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Contents:
- L4C53 --Test Discussion Thread
- Testing a reply
- L4C -- Test discussion thread
- Moodle assistance
- Using Hotpotatoes on Wiki Educator
- Is E-Learning up for the Challenge of Meeting Students' Future Educational Needs?
- Science fair
- Planning on Developing Online Modules
- MyWiki Experience
- Developing Content Resource
- EL4C22 Test Discussion Thread
- L4C54 -- Test discussion thread
- Working hours for teachers
- Enjoying it
- «no subject»
- Interaction
- L4C7 -- Test discussion thread
- Reg:Threads & Discussion
- Update of this page
- Where will this be posted?
L4C53 --Test Discussion Thread (1)
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Hello everyone. Learning to use Wiki is fun. It is good to be able to collaborate with teachers and educators from around the world and to gain new perspectives from them.
It's a great web application. I love it!!
Yea i must agree with everyone. I can really see myself using this program in the future. But yeah its real neat. And when i thought i saw it all i found out u can talk to people over this thing.. Too good to be true.. Keep in touch.. We have alot to talk about..
It is great being able to navigate and explore at Wiki.
It is challenging but interesting and so applicable to so many areas of study. Furthermore knowledge is no longer limited to any one corner of the world but all of us anywhere in the world can collaborate in disseminating information and ideas. wonderful!
Testing a reply (1)
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Use this discussion to test your skills in replying to an existing thread.
Click on the "reply' link below this post which you will find next to my user name Mackiwg below.
Cheers
This is a test reply in the Communication and interaction function of WikiEducator. I can see a lot of potential for this, particularly to negotiate content while writing open content materials in a collabortive environment and provide quality content that is consensus based.
Sanjaya
The possibilities are endless to what can be achieved when great minds collaborate for the common good. Juan Medford
Hi Sanjaya,
I agree with your apreciation. WIkiEducator have as Juan described below "endeless possibilities". In my opinio, after you learn the basics, creativity plays an important role fot the use of this tool.
Hello Sir,
I am Saravanan.S from Annamalai University and now i am practicing how to reply on threads on discussion with communication & interaction function of WikiEducator.
Hi Sanjaya, just testing the talk pages for the training. :-)
It is really a great opportunity for each Wikibuddy-Iam saying the right thing? to have where to run when things go either right or wrong with their pages, hence creating a harmonous environment of collaboration and mutual understanding... great development
James
Yeah, I believe that developing lessons or modules for online classes should be a team effort and that the first thing to do is plan first what needs to be taught then proceed with the development of lessons or modules for online classes. I am Maria Cecilia C. Basconcillo, a Social Studies teacher from the Philippines.
How do you receive notification of these replies if you enter a discussion? ----Jane Brotchie 08:40, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
I'm not sure what I think of LT yet. Sort of a regression in threaded discussion, why not just incorporate the worlds best threaded discussion we already have?
I must say though I have read a lot of discussion on Wikipedia over the past months, ever since I made my first tentative edit. The thread I was reading yesterday was on Drupal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Drupal :-)
That's it from me. I have a confession. When I started this (at 3.00am in the morning last week as I headed for the airport) it was here in LT I thought I was supposed to be writing. Some of my chicken scratching comments are there, but no-one noticed them.
Hi Derek ...
It's a tough call - a Wiki is a wiki and it shouldn't try to grow up into something which it isn't. In that sense - the Wiki shouldn't try to replicate successful technologies like threaded discussion.
The challenge we were facing in WikiEducator - is that many new users were finding it difficult to communicate in a unstructured environment. Newbies were Folk were not sure where to place their reponses, how to start new discussions, forgetting to sign posts, not sure how to indent etc.
LQT has another interesting feature derived from the wiki way - namely the feature of archiving posts - which will encourage the community to remain actively engaged by writing these summaries. We'll see how this works.
LQT is very much still a standard wiki page - you can edit my post! (This of course will be duly recorded in the history.). LQT uses the standard wiki syntax which useful when discussing syntax etc.
For me LQT should be judged in terms of making it easier for folk to communicate within the wiki rather than comparing it to other dedicated technologies.
Testing, testing, testing...
Wayne,
At first glance, not being used to using threaded discussions, I'd say LT is an effective way to keep focused for a specific topic. Let's use it and see.
Now to go off-topic, it was great meeting you again, at the RCS luncheon (a bit formal, but there we are). Your talk went down very well. I know that my friend, Deborah, was impressed enough to put your name forward at the Judiciary Educational Committee as a presenter at one of the upcoming seminars for judges the committee organizes.
