Hi All, One of the things that I love about our WE Community is its openness to diverse points of view and approaches ~ because all views have value in an open community.
I remember when I first became involved with WE - at the Tectonic Shift Think Tank - http://www.wikieducator.org/Tectonic_shift_think_tank and here I was the only really non-techie....Well, I've gotta say, that it was quite intimidating too ....but when I spoke (my interest was community-building), they all listened, and made me feel welcome...As a result, my life has changed considerably... for the better, of course! I think another great thing about WE is our responsiveness to requests for innovation. We'll do our best to help you innovate, and to do so with like-minded people, in a way to help you achieve your goals and objectives. Best, - Randy On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alex -- > > Based on your own experiences -- do you think new people would be more > comfortable posting "how to" questions on a dedicated support forum for WE? > > This is VERY important for us as a community because WE want to assist all > newbies in achieving their aims. > > As the community grows -- we are learning ourselves. There appear to be > different phases of capability development that have evolved. Our WE > community must find effective ways to support all levels in parallel. In > other words, if you join WE at any time there should be multiple paths of > support for all capability levels. The "capability" phases we've identified > so far include: > > * Phase 1: Mastery of basic editing skills (Individual and supported by the > Tutorials and the Learning4Content project) > * Phase 2: Individual content development where a teacher, lecturer or > trainer focuses on their own content projects without actively pursuing > collaboration with others > * Phase 3: Implementing collaborative content development -- i.e. > strategising and actively pursuing collaboration opportunities. > * Phase 4: Engaging learner in OER development. > > You raise an important point about the value of reading the posts in the > main forum --- this in itself is a powerful vehicle to learn about the > community. I think commitment to open and transparent dialogue builds > trust. > > Appreciate the contributions -- this helps us on our continuous path of > development. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 21:22 +0200, Alex P. Real wrote: > > Hello Nellie, > > > > I´m new to WE. I started with ICT literally "learning by doing", so I > normally manage to make my way. If I had an editing query I probably > wouldn´t ask here, would seem out of context. For obvious reasons, most > active contributors are founders or got involved much earlier and are at a > more advanced stage than any newcomer. Threads logically reflect that. I > don´t feel intimidated (actually enjoy them) but I can understand why less > adventurous spirits might. > > Would you post a "how to" query to an audience (visible=active > contributors) discussing elaborate stages of collaboration and advanced > projects involving several institutions? > > This doesn´t mean these queries are not welcome, though new people may be > under such impression or feel they´re too petty in comparison to HIV/AIDS or > midwifery (?). Hardly the right time for me to make any suggestion, really. > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > Alex > > > > *De:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *En nombre de *NELLIE DEUTSCH > *Enviado el:* jueves, 29 de mayo de 2008 17:06 > *Para:* [email protected] > *Asunto:* [WikiEducator] Re: Questions and collaboration > > > > > Valerie said: Some of the forum threads are intimidating. > > Valerie, > Can you please clarify your statement with examples? > > Thank you. > Nellie > > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:11 AM, valerie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 2nd Life / Second Life - I had the same problem, missing the play on > words. Sorry to be so slow... > > Going beyond the basics as a collaborative effort sounds great. There > should be some nice spin-offs - mentoring, authoring, student > participation, reviewing and contributing. > > Tutoring is an interesting issue. I am surprised / concerned that > anyone feels reluctant to ask questions in a "safe learning > environment" like WE discussions. We are all learners here. All > questions that should be asked and answered in a public forum where > everyone can benefit. If we don't get that message across to every > participant, we have lots of work to do! > > Some of the forum threads are intimidating. It might be appropriate to > have a Questions? forum devoted to questions of new participants. > > > > On May 28, 6:50 pm, "Leigh Blackall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I saw 2nd Life, I didn't recognise a play on words and thought Wayne > > was meaning Second Life or online simulators ...snip > > > > > > -- > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- ________________ Randy Fisher - Facilitating Change, Connections and Collaboration to Improve Performance. * Engaging 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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