New Zealand Schools OER Portal/First train-the-trainers workshop/Planning the wiki taster sessions

Outcomes

• Time - 2 - hours (Can be longer up to half day)
• "Hook" teachers to:
  • Information to make an informed judgement
  • Basic editing skills (create an account, basic editing)
  • Sign up for an account
  • Building confidence
• Aim for 10 participants per taster session.

Brainstorm list

• Articulate motivations for participating OERNZ
  • Donate bounties for developing world (to motivate participation)?
• NB Point of difference -- why is WikiEducator different (not another lesson plan repository)
  • New Curriculum
  • Community
  • Integration with approved LMS/VLE vendors
  • Remix
  • Community / relfective practice (Sharing things that worked -- it is work in progress. Teaching as enquiry)
  • How does WE differentiate itself from Wikispaces, Curriki etc.
  • Comparative table of "typical" websites (features)
  • Different entry points to create content
  • International collaboration
• Find like-minded champions
• Work with subject associations
• Working with the "loops"
• ICT PD clusters
• (Visual) - Concept map
• Use case scenarios (eg how do we support and extend OER for e-Learning)
  • Time-lapse
• Glossary of concepts (with reference to OERNZ)
• Teacher FAQs
• Toolbox activities
• Information literacy (Librarians as group)
• Film components of wiki-taster sessions -- share
• Wiki-taster sessions @ conferences
• Subject weeks, curriculum weeks -- eg Math week etc
• Collaboration - outreach institutes

Resources we need

• Success stories
• Early exemplars (Showing good design)
  • Before and after examples (showing learning design)
• Videos
  • Bishop Tutu
  • WIki's in p[ain English
  • Wayne
• Slide show
• Sample agenda
• Slide shows
• Do we need two formats (with or without computer)
• List venues
• List of "certified" trainers to run wiki taster sessions
• Posters for advertising sessions
• "Lesson plan"
• Content examples for remix and improvement