Thanks for the pointer to the Wikipedia page about Wikieducator Anil I feel very unsettled by it - particularly:
1. the celebration of an individual above all else (rather than simply in the history), 2. its strong references to COL, UNESCO and Hewlet Foundation (above other partners who can show a far greater contribution to the project than any of those), 3. and its quotation of that perplexing, even frightening line that SOME (one) wikieducator Users choose to use, to the detriment of the project: *"...working collaboratively with the free culture movement<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement>towards a free version of the education curriculum. *" Obviously, we are not talking about developing a single curriculum!.. are we? If we are, I'm out now. If we are not, then can we please systematically go through every piece of PR out there and correct it to something more acceptable: *"...working collaboratively with everyone towards the development free versions of education curricula for everyone.*" As for the reference to central bodies like COL, UNESCO, A "free culture movement" and even Hewlet Foundation, I think these should not be included in an graphical box heading the article, and should merely be listed along with all other contributing organisations, as is consistant with other Wikipedia articles for similar projects like Wikiversity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiversity>. Could it be that Wikieducator PR is designed to sell the project to specific funding bodies at the expense of a balanced and accurate account of what Wikieducator really is? Seems to me that the Wikipedia entry is in need of some serious wikification <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikify#Wikify>! Or could it be that I am completely out of touch with Wikieducator and need to rethink my association to it? Off to start an edit war in Wikipedia I suspect... On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 9:57 PM, NELLIE DEUTSCH < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Randy, > What a wonderful date: Valentine's Day and my husband's birthday. > > Warm wishes, > Nellie Deutsch > Doctoral Student > Educational Leadership > Curriculum and Instruction > http://www.nelliemuller.com > http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd > http://www.building-relationship.com/education > http://blendedlear.ning.com > http://connecting-online.ning.com > > > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Anil & others, >> >> Another great way that we can celebrate WikiEducator's success is to have >> a party, on February 14, 2009 - the anniversary date of WikiEd..... >> >> Imagine....WikiEducators around the world revelling in our mutual success! >> >> Imagine the languages, the settings, the pictures, the stories, the >> memories! >> >> - Randy >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Anil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> Great. >>> Let us celebrate it by further enriching the article about >>> WikiEducator on Wikipedia viz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiEducator >>> >>> Warm regards >>> Anil >>> http://wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad >>> http://wikieducator.org/India >>> http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework >>> >>> http://wikieducator.org/Qualification_Framework/Professional_Education/Management/MHRM >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 24, 9:07 pm, "Randy Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hi All, >>> > >>> > Yesterday I checked Alexa, and we are in the top 156,000 websites in >>> the >>> > world. >>> > >>> > http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/wikieducator.org >>> > >>> > Randy >>> > >>> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:30 AM, NELLIE DEUTSCH < >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > > That's great! Thank you for sharing the updates, Peter. I googled >>> myself >>> > > and found the following:* 1,500* *English* pages for *Nellie Deutsch >>> and >>> > > Wikieducator. >>> > >>> > > *Warm wishes, >>> > > Nellie Deutsch >>> > > Doctoral Student >>> > > Educational Leadership >>> > > Curriculum and Instruction >>> > >http://www.nelliemuller.com >>> > >http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd >>> > >http://www.building-relationship.com/education >>> > >http://blendedlear.ning.com >>> > >http://connecting-online.ning.com >>> > >>> > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > >> It looks as though we just crested 300,000 visits to the WE main >>> > >> page... That's exciting... >>> > >> Keep up the great work everyone... particularly the council; your >>> work >>> > >> is very important for the continued growth and success of WE. >>> > >> Cheers, Peter >>> > >>> > -- >>> > ________________ >>> > Randy Fisher - Change Management & Collaboration, Human Performance & >>> > Engagement, Sustainable Communities & Organizations >>> > >>> > * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizations....and >>> > WikiEducator! >>> > >>> > + 1 604.684.2275 >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>> > http://www.wikieducator.orghttp:// >>> www.wikieducator.org/Community_Mediahttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher >>> > >>> > * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube: >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY >>> > >>> > * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki?http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki >>> > >>> > Skype: wikirandy- Hide quoted text - >>> > >>> > - Show quoted text - >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ________________ >> Randy Fisher - Change Management & Collaboration, Human Performance & >> Engagement, Sustainable Communities & Organizations >> >> * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizations....and >> WikiEducator! >> >> + 1 604.684.2275 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> http://www.wikieducator.org >> http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher >> >> * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY >> >> * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki? http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki >> >> Skype: wikirandy >> >> >> > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Leighblackall --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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