Thanks, Wayne, done! Cheers, Patricia On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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