We are trying to be effective WikiAmbassadors...
Thanks for a lively lunchtime.
John
LQT is a great improvement on what we had before in terms of structuring discussions.
RE the RCS luncheon - I really enjoyed chatting about WikiEd. Wow - its great to have such effective WikiAmbassadors on our side! I'd love to chat about the project at the Judiciary Educational Committee.
Hope my "radical" views were not too lively <smile>
I like the idea of Liquid Threads, it makes it easy to follow, and contribute to, a specific discussion topic.
I share the same opinion as Linda. Liquid Threads simplify the communication and encourage "virtual talking"
Yeah, me too. It's easy to post new discussion threads. But I would also like to develop together with our school's Computer teachers a website for our school which we could also use for posting our online lessons or modules or which we could make into a virtual learning environment. I need trainings on developing a software for teaching Philippine Geography, History and Government for online classes using Moodle or maybe Blackboard or other platforms for e-learning.
Liquid threads are a great way of communicating in an environment to build up content through consensus. The ideas of all participants are available for comment, and new discussions can easily be made from existing treads. The threads are easy to follow and it is very easy to stay on topic.
This is a step up on the way talk pages have previously presented. As a scanner of written material it allows me to comprehend each thread and easily identify sub-threads or topics as they emerge.
So... I read the discussion and finally got that LT is liquid thread.... I'll keep reading...
It gets confusing when there are two acronyms used for the same word. Can we come up with one acronym for LiquidThread? Is it LQT or LT?
Well done! <smile> - we've really got to try harder not to speak with acronyms.
Sorry about that.
Right! The same happened to me. I was wondering all the time what "LT" was till I came to this post. Finally I could find out it stands for "Liquid Thread". I had read about it somewhere before but I couldn't associate right away.
It seems that WikiEducator's discussion forum was not as good as it is now with LT. I must say I found it a bit confusing but once you get used to it, you'll find it easy to grasp. At first, it was not very clear to me who the author of the post was.
I find LQT (official abreviation of liquid threads) somewhat like keeping notes on a debate. I guess you have to read all of them just to stay in topic since there are no headings for different discussions. Or does it mean that you open a new page each time the discussion drifts?
Wow! I think this is so great I can't believe I didn't know about these fantastic resources!! XD
This is all very interesting and new to me. But i think the LQT holds a lot of potential especially for someone new to the discussion to catch up and contribute positively rather than take the whole discussion backwards.
Sebastiaan you make an interesting observation and I totally agree with you. I used LQT's in a learning environment before and it is very easy to come up to speed with the content of discussion and to make a contribution. The structure of the LQT's also allows the user to differentiate where the main discssion points are.
I encountered difficulty with collaborative editing/recent changes tutorial. I was not able to open a new tab. Please come to my rescue.
Mcebisi, how did you create the formating in your posting above? I can't see from looking at the source.
Hi David
The formatting used for the box is simply to leave a space preceding the text in the editing window.
This creates boxed text
This doesn't (no preceding space)
The format is typically used for highlighting lines of code or syntax instructions. It doesn't work well when wrapping paragraph text.
Cheers
Here I am doing my activity to Test a Reply. I can't remember now if I was supposed to say or do anything in particular... I do like the idea of there being a sort of backroom discussion area. Nice... I'm enjoying this workshop, both the content and the format. Cheers...
Its a lot trying to keep up. I don't know if I have really internalised all that I can do just yet. I will need some head space in the future.
Dianne
Hi just to test what I have learnt in the tutorial.Have a lot to catch up.
I like the "liquid thread", it is so easy to follow. Cloyette
Hi Wayne and fellow participants ...(that is if you are still at my stage of catching up!)
I am finding this workshop quite useful...completing the activities brings back long forgotten memories of my first year as an undergraduate when I took a course on Introduction to Programming...that was back in 1985, when the equipment and language were quite ancient given the part of the world in which I am located.
I am trying to complete this and the instructions for Day 10 by the end of today...I have also to go clean up my user page and there are meny items there that belong in My Sandbox.
Regards
Testing, testing, 1 2 3....
Guy, this LiquidThreads forum is really interesting, much better than Wikipedia's!!
Hi everybody
As part of my continuous Wiki journey , I have reached the discussion page. I have catch up with activities for Day 6,7 & 8 today.
It is very hard to find time during normal working hours due to professional commitment, but nevetheless we make use of the night time to catch up on the actvities on which we are having a backlog.
