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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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