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ELECTION UPDATES
Dear WikiEducators:

Here is the latest on the elections:

So far 74 people have voted. Remind other members of WE. Don't wait till the last minute, cast your vote today.

The voting will end on Friday September 12, at 5 pm Pacific Standard time.

All WikiEducator members are invited to take part in this election [?]

Using WE Templates
I have been playing around with various templates for a course I would like to give on writing for EFL high school learners. The best template I found is protected: [link]

Any suggestions on a template I can use for a list of links. I have played around with [link] [?]

New 5-day version of Wiki Skills Training Workshop (starting Sept. 8-12)
Hi Everyone,

Just to let you - Leigh Blackall and I are co-facilitating a new version of the wiki skills training for WikiEducator - from Sept. 8-12. It's 5-days (compressed from the usual 10-days) and it was developed in response to feedback from both students and facilitators.

You can take a look at the Schedule of Activities at: [?]

User Page Expo Award for September
Hi Dear WEs,

This month our featured UPE award goes to probably one of favorites of the most WEs. Her user page is as sweet and beautiful as herself as a person. Color scheme, usage of wiki syntax, proper classification of topics, video incorporation and content is what got her this month's featured user page award. There is a general [?]

Workshop Completed in Pakistan
Dear WEs,

I am proud to have completed first WE L4C face to face workshop in Pakistan. I would like to thank you all for your support and help. Workshop had been an opportunity for even me, to explore the potential and interests of academia on my side of the world. Although there were resource shortages, people were really [?]

FIRST ELECTION UPDATES
Dear WikiEducators:

Here is the latest on the elections:

So far 63 people have voted. Remind other members of WE. Don't wait till the last minute, cast your vote today.

The voting will end on Friday September 12, at 5 pm Pacific Standard time.

All WikiEducator members are invited to take part in this election [?]

Updates on the first WE votes
Dear WikiEducators:

Here is the latest on the elections:

So far 34 people have voted. Don't wait till the last minute, cast your vote today.

The voting will end on Friday September 12, at 5 pm Pacific Standard time.

All WikiEducator members are invited to take part in this election and vote for the candidate of their choice. [?]

LQT updates
David has done some initial work on LQT, and I've updated the WikiEducator codebase. 1) This should fix the issue with user talk notifications to yourself. 2) There's now a "Mark all as read" button (currently to the right, I've asked David to move it to the left) for cleaning out all new message notifications. [?]
Open Source Textbooks Challenge a Paradigm (Wired Story)
Hey Everyone,

This week Wired Magazine is running a really interesting story ~ [link] , about how OS textbooks are changing the rules of the game, or at the very least inventing new business models.

Timely story, especially with the launch of the first edition of the [?]

First WE Election Updates
Dear WikiEducators:

Here is the latest on the elections:

So far 21 people have voted. Don't wait till the last minute, cast your vote today.

The voting will end on Friday September 12, at 5 pm Pacific Standard time.

All WikiEducator members are invited to take part in this election and vote for the candidate of their choice. [?]

First WE Election Starting at 9.00 AM PST
Dear WikiEducators:

The time has finally arrived and we about to start the election period from Monday September 1, 9:00 am Pacific Standard time, to Friday September 12, 5 pm Pacific Standard time when the elections and your ability to vote will be closed.

All WikiEducator members are invited to take part in this election [?]

Improving Students' Wriitng
Hi, I am interested in using WE with my EFL high school students starting this Fall. My main purpose is for students to improve their writing. I used wikispaces last year because I could correct students' written work by using color (history) so they can compare their work with my corrections. They got a notice via email each time I made a correction [?]
Do WE have this functionality to add citations
Hi All,

I just got an update note from Wikispaces:

3. Wikispaces Brings You References ------------------------------ -----

Want to add a citation to your wiki page? Well, now you can with Wikispaces references.

* Edit your page. * Place your cursor where you'd like your citation. [?]

Facilitating online communities blog link problem
On the quick links in the sidebar click on "participants blogs". It takes me to this page [link] This doesnt seem right. Warm Regards Chris Harvey [link] [?]
Bounty Release
Dear Wayne,

I had applied for L4C workshop bounty a month ago and i am disappointed that process has taken over a month and i have got school administration skeptic about my intentions to organize the workshop. I did expect that there would be redtape in COL's processes but didn't know that it would take ONE MONTH. I wonder if you can look [?]

News

Nominations for candidates for the first elected WikiEducator Council have now closed. Campaigning ran from 1 August 2008 to 31 August 2008. Voting began on 1 September 2008 and ends 17:00 on 12 September 2008. Results of the election to be announced on or before 30 September 2008. All times are Pacific time.
WikiEducator assists student teachers in developing Biology lessons for elementary schools. Watch this short video compiled by Declan McCabe on this innovative project.

WikiEducator acknowledges Otago Polytechnic as a featured institution. Read more about their IP policy, and how WikiEducator has helped advance open learning at the institution

Time to celebrate again! The MERLOT Africa Network (MAN) will pay tribute to WikiEducator at eLearning Africa as an inaugural recipient of the awards for Exemplary Open Education Resource (OER) practices. Our community will be acknowledged for the "pioneering role of the WikiEducator project as a model of content authoring and professional development that supports the OER movement".
Our WikiEducator survey of new accounts reveals that half of our members are over 45 years old. The overwhelming majority of WikiEducators work in the formal sector, want to learn wiki skills and join to develop free educational content.
WikiEducator: Best educational wiki! Stephen Downes awards our community the status of best educational wiki - well done to all WikiEducators out there!

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