Development meetings From WikiEducator: http://wikieducator.org/Development_meetings
Agenda and notes for online meetings to discuss developments and other aspects of Wikieducator [edit<http://wikieducator.org/index.php?title=Development_meetings&action=edit§ion=1> ] Sunday, 21 October 2007 at 23:00 UTC [edit<http://wikieducator.org/index.php?title=Development_meetings&action=edit§ion=2> ] Meeting venue - Otago Polytechnic's Elluminate meeting space<http://elluminate.tekotago.ac.nz/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1192141635370> [edit<http://wikieducator.org/index.php?title=Development_meetings&action=edit§ion=3> ] Agenda - Discuss benefits and issues with regular online meetings for developments - Develop articles further around Facilitating Online Learning Communities - Facilitating Online <http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online> - Online communities <http://wikieducator.org/Online_communities> On 10/12/07, mackiwg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Leigh, > > Sounds good to me. > > Lets do our preparations the the wiki way ..;-). Set up an agenda page > somewhere in WikiEd where we can list our items for discussion, firm > up dates and times, list our intendend purposes, possibly identify > other folk in the community who should join us for different > components etc. > > Chat to you soon. > Wayne > > On Oct 11, 1:55 pm, "Leigh Blackall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok Randy, Wayne, lets nominate a few dates for this Elluminate meeting. > We > > are running a course called Facilitating Online Learning Communities, > and at > > the moment we are trying to make sense/order of the related Wikieducator > > pages. A couple of Elluminate meetings to barn raise these pages > somewhat > > would be very complimentary to this course, if you think it would be > > workable to your project idea? > > > > Date and times that work for us have typically been Monday or Tuesday > 12noon > > or 7pm New Zealand Standard time (subtract 13 hours to get UTC (we've > just > > gone into daylight savings)) > > > > On 10/12/07, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Leigh, > > > > > I am definitely up for meeting via Elluminate - or some kind of VOIP > > > solution. I recall our meeting some time ago, with the presentation of > that > > > gal in NY - that seemed to work quite well. > > > > > I definitely think that clustering around a project / mini-project > would > > > be a great way to communicate. > > > > > - Randy > > > > > On 10/10/07, 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. > > > > > > >http://learnonline.wordpress.com > > > > > -- > > > ________________ > > > Randy Fisher > > > + 1 604.684.2275 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >www.hirerandy.com > > > > > Skype: wikirandy > > > > -- > > -- > > Leigh Blackall > > +64(0)21736539 > > skype - leigh_blackallhttp://learnonline.wordpress.com > > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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