[WikiEducator] Re: wikipedia can be accessed here good or bad news ?

2008-04-15 Thread valerie
and we can work on expanding the information to answer any other questions you have, ..Valerie On Apr 13, 7:03 pm, Wong Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all , A few days ago , someone told me wikipedia can be accessed using https , it is suddenly make me feel so excited and suspicious again

[WikiEducator] Re: wikipedia can be accessed here good or bad news ?

2008-04-16 Thread valerie
There are several examples of OER materials written by students as part of the course. Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Social_and_Cultural_Foundations_of_American_Education This project has been ongoing for several semesters and there is a good

[WikiEducator] Re: Questions and collaboration

2008-06-01 Thread valerie
Nellie quoted me - Some of the forum threads are intimidating and asked me to clarify the statement with examples? There are currently 339 threads and many have 10-15 long posts with all the information from previous posts included, so it is a lot of work to figure out what is being said. Such

[WikiEducator] Re: WE content to LMS

2008-06-28 Thread valerie
On Jun 27, 4:17 pm, Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I spose you've considered displaying the Wiki page inside Moodle? Yes, that is what I would do, so any changes only need to be made in the WE page. I thought there was some mention of a tool or a template that would simplify the

[WikiEducator] Re: WE content to LMS

2008-06-28 Thread valerie
On Jun 27, 7:21 pm, Jim Tittsler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are playing with my tool that makes a Content Package or Common Cartridge snapshot of a WikiEducator collection I remember seeing something about this in an earlier discussion, but I can't find it now. Is this available for us to

[WikiEducator] Re: WE content to LMS

2008-06-29 Thread valerie
Thanks guys! All these will come in handy sooner or later. Printable version in the Toolbox is perfect enough - I used the link to the printable version as the link to an existing web page in the Moodle Resource. All the WE wrapper gets stripped off. I include the printable version page in the

[WikiEducator] Re: How to get teaching materials translated and converted?

2008-07-04 Thread valerie
On Jul 3, 10:39 pm, Günther Osswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem with volunteers is, that they don't have them. Many colleges require community service learning participation. These translations and/or wikifications could be really good projects if they are promoted and managed! Some

[WikiEducator] Re: quality, paticipation and skills

2008-07-08 Thread valerie
. SezWho is focused on delivering benefits to all stakeholders in social media interactions .. from the write-up http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/sezwho/ - Wordpress blogger is considering adding this http://sezwho.com/ .Valerie On Jul 4, 9:50 pm, Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Peter, Apology

[WikiEducator] Collections

2008-07-12 Thread valerie
Collections is a nice feature and I really want to use it a lot! I think this could be a huge value add - allowing collectors to discover great content and publish collections with reviews, comments, ratings, ... The problem with OER isn't the availability of content - it is already there. It's

[WikiEducator] Re: e-Learning Is it the “e” or t he learning that matters?

2008-07-14 Thread valerie
It's all about Learning. As someone observed, we don't talk about ppLearning (pencil paper learning) or cbLearning (chalk board learning) - the e is just a tool and part of the process. However, it does provide many new possibilities to support a much larger and more diverse population of

[WikiEducator] Re: Olympic theme song

2008-07-15 Thread valerie
Thanks Leo, that is lovely! All 6:50 minutes of it. ..Valerie On Jul 14, 7:51 pm, Wong Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Olympic theme songs tend to be majestic. My favourite out of the 5 though is folk songs of old Beijing. It's called 北京欢迎您/Bei3 jing1huan1 ying2 nin2/ Beijing Welcomes You

[WikiEducator] Re: Collections

2008-07-15 Thread valerie
Is tagging necessary? Or could better categorizing work well enough? I agree that finding things in WE is problematic, but it is early in WEs life. Can users make better use of what is available now? ..Valerie On Jul 15, 3:55 am, vmensah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The non availability

[WikiEducator] Resource Status

2008-07-16 Thread valerie
like this in the works? I see that there are some templates and there was a brief discussion. Does anyone else need something like this? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group

[WikiEducator] Re: e-Learning Is it the “e” or t he learning that matters?

