Hi Leigh, Two things:
1. We are developing a Community Media node within WikiEducator - www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media - I see that you are looking for video help, but what about developing content for audio, that could be also be repurposed, and broadcast as audio / radio content - is this of interest? 2. HIV / AIDS content - AMREF - we have some linkages with Africa, and I understand that one of these organizations has made a contribution to Otago's content development: http://wikieducator.org/Lesson_10:_HIV/AIDS_And_Malaria http://wikieducator.org/HIVAIDS Here is the extra contribution to the Otago Unit developed by someone at Mindset South Africa http://wikieducator.org/Stigma_and_discrimination - Your thoughts? - Randy On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. Otago's HIVAIDS <http://www.wikieducator.org/HIVAIDS> with...? > Suggestions - webconferences, team teaching online, student and teacher > exchanges > 2. Otago's Tourism course > <http://www.wikieducator.org/Travel_and_Tourism>with...? Shared development, > shared resources, team teaching, > webconferences, student and teacher exchanges > 3. Otago's Blogging > handbook<http://www.wikieducator.org/Create_and_maintain_a_basic_weblog>...? > Need short activity sheets on little things about blogging. Sheets include > objective, activity steps, resources needed. Is to become a printable book > with people able to pick and choose the right activity sheets for their > needs and then print their customised book. > 4. Otago's Horticulture <http://www.wikieducator.org/Horticulture>pages...? > Need more learning activities using resources made. Need more > Horticulture units to be developed - such as landscaping and building units. > > 5. Webconferences <http://www.wikieducator.org/Webconferences> - probably > the most easy to collaborate on.. simply organise a talk and add it to the > list > > in my opinion :) > > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> >> Hey Randy >> >> That's an impressive reflection. >> >> It seems to me that there are strong consensus points and some VERY >> concrete ideas to move forward. >> >> Shall we try to capture these ideas on this page: >> >> http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Community_building_strategy ? >> >> Clearly there are a number of content development "candidates" in WE >> that are could become show case examples of collaboration in our >> community. >> >> Clearly COL can help in connecting the right people together to >> facilitate collaboration. Open question to the community: >> >> In your view -- What projects would you list as the top five >> "collaboration" candidates? >> >> Lets see if we can manufacture a little wiki magic. >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> >> >> >> >> On May 22, 3:43 am, "Randy Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Wayne, Leigh and others: >> > >> > Comments below, beginning in CAPS: >> > >> > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Hi Leigh & Randy >> > >> > > I don't see the 3 capability phases (that is; skills development; >> > > personal content development projects; and international >> collaboration on >> > > projects) as being mutually exclusive. On the contrary they should >> ideally >> > > all happen in parallel <smile>. >> > >> > TOTALLY AGREED. Rapid, parallel development is the way to go. Many >> > iterations and experiences, incorporating feedback and local experience, >> > creating our approach that feels more aligned to what we are creating... >> > >> > >> > >> > > The challenge for our community is to figure out how best to manage >> and >> > > cater for multiple levels of capability without holding the early >> innovators >> > > back or alienating newbies. WE is a community which should welcome and >> meet >> > > all participants where they are at -- including the community leaders >> who >> > > are plotting our futures. Our focus on the building the future is a >> core >> > > value of the community, and is enshrined in our strategic thinking. >> > >> > AGREED. As Otago is on the leading edge for themselves, newbies also >> > consider themselves on the leading edge for them too! :-) However, >> Otago's >> > leadership mitigates risk (in the future) for future action / adoption. >> > >> > >> > >> > > Otago Poly has pushed the envelope. I can attest that Dunedin's >> > > interventions have compressed the WE strategic time scale by 9 to 12 >> months >> > > of where I reasonably expected the project to be at this juncture in >> its >> > > history. So Leigh, as a community we will rely heavily on your >> foresight >> > > and guidance in helping us build capability for the next phase in our >> > > evolution. >> > >> > THIS 9-12 MONTHS ' ACCELERATION should be come a rallying point .... >> how to >> > capture and leverage this information... >> > >> > >> > >> > > While our early attempts at international collaboration on specific >> > > projects may not have delivered the dividends we would have liked -- >> we >> > > shouldn't be too hard on ourselves recognising that some seeds take >> longer >> > > to germinate than others. Let's learn from our experiences and figure >> out >> > > how to do this better .... So I'm reading and thinking about your >> > > suggestions with CONSIDERABLE interest. >> > >> > YES, AGREED TOO. I THINK THE WEBCONFERENCES should have a couple of >> foci: >> > (1) general topics of interest to the community; and (2) project >> -based. >> > Let's identify several projects that we wish to foster the kind of >> > collaboration that Leigh is talking about, and we / WE can facilitate >> > this....My sense is, this is largely a process / design issues....