Hope I am improving.
This is part of test message which I am posting with regard to Day 8 activities.
Regards
Ravi
I find it really interesting.......
Hello,
I am trying to catch up on the workshop. It is very interesting and helpful for me. Tutorial for Day 7 about revert edit is one of the possibilities that shows the powerful of this tool. Moreover, this wiki's feature increase the security factor for people who still concerned about the qualitity of information in authoring resources.
I am glad to belong to this community
Cheers,
Maribeth
Hello, Mackiwg
This test - reply is for tutorial 9 but I shall take this opportunity to inform you that i have some health problems (more time that i expect) so i am late. I will try to overcome.
Regards Nikolaos Kourakos LC4
This is my second test. It's pretty easy!
Cheers, Daphne
This has been a very exiting and interesting journey for some of us who are Newbies in this area of collaborative content development. However I find the text formating tools above inadequate as they do not contain all the basic formating tools. The use of a cheatsheet is very confusing to new entrants and I believe it requires that a more comprehensine formating tool set be developed to make working with wikies as simple as working on a wordprocesor application. That would actually make it more comfortable for ordinary content creators/writers who are non-technical to actually work with.
lekopanye
Good morning, Mac, if I might be so bold as to call you that. I believe I may have some right to do so since that was the name that my students and friends used to call me when I taught school here many years ago. You see, it is difficult for Akan speakers to hear and/or pronounce the letters L and R, especially when they come together as the do in the name McLaren. Well, as you can see, I am enjoying this session, and looking forward to others who may be doing the same. Nana
This is one of the features of wikis that I really like--bringing the talk/discussion behind the content page to a place that is so easy to get to.
Cheers, AliceBV
This is a test reply as part of the EL4C19 tutorial. --AFriedman 19:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Finally i understand how to talk to someone.. Hey im really enjoying myself here.. LATER
Happy to be introduced to wicki.
not bad i must say... i guess this is really for teachers (ppl with a lot of patience) anyways enjoy...
This is a test reply. This medium is excellent for interaction and collaboration between professionals in Education. This is an excellent tool for me as I tutor online. I hope that I have indeed passed the 'test'.
Hi there, These wiki tutorials are great ! Thanks everyone !
Hello everyone. Just testing. Have a great day!
This is test thread reply.All the best to all participants
This is test thread reply.All the best to all participants
This is my test reply to this discussion thread.
Hi just testing the reply function on the discussion.I think this workshop is an excellent tool for educators.
Hi Everyone.
Just testing the reply function. I would like to start using a Wiki with my 12 year old students in a few weeks time. Has anyone got any ideas how I might start?
Steve
Hi Wayne, Just a test response. I left something more meaningful on your talk page. Cheers, Jan
Just posting my test...:-)
Replying thread to started by Mackiwg
Hi Wayne! It's Ester from Italy wandering in search of the tab(discussion) to reply on the main page, luckily there was the direct link;)) I'm trying out the reply feature but I suppose I need much more training.
Hello This is a response to the practice activity for tutorial 8. I guess I am becoming addicted to WE and i am thinking of ways to use them with students ...--Dorothy 15:46, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi all! I am just testing this feature here and hopefully I am doing it ok. This is a great way to practise the innovative "Liquid Thread" tool.--Janet Bianchini 16:24, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi, been busy with parent interviews so catching up on two days tutorials. Hope this works out ok Brenda
Here is my test reply.
I wish I had seen the shortcut link earlier on, instead of searching for 5 or so minutes through all the other threads!
Hello from NZ, trying test reply to extisting thread, Nora
I like that this facilitates people discussing their changes before they make them - or explaining them afterwards if such is the case! It's great to see the collaborative tools at work here!
I like that this facilitates people discussing their changes before they make them - or explaining them afterwards if such is the case! It's great to see the collaborative tools at work here! Lindy
Just a test - my first one seemed to go missing... love the collaboration potential with this tool!
LindyIt's cool that so many educators around the world are meeting in this way. --Nimla Philippe 16:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Its so nice testing the discussion thread
The revolution in technolgy is making the expression "the world is small" real, tangible, and concrete. People from different parts of the world, as in the case of our community, come together to problem solve and learn from each other bridging the gaps of space and time. Driss Moumane
--Chrisgun 10:01, 4 November 2009 (UTC) Hello from Mauritius Glad to meet you all. Keep on with the good work. You are all marvelous people chris
Hi, this activity is quie cool--Georges Gracieuse (Skype: Georgies 444) 18:29, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
hello am throughly enjoying the workshop though am behind schedule but will be able to do today. regards nisha
I appreciate this idea of using Wikis to contribute to knowledge base. I have recently developed keen interest in open source software and issues related with it. I am a lecturer and l am looking forward to establishing content that l can post on the wiki. It is still a cloudy issue together with E-Learning. I hope to reduce the blur by the time l am done with this training.--Kimani Njoroge 02:59, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
How are you Mackiwg
I appreciate being part of the group being trained on how to effectively use MediaWiki. It is a whole new experience for me and l find it so timely because l am a lecturer and a research student.
