I am watching the variety of ideas, interesting discussions and the enjoying
thrill of being in WE community. Let there be more. I have not made up my
mind yet...

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am pleased to see the diversity and breadth of discussion - and many new
> voices.
>
> It is a credit to our mutual efforts, that WikiEducator and OER are
> reaching more and more people, and providing opportunities for substantive
> discourse and content creation, and sharing.
>
> Bravo!
>
> - Randy
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:15 AM, minh mcCloy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *I have often used the criteria of novice, apprentice, journeyman, master
>> with k-6 kids in the context of skill acquisition. Not once has either the
>> master or journeyMAN been an issue with the kids- they don't see it.
>> Sometimes however a visiting adult will impose their acquired prejudice on
>> the kids & insist on discussing/commenting on the practice. It induces a lot
>> of shrugging in the kids as the attempt to see what issue is there.*
>> *
>> *
>> *It is my feminism that makes me want claim words that are useful or
>> stylish or quaint or incongruous for general use. On the other hand I have a
>> real fondness for the word aviatrix - so singular, so little opportunity to
>> use it. But if I could aviate I think I would call myself an aviatrix :D - &
>> thus declare my mastery of the skies - me & Amelia Erheart.*
>> *
>> *
>> *:)*
>> *minh
>> *
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:45 PM, MALLAMIBRO <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>> With due respect to all the female members of WE, i feel the
>>> WikiMaster conveys the intended meaning for that level of attainment.
>>> Ibrahim Oyekanmi
>>>
>>> On 7/25/10, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > Hi Carol,
>>> >
>>> > Yes, -- the way we do this is in WikiEducator is through the process of
>>> a
>>> > "Community Workgroup" --- There is a policy which guides the
>>> establishment
>>> > of workgroups and the procedures for decisions which have a community
>>> wide
>>> > impact.
>>> >
>>> > See:
>>> http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:WikiEducator_Workgroups/Guidelines
>>> >
>>> > Clearly there is community interest relating to the nomenclature of the
>>> > WIkimaster typology and given that there is already an existing
>>> workgroup,
>>> > this would be the best vehicle to take a community decision and plan
>>> for the
>>> > implementation.  Work would be done transparently in the wiki with
>>> regular
>>> > updates on the community list. In this way -- anyone with a substantive
>>> > interest in the topic will be free to add their views and help shape
>>> and
>>> > implement any decisions which are taken.
>>> >
>>> > This is an issue falling within the ambit of an "operational guideline"
>>> and
>>> > would not require "approval" from Council to be implemented -- which is
>>> the
>>> > reason Council approved the policy for workgroups - -that is a process
>>> for
>>> > the community to take decisions.
>>> >
>>> > Next step is to get the nomenclature question into the charter for this
>>> > workgroup and move forward.
>>> >
>>> > Cheers
>>> > Wayne
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 26 July 2010 12:14, Carol <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Interesting discussion. Is there any way Wayne to put this out to the
>>> >> whole WikiEducator community so we get a wide range of views?
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheers Carol
>>> >>
>>> >> On Jul 26, 5:17 am, Alison Snieckus <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi all,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'm OK with the nomenclature as is. As Jan and others have
>>> indicated, by
>>> >> > using the term "master" as we do, even recognizing that our intent
>>> >> > refers
>>> >> to
>>> >> > the idea of mastery, we continue the process of changing its meaning
>>> to
>>> >> > include women. I like the idea of "reclaiming" language to suit our
>>> >> current
>>> >> > needs. As far as I can tell, there are no identified "wikimasters".
