Hi Sam On 5 July 2010 07:54, Samuel Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Technical discussion: I think that there are ways to use the existing > mediawiki template system to create buttons which, when clicked, could > add categories to pages, for instance. This template could then show > up on pages that contain community-created resources. The community > could then use them to "rate" resources as to whether they are > complete or not. When a resource reaches a threshold rating: This both > places a category on the page/object, and creates a visual header that > shows this is reviewed and trusted by the community (plus who clicked > the button that states they trust it. Displaying who clicked likely > needs an actual PHP extension it could be that much of this can be > done right through POST and GET to Mediawiki API). > > Yip -- we definitely want to progress these ideas. The Mediawiki template engine is quite powerful and we can develop a number of useful features to support educators with the creation and sharing of OER. We'll need to think about the UI of how templates are displayed in the RTE. > The other thing that is easy enough to use (sorry if it has already > been mentioned in this context) is > http://wikieducator.org/Special:Book functionality that already exists > in WE. A teacher can create and maintain books and those can easily be > automatically collected/categorized/shared. > > > > I also like your idea for announcing which pages or projects need further > > work - -we could organise international "working parties" or "barn > raising" > > events to help with these tasks. > > > > Keep the good ideas flowing :-) > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4 July 2010 09:12, MALLAMIBRO <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I think the Index should be the first thing on the agenda. > >> Then a system could be put in place that ensures that creators of new > >> pages on WE (projects) classify them in terms of the index before > >> starting out. > >> this way, every page will be under a specific subject heading and its > >> level of completeness could then be monitored by the Moderators of the > >> subject heading (Each subject heading shouild have vounteer moderators > >> ready to dedicate time and efforts to keeping the section well > >> arranged). > >> Moderators could periodically announce which pages or projects require > >> further work, this way interested members could team up to make their > >> contributions. > >> > >> Ibrahim K. O > >> > >> On 7/3/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I like to give options in my courses. Maybe new members could have > the > >> > option of either creating a new learning object or working with > someone > >> > else > >> > on the development/creation of an existing project. Either way the > new > >> > person would learn to use the wiki and the quality of some of the > >> > projects > >> > would improve. > >> > > >> > I, for one, would love to work with a partner or partners on the > project > >> > I > >> > promised...an adult education textbook. Otherwise it probably will > not > >> > get > >> > done given time constraints and my tendency to volunteer for too much. > >> > Joyce McKnight, SUNY/Empire State College > >> > > >> > [email protected] wrote: ----- > >> >> > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> From: Alison Snieckus > >> >> Sent by: [email protected] > >> >> Date: 07/03/2010 09:15AM > >> >> Subject: Re: [WikiEducator] Resource Repository > >> >> > >> >> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Wayne Mackintosh > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> ... I think that investing in people through community development > >> >>> will > >> >>> achieve sustainable results for the future. > >> >>> > >> >>> WE have two immediate challenges: > >> >>> > >> >>> The complexity and inertia required to develop high quality learning > >> >>> materials, when compared, for instance to an encyclopedia article. > The > >> >>> effort required to author an open textbook is considerably more than > >> >>> collaborating on an article on Apples. Many contributors start with > >> >>> excitement to develop a new course or textbook only to loose energy > >> >>> and > >> >>> impetus. As a result we have a number of incomplete projects. Not > all > >> >>> bad > >> >>> -- at least there is a starting point for future contributors. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Definitely community development is at the core of WE's success...to > >> >> date > >> >> and in the future. Maybe WE should focus on improving our support for > >> >> community members in their development of OER and in recognition of > >> >> their > >> >> success. WE have "Featured L4C Graduate" and "User Page Expo" > >> >> currently, > >> >> maybe we should be looking to expand the "Featured" program to > include > >> >> "Featured Learning Resource", "Featured Collaboration", or "Featured > >> >> Contributor" (all ideas on WE's Featured Works page). > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:36 PM, MALLAMIBRO <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> ...It could be a good idea to introduce a "join a project" section > to > >> >>> the > >> >>> L4C workshops where every participant will be expected to join in > >> >>> working on one of the projects requiring cleanups or additions. > >> >>> Ibrahim K. Oyekanmi > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I like this idea. I do think that new members enjoy and benefit > greatly > >> >> from early collaboration with others in the WE community. I think > we've > >> >> talked about identifying some straightforward projects...for example > >> >> glossaries...that could be suggested as good places for new members > to > >> >> join in. I don't have much experience with L4C workshops. Thoughts > from > >> >> someone(s) with more experience in L4C on adding this element to the > >> >> L4C > >> >> workshop structure? > >> >> > >> >> Warm regards, > >> >> Alison > >> >> User page: ASnieckus > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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] > >> > >> > >> -- > >> MALLAMIBRO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY > >> P O BOX 13145 > >> KANO G P O > >> KANO > >> NIGERIA TEL : +234-808-227-7575; +234-702-581-8401 > >> http://www.mallamibro.webs.com > >> > >> http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Mallamibro > >> > >> email: [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] > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg > > Skype: WGMNZ1 > > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg > > > > -- > > 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] > > > > -- > -- > Sam Rose > Future Forward Institute and Forward Foundation > Tel:+1(517) 639-1552 > Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451 > skype: samuelrose > email: [email protected] > http://forwardfound.org > http://socialsynergyweb.org/culturing > http://flowsbook.panarchy.com/ > http://socialmediaclassroom.com > http://localfoodsystems.org > http://notanemployee.net > http://communitywiki.org > http://p2pfoundation.net > > "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human > ambition." - Carl Sagan > > -- > 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] > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. 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