However, l am still familiarising with the content. It is still abit cloudy. I hope by the end of the program, l will be more comfortable.
Thanks --Kimani Njoroge 02:55, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
L4C -- Test discussion thread (1)
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Cheers
Good morning! :) Sandgroper 23:35, 6 February 2008 (CET)
Good late afternoon from Geneva:)
test reply...
Nato
hi this is vindra from trinidad test reply had some difficulty in the uploading process any advice
Hi from Cyprus! This is a test - attempting to reply to a thread for the first time!
Hi there. Oh, Cyprus, the sea ... --vukasinbvasic 15:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi from Cyprus! This is a test - attempting to reply to a thread for the first time!
Hello
Hi! This is a test!
Good afternoon from Athens, Greece. This is a test reply --tk 14:48, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi all from Maroussi, Greece --Katerina Spyropoulou 15:26, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Good afternoon from Madrid. --Maria Lara Martinez 12:54, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Good night from Venezuela:)
test reply... --chuisa 03:48, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
Hey good morning how are u my name is Glenroy Boatswain.Nice to meet u. Im from Grenada..
hi Glenroy thank you for your help. yolande
Hi Glenroy, I was just scouting around the wiki communuty and happen to come across your test posting. I am through this medium, offerinig a word of encouragement for your continued use and mastery of the fundamental skills required to broaden your wiki capacity. The workshop was great, lots of fun - do you agree?
Desmond.
Hi --vukasinbvasic 15:34, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Good evening.This is my test reply from the city of Wellington.
A belated hallo from me as well... catching up on a Friday afternoon on the L4C workshop....
Hello, Wayne!
This exercise is for tutorial 9 but I shall take this opportunity to report my progress. firat of all let me thank you for your encouraging remarks. You may notice that I am catching up rather late in the day and have tried to follow your suggestions partly. I hope to be abreast by tomorrow!!
Vijayshri
Hi Vijayshri,
You are not later than myself (i have late written all over my middle name). I am certeinly
enjoying this workshop more profoundly than i ever thought.
i dont even think i have enjoyed any other before in my life. Thank you all.
VictorI am at a similar late point in the workshop, writing this on day 10 and running about 2 days behind, working through day 8 content today, but I have an overwhelming feeling this was a good choice to undertake this workshop. I have 3 teaching or quasi-teaching jobs and am taking a series of online courses, and I feel a new focus and skill about how to manage these experiences and responsibilities with the web and OER that includes but goes beyond the project I am "officially" doing for the workshop. I even have an idea for a political wiki project aside from my educational endeavors and have researched where political wikis might be hosted.
Hello to everbody...
Good evening from the Seychelles. This is a rather late submission. It's good to be part of this project.
Hi Wayne!
I am very sorry to be so late. Life is not always going as you think it will ...
Anyway, I am trying to catch up with the exercises. I hope I will finish on time.Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3....
Hi- I am glad to reach this stage.
Here is my test reply. Lesson 7 already, I'm starting to feel we are making progress.
It feels great to be part of such an innovative community of educators.
- )
Stefan
Hello everybody,
This is part of Tutorial 8, so here I am leaving a message on this thread.
I find this tool pretty nifty in the wiki!
Reading through the comments in the thread, I think that this is also a good tool to get people practising editing input from other people. My learners rarely want to edit the work of others directly but are happy about leaving comments (like in pbwiki comment feature) and so using this thread tool would be like a 'soft introduction' to this 'participative editing culture'.
For example, I'm randomly copy/pasting a comment already posted in this thread, then editing it as a model for ELT learners:
Newbies were Folk were not sure where to place their reponses,
# Derekc (Talk | contribs)- 22:19, 18 October 2007
and would suggest that it reads better as
Newbies were folk who were not sure where to place their reponses,
After this stepping stone, learners could then be encouraged to make direct edits to content pages.
