User:Randyfisher/VCC Practicum/Sample Course Outline
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Contents
- 1 Welcome to the Organization Management and Development Page
Welcome to the Organization Management and Development Page
Featuring Useful OD Resources, Readings & Strategies
Outline
- Duration: 1/2 day to 1 day
- Format: Face-to-Face
- Title: An Accelerated Introduction to Wiki Skills & WikiEducator
Pre-Work
- bring bio, photo (have available on say, Yahoo, Gmail account)
- observation, reflection skills
- register an account on WikiEducator
- advance reviewing of WikiEd website
Part I: Wiki Community Values (WikiEducator)
- Slide: Wikis (open / closed) - Using Open Office
- Strategy, Vision - http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:About
- Governance
- Free Cultural Values
- Lesson / Activity: Distinction between traditional culture and free culture
- Practicalities - copyright
- Community (Wiki) Engagement (this one will be videotaped)
- Lesson / Activity: Distinction between traditional & wiki communities
Recap / Intro to Next Section
Part II: Introductory Skills
WikiEducator Overview
- WikiEducator Account creation, bio, photo
(: Message: In advance of the wiki skills training, please create an account on WikiEducator. Go to http://www.wikieducator.org Please choose a user name and password combination that you will remember. Please verify the email that is sent to you - this is important because the system will notify you when wiki pages you are watching... have changed. In addition, this account registration process will be used to automatically create a wiki page with your User Name, and you will be able to post your bio, interests and contact information on WikiEducator. Here are instructions: http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Creating_an_Account/Instructions - Please familiarize yourself with the many dimensions of learning content development on WikiEducator! Check out the Projects section, and think about your collaborative interests! - http://www.wikieducator.org/Initiatives)
WikiEducator Overview - Functionality
- External Tour - links, etc
- Internal Tour, etc.
- Home Page
- User Page
- Preferences (provide cheat sheet, re: desired preferences)
- History
- Recent Changes
- Refreshing pages
- Projects
- Simple GUI
- Summary
- History
- Templates (Learning Design, others)
Recap / Intro to Next Section
A Simple Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Screenshot - walk through
- Simple, yet powerful (show templates)
Recap / Intro to Next Section
Editing Wiki Pages
- What is Wiki Syntax - a 'language'
- Editing 101
- simply edit text
- use the GUI editor
- Summary
- Preview
- Save Pages
Just Do It!
- add content to your User Page - just start typing, then press "Save"....and observe what happens!
Recap / Intro to Next Section
Other
- hyperlinks - external, internal
- pictures
- templates (see tutorial)
- Learning Design Guide - http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning_Design/Design_Guide
- Sample Output: - http://www.wikieducator.org/LearningDesign:wikirandy)
- ODL Resource Development: http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEd_Resource_Development
- Learning Design Guide - http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning_Design/Design_Guide
- creating new pages - red / blue, logical flow, Work in Progress template, linking newly-created pages back to another link
- WikiEd Skills Certification Policy - http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Policy_for_skills_Certification
- WikiMaster / Apprentice Page - http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiMaster
Recap / Intro to Next Section
Part III - Active Collaboration - Experience Wiki Magic!
- Work on your User pages
- Dyads - person next to you - watch recent changes...
- Be sure to check the "History" tab.....it will also show you who has made what changes to the page.
- Experience of Collaboration
Recap / Intro to Next Section
In Future
- Course Design
Wrap -up
- Recap / Review
- Next Steps...
- Practice, Tutorials, Learning4Content training (10 days) - gain certification
- Learn new skills
- End of Workshop Assessment
Resources
Current Tutorials: http://www.wikieducator.org/Help:Contents
- WikiEducator Resource Development - http://www.wikieducator.org/WikiEd_Resource_Development
- Learning Design Guide: http://www.wikieducator.org/Learning_Design/Design_Guide
- Sample Output: i.e., http://www.wikieducator.org/LearningDesign:wikirandy)