( >> perhaps >> > there's even another level in the Wiki Skills Certification process for >> > WikiFacilitator/Collaboration - but first things first, let's get some >> > active collaboration stuff happening... We will be able to measure this >> > stuff - we've got to...thx. to our work with Jonathan Miller's (WikiEd, >> M&E) >> > >> > >> > >> > > Notwithstanding the phenomenal successes of the WMF projects -- WE are >> very >> > > much pioneers. WE is a unique community and is succeeding in engaging >> real >> > > educators in the formal education sectors from all corners of the >> globe. My >> > > personal preference is that WE does not become a community which >> alienates >> > > newbies, but at the same time supports and feeds the innovators and >> early >> > > adopters. >> > >> > YES, WE are on the same page.....but let's make a distinction between >> > newbies exploring the development of wiki skills, and interest in >> > collaboration. Positioned properly, any newbie can see the promise and >> > potential of collaboration....that may be why they joined in the first >> > place....Come to think of it, maybe we can adjust our Newbie survey and >> > subsequent ones....to gain insights into their ideas and motivations >> > underscoring collaborative intent and action. Let's harness and support >> > Otago's increasing momentum. >> > >> > >> > >> > > A tall order --- but based on our collective track record to date -- I >> know >> > > that we'll get this right. >> > >> > AND, there are many versions and nuances of "right", right? >> > >> > >> > >> > > Hey -- is going to be a fascinating if not historic year for us!!! >> > >> > UBET! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Cheers >> > > Wayne >> > >> > > On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 09:51 +1200, Leigh Blackall wrote: >> > >> > > Hi Randy, Wayne. >> > >> > > I think Wayne sets out a realistic 3 steps. And for the most part I >> think >> > > we as a whole are taking those steps. A slight trouble (and risk) is >> that >> > > different people are at different stages in this flow. So while the >> L4C is >> > > focusing on Phase 1: Basic skills development in using the wiki a few >> of the >> > > early adopters are itching for Phase 3: Collaborative content >> development in >> > > achieving collective goals. Otago Polytechnic is an early adopter, and >> we >> > > itch for evidence of phase 3 because all too often we are having to >> justify >> > > our radically different approach to distance and online learning >> (using >> > > Wikieducator). I think we can handle this pressure, but it would be >> great to >> > > see some form of commitment (if resources permit it) to the >> facilitation of >> > > phase 3 opportunities. >> > >> > > Randy seems to be in a position to facilitate some phase 3. A team of >> > > facilitators would be good. The webconferences might be a good way to >> gather >> > > steam around making phase 3 facilitation possible, but I suspect a >> more >> > > targeted and proactive facilitation effort is needed. >> > >> > > Otago looked like it had something going in terms of a collaboration >> with >> > > Mauritius over our Tourism developments. Similarly with 2 people in >> the L4C >> > > who contributed to "our" HIV/AIDS content. But disappointingly, these >> have >> > > not progressed. Mostly because Otago people have not had the time or >> skills >> > > to begin communicating around collaboration - and so an experienced >> > > facilitator is needed. Someone who can mediate the initial stages of a >> > > collaboration. >> > >> > > Randy's questions: >> > >> > > * Define what your understanding of Collaboration is? >> > > * How do we propose to measure it, and over what intervals? >> > >> > > Collaboration is evidenced by: >> > >> > > - Sustained communication >> > > - Negotiated outcomes >> > > - Shared actions >> > > - Shared ownership >> > > - Shared outcomes >> > >> > > This might be measured by: >> > >> > > - The edit history of a page/s >> > > - The communication pages >> > > - The email list >> > > - Student exchange programs >> > > - Teacher exchange programs >> > > - Team teaching >> > > - Networked teaching and learning >> > >> > > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > wrote: >> > >> > > Hi Randy, >> > >> > > I'm very excited to see our community starting to think about ways to >> > > increase collaborative development. >> > >> > > As an aside - I think that this is positive sign attesting to the >> > > dynamic nature of communities and how they mature over time. It's >> > > tempting to distinguish capability maturity phases for WE, for >> > > example: >> > >> > > Phase 1: Basic skills development in using the wiki >> > > Phase 2:. Focus on content development for own use >> > > Phase 3: Collaborative content development in achieving collective >> > > goals >> > >> > > So it seems that WE has reached the next phase of our evolution >> > > <smile>. These are exciting times and its great to be part of the >> > > early pioneers taking collective responsibility for building the >> > > future success of OUR project. This is well aligned with our strategy >> > > - because WE is now in the phase of scaling up content development. >> > >> > > See: http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:About >> > >> > > Cheers >> > > Wayne >> > >> > > -- >> > > -- >> > > Leigh Blackall >> > > +64(0)21736539 >> > > skype - leigh_blackall >> > > SL - Leroy Goalpost >> > >http://learnonline.wordpress.com >> > >> > -- >> > ________________ >> > Randy Fisher - Facilitating Change and Designing Sustainable Ecosystems >> to >> > Improve Performance- for People, Teams, Communities, and >> Organizationshttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher >> > >> > + 1 604.684.2275 >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Skype: wikirandy >> >> > > > -- > -- > Leigh Blackall > +64(0)21736539 > skype - leigh_blackall > SL - Leroy Goalpost > http://learnonline.wordpress.com > > > -- ________________ Randy Fisher - Facilitating Change and Designing Sustainable Ecosystems to Improve Performance- for People, Teams, Communities, and Organizations http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher + 1 604.684.2275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.hirerandy.com Skype: wikirandy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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