Hi everyone -- The concept of instituting work groups in WE has been around for some time, as suggested, for example by User:Leutha, User:Kakamora and others. However, we don't have processes or guidelines to assist WikiEducator's in forming groups that will contribute towards the collective objective of improving how we work.
When WikiEducator was much smaller -- it was relatively easy to post a query, idea or suggestion on the main list and take a collective decision. With considerable growth since January 2008 our project needs are growing rapidly and I wonder whether WE should consider formalising a work group approach? In other words, should we set up a work group to develop guidelines on implementing work groups to be tabled at the first WCC meeting? We already have a few work groups that have formed organically. *Existing work groups: * - A usability work group iniated by User:Kakamora -- good ideas and intentions, but hasn't gone further (see: http://www.wikieducator.org/Usability_Working_Group ) - A work group to talk about Learning Design (Pedagogical templates) -- (see: http://www.wikieducator.org/Workgroup:Learning_design ) - Another work group is looking at the development of an OER Policy Briefing intended to assist with advocacy of OER among policy makers -- (see: http://wikieducator.org/OER_Brief_for_policy_makers ) Are there any other "workgroups" which I may have missed? Peter wouldn't the volunteer group who have signed up for helping out on the Quality Assurance and Review framework also constitute a workgroup of sorts? (See: http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Quality_Assurance_and_Review ). Recent posts on the list by Nellie, Ben, Peter, Brent, Randy and Patricia on the topic of communication alternatives in WE, ning.com etc suggest that the work group model is possibly a good vehicle for researching these kinds of questions and proposing alternatives for consideration. Two questions: 1. Should WE implement a work group approach? 2. If so, should we initiate a work group to develop a draft set of guidelines on work groups, utimately leading to a policy on work groups for consideration by the WCC for approval. Cheers Wayne -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
