WikiCaribbean

WIKICARIBBEAN

The Wiki Caribbean collaboration

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Formation

WikiCaribbean, a Caribbean regional wiki, was borne out of the first Regional L4C Workshop held in Barbados during the period 3-5 November, 2008. Nineteen members from 8 participating Caribbean countries participated in this landmark event facilitated by Dr. Wayne Macintosh, eLearning Specialist, COL in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Barbados.

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Objectives

To develop a Caribbean wiki learning community To collaborate, as a region, on the development of free and open education resources using wikieducator To develop in-country collaborative projects using wikieducator To promote the use of wikieducator among educators in our respective countries To sensitize the region to the benefits of free and open content and the open source movement To widen the circle of wiki ambassadors in the region

Who are we and where are we Located?

Location of the Caribbean

The Caribbean is a beautiful and vast region spanning from Guyana in South America to the archipelago of islands in the Caribbean Sea leading to Belize and the Bahamas to the North West and North respectively. Our countries speak several different languages including Spanish, French, Dutch and English and a variety of creoles and other derivatives. We are composed of rich and multicultural societies and have produced outstanding world personalities in areas of music, academia, sport etc. For example, you may have heard of our famous cricketers such as Sir Garfield Sobers and Brian Lara or perhaps world footballer Dwight Yorke. What about Olympian Usain Bolt from Jamaica! We have also produced Nobel Prize winners from the Arts to the sciences and have contributed to international music with Reggae, Soca, Chutney and Calypso not to mention developing one of the most interesting musical instruments of the 20th Century - the Steel Pan. We are a proud and friendly people from a rich and varied historical heritage. At present, WikiCaribbean has active members from the English speaking Caribbean including countries such as:

• Antigua & Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Trinidad & Tobago

Regional Wiki Ambassadors

The following Wiki Ambassadors are committed to the wikieducator movement and have all participated in wikieducator workshops, conducted wiki training in their countries or actively use wikieducator for collaborative content development. As we move forward we hope to widen the circle of ambassadors with the aim of promoting the development of free and open education resources in the region.

1. Cathy Augier-Gill - St. Lucia
2. Vaneisha Cadogan - Barbados
3. Sean Corbie - Trinidad and Tobago
4. Ruth Dottin - Grenada
5. Susan Dougan - St. Vincent
6. Steve Foerster - Dominica
7. Mohandatt Goolsarran - Guyana
8. Elia Grant-Fraser - Trinidad and Tobago
9. Chester James - St. Vincent
10. Cecil Johnson - Grenada
11. Samantha Joseph - Guyana
12. Dr. Olabisi Kuboni - Trinidad and Tobago
13. Chesterfield Marshall - Barbados
14. Ainsworth Ovid - Trinidad and Tobago
15. Dr. Gillian Paul - Trinidad and Tobago
16. Shawn Rhaburn - Belize
17. Paula Sellier - Trinidad and Tobago
18. Motielall Singh - St. Lucia
19. Randolph Taylor - St. Kitts & Nevis
20. Vaughn Woodley - St. Kitts & Nevis
21. Dr. Wilma Wright - Belize

In-Country Projects and Activities

• Barbados
• Belize
• Grenada
• Guyana
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago

Regional Content Development

• Effective Teaching Strategies with examples from Mentor teachers
• Homework Help for Students
• Lesson Plans for 21stC classrooms
• Developing Comprehension Skills
• Pooling Existing Free and Open Online Education Resources
• Remedial Mathematics

Past Events

• VUSSC Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago
• VUSSC Workshop in Bahamas
• Caribbean Regional L4C Workshop (Barbados, 3-5 Nov. 2008)
• In-country Learning4Content Workshops
• Two Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C53 and Learning4Content/Workshops/Face-to-Face_schedule/L4C54 completed in Grenada, (February 23-27, 2008)

New Events

• Next online Learning4Content workshop: (March 23 - April 3, 2009. Spread the word and Register now!
• Face-to-Face Learning4Content workshop underway in St. Kitts (planned for end of March 2009)
• 3 Face-to-Face Learning4Content workshop underway in Trinidad & Tobago, in March/April and June during eLearn Conference, June 8-11, 2009.

Brainstorm - potential projects

• Wiki training for the Caribbean region
• Caribbean content development
• Investigate existing resources and then add, enhance ....
• Advocacy forum for open education resources
• Regional needs, for example primary science, math literacy for primary, for remedial math course for tertiary level, visualisation of courses
• Best practices for teachers in different subject areas and different levels.
• Comprehension for tertiary level students
• Providing teachers with hands on examples and teaching strategies
• Homework helper

Other Ideas

• a Proposed WikiCaribbean Logo (coming soon!)