Hi Sandhya, I intend to start my grade 12 ESL/EFL class on wikieducator in the next school year. I would appreciate any suggestions you or others may have on best practices.
Nellie On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Sandhya Gunness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > HI all, > Just to let you know..My students are writing a collaborative article on > Wikieducator called Wikiflexions <http://wikieducator.org/Wikiflexion>where > they are relating their experiences on the Wiki workshop. > Its a great collaborative exercise..and I'm enjoying being the guide by the > side here.. > Its true that they are a very motivated group. > Sandhya > > > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 1:40 AM, wikirandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hi Peter, >> >> Very good. Looking forward to seeing this cluster develop strong >> 'legs'. >> >> Randy >> >> On May 23, 7:07 pm, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Agreed. >> > >> > Next week I meet with one of our local K12 school principals. The idea >> > I'm pitching is to have the students collaborate with another school >> > (from another Commonwealth Country) to develop thier particular grades >> > curriculum all within WE. It's sort of my way of initiating greater >> > development of K12 content within WE by having the students do it... >> > >> > I'll start a new discussion thread on this as I get to my next step of >> > developing a Statement of Work (SOW) for this... This will all be very >> > Learner focused... >> > >> > Cheers, P >> > >> > On May 23, 10:12 am, "Randy Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > > Looks like we have a developing cluster here - focused on Learners! >> > >> > > Peter, Leo, Nellie, Declan - blaze the trail! >> > >> > > - Randy >> > >> > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Declan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > > > Hi folks, >> > >> > > > I think the answer to Peter's question should be 'both'. I see >> scope >> > > > for entry-level students, and also room for more scholarly >> > > > contributions. >> > >> > > > My little project brings a class of 30+ students to Wikieducator. >> > > > They range from first year third-level students to third year >> working >> > > > in mixed-age teams with three or four members per team. All of >> their >> > > > writing assignments for the course are in Wikieducator. >> > >> > > > Reflection: I require an online reflection on their classroom >> > > > experience. This combines practical advice like 'don't let the >> > > > students have the crayons before needed' and also more thoughtful >> > > > reflection. Wayne suggested that the students might also reflect on >> > > > the wiki experience and more than half of them did: >> > > >http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_reflections >> > >> > > > Reasons to come back: For WE to convert students to active users, >> the >> > > > material that students contribute must be of long-term value to >> them. >> > > > While we academics consider that the materials in our disciplines >> will >> > > > be of long-term use to students, the reality is that not all >> material >> > > > will resonate with all students. On the one hand I don't require my >> > > > Community Ecology students to write content for WE because I >> recognize >> > > > that some of them will be medical professionals, others will be >> > > > environmental consultants, and perhaps one or two from a class of 20 >> > > > will become educators or community ecologists. On the other hand >> > > > students in my Biology in Elementary Schools course are preparing to >> > > > be primary school teachers. If they work hard to develop a lesson >> > > > plan, try it out, reflect on it, and put it in WE, my perhaps naive >> > > > hope is that they'll be back to WE to use that information. >> > >> > > > I think it is valuable to have students engage in a broader >> community >> > > > and to contribute. I think it benefits the community, but more >> > > > importantly I think it benefits the students directly. Anything >> that >> > > > encourages students to more highly value their work than simply a >> > > > means of earning a grade is helps move their aspirations to a higher >> > > > level. Simply by saying 'this is a useful contribution', and >> 'others >> > > > will gain by your efforts', we are enforcing the idea that a student >> > > > is not just a student, but also are a valid contributed to their >> > > > field. >> > >> > > > Costs: Not all students are A students. Some contributions will be >> > > > less than stellar. However, WE is a collaborative medium. None of >> > > > should be shy about tweaking a page once the WIP tag has been >> > > > removed. My hope is that when teachers use a lesson plan and find a >> > > > new angle, they will share that information with the rest of us. >> > >> > > > Peter and other contributors, thanks for starting a most interesting >> > > > discussion. >> > >> > > > Cheers, >> > >> > > > Declan >> > >> > > -- >> > > ________________ >> > > 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- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > > - Show quoted text - >> >> > > > > -- Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student of Education http://www.nelliemuller.com http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd http://www.building-relationship.com/education http://blendedlear.ning.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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