My question now is: I have just copy/pasted the source in the thread to take the reader back to the original author and date of posting. Is there a better way to do this in this thread? --Mowik 10:26, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Just testing......
I have read so many apologies for late posting that I intorduce my response with "ditto". However, I am really glad to be part of a community that has the potential to do great work though this collaborative methodology
Anna-May
Hi Anna-May,
Have no idea when/if you will ever see this ..but HI...trying to learn about 'wikis'..possibly to use on 'moodle' as I work with Stella Williams at our 'Communication for Medical Personnel' course at Med Sci.. Right now not sure about 'wiki' and 'moodle' can interface...has anything been done at UWI in this regard? BILL
Testing a reply.
Keeping On Trying the Test page for replying to discussions
Hi,
I am enjoying developing educational content in the field of Water resources via WikiEducator. Wish to know how these materials will be promoted to large audience. I shall test run it with some students here in Mauritius soon.
Regards
Manta
Hi all, hope the tuts are going well. Cheers:)!!
Hello it is lunchtime here in Paris.
Hello Wayne and all L4C participants.... I am Juliet from the Solomons and Day 8 Activity has also brought me to this page...
am glad to be here...
Looking forward to discussion and collaboration with my new wikifriends!
This test - reply is for tutorial 9 but I shall take this opportunity to inform you that i have some health problems (more time that i expect) so i am late. I will try to overcome.
Regards Nikolaos Kourakos LC4
1,2,3 test completed ;0)
Hiya Wayne and all - it is so good to see all the voices of wiki going back to early 2008!
Hi Everyone! This is Tutorial 8 so I am just following instructions by posting this statement.
By the way, where is tutorial 9? I thought I was running a little late and expected to see Tutorial 9 posted this morning.
Hi Wayne!
Achieving great progress slowly! It's a wonderful thing but I've got to organise a regular wiki window into my hectic schedule. As I am beginning to discover, my wiki time will become more valuable the more I use it! Can I ask, are there any tips on striking the right balance of time devoted to wiki usage?
Best wishes,
Stephen
Hello everybody,
I am Francesc from Barcelona Spain. I like the contents for primary school. After the tutorial I'm going to translate some contents in spanish and catalan...
--fredondo 12:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi All,
I am one of the new recruits from the August workshop working my way through the tutorials if i got here OK then i must be doing something right.
Cheers
Christina T
Hi, I'm enjoying these activities, thank you to the WikiEducator's team.
Getting through the tutorials and having a go at discussion threads.
Good afternoon everyone from Nicosia, Cyprus.
Good afternoon from Madrid!--Laura Lara Martínez 12:56, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Paily here from L4C 7 experimenting with discussion. Nice to be here and I am sure you too
Hi This is really very good plateform for poen content.
Sanjay Kumar
Hello,
Here is my reply to complete Activity 1 in Tutorial 8: Communication and Interaction.
Sylvia Gray
Ok, Testing a liquid reply ;) and realizing that I have even much more to learn about these Wikis!
Cliffrunner
hello , testing forum thread
Hello! This is a very cool feature!
Hi,Friend/s I am uday singh a teacher educator in an Indian university.I am practicing how to reply on the threads. regards Uday singh
hi, this is for just reply.
with regards rajendran M
hi, this is for just reply.
with regards rajendran M
hi, this is for just reply.
with regards rajendran M
Hi I am glad that I have reached to this level. It highly fascinating to start the activity for Day - 8.
Undurthy
Hi, everyone. Hope I am replying in the correct box. I am now on Tutorial 9 and wanted tp do my part in this thread. majen
Hi everyone, seems like a few of us are coming through on thisLeutha 19:15, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
Greetings from Belize. It is late afternoon and almost time to start the weekend. Best regards to all.
Hi Wayne,
I am working on Tutorial 8 for 12th L4C on line workshop. This workshop has been useful for me.
Regards
Jorge
Hello, I am a participant in L4C14, testing the reply feature in Tutorial 8. I'm not sure if this is the current place to do this as the tutorial is a bit confusing. The thread mentioned in the activity box is not the same as that in the tip below the box.
Anyway, hope the workshop is going as well for them as it is for me.
Cheers,
John
Hi Wayne. This is my reply activity for the EL4C15. Last night I spent several hours reading and enjoying your post WikiEducator: Memoirs, Myths, Misrepresentations and the Magic. Your paper clarified all my doubts and missconceptions I had about elearning, the future of Universities, OERs, and the very most important topic: the WikiEducator Project. I appreciatte the job you all are doing in pro of accesible education for all the human beings. Warm greetings Gladys Gahona
I am so thrilled that I made it this far - and kudos to everyone else, too!
