Hi Leigh - I agree a VOIP services running with WikiEducator would be a HUGE plus factor.
Is that a serious offer to run VOIP sessions on Otago's Elluminate space? This could be a great bridging facility until we can get a good FLOSS solution running. Lets chat about this. Great suggestion! Wayne On Oct 10, 4:35 pm, "Leigh Blackall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we could get alot done if we have a VOIP meeting place. I know Wikiversity > has been using MozPhone to gacilitate voice meetings.. not sure if we have > such a thing in WE but we could use Otago Polytechnic's Elluminate space... > > On 10/11/07, Derek Chirnside <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Is anyone at the m-learning conference next week? Often a F2F contact is > > good for linking up with people. > > > By the way: did you know Wayne is running a 'course' on using WikiEducator > > that started yesterday very early morning Aussie time? Lots and lots signed > > up. > > >http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki > > > I originally thought the WE pages were great at > > >http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial > > > Now I think there are problems in learning to USE wikis (Even the new > > liquid threads have a prominent edit button that does not work), think > > **about** wikis, and think about open learning. I'm not convinced we have a > > nice enough and functional 'place' on the wiki (ie in a wiki environment) to > > talk about the collaborative work we are doing. > > > I agree with you Randy, mini-collaborative project. But one hour may be a > > bit short. > > > On 11/10/2007, Randy Fisher < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Leigh and Peter, > > > > Let's create lemon out of lemonade - and use the collaborative power of > > > the wiki to effect some perceptual change. (It's also in line with some of > > > the community-building / messaging activities). > > > > I think it all depends on "how" we use WikiEd to bring people in, and > > > collaborate with them - which will create immediacy, relevance and > > > demonstrate the value of WikiEd. Of course, there will always be other > > > alternatives - but I'd like to create an 'experience' that we can refer > > > to, > > > and use in 'recruiting' teacher participation, and bringing them onboard. > > > In > > > the future, this could become a case study.... > > > > I have some other thoughts, but first - would you be open to doing > > > this.... > > > > This is what I propose: > > > > * a collaborative mini-project (1 hour of time)to identify the benefits > > > and utility of WikiEducator over other alternatives (and the challenges - > > > from a teacher's point of view). We could collaborate on a single page, > > > and > > > create the experience of 'collaboration' on the wiki that we all know so > > > well. > > > > * Participants: Leigh, Peter, Randy & a teacher or two. > > > > * Requirements: - find a teacher(s) who wishes to work with us on this > > > mini-project (secondary, tertiary levels) > > > > Can you identify a teacher - who might wish to participate? > > > > - Randy > > > > On 10/10/07, Leigh Blackall < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Peter, Randy.. I agree. At this stage I suppose Wikieducator continue > > > > to focus on free content which can easily be loaded into things like > > > > Ecto or the next thing to come along. My initial concern was that the > > > > appeal of things like Ecto will make it more difficult to draw > > > > teachers from the "developed world" into content creation in > > > > Wikieducator. I am already finding it hard explaining to teachers here > > > > why Wikieducator is better than Wikispaces.. :( no worries though, I > > > > agree with your points and thank you for your responses. > > > -- > > From Derek Chirnside. > > -- > -- > Leigh Blackall > +64(0)21736539 > skype - leigh_blackallhttp://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
