Hi Jesse, I'm so sorry to hear about your situation - but sorrier still that you didn't mention it sooner - perhaps WE could have helped!
One of my 'dreams' for our WE community, is to develop resources for folks in job search and career transition. In a former life, I was a job match coordinator, of a social service agency in Vancouver - coaching new immigrants and recent Canadians about how to get a job in a difficult job market. I'm wondering if in the seeds of despair there isn't an opportunity here. What if you were to start writing about your job search on a page in the wiki, and WE as a community were to help you, share advice and perspective, leads and the like. It would be great if you could share your success and less than success....as WE're a learning community. Would this be of help? (It might also keep you active in our community! <smile> It could also become a model, for a job search / career transition approach or portal which we might partner with a community college or university - surely they need copywriters! I'm also thinking about the connections to grassroots networks and organizations, where many folks are in a similar situation - might there be the kernel of a proposal to government or a foundation? I've talked a bit to Sam Rose about the power of local networks, and the transitioning of older manufacturing economies to social / collaborative and green economies. Any thoughts here... others - what do you think? - Randy PS. Happy holidays all! On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Jesse Groppi <[email protected]> wrote: > Alison, > > Thanks very much for saying such nice things. I can also say that without > a doubt, you have been a joy to work with, as well. You're open to new > things, quick, and dedicated. I look forward to working with you again! > > Jesse > > > On 21/12/2009 13:03, Alison Snieckus wrote: > > Hi Jesse, > Thanks so much for this post. I have learned so much from working on the > projects that you started and have quite enjoyed our collaboration. But I > totally know how life gets in the way. And wish you all the best for a more > settled new year. If I see any opportunities that might suit your talents, > I'll certainly send them your way. > > You're right that neither project really *needs *you, but there's no doubt > that WE *miss* you. I will most definitely miss your vision for what > WikiEducator can be, your eloquent explanations of the technical side of > wikis, and your ability to foster open collaboration. > > I do look forward to your return. > > Warm regards, > Alison > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:ASnieckus > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Jesse Groppi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> As a few of you know, I found myself in financial trouble in the autumn, >> and was unable to move to England, as I had been planning for two years. >> The situation has left me unemployed and with the way the economy in the US >> has been, things have got fairly bad. >> >> I've been putting it off, but it's time to admit that I just don't have >> the time or energy for keeping up with the projects I've started at WE, in >> the capacity that I feel is expected of me. I'll still keep up on the >> mailing list, and I'll answer any direct questions you send to my talk page >> or email, but the projects are just too much. I can also be found idling in >> the IRC channel. >> >> The good news is that because WE are collaborative, neither projects >> really *need* me, and I can think of at least one very capable person in >> both the guidelines and the categories workgroups that are more than capable >> of facilitating and guiding the efforts of the group. >> >> I'll be back, soon, I hope! >> >> Love, >> Jesse Groppi >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Jesse_Groppi >> skype: jesse.groppi >> -- >> 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] > > > -- > 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] > > -- > 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] > -- Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. ________________ Randy Fisher, MA, OMD Senior Consultant, Organization Development, 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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