This is a GREAT idea! - Randy
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Alison Snieckus <[email protected]>wrote: > On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:57 AM, valerie <[email protected]> wrote: > > <snip> > > >I would like to see more, easy to participate projects, so that if > someone has a couple of hours, they can contribute something > meaningful to the WE community. This might be a dynamic "job jar" with > instructions for each item, rated by WE knowledge level / skills and > time commitment.< > > <snip> > > > I agree, a community "job jar" would be a wonderful way to get to know our > neighbors while getting some work done! I think we discussed this idea not > too long ago (here? on the wiki?) One suggestion at that time, I think, was > to add one or more fields to a content infobox that would populate a > category listing. Implementing and maintaining a system like this would > probably need some dedicated volunteers helping in the background, certainly > to get it started. > > Maybe we should set up a Community Workgroup to figure out a reasonable > process and get the necessary "tools" in place. (See procedure and policy > for starting a community workgroup at > http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:WikiEducator_Workgroups/Guidelines ). > > Anyone interested in getting this started? The first step is to announce > the idea on this list, get feedback and determine interest -- seems like > there's interest. Next step is to set up a Workgroup page in the Workgroup > "namespace" on WE and then invite volunteers to join. > > Looking forward to making those small contributions! > Alison > > > > > > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant & Facilitator, Intersol Group, Canada Senior Consultant, Organization & Business Development International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council, www.wikieducator.org +1 613.230.6424 x144 (EST) Skype: wikirandy Twitter: wikirandy * Stakeholder Engagement, Change / Transition Management & Performance * Organization Design & Development * Sustainable Project Implementation & Community-Building * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Communities of Practice * Coaching & Facilitation * My Bio: http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