2008-07-17 Thread valerie
. The e-learning discussions have changed the conversation so this ability to choose is finally getting much needed visibility and acceptance. The authority of the sage on the stage is being questioned. This mass migration to learner-centered education is very exciting, and long over due. ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: Help! What do you mean by i-learning, please?

2008-08-21 Thread valerie
Isn't it all just learning - I proposed that in a different forum about eLearning and provoked a response from Stephen Downes. He sees clear differences and insists that the distinction must be made. Me, I'm not so sure... Many of the members of the other group are quite upset at all these

[WikiEducator] Re: K12-Generated OER Content

2008-09-24 Thread valerie
Hi Peter I teach at a Community College which is part of our K-14 system. I am planning to get students to work on curriculum development. I would be very interested in working with you on your program. We are introducing community service learning components into many of our courses and this

[WikiEducator] Re: reaching out to educators; new approach

2008-10-11 Thread valerie
by professionals - all important to students doing something like this for the first time. I personally prefer the clean look with simple codes. ..Valerie On Oct 11, 1:44 am, NELLIE DEUTSCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve, I would like to add an interesting observation regarding adding rich text editing

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

2008-10-13 Thread valerie
this - too process oriented? Too far down the hierarchy of issues? Are they part of the plan? ..Valerie On Oct 11, 4:01 pm, Wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, In a socially connected world it is more beneficial to have the right questions than the right answers to the wrong questions. I've

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

2008-10-14 Thread valerie
. Just getting something going is important. Keep those good thoughts and suggestions coming... ..Valerie On Oct 13, 10:43 am, Maria Droujkova [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there are other tools that may kind of feel like it. Flickr is one of my favorite examples of excellent use of such tools

[WikiEducator] WikiEducator - view / screen all pages and tag for further investigation and/or update

2008-10-14 Thread valerie
GoogleReader present every page in WikiEducator? Thanks ..Valerie On Oct 14, 3:33 am, Nadia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

[WikiEducator] Re: Learn Nodes, Valerie Taylor and WE 3.0

2008-10-15 Thread valerie
coming up on the community service learning projects. Learn nodes is an option which a few students have selected. I'm looking forward to seeing how well this works. Should be good. ..Valerie On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Randy Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, Checking

[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 here:http://www.wikieducator.org

[WikiEducator] Community Leadership programs

2008-10-16 Thread valerie
thinking was a follow-on to face-to-face workshops for women from all over the world. Focusing on community service supports a wide range of projects and leadership opportunities. Anyone and everyone can benefit. ..Valerie On Oct 15, 6:03 am, NELLIE DEUTSCH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Valerie, I

[WikiEducator] Connections - find and recommend application

2008-10-16 Thread valerie
Does anyone have any suggestions for an open source listing / review / retrieval application that works like yelp.com does? Something like this for listing / promoting / connecting OERs and Learn nodes, subject matter experts and learners would be outstanding! ..Valerie On Oct 15, 6:00 am

[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 useful:http://www.wikieducator.org

[WikiEducator] Re: Tuvaluans on Wikieducator

2008-11-27 Thread valerie
Hi Leigh Thanks for sharing. I have been looking into something similar for a group of Turkish women. The personal stories and learning interests are very similar to those of the Tuvaluans. We will follow your work with considerable interest. Warmest regards ..Valerie On Nov 26, 5:26 pm

[WikiEducator] One Laptop Per Child OLPC

2008-11-29 Thread valerie
Hi Leigh What problems are you having with OLPC? How were you using them? I really want to love them, but I know they are not appropriate for many situations. It would be helpful if there was better information about where they are very beneficial, and where they aren't. Big ads on US TV

[WikiEducator] Re: One Laptop Per Child OLPC

2008-12-01 Thread valerie
that correct and current would help enormously. ..Valerie On Nov 30, 8:59 pm, Jim Tittsler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 14:22, Leigh Blackall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The next thing I noticed was the browser. At first glance it looks a little like Google's Chrome, but less

