yes. One thing I have done (dunno why I hadn't done it sooner) is subscribe to the Recent Changes RSS Feed. This way I can watch the new edits and jump in on anything I can relate to. Hopefully I won't get swamped. Anyone have any other tips on how to network in Wikied?
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:06 AM, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Leigh, > > Those are good ideas ~ I've sent her a note....and I can do the phone > thing..... > > You're absolutely right - we have to do the handholding, but I also > believe that we have to do some 'bridging / connecting' - so where the > person might simply see their particular project as one of 'editing', > WikiEducator can foster significant international collaboration in a way > that is valuable, meaningful and comes with support....and that they can't > get anywhere else ... > > At this stage in our community's development, I believe we have to migrate > to this Community of Support model - where we are all agents of support - > really good Wikineighbours and social networkers who can create / facilitate > connections and opportunities.... > > - Randy > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > The only way I can suggest is to download and use Open Office. In saying > > that, I think OO is hard to get onto a mac. > > > > It sounds like her subject area is the same as a few of our subject > > areas at Otago Polytech. Her material would prompt me to go and talk to our > > departments and urge them to join in. > > > > Randy, perhaps you could help her get an index page going for what she > > plans to put up? Have her decide on a main page name (hopefully something > > generic and focused on what the content is rather than the institution and > > its certificate structures). Then on that page use section titles and list > > the various page she intends to load up. > > > > You could do this on the phone with her to start, with her dictating to > > you what to put in. And you ask her to refresh her screen to see your edits. > > > > When she is happy that all the main page is in the right area, its a > > matter of deciding whether pages become subpages or main pages in their own > > right. > > > > IMO, we all need to play ths hand holding role with people - especially > > those with the intension to start and 'finish' a range of content. > > > > Behind the scenes I will be watching and trying to encourage the > > teachers we have here in her field to want to meet her and discuss > > collaboration. I would try and do this at your completion of the main index > > page, because we may get lucky and end up with teachers here who are ready > > and willing to jump in and help. At which point I would start doing the same > > as I'm urging you to do, but with the teachers here. > > > > > > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:08 AM, wikirandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I've connected with a former prof. at a university in Hawaii who wants > > > to donate and work on her materials in WikiEducator....she's working > > > on a mac, and doesn't know how to get her materials into WikiEd ~ > > > without a ton of inputting work. Any ideas for her? > > > > > > Here's her original email to me: > > > > > > "I am definitely interested in offering my teaching curriculum to the > > > wikieducator universe. I have multiple lines of coursework > > > developed, in art and design, and especially in the sewing/textile > > > arts/vocational arts arena, but so much of that was hands-on > > > training, I'm not so sure how to get that into a useful place via > > > computer. But that's a problem for the future. > > > > > > What I'd like to know today, after having finally read through all of > > > the links in your email and poked around a bit on the wikieducator > > > website, is "Does the iWeb software in my iMac translate somehow to > > > wikieducator formating?" I am pretty quick in learning computer > > > software, but have no experience yet with website development. I > > > need to get my own websites up and running and there is a template- > > > based website software program inside this iMac I am expecting to > > > practice on. Could I use it to make my curriculum content available > > > to the wikieducator editing arena? I was just wondering if it will > > > work that way, or might make my inputting job that much easier." > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > > > - Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Leigh Blackall > > +64(0)21736539 > > skype - leigh_blackall > > SL - Leroy Goalpost > > http://learnonline.wordpress.com > > > > > > > -- > ________________ > Randy Fisher - Facilitating Change & Improving Performance - for People, > Communities, and Organizations > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Wikirandy > > + 1 604.684.2275 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.hirerandy.com > > Skype: wikirandy > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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