email account was confirmed or not. (I don't have access to your personal preferences -- so I can't check this for you. - :-( ). Take a quick look at your user

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Brent
people could start here: http://www.wikieducator.org/Category:Needs_Categorisation brent. On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:41 AM, valerie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Maria I agree - your suggestions are great, except that most of the WikiEducator content is not yet tagged, referenced,

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Wayne, It says: Your e-mail address was authenticated on 29 November 2007 at 09:37. So let's continue. I would love the feature to work. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction http://www.nelliemuller.com

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Jim Tittsler
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 05:34, Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 02:31 -0700, NELLIE DEUTSCH wrote: Why don't I get emails for the following preferences? My email notifications for pages on my watchlist have been working fine. If you go to your personal user

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Wayne
Hi Valerie On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 08:31 -0700, valerie wrote: I still need - How to systematically review all the WE pages. I would like to do that but with a minimum of clicks. Back and forth from a search page to individual pages gets really old very fast. This is on our community to

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Leigh Blackall
Email notifications are working for me too Nellie (Not LQT of course). Do you by chance have your computer set up to automatically log you in to Wikieducator and that you may think you have one email set up in your preferences, but it is actually another receiving the notification? Just an obvious

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Leigh Blackall
An urgent need in my opinion, is the ability for any user to download large portions of the wiki for backup. On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Email notifications are working for me too Nellie (Not LQT of course). Do you by chance have your computer set up

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread Nadia
Dear Valerie, I know exactly what you mean. I was in one of the first groups so I used to go to every participant's page and have a look. It was also so I could copy and paste ideas for tables, colours etc. With the categories section maybe you can look at certain topics. Hopefully a good

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-14 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Questions: Wayne, I am not sure whether my questions are right or wrong for you or WE, or whether they are more on the line of suggestions, but I would be interested in your response. - Why don't I get emails for the following preferences? E-mail me when a page on my watchlist is changed

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread valerie
I don't know if this is something new that is needed or something that already exists. What I would really like to do is browse or graze through WikiEducator - like flipping through a magazine or a journal. I'm sure there is lots of great stuff, but I have yet to find a good way to see the broad

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Nicholas Kimolo
Hello Wayne, I have added this two questions: 1. How do we empower those with little or no access to participate? 2. Do we need to partner with other stakeholders especially in addressing the issue of access and connectivity? Are there emerging technologies or solutions that can be adopted? My

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Maria Droujkova
Hello, I am new here! /wave Jumping into the middle of it right away... On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 11:13 AM, valerie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know if this is something new that is needed or something that already exists. What I would really like to do is browse or graze through

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Wayne
:14 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions I don't know if this is something new that is needed or something that already exists. What I would really

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Chris Harvey
[mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of valerie Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:14 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions I don't know if this is something new that is needed or something that already exists. What I would really like

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Leigh Blackall
To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions I don't know if this is something new that is needed or something that already exists. What I would really like to do is browse or graze through WikiEducator - like flipping through a magazine

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Chris Harvey
Message- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of valerie Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:14 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions I don't know if this is something new that is needed

[WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking the right questions

2008-10-13 Thread Wayne
] On Behalf Of valerie Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:14 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] Re: WIkiEducator 3.0 -- Asking