[WikiEducator] Re: One Laptop Per Child OLPC

2008-12-02 Thread valerie
it addressed so many of the differences in a positive light and really helped bridge the understanding and expectations gap. ..Valerie On Dec 1, 11:07 pm, David Leeming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Valerie, tryhttp://laptop.org/manual  I am happy to reply to this thread as much as people wish

[WikiEducator] Re: Building a sustainable WE OER Textbook initiative

2008-12-08 Thread valerie
Maria - Dream on... This is the sort of thing that I have been working on as well. With my very WikiEducator-centric view, I think that wikipages might be part of the process. Paths, sequences, study guides, or some such designation could be created to include activities and links to other

[WikiEducator] Re: Building a sustainable WE OER Textbook initiative

2009-01-03 Thread valerie
you the idea. I'll try explaining it better if this isn't clear. Best ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit

[WikiEducator] Re: Building a sustainable WE OER Textbook initiative

2009-01-05 Thread valerie
somewhere. Finding it is the first challenge. :o) ..Valerie On Jan 2, 5:12 am, Derek Chirnside derek.chirns...@gmail.com wrote: Dabbling only in this discussion: at this stage. I quote: About this talk Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open

[WikiEducator] Re: Expertiza, a peer review system that works well on wikis

2009-01-12 Thread valerie
? Is Expertiza something that WikiEducator could add as a feature or additional service? ..Valerie On Jan 11, 9:17 pm, Maria Droujkova droujk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I would like to bring your attention to a resource that may be useful for some of the projects: a system for supporting peer review

[WikiEducator] Translations to African languages

2009-01-19 Thread valerie
comments and assistance. Community Empowerment is also looking for organizations and community leaders interested in using these training materials in local languages. We would like to collaborate and provide translations and support. ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Community College Open Textbook Project

2009-02-11 Thread valerie
Community College Open Textbook Project by Judy Baker Description: This is a collection of open textbooks currently under consideration for review by the Community College Open Textbook Project (http:// www.collegeopentextbooks.org) of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational

[WikiEducator] Re: About transclusion

2009-02-13 Thread valerie
This is sounding promising. I have been talking with colleagues about the lack of adoption for open content and how this might be addressed. As my personal preference is for really big pages with lots of sections - pulling off a summary section and example section from several pages and

[WikiEducator] Re: Community College Open Textbook Project

2009-02-16 Thread valerie
collaboration may be included within the scope of the next round. Keep those suggestions and resources coming! I'm happy to play an intermediary role, if it serves to benefit both CCCOER and WikiEducator objectives. On Feb 11, 6:59 pm, Wayne Mackintosh wmackint...@col.org wrote: Hi Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: Community College Open Textbook Project

2009-02-16 Thread valerie
Open Textbook reviews are a start. So thanks to everyone who has offered to help move this along by offering to review these textbooks. On Feb 11, 4:31 am, valerie vtay...@gmail.com wrote: Community College Open Textbook Project by Judy Baker Description: This is a collection of open textbooks

[WikiEducator] Re: Non Formal Education (NFE) Discussion

2009-02-17 Thread valerie
or WikiEducator pages would be wonderful. Getting some cross WE collaborating going would be a nice demonstration of the power of the WE community around Non Formal Education that is a common thread throughout teaching and learning discussions. ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: Featured Project category; Community Media

2009-02-17 Thread valerie
I like the meets or exceeds at least n out of the list of x assessment criteria as the qualification for being featured. We should be encouraging everyone to be featured rather than limiting the selections - this should be an aspirational goal for all, not a beauty content where there is only one

[WikiEducator] Re: Wikieducator.com?

