Activities for Day 2

Learning4Content 5-day Wiki Skills Workshop
(eL4C22) Online Course: April 27 - May 1, 2009

Learn wiki skills & develop pilot projects on WikiEducator.

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DAY 2

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Attention to Patricia Schlicht

DAY 2 (Tuesday - April 28, 2009)

(: Continue Working on Your OER Teaching Resource!)

WikiEducator Survey

• Complete the Wikieducator Survey

Wiki Cheat Sheets

• To help you learn how to quickly navigate WikiEducator, here are several resources. Please print them out, and keep them by your side when editing wiki pages. They will help you to master wiki syntax!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Quick_guide - Quick Guide
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page - How to Edit a Page

Add Internal & External Hyperlinks

• Do the 20 minute tutorial on new pages and links
• Begin working on your OER page, bringing the idea to life.

Use the Feedback page

Tip: Experience the Cycle of Collaboration

The power of the wiki occurs when you experience 'the accelerated cycle of collaboration'. Communicate directly on the wiki!!

• Read the Notes on the Course Feedback page
• Post a comment (by clicking "edit") on the Course Feedback page, about your motivations and hopes in taking this course.
  • When someone responds to your message on the wiki, you will be automatically notified, if you have modified your WE Account setting properly.

(: If you are not receiving notifications, please write your facilitator along with your User Name and Password, and I will help you!)

Communication & Interaction

• Read the tutorial on communication and interaction

Activity: Your Professional Development Interests

Activity

Post Your Professional Development Interests - on Your User Page Please create a new heading on your User Page, called "My Pro-D Interests". List your specific Pro-D Interests. Go to the Participant List for the course, and click on the hyperlinked names of your peers to find out about their Pro-D interests Click the "Discussion Tab" on the top of their page, and post a note about the Pro-D interests of interest to you. Feel free to share your ideas, links and resources.

Introducing Myself

• Introduce yourself to the other participants and welcome each other the wiki way.
  • Please introduce yourself and respond to each others' introductions as a wikibuddy on the following page: Introductions

• In addition, add a bio to your personal user page and include the following details: your full name, country of residence, nationality, profession, occupation, other roles, place of work or employer, native tonge, areas of expertise, website and/or blog if you have one and wish to add it/them. As soon as you learn how, please upload & add a personal photo to your User page.
  • You may call the heading "My Profile" or "My Bio"

• Please share your feedback so that we can improve the workshop content and process here: Feedback

Observe & Reflect

Here is a place in the workshop to reflect. Please take the time to observe and reflect on your progress and activities. You may wish to add a heading for Reflection on your userpage or My Sandbox.