User:Katalina/Contract



''WikiEducator is a community project working collaboratively on the development of free educational materials for all levels and sectors in support of all national curricula by 2015. We need your help.''


 * Name of participant:
 * Organisation:
 * Country of residence:

By signing this learning contract I commit to completing my training in basic wiki editing skills to achieve the status of a Wikibuddy (according to the skills specification in Annexure A attached). I will complete all the learning activities designed to support my learning and agree to allocate approximately 8 hours to my learning efforts.

WikiEducator will provide free access to our self-study tutorials. Furthermore, the WikiEducator community will support your learning through a training workshop and online support forum to answer any questions you may have on your journey to becoming a Wikibuddy.

In return for this free training opportunity, I will share some of my knowledge by developing at least one free content resource licensed under a CC-BY-SA or CC-BY license which can be used by myself (and others) on WikiEducator. I agree to developing a learning resource (between 30 and 60 minutes of student learning time) in the subject or topic of my choice on WikiEducator. I am planning to develop (mark the appropriate box):


 * 1) A handout or worksheet to support classroom teaching
 * 2) A professional development resource for educators or trainers
 * 3) An workshop resource
 * 4) A subsection for a free textbook resource or handbook
 * 5) A unit or section for a distance education study guide
 * 6) Other, please specify:

I will complete my learning resource by (specify date

Signature:--Katalina 22:11, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Date:

Note: Please sign and fax the first page of this contract to your workshop facilitator.

=ANNEXURE A: SKILLS Specification for learning contract=

{| class="wikitable" ! Level ! Skills required ! Evidence
 * Apprentice Level 1 (About 3 hours learning)
 * Basic text formatting including:
 * bold
 * italics
 * headings for different levels
 * bullet lists
 * numbered lists
 * Register an Account on WikiEducator
 * Complete Newbie survey;
 * Complete personal information on
 * WikiEducator user page demonstrating the use of:
 * bold
 * italics
 * headings and sub-headings
 * Lists
 * headings and sub-headings
 * Lists


 * Explain the wiki concept to a friend
 * Apprentice Level 2 (About 2 hours learning)
 * Basic editing skills including:
 * External links using the "piped" link feature
 * Internal links to existing pages using a "pipe"
 * Creating a new page (internal link)
 * Uploading images, including:
 * Type (thumb or frame)
 * Placement (left, right & centre)
 * Size
 * Caption
 * Caption


 * User page to inlcude:
 * A link to an external website, for example place of work using a pipe;
 * A link to an internal page, for example adding a link to the user's respective Country page and adding their name to the country page.
 * Inserting a framed or thumbnail image with a caption on the user page, for example a photograph of the user.
 * Wikibuddy (About 3 hours learning)
 * Use of communication tools and educational layout features, including:
 * Using recent changes and history information
 * Reverting an edit
 * Use of the WikiEducator mailing list
 * Leaving a message for a WikiEducator user in WikiEducator
 * Providing feedback or comments on a WikiEducator content page
 * Inserting a pedagogical template
 * User page to include at least 1 pedagogical template
 * History of user page must show a revert of a "planned" mistake
 * User contributions must show both a comment left on one of WikiEducator's content pages as well as a personal message posted to an active WikiEducator user.
 * Introduce yourself to at least two WikiEducators.
 * Developed one lesson or content resource for WikiEducator (between 30 and 60 minutes of student learning time)
 * Monitor & Track WikiEducator's Recent Changes page for opportunities for collaborative editing and help a friend by making at least of interest to you make 4 edits/improvements.
 * Evidence of demonstrating WikiEducator to a friend showing how it works.
 * Monitor & Track WikiEducator's Recent Changes page for opportunities for collaborative editing and help a friend by making at least of interest to you make 4 edits/improvements.
 * Evidence of demonstrating WikiEducator to a friend showing how it works.