2009-02-17 Thread valerie
If I had inadvertently stumbled on wikieducator.com, I wouldn't be back. That's a big mixed message - there is a commercial entity lurking in the background, so this probably isn't the totally open organization that it is trying to promote. A real not-for-profit would have just done the

[WikiEducator] Re: Non Formal Education (NFE) Discussion

2009-02-23 Thread valerie
? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

[WikiEducator] WE Meet-up at Innovations 2009 Conference, March 15-18, 2009, in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

2009-02-23 Thread valerie
even have a session and invite others who are interested but not already part of the WE community to join us. First, I'd like to know who else is planning to attend, so we can get a list of WikiEducators to look for! ..Valerie DeAnza College Cupertino, CA The League is an international

[WikiEducator] Re: Non Formal Education (NFE) Discussion

2009-02-24 Thread valerie
are interested but not members don't get to share in that. Too bad. Perhaps there are another 400 of us who just weren't prepared to sign up who could have been good advocates as well. Does anyone else have similar concerns? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[WikiEducator] Re: WE Meet-up at Innovations 2009 Conference, March 15-18, 2009, in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

2009-03-01 Thread valerie
Thanks Judy. I'll contact you directly. Are you going to be on booth duty at specific times? Perhaps we can get others interested in Open Textbooks and WikiEducator to stop by when you will be there. ..vt On Feb 28, 4:08 pm, Judy jbakers...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Valerie and Nellie: I'll

[WikiEducator] Re: WE Meet-up at Innovations 2009 Conference, March 15-18, 2009, in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

2009-03-04 Thread valerie
to others who are attending the conference.. For those who can't make it, we'll report back. Thanks for your interest. ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator

[WikiEducator] Re: Catalogue of available images on WikiEd

2009-03-05 Thread valerie
this be located? ..Valerie On Mar 3, 8:44 am, Phil Bartle cmpbar...@gmail.com wrote: Can we have a page of images on WikiEd that we could use for our different purposes? I find it difficult to know what there is and if anything I might use is around

[WikiEducator] OTL09 4. Give prompt feedback (Mar 5 - Mar 19)

2009-03-06 Thread valerie
Generation Instant Gratification has never had to wait for anything. We are challenged to accommodate the 24 / 7 world where today's students live, work and learn. Being instantly available to head-off serious problems is good. However, giving students the opportunity to solve problems

[WikiEducator] Re: OTL09 3. Encourage active/engaged learning (Feb 26 - Mar 12)

2009-03-07 Thread valerie
. I want to be the facilitator, not the authority figure. So I plan to see this through to the end of the seven principles. I would appreciate any and all participation. Thanks ..Valerie On Mar 6, 7:22 am, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Valerie, I love discussions if I

[WikiEducator] Re: TRINIDAD and TOBAGO's PHYSICS Teachers join WIKI

2009-03-13 Thread valerie
considering open textbooks for your courses? What do you need to help you select and adopt an open textbook? If you are using an open textbook, others would really like to hear about your experience. ..Valerie On Mar 5, 3:24 pm, hollisTrinidad and Tobago hcsan...@gmail.com wrote: Ten PHYSICS

[WikiEducator] OTL09 Online Teaching and Learning - 5. Emphasize time on task (Mar 12 - Mar 26)

2009-03-15 Thread valerie
OTL09 - 5. Emphasize time on task (Mar 12 - Mar 26) http://moodle.wikieducator.org/course/view.php?id=26 Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute for time on task. -- Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson Some assignments and course activities produce wonderful learning

[WikiEducator] Re: Non Formal Education (NFE) Discussion

2009-03-15 Thread valerie
and the comments, all sorts of questions come to mind for me. The topics vs. skills issue is interesting, for example. How formal is non-formal education? Are there specific learning outcomes? Who sets those? Does this have to be decided or known to address the other topics? ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: WE Meet-up at Innovations 2009 Conference, March 15-18, 2009, in Reno-Tahoe, Nevada

2009-03-15 Thread valerie
in Reno, NV Cheers ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Re: Non Formal Education *NFE discussion

2009-03-22 Thread valerie
://facilitatingonlinecommunities.blogspot.com/ Is there a way for community mobilizers - people have used the Community Empowerment training, to connect with others? Do they share ideas? Ask questions? Is there non-formal learning going on among them? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

[WikiEducator] Re: Iining up images

2009-03-23 Thread valerie
While you can resize the image directly in the [Image] information, the whole image is downloaded every time the page is displayed and there is additional processing to resize it. This takes time and uses bandwidth and processing. Consider making a smaller or thumbnail image that is already

