Hi Valerie, Good idea, and thanks for raising it again....
One thing that comes to mind, is if the 'blog' or whatever, is well-planned, it could take a page from Ken Udas' creation - Terra Incognita (Penn State). http://blog.worldcampus.psu.edu/ He had a lineup of folks on a monthly basis who brought some pretty interesting news and perspectives to it... - Randy On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected] > wrote: > OOPS --- A major typo :-( > > My earlier email reads "As you know, WikiEducator will succumb to corporate > advertising on our open education sites." > > MEGA typo -- this should read "WikiEducator will *NOT *succumb to > corporate advertising on our open education sites." > > WE don't do corporate advertising on our site and will not be doing this in > the future -- non-negotiable. Apology for the typo -- trying to do too much. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > 2009/11/4 Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> > > Hi Valerie, >> >> I'm pleased that you have reminded us of the Newsletter and blog ideas! >> * >> Thoughts about a Newsletter* >> >> Yes -- the OER Foundation definitely wants to support and promote a >> newsletter for the WikiEducator community. There is so much happening in >> our family around the world and we need to keep folk up-to-date with what's >> happening. A newsletter is also a great way to connect the disconnected >> :-). It's difficult for WikiEducator's who are less active on the site to >> know about all the exciting things that are happening. WikiEducator will >> certainly be able to put the community journalism concept to good use ( >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_journalism) >> >> In short - -the OER Foundation is very supportive of this idea and I want >> to see a professional, high quality quarterly newsletter for our family. As >> you know, WikiEducator will succumb to corporate advertising on our open >> education sites. However, I'm wondering about how the community feels about >> advertising in a professional Newsletter? We need funding to support the >> editorial and professional work associated with a high quality newsletter >> (notwithstanding the contributions from WikiEducators around the world for >> the newsletter.) Thoughts? >> * >> Thoughts about a WikiEducator blog* >> >> Over the last three years -- I've been wanting to host a WikiEducator >> blog. In fact, we installed Wordpress on our server with the view to a >> WikiEducator community blog. However, we need to do a little thinking about >> how best to implement a "community" blog for WikiEducator, for example: >> >> >> - Do blog posts on a collective WikiEducator blog represent the views >> of WikiEducator as a community? The blog sphere is typically a personal >> publishing space -- as opposed to a collective community voice. What is >> the >> approach that WikiEducator should adopt? >> - For example, While WikiEducator was operating under the auspices of >> the Commonwealth of Learning --- understandably a "blogging" policy was >> introduced by the agency, which restricted freedom of speech of >> individuals >> wanting to blog about different issues. Where do we draw the line between >> personal views and collective organisational opinion of an international >> project? >> - The OER Foundation is very keen to host and support a community blog >> for WikiEducator. However, we need advice and support from the community >> regarding the best way to do this. Perhaps we need to establish a blogging >> workgroup to think about all the issues and propose a set of guidelines >> for >> a WikiEducator blog - technically, hosting a dedicated blog for WE is no >> problem and the OERF will support this. However we need a clear set of >> guidelines developed by the community regarding the best way to implement. >> >> >> Thanks Valerie -- great suggestions and thanks for reminding us of these >> gaps in our community :-) >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> >> >> >> >> 2009/11/4 valerie <[email protected]> >> >> >>> Did anything ever come of earlier suggestions that there be a >>> WikiEducator blog with multiple contributors or a collaboratively >>> written newsletter? >>> >>> I poked around and didn't find much. >>> >>> old discussions >>> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator/browse_thread/thread/fa1128ff6e7401a4/dfa591a45e4391f6?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=newsletter#dfa591a45e4391f6 >>> >>> old pages >>> http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:NewsLetter >>> >>> Write an article for a magazine/newsletter styled publication >>> describing the wiki concept and how people can become involved >>> http://wikieducator.org/WikiMaster/WikiApprentice_Level_1 >>> >>> I'm having my students work collaboratively in small groups to come up >>> with a WikiEducator promotion. >>> http://www.wikieducator.org/DeAnza_College/CIS2/Fall_2009#Final_Projects >>> >>> Naturally, their first question - Where is the WikiEducator >>> newsletter? Umm, I'll get back to you on that... >>> >>> Is there a good answer to this question? >>> >>> ..Valerie >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. >> Director, >> International Centre for Open Education, >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >> Board of Directors, OER Foundation. >> Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org >> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >> Skype: WGMNZ1 >> Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg >> > > > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director, > International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > > > -- 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. 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