Karen
Hi everyone! It feels good to be here. I am hanging in there and enjoying the ride!
And cheers to all wikieducators. For me this is Day eight of course number 15
Am I replying to the right link? The date to this link is 6 Feb 2008?
Am I replying to the right link? The date to this link is 6 Feb 2008?
test reply!!
Hi! It looks like I'm the first one in this tutorial to reply to this thread. Thanks, Nellie and Patricia. Awesome tutorial! --AFriedman 19:15, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi. Just testing the discussion thread... This is very interesting! And very useful too! Alewin 15:17, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Im glad im hear. I love this program.. Yeah its to good to be true..
The use of wikieducator can be a useful strategy for the teaching-learning process.
hI I AM TIRED BUT IAM LEARNING A LOT
Top of the morning to you. I'm participating in L4C54 face-to-face workshop in Grenada. I received my Wiki Apprentice Level 2 Certification last night.
Another learner posting a reply. and adding an edit
Testing...
Beautiful autumn morning in Pretoria, South Africa --JustineB 09:10, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
a second reply test. :-)
Hi everybody!
Hullo all of you, iam sure by the time you read this you could have finished with the workshop. However i have decided to still go through and found the last tutorials very enjoyable. Finding bit of trouble with caption of the picture the titles do not appear. Hope meet you more often.--parametrs 07:58, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
This is a test reply --Kmariann 09:06, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello everyone
Hi testing away!
Hello from Patrina. Replying to the thread.--Patrina Huff 13:51, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi, from Madrid. --Dario.nuno 14:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Good morning from chilly Buenos Aires! Only a day to go and we have learnt so much! --Vicky Saumell 14:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
and now I'm trying answering from the first contribution to this discussion
Hi here I am trying to see how this works!!
Hi there!!! Testing reply....testing...testing...--Zobeida Ramirez 18:21, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Well, I didn't follow the thread because there were so many different dates. But I am here and using the test. Greetings to all.--Marina McIsaac 01:52, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
lots of "oops" here from me since I couldn't find my posts--Marina McIsaac 02:08, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
This is really interesting, hi I am from St. Lucia
This is a test reply, but if anyone wants to go to where I work for a look at an auckland school's LMS, you can do so here[[1]]. It is this I am trying to develop.
Hi everybody, It's good to learn about this so we can share ideas. All the best! --Mercedes Viola 13:28, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Just replying to the Test thread.....Hello
Hi
This is a reply to test thread started on Feb 6, 2008
This is a test reply - all working well now that I have the correct skin and can see all the tabs! --Seine 00:37, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Good afternoon, I think I am out of the learning pit and starting to scramble upwards. Great support from the wikieducator family.
Good afternoon, I think I am out of the learning pit and starting to scramble upwards. Great support from the wikieducator family.
this is a long thread!
Hello
Responding to the test thread.
Hi there. This is a test reply for Workshop 8. --TP4730 06:32, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Hi just testing!
Hi, following instructions to reply so presumably save as well
Hope this is the correct thread! Testing testing...
Better late than never - just trying to catch up on these workshops today!! Well done everyone on the great work done so far. And go WE! WE is cool!!--Rob McCrae 21:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I still often find myself in unexpected spaces during these tutorials- will keep working on it.
HI! this is my reply to the post of Mackiwg's thread on 6 Febrary 2008. I 'm very happy to be here and to do experiments with this new software:LiquidThreads. I explored Wikimini
the homepage Wikimini screenshot
Hi, I'm just catching up on the tutorials. I like the way these discussions are threaded. Makes it much easier to navigate.--Jane Brotchie 14:10, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Halo from Namibia. This is a test reply.
Good afternoon from Australia...
Hi everyone. This is Makesha from Jamaica. I'm thoroughly enjoying this training course - although I'm behind!
This is a test reply posting to a discussion thread. Catching up on tutorials.
