User:Pschlicht

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Brief Introduction

My name is Patricia Schlicht and I have been working with and for Dr. Wayne Mackintosh' as the Learning4Content Coordinator and Community Builder on Wikieducator initially, in my function as Programme Assistant at the Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

In 2000, I joined the Commonwealth of Learning COL and have brought my international experiences from a variety of national and international governments and non-government organisations to COL. Since working at COL, I have gained extensive knowledge in open and distance learning (ODL) and technology-mediated learning, among many other things.

Through the arrival of Dr. Mackintosh at COL I was introduced to the concept of Free/Libre Open Education in eLearning and have since then gradually strengthened my knowledge in this area. I am now actively involved in promoting WikiEducator and building capacity in the global communities.

I have been facilitating WikiEducator Learning4Content online training workshops, monitor and evaluate all WikiEducator activities, among the many other activities I am involved in, in an attempt to build a sustainable global network of WikiEducators.

WikiEduator has meanwhile become its own entity and has found its new home under the Open Education Resource Foundation (OERF), formally launched on September 17, 2009 at the Internatiional Centre for Open Education under the leadership of Dr. Wayne Mackintosh.

My edits and views on WikiEducator therefore do not necessarily represent the views of the Commonwealth of Learning and are made in my personal capacity and advocate for WikiEducator.

Professional Interests

Technology and social change; free/libre open education, multicultural education; distance and open education education; community development; planning and implementing changes in educational policy and programming; women/children and development.

How to go about building a sustainable project

Have a look at what is involved in building Pilot Projects on WikiEducator.

Things I am proud of

• building a global and sustainable network of WikiEducators;
• contributing to increase access to education using distance education and appropriate technologies in the Commonwealth and beyond;
• assisting to expand the scope, scale and quality of learning by learning and using new approaches;
• being part of a passionate and goal-oriented team of professionals that drive the development agenda forward;
• having found the field of work that really excites me because it makes a difference in the lives of others;
• being valued for my contributions and being part of a goal-oriented team;

So what is WikiEducator?

The Spirit of Humanity (Video)

I am a Wiki Neigbour

• providing the Wiki community with assistance where ever needed and where ever I can

Ambassador

I am a Wiki Ambassaddor

• promoting WikiEducator in the national and international community.
• Guiding and sharing new developments on WikiEducator with people in the Wiki community and local community;
• Collaborating with Education Specialists at COL and internationally on Wiki initiatives;
• Online (co)- facilitator for Basic Wiki Editing skills using the Wiki Newbie Tutorials under the Learning4Content initiative, pairing participants up, for collaborative authoring of similar content developments;

Featured L4C Graduate

"The future is brighter on the WikiEducator side!"

I am Victor Mensah, a Ghanaian working for the Commonwealth Secretariat at the Commonwealth Youth Programme Regional Centre for Africa, in Zambia.

I subscribe to several listserves and forums, but the WikiEducator forum is unique. With intellectual discussions garnished with a friendly atmosphere, you feel at home straight away. I sensed a "family connection" to WikiEducators like Leigh (New Zealand), Randy (Canada), Leo (China), and Declan (USA), just to mention a few. The first thing I did after joining this forum was to register for the first Learning4Content workshop. The facilitators have been an inspiration -- motivating and supporting me to complete my training notwithstanding my work demands and a hectic travel schedule. Read more ...

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(: Good to have teachers like you for this course. Thanks for your patience. --Philbartle 09:37, 4 February 2009 (UTC)) (: Thank you so much, Phil)
A fresh bunch of Petria Flowers clicked by me today for my dear friend Patricia.Gita Mathur
(: You are being very kind, Gita. Warm regards --Patricia 18:12, 29 March 2009 (UTC))
(: Thank you for your kind note, I'm still trying to find my way around and do things on WIkiEducator. best regards TWright) (: Thanks for dropping in, and leaving your response, you can find the fixed template at: User_Skype_Test)--Lebreton 22:18, 31 March 2009 (UTC) (: Thank you, Oliver. Greatly appreciated. Warm regards )--Patricia 01:15, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

(: Thank you Ma'am for Acknowledging the efforts. I'm still trying to find my way around and do things on WikiEducator. Thanks for your appreciation. --Dr.Rishu Chaujar) (: Thank you so much, Phil)

(: * Thank you Ma'am for your appreciation. -- Abdul Halim, Bangladesh) (: I meant it, Halim)

Thanks for the certification, Patricia... that made me feel great!--Rkinakin 21:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC) (: You are welcome, Becky)--Patricia 19:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

(: Thanks for the help Patricia. You are great! --peles 20:30hrs 3 September, 2009.) (: Thank you, Peles. The pleasure is all ours).--Patricia 19:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

(: Hi Patricia, I'm just making a neighbourly visit. I'm happy to be back in wikieducator to catch up on what I missed. Hope to join you on Monday--User:JaneBr)