eL4C38 Workshop report

eL4C38 Workshop Report

This is the report for eL4C38 Learning4Content training workshop.

Expected Output

The expected outcomes of this workshop were:

To teach and train the use of the new Rich Text Editing WikiEducator tutorials 1-10;
To explore the concept of open education using an open source software platform and integrated technologies in the process;
To provide background information on WikiEducator
Demonstrate collaborative sharing of information
Develop OER content on WikiEducator

EL4C38 was a 10-day basic wiki editing skills Learning4content online Workshop teaching Rich Text Editing under the Learning4Content initiative of the OER Foundation, which took place from May 26 to June 8, 2010.
The workshop was one of the OER Foundation's monthly Learning4Content workshops and was co-facilitated by Dr. Nellie Deutsch, Gladys Gahona, and Dr. Ramesh Sharma.
The facilitators invited all the participants to join and used IT4ALL Global Exchange, a social network group, to share workshop instructions, discuss content and provide support as well as via emails when required.
Participants received instructions daily using the email notification services provided by IT4ALL Global Exchange.
The tutorials and forum discussions were conducted on WikiEducator

EL4C38 had one hands-on live online session on WiZiQ for about 70 minutes, on Sunday May 29, in week 1.
The live session was attended by 26 participants. Gladys Gahona and Nellie Deutsch moderated the event and provided hands-on activities on the rationale behind WikiEducator and how to work on the wiki pages.
The recording is available for viewing.

The workshop consisted of the following demongraphics:

Participants: 125 (Female: 71 / Male: 54)
Including Facilitators: 3 (Female: 2 / Male: 1)
Countries: 49

Participants from 49 countries participated in eL4C38:

I enjoyed co-facilitating with Gladys and Ramesh and interacting with the participants. --Nellie Deutsch 21:27, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

It was a wonderful experience for me to work with Nellie and Gladys and all the participants. --Ramesh Sharma