I think this discussion forum is much easier to navigate in, than those I know from other environment. Fine... Best regards Karen
I think I have placed my remarks a wrong place, and I cannot find it. Now I try again. I think this way of having a discussion is better than the ones I know from other collaborative working areas. Best regards Karen
Hello Everyone...Glad to be part of the team... --Nimla Philippe 16:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Hi this is Anne from New Zealand - a bright sunny Spring evening here in Hamilton --Robeanne 05:10, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi cool trying the test thread
Hi, Just testing the discussion thread
Hello, I am attempting the learning activity: replying to a test thread. Cheers--Smita 18:26, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
Hi , This is jus a test, From Deepa Bundhoo
Just testing... --Reshma Sookun 07:20, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Moodle assistance (1)
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I would like to find out from colleagues out there if there are experts who can give some assistance on the material production side. May be a user friendly manual if available could be of help. We are a distance learning institution trying to convert some of our print material into e-format using this open source CMS. The institution has decided to adopt moodle as its content management platform because it also has a facility to develop content with and even convert already existing content. We have had some assistance from one of our sister or brother institutions with downloading and installation of the system on our server environment.
Hi, I am replying to my first thread...pretty cool, but decided to reply to yours as I am an avid Moodle User. We have been using it at school for two years. It is possible to upload your existing files (if they are word, powerpoints, pdf's) etc. straight into Moodle or you can author material in Moodle itself. If you have any questions or need help then please send a message and I will try and help. Jacqui
Hi Tsemane
I'm Miems Louw from Namibia. I'm replying to your thread because we in the same boat. We at NAMCOL are also involve in an OER Project with COL. We are converting the print-based material into online material using Moodle. I find it quite challenging but also interesting.
I am beginning to acquaint myself with Learning Management Systems (LMS).
So far, l am aware of Dokeos and Moodle. Have you or anyone else used both and had a feel of the difference?
I would not mind a detailed technical explanation. --Kimani Njoroge 02:38, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
Using Hotpotatoes on Wiki Educator (1)
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HotPotatoes like wiki educator propates free use of their application. Can we upload hotpotatoes quiz on user page? Should we not?
No -- we can't upload hotpotatoes quiz's on wiki educator pages because this is non-free / proprietary software which does not meet the requirements of the free cultural works definition. Sorry about that -- but we do not determine the licenses of external services. If they used free software and free content licenses there would be no problem to include these in WikiEducator.
Cheers Wayne
Is E-Learning up for the Challenge of Meeting Students' Future Educational Needs? (2)
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As districts face the issues of addressing budget short falls, meeting student academic performance needs based on NCLB, improving teacher quality, developing infrastructure and leveraging technology investments, it is no wonder that more and more school districts are viewing e-learning as a potential cost effective way to deliver student instruction.
In the past, online courses mostly catered to students that were looking to pursue additional credits, advanced placement courses or classes that were not locally available; however, the focus has changed over time as online education has grown and evolved. Now virtual courses have expanded and are growing in popularity for struggling students as a credit recovery method.
At the same time, school districts and educators who once felt online education was not as effective as traditional teaching are now embracing it as having the potential to meet their budgetary needs and produce acceptable results.
States, such as Maryland and Florida, view their extensive virtual course offerings as being cost-effective ways to get high-quality coursework to more students.
Though online learning may be more cost-effective, is it equal or better? The debate on that question has acquired new urgency, as schools look for ways to keep or expand their course offerings while also controlling or cutting costs during the current recession. In the existing economic environment and with the continued emphasis on academic accountability, is expansion of virtual classrooms the answer?
How will the expansion of E-learning into the K-12 market change the nature of education for our children in the future? Will it be ready?
Science fair (1)
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This year we are going to stage our 11th science, mathematics and technology fair. I am interested in hearing from anyone involved in holding science fairs this year. Prior to the national fair there would be district fairs.
Can some one share ideas such as fair guidelines, rules and other matters related to ascience fair for schools?
looking to hear from you!
Jervis!
It's good that you have an activity like that in your school. I envy you. We also have an activity like that in our school but what I don't like is that the investigatory projects made by our students are copied from textbooks and from the Internet. Maybe you could ask your students to do some investigatory projects which are actually new and never been heard before or I would say new inventions. You can also play some compact discs, Blu-ray discs or DVDs of movies or television or cable shows related to Science and technological inventions and Mathematics. Just my suggestions. Though I am a Social Studies high school teacher.
This year my school participated in the national science fair. We got students to look at the theme and first come up with an original proposal. they looked at time lines, feasiblity of the project and then they presented their proposals at the end of the first semester. the best ones were then choosen to actually carry out the project for the fair. Some needed improvement and rethinking and we gave them that opportunity. In the end we got some really original projects that were relevant to our society. The students also enjoyed the experience.