[WikiEducator] Re: Options for Activity Template

2009-05-20 Thread valerie
I made a tiny feedback icon - it is 22 x 24 pixels - 50% of the original http://wikieducator.org/Image:Feedback2.png --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator:

[WikiEducator] African Village Libraries

2009-05-22 Thread valerie
://www.wikieducator.org/African_Village_Libraries ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

[WikiEducator] Re: Blocked access

2009-06-02 Thread valerie
using my regular WE account. Do you have multiple accounts - one for each language? What are you trying to do but can't? What WE account are you using? Are you following links from page to page, or are you going directly to a saved web address? ..Valerie On Jun 1, 4:24 am, Phil Bartle cmpbar

[WikiEducator] Web research community service

2009-06-06 Thread valerie
appreciate working on real projects for other organizations. If you have any projects that you think students can help with, please contact me. ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-07 Thread valerie
. ..Valerie On Jun 6, 11:00 pm, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Valerie, Your community service project is a fantastic initiative, not too mention that WE is a real live community project :-) Thinking about community service projects within WE:    - WikiEducator has

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-08 Thread valerie
or applications that can be used for collaborative writing? links to wikis, Google doc,... ..Valerie On Jun 7, 9:31 am, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Valerie, I would be interested in collaborating with your students in updating Collaborative Projects and Teamwork:http

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-08 Thread valerie
in a list What other entries should be in a Help Wanted infobox? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-09 Thread valerie
. ..Valerie On Jun 8, 2:29 pm, Alison Snieckus alison.sniec...@gmail.com wrote: Valerie, I really like this idea of a help-wanted template to add to a page. I see us all using it -- both to request help and to offer help. To the template, I'd suggest adding title of resource and  needed expertise. I

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-10 Thread valerie
Alison raised a good point. Maybe we should be using the ContentInfobox with just a sub-box for help wanted - like the buddy box insert for personal info boxes. How would this fit with the intent of the ContentInfobox template? Looks like Wayne and Brent are the main updaters of the

[WikiEducator] Re: Web research community service

2009-06-13 Thread valerie
Thanks John - I have added this to the list of options. http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_projects http://www.wikieducator.org/DeAnza_College/CIS2/Community_service_learning_guidelines#WikiEducator_projects On Jun 12, 2:19 am, john stampe jwsta...@yahoo.com wrote: I would be interested in

[WikiEducator] Scenario Based Learning

2009-06-15 Thread valerie
/AddingSBL/index.html ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Re: Scenario Based Learning

2009-06-22 Thread valerie
We need your help. Our 3-year NSF funded project Scenario-Based Learning in Technical Education is drawing to a close and we need your input on how you used our scenario-based tasks in your classroom. Please follow the link below to complete a short survey for our project evaluator, Pete Saflund.

[WikiEducator] Re: Current events page

2009-06-23 Thread valerie
Hi Anil A WE Currents events page is a wonderful idea. Thanks. On Jun 22, 9:51 pm, aprasad aplett...@gmail.com wrote: While we discuss the future strategies for WikiEducator we may also maintain thehttp://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Current_eventspage regularly updated.

[WikiEducator] Re: Ideas and thoughts WE's working in the school sector

2009-06-23 Thread valerie
Hi Wayne Tomorrow, I will be participating in a meeting of the Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP) Steering Committee. This is a consortium of community colleges. Many projects are publicly funded or funded by foundations. There are some similarities and differences that might be of

[WikiEducator] Communication for growth

2009-06-30 Thread valerie
. ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

[WikiEducator] Learning objects in WE

2009-08-14 Thread valerie
thoughts about the term learning object and the types that I have suggested. This is an issue because there are lots of different definitions floating about. I don't expect to resolve this but some discussion would be helpful in connection with the article on Learning Objects. Thanks ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: Learning objects in WE

2009-08-22 Thread valerie
Thanks Nellie These are wonderful resources. Much appreciated. ..Valerie On Aug 14, 8:20 am, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Valerie, I took many f2f workshops and did a great deal of work on learning objects as part of a European Union initiative called Celebrate from

