Hi Patricia & Anil Agreed -- I can see that the concept of "WIkimaster" can be misinterpreted and perceived to convey gender bias (although not intended :-( ). That said, why should we be using terms which can be misinterpreted or ambiguous?
Hey - -there may be some debate and competition about the substitute candidate :-) I see that WikiGuru and WikiChampion are in the running ;-) Join the workgroup and help us find the best solution for the community. Cheers Wayne On 25 July 2010 17:46, Patricia Schlicht <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Wayne, > I like the WikiChampion. She has got a point. > cheers, > Patricia > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Carol, >> >> Welcome to the list! >> >> I share your advocacy for gender neutral terminology, and this is well >> aligned with WIkiEducator's Open Community Governance Policy which is rooted >> in the following shared values: >> >> *diversity, freedom, innovation, transparency, equality, inclusivity, >> empowerment, human dignity, wellbeing and sustainability*. >> >> Reflecting back on the development of the typology -- the community intent >> was to associate the typology with the notions of mastery based on the >> metaphor of a mentored apprenticeship process. >> >> I invite you to join the workgroup which is reviewing the criteria of our >> community certification model ( >> http://wikieducator.org/WikiMaster/Workgroup) as this would be a good >> time to revisit the terminology. >> >> It would be great to get a rough consensus from members on the list >> regarding your thoughts about changing the nomenclature. >> >> Pending a positive response, we can then discuss alternatives in the >> workgroup and assess the activities and actions required for changing the >> typology (for example -- the emplates used across the wiki, updating all the >> tutorials and references to the typology, and finding volunteers to >> implement the changes etc.) >> >> Thanks Carol -- great contribution. >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> >> >> >> >> On 25 July 2010 10:44, Carol <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> I'm new to this group, so "Hi" to everyone. >>> >>> I co-facilitating the current WikiEducator workshop and I came across >>> the WikiMaster certification. >>> >>> Now I am a great advocate of using gender-neutral terminology. >>> >>> I know that master could be thought of as mastery of a skill/subject >>> but even so the term has a long history of being associate with male >>> activity, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master. With origins in >>> Medieval Guilds which of course were only open to men. >>> >>> I would like to propose that a gender-neutral term be found. >>> >>> For example WikiExpert, Guru, Principal, Champion, Pro, Virtuoso >>> >>> What are your thoughts? >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Carol >>> >>> -- >>> 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 OER Foundation: www.oerfoundation.org >> Director, International Centre for Open Education, >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >> 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] >> > > -- > 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 OER Foundation: www.oerfoundation.org Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. 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]