Planning on Developing Online Modules (1)
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Hi, everyone. I am planning to develop online modules for teaching Philippine Geography, History and Government for First Year High School students and the objectives of which are to help increase the level of student academic achievement in that particular subject through integration of e-learning in teaching this subject and to develop the sense of nationalism among the students and to develop in the students the love for learning their country's history and culture. These are the things that I plan to do: 1. Develop individual lesson plans or working plans complete with classroom activities to do. 2. Continuously attend trainings and seminars related to e-learning. 3. Develop the needed software for these modules. Tap the technical expertise of teachers who are teaching Computer subjects. 4. Coordinate with the school principal, the Technology and Livelihood Education Head Teacher and with the Computer teachers regarding the use of the computer laboratories for classroom instruction. 5. Or better solicit support from local government officials and the private sector for computers that can be used solely for classroom instruction (for classroom use only). 6. Pilot-test the modules. 7. Invite the City Schools Division Superintendent, Assistant Schools Division Superintendents, Social Studies Division Supervisor, the School Principal, the Social Studies Head Teacher and the school's Teacher-Mentor to observe my classes. 8. Get feedback from the students. 9. Conduct a research on the effectiveness of the delivery of the content of these online modules. 10. Submit the copy of this research to the above-mentioned people for validation. Your comments, suggestions or feedback here are most welcome because I really need a lot of help especially on the technicalities of doing these online modules. Thank you.
MyWiki Experience (1)
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Hi Everyone!
I am here trying to become acquainted with you fellow wikis. It is a bit challenging for me ,however, I am determine to make the most of this opportunity.
I look forward to interacting with fellow educators.
Michelle
Developing Content Resource (1)
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Hi everyone. Nice to meet you here. I am a novice English teacher. I am not sure what should I develop to contribute to this wiki. How about Communicative English for ESL learners? I have been teaching this subject for one and a half year. Need advice. Thank you--Yoon 19:18, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi Yoon. I'm not sure what to add to this page, either, but I think I'll figure it out soon. I'm enjoying learning how to use the Wiki. Good luck!
--Brian fahey 03:18, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
EL4C22 Test Discussion Thread (1)
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I took the liberty of creating this thread for the 4/27 - 5/1 class. Any classmates find it?--Brian Evans 04:18, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
L4C54 -- Test discussion thread (1)
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L4C54 participants. You can practice your discussions here. Click on the reply link to reply to this thread. Rob
Working hours for teachers (1)
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I think it's good to have students get involved in extra-curricular activities,therefore there is a need to extend the school day. what do you think?
I really do not agree with lengthening the school's day. In my school and I am sure in other schools teachers are already doing extra curricular activities with kids after 2:30pm and sometimes are there until 7pm at nights after the kids have left. I personally believe such a change will demotivate teachers from going the extra mile as they would be put in a rigid situation now. Telling me I have to stay until a certain time for these activities and me volunteering are two different things. My humble opinion on the matter.
Enjoying it (1)
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I am glad to be part of the group. looking forward to great things
«no subject» (306)
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Hi Susan,
Iamlearning a lot of new information from this workshop.
Interaction (1)
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Hi Mackiwg, With the LT, interaction is now enhanced. This is more motivating. Is it possible to have this type of communication ealier in the tutorials? I can see more participation especially at the first discussion assignment about the quality of OERs. LiZ
L4C7 -- Test discussion thread (1)
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I thought it may be a good idea to have a separate thread for L4C7 batch to experiment with the discussion. Make sure that you are logged in and post your comments by clicking the reply button below.
Reg:Threads & Discussion (1)
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Dear Dr.Sanjaya Mishra,
Just now i have seen the tutorial on liquid threads, it is very useful at the time of developing SLM materials. Lot of interactions and share their views with respect to content that has been developed for students those who are coming under DDE.
Thanks for remainder
S.Saravanan
Update of this page (1)
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We may need to consider updating this page to reflect LiquidThreads rather than the old discussion pages. brent 23:32, 8 October 2007 (CEST)
I am just doing as it says: testing a reply. This is my first attempt at communicating in this way, so I am unsure what to do and what to expect, but I have a strong feeling that this may be something useful. Dear colleagues, enjoy your testing!
Just entering this discussion zone in June 2008... The format of this discussion thread seems old-fashioned,is that why Brent made the last comment here about updating the page to reflect LiquidThreads? What does this intriguing term mean? Have you looked into LiquidThreads? Carole
Where will this be posted? (1)
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Instead of just replying, (as I was supposed to do), I amtrying starting a new post. My first try appeared at the beginning of the first first thread - which is not what I intended. So I changed the order of appearnace to get the oldest postings appearing first. So mine now appears at the end. Not sure if there is a simpler way.