[WikiEducator] Re: Learning objects in WE

2009-08-22 Thread valerie
in WikiEducator. Thanks, ..Valerie On Aug 14, 1:49 am, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Valerie, ... What do you mean by learning object? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[WikiEducator] WikiEducator Community brainstorm

2009-09-28 Thread valerie
as getting needed WE work done quickly and reliably. Lots of small contributions from lots of WE members turns into really great results. ..Valerie On Sep 26, 10:46 pm, NELLIE DEUTSCH nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Everyone, Well, since my interest lies in active learning and engaging

[WikiEducator] Re: WikiEducator Community job jar

2009-10-05 Thread valerie
How about adopt a new member initiative where older members mentor new ones? Yes, that's the idea. If someone specifically asks for help on a project, there is implicit adoption - but, definitely that should be stated. Do you want to have a go at some wording? ..Valerie On Oct 4, 7:15 am

[WikiEducator] Re: WikiEducator Community job jar

2009-10-05 Thread valerie
Thanks Randy I would like to have a Template with some helpful items. Time should definitely be included. On Oct 4, 7:03 am, Randy Fisher wikira...@gmail.com wrote: Great idea - also, for those seeking help, they might want to estimate the time involved, at least to start :-)

[WikiEducator] Re: Train the Trainer' training programme at IGNOU, India

2009-10-14 Thread valerie
the the course program for the formal participants. Please consider offering some of the training in an open forum with WikiEducator support. ..Valerie On Oct 13, 3:28 am, Pankaj pkh...@ignou.ac.in wrote: The goal of this programme is to equip the participants with the skills so that they can train

[WikiEducator] Re: How do we support and respect educator contributions in WE?

2009-10-21 Thread valerie
The other thing that I would like to see is a review and rating system within WikiEducator to help direct others to the strong content that is available for adoption with or without editing and customization. If people make copies of their own, it would be wonderful to track that fact, too. Show

[WikiEducator] Re: How do we support and respect educator contributions in WE?

2009-10-22 Thread valerie
I love the little 4 green squares icon for status. Very helpful. I just read Shirky's piece http://shirky.com/writings/ontology_overrated.html Having a few formal categories for metadata and user tags might be a good way to go. I have been helping out on the

[WikiEducator] Re: How do we support and respect educator contributions in WE?

2009-10-22 Thread valerie
There are a couple of good commercial models that demonstrate some very useful functionality. It may be a bit of a leap to see how these can be applied to OERs and WE pages, but I think you get the idea. Rating system with recognition and following for reviewers - if I like what this reviewer

[WikiEducator] Re: How do we support and respect educator contributions in WE?

2009-10-24 Thread valerie
So is WE categorization really just tagging - user keywords that are intended primarily for the user who applied them? The problem comes when there is an expectation (mine and others?) that there will be some consistency in categories while tags are explicitly user keywords. When these are all

[WikiEducator] Re: Wikipedia model

2009-10-28 Thread valerie
are useful. A portal as an entry point to list projects inviting collaboration will help. However, this is just a start. Please keep thinking about this and collaborating on providing solutions. ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

[WikiEducator] Re: Wikipedia model

2009-10-29 Thread valerie
Hi Kim In addition to Wikipedia searches finding WE resources, these might also be useful for helping connect WE resources to other WE resources. Great idea. Let's keep this one going... ..Valerie On Oct 28, 3:43 am, Kim kctuc...@gmail.com wrote

[WikiEducator] Re: WikiEducator needs to keep the focus

2009-10-29 Thread valerie
, and is up to date. And we have to toot the WE horn to let everyone know where to find it - here at WikiEducator.org. ..Valerie On Oct 28, 8:49 am, jkelly952 jkelly...@sbcglobal.net wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[WikiEducator] Templates - OER_Metadata and ContentInfobox

2009-11-02 Thread valerie
OER_Metadata Your thoughts? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] WE blog or newsletter?