>>> >> >
>>> >> > It is more important to me that both men and women are sufficiently
>>> >> > represented in the upper certification levels.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I added a note with a link to this discussion on the
>>> >> > Workgroup:Wikimaster_criteria<
>>> >> http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:Wikimaster_criteria>page
>>> >> > on WE.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Good discussion,
>>> >> > Alisonhttp://wikieducator.org/User:ASnieckus
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 2010/7/25 ESPHIT Andrés Aurelio Alarcón Tique <[email protected]>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > > Hellow every body
>>> >> > > I have also the feeling that there is no matters than affect
>>> people
>>> >> using
>>> >> > > generic names regarding our genders, some of name come from
>>> history
>>> >> > > and
>>> >> > > customes
>>> >> > > In spanish there names had been lateley reformed to be also
>>> female,
>>> >> > > but
>>> >> > > they don´t sounds good I´ll prefer the used name. in english is
>>> easy
>>> >> > > to
>>> >> use
>>> >> > > generic names without think in genders
>>> >> >
>>> >> > > Best Regards
>>> >> > > Andres Aurelio
>>> >> >
>>> >> > > 2010/7/25 Jan Visser <[email protected]>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >  Hi Minh and Carol,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Yes, Minh, that’s exactly my point. It’s by using the terms
>>> across
>>> >> > >> the
>>> >> > >> genders that those connotations start changing. Terms like
>>> director,
>>> >> > >> minister, secretary, doctor, nurse, president, engineer, farmer,
>>> >> > >> entrepreneur, author, technician and many more are used across
>>> the
>>> >> genders.
>>> >> > >> In my own culture of origin there are male midwives who refuse to
>>> be
>>> >> called
>>> >> > >> anything but midwife (because of the nice ring – the Dutch
>>> >> > >> translation
>>> >> of
>>> >> > >> midwife connotes wisdom) even though a perfectly acceptable
>>> gender
>>> >> neutral
>>> >> > >> term also exists. In the past such terms as the ones cited may
>>> have
>>> >> had
>>> >> > >> strong gender connotations, but the more we progress beyond the
>>> >> divisions of
>>> >> > >> the past, the more those terms lose those connoted irrelevant
>>> >> meanings. We
>>> >> > >> are now way beyond the Middle Ages, a period in the history of
>>> Europe
>>> >> that
>>> >> > >> wasn’t as bad as often depicted. As we and our communities and
>>> >> societies
>>> >> > >> evolve throughout the ages, so do our languages. Flexibility is
>>> what
>>> >> allows
>>> >> > >> it to happen.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Jan
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >>  ------------------------------
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>> >> > >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *minh mcCloy
>>> >> > >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2010 12:54 PM
>>> >> > >> *To:* [email protected]
>>> >> > >> *Subject:* Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Nomenclature for WikiMaster
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *Why can't master be rounded up & be just gently morphed  into a
>>> word
>>> >> > >> that connotes any & all genders. English does meaning shifts all
>>> the
>>> >> time to
>>> >> > >> - it is part of its power & delight.*
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *Why abandon 'master' to a gendered ghetto? What will you do with
>>> >> > >> 'masterpiece" -gurupiece, superpersonpiece?*
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *We could embrace 'master' exhibit flexibility.*
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *wikimaster has a nice ring to it*
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> *:)
>>> >> > >> minh*
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Carol <
>>> [email protected]>
>>> >> > >> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Hi Jan
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Interesting that you raise the issue that a woman could take over
>>> on
>>> >> > >> the death of her husband. Not of any consolation for those not
>>> >> > >> wishing
>>> >> > >> to be married who who might have liked to be a member of the
>>> guild in
>>> >> > >> their own right not as a replacement for a dead husband. Pls
>>> don't
>>> >> > >> think I am having a go just wanting to add to the debate here.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> There have been many feminists myself amongst them who would have
>>> >> > >> willingly been awarded something other than Master for a degree,
>>> but
>>> >> > >> fighting academia is almost impossible in these matters. Heck I
>>> >> > >> couldn't even submit my thesis on CD back in 1999, now of course
>>> they
>>> >> > >> are digitising everything :) The irony is not lost on me. I hope
>>> one
>>> >> > >> day my female colleague will be able to be awarded something not
>>> >> > >> entitled Master.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Everyone - What other terms are there we could use? I am sure my
>>> list
>>> >> > >> of suggestions is only the tip of the iceberg.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > >> Carol
>>> >> >
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