Learning4Content/Workshops/5 Day



Hi Everyone and Welcome!

''WikiEducator (WE) is becoming the largest Mediawiki skill training initiative in the world funded by the Commonwealth of Learning and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

''This is a 5-day workshop (45 minutes per day) - with a 45-minute pre-workshop activity. This online, self-pace workshop (with Facilitator support) provides an introduction to WikiEducator and basic MediaWiki skills. This workshop is designed to provide a dynamic experience of the energy of peer collaboration in an open wiki format.

When you complete these workshop tutorials, you are entitled to receive a valuable WikiApprentice certification in the WikiMaster Certification Framework.

Overview

 * Self-Paced Online Course - with facilitator support. When you complete one day, it is OK to go to the next day.


 * Your User Page. Build your User Page and OER Teaching Resource


 * Learning Contracts - Please sign, date them, and email them to your facilitator


 * Skills Development + Feedback / Collaboration. This workshop gives learners wiki skills and experience with peer feedback and collaboration on the wiki.


 * Communication and Interaction. The facilitator will subscribe you to the L4C-Advance Google Group. A different subscription is required for opening an account on WikiEducator. Most communications take place directly on the wiki.


 * Timing. This workshop is designed for learners in different time zones around the globe. You may receive the L4C instructions in advance.


 * Open Office Compatibility / Offline Content Development WikiEducator is compatible with Open Office, so you can develop content when your Internet connection is unavailable or too expensive. Export Open Office content directly into the Mediawiki format that WE uses. See the Using Open Office Tutorial


 * WikiApprentice Certification. When you complete the tutorials for this workshop, you are entitled to receive a WikiApprentice Certification in the WikiMaster Certification Framework

Get to Know Your Colleagues
A major part of the WikEducator experience is expanding your network of contacts and relationships. WE encourage you to get to know each other and explore areas of mutual interest and areas of potential collaboration.