2009-11-03 Thread valerie
to this question? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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] Re: WE blog or newsletter?

2009-11-04 Thread valerie
very much of the try it and tweek it school, but there are good reasons to take a more measured approach. Looking forward to seeing this take shape ..Valerie On Nov 3, 5:06 pm, Randy Fisher wikira...@gmail.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[WikiEducator] Re: What about RESEARCH to teach literacy with use of wikis?

2009-11-08 Thread valerie
- instructors writing about their own classroom experience as a paper with data. However, these may not satisfy your funders. The folks at wikispaces may have that information. If you find anything, please post here. I'd love to know the answer :o) ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Visitor experience

2009-11-09 Thread valerie
? Are WE doing enough for visitors? Can WE do better? Your thoughts? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit

[WikiEducator] Re: WE blog or newsletter?

2009-11-11 Thread valerie
community discussions going on. http://learningonline.blogspot.com/ If you have a blog and would be interested in contributing past or future posts, please reply with a link to your blog. Let's see what we have available. This will really help kick-start the WE blog process. ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: WE believe in education - So where is all the free content? ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS

2009-11-15 Thread valerie
the millions of learners in the tail in mind as we go forward. Thanks ..Valerie On Nov 15, 3:19 am, Jan Visser jvis...@learndev.org wrote: places like the ones I described, the assumption is that you'll find some minimal infrastructure and equipment there that allows you to play them

[WikiEducator] Re: I'm sorry, HOW much?

2009-11-15 Thread valerie
, they are a changin... ..Valerie On Nov 15, 6:20 am, Samuel Rose samuel.r...@gmail.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org

[WikiEducator] MERLOT to promote WikiEducator

2009-11-17 Thread valerie
hits! If everyone who reads this list submits one WikiEducator resource to MERLOT, that would significantly increase the WikiEducator visibility in the MERLOT collection and the global pool of OERs known to educators worldwide. Let's do it... A little self-promotion goes a long way. ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: MERLOT to promote WikiEducator

2009-11-17 Thread valerie
of all the pages to add. Any suggestions for what WE should put in the contribution listings? ..Valerie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator group. To visit wikieducator: http

[WikiEducator] Template help

2009-11-17 Thread valerie
to remember / lookup the values every time), and perhaps some automatically provided values ? date this added or changed. I'd really appreciate some help with building the template - I can do really simple ones, but this is beyond me. Thanks ..Valerie

[WikiEducator] Re: Template help

2009-11-18 Thread valerie
the plans for improved access and reviews within WikiEducator. I can make do with my own little add-ons for the time being. However, I'm really looking forward to there being state-of-the- art tools for finding and remixing WE OERs. Can't happen soon enough! ..Valerie On Nov 18, 12:27 pm, Wayne

[WikiEducator] Re: Google search of WikiEducator

2009-11-21 Thread valerie
Rob - Yup.. That's the one Thanks much ..Valerie On Nov 20, 1:48 pm, Robert Kruhlak kru...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Valerie,  Navigate to User:Kruhly/monobook.js Copy the javascript from line one up to and including: addOnloadHook(install_search); I think the placement of the carriage

[WikiEducator] Re: No TOC

2009-11-21 Thread valerie
on the page and wiki application thinks it is complex enough to need a TOC. ..Valerie On Nov 20, 3:26 pm, Wayne Mackintosh mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com wrote: --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups WikiEducator

[WikiEducator] Re: No TOC

2009-11-22 Thread valerie
Thanks all Magic Words - don't you just love it! These folks have a delightful sense of humor. I have made a note to this link - I have seen this page before, but I can never find it when it might be useful, like when I think I can write templates on my own. :o) ..Valerie On Nov 21, 6:23 pm

[WikiEducator] Re: Collaborative Document sharing

2009-11-22 Thread valerie
to the hold-outs with valid concerns. ..Valerie On Nov 21, 8:02 pm, john stampe jwsta...@yahoo.com wrote: Why is it that educators -- the people whose job it is to teach students about new technology and concepts -- do not want to learn the technology themselves

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