Community building project/Communications KeyMessages

= WikiEducator (in general)= (also see http://www.wikieducator.org/FAQs FAQs])


 * Vision Statement
 * Why is this different?
 * How are you doing this?
 * Tell me about Copyright - CC-BY-SA - in easy-to-understand language
 * Open Educational Resources
 * Who are the Wikipedians?
 * Who are WikiEducators?
 * What do you want from me? (and how can I get up to speed...)
 * What's in it for me?
 * What's the buzz about collaborative authoring?
 * What's the role of the Commonwealth or Learning?
 * How is my contribution recognized...

WikiEducator Messages (more specific)

 * WikiEducator is very cool, and great to be affiliated with...
 * WikiEducator's vision/mission and philosophical foundation
 * The focus on developing countries in the Commonwealth, especially Africa
 * secondary education - Africa as a priority
 * other education
 * my educational legacy
 * The upcoming Learning4Content workshops for 53 Commonwealth countries (based on FLOSS4EDU workshops and OER Workshop Toolkit) + gender focus
 * The connection to Open Educational Resources which is embraced by the Free Culture Movement
 * The advantages and opportunities inherent in Open Licensing (i.e., CC-BY-SA)
 * A development platform & tool for formal educators & informal educators (i.e., people who have something to teach);
 * an accelerated development platform
 * availability of free and open source software tool, with embedded instructional design prompts - eXe
 * a forum for sharing lesson plans, educational materials and building connections
 * a workspace
 * a place where I can achieve my goals - with support from other individuals, teams, groups, etc.
 * Saves time and money
 * part of the 'social responsibility mix'
 * The Commonwealth connection (and related institutions, including the Commonwealth of Learning)
 * The individuals, groups communities and institutional stakeholders already involved / segments
 * their vision, innovation, pride, passion, commitment
 * pioneering leadership
 * ability to effect change (i.e., make a difference, contribute to...)
 * ally in career development & build my reputation
 * Growth: WikiEd nodes, projects, accomplishments and achievements, countries, user pages, etc.
 * WikiEd is a dynamic, evolving and exciting 'work-in-progress'

WikiEducator Roles
(see Roles)

WikiEducator Stakeholders
(see Stakeholders

WikiEducator - Draft Community Needs Analysis

 * Draft community needs analysis