L4C WikiEducator Workshop for Physics teachers

Welcome

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Hello soon-to-be wikiambassadors!Welcome to our first L4C WikiEducator skills training workshop in Trinidad and Tobago. This two-day hands-on face-to-face activity, hosted by the Curriculum Planning and Development Division and facilitated by the Distance Education Unit, Ministry of Education, will equip you with the wiki skills needed to start developing content immediately.

Purpose of the Workshop

This workshop was born out of a need for the development of a training programme in the effective implementation of School Based Assessments for CXC CSEC / CAPE Physics teachers. Teachers were selected from each education district in Trinidad and varied in age as well as teaching experience. It is hoped that this workshop will spark the beginning of a project based on A Training Guide to School Based Assessment for Caribbean Physics Teachers.

It is also hoped that this workshop will sensitize teachers to the potential wikieducator holds for teaching and learning and will foster a zeal for using wikieducator in creative ways. As newly annointed wikiambassadors, participants of this first workshop will be encouraged to spread the wiki word and become active members of an ever widening local as well as regional wikicommunity and to contribute to regional as well as local L4C initiatives, long after the workshop has ended.

Competency

According to the Skills Development Framework for Wikieducators,at the end of this workshop, you would have at least attained a competency level of WikiApprentice Level 2. Eager to get started? Well let's go!

Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: explain the benefits of wikis and other web 2.0 technologies explain the concept of free content describe the four Creative Common Licenses create an account in wikieducator edit and format text create new pages and links upload images, files and multimedia communicate and collaborate in wiki structure content within wiki use pedagogical templates to create a learning resource use basic wikieducator tools to collaboratively author and publish content on wikieducator

Agenda

Day 1: March 5th, 2009

Day 1: Home assignment

Day 2: March 12th, 2009

Tutorials at a Glance

Mini Lesson 1: Creating an account

Mini Lesson 2: Editing Basics

Mini Lesson 3: Basic Text Formatting

Mini Lesson 4: Creating New Pages and Links

Mini Lesson 5: Uploading images, files and multimedia

Mini Lesson 6: Collaborative content authoring and editing

Mini Lesson 7: Communication and interaction within wikieducator

Mini Lesson 8: Using pedagogical wiki templates

Mini Lesson 9: Thinking about structure

Resources

Wiki Syntax Cheat Sheet revised

Wiki Syntax for available templates

Confirmed Participants

LAST NAME	FIRST NAME	GENDER	ORGANIZATION	PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION	EMAIL	USER PAGE	LEARNING CONTRACT
Grant-Fraser	Elia	Female	Ministry of Education Distance Education Unit & NOSTT	Courseware Manager, Workshop Facilitator	eliamgf@yahoo.com	User:eliamgf	Signed
Wrenel	Roberts	Male	Ministry of Education Distance Education Unit & NOSTT	Multimedia Specialist, Workshop Facilitator	wrenelroberts@gmail.com
Sankar	Hollis	Male	Ministry of Education Curriculum Division	Curriculum Coordinator,Science Workshop host	hcsankar@gmail.com	User:Hcsankar
Moonan-Seepaul	Sharon	Female	Ministry of Education Curriculum Division	Curriculum Officer, Information Technology/ Computer Science		User:Smseepaul
Ali	Nizamoudeen	Male	St. Augustine Girls' High School	Physics teacher	naliphysics@gmail.com	User:naliphysics
Baksh	Yazid	Male	ASJA Boys' College San Fernando	Physics teacher/HOD	gitm2@hotmail.com	User:gitm
Benny	Rajindra	Male	Point Fortin East Secondary	Physics teacher	rajjen@tstt.net.tt	User:rajjen
Bhika	Afina	Female	Princes Town West Secondary	Physics teacher	afinabhika@yahoo.com	User:Afinabhika
Cummings	Natalie	Female	Carapichaima East Secondary	Physics teacher	metlee@yahoo.com	User:metlee
Davis	Dwayne	Male	Bishop Anstey East High	Physics teacher	dwaynedavis19@yahoo.com	User:d_doctor
Matthews	Kamla	Female	Holy Faith Convent, Couva	Physics teacher	soundsandphysics@hotmail.com	User:Kamy
Perryman	Neavonne	Male	Bishop Anstey High (POS)	Physics teacher	perryman512@msn.com	User:Neavonne
Ramkissoon	Trishana	Female	Palo Seco Secondary	Physics teacher	trishanasr@hotmail.com	User:trishanasr
Singh	Nirmala	Female	Northeastern College	Physics teacher	nfsingh@yahoo.com	User:Nfsingh
Sirjoosingh	Praveen	Female	Hillview College	Physics teacher	psirjoosingh@gmail.com	User:Psirjoosingh

Reflections

This space is for reflections by participants on their workshop experience. Video clips will also be inserted here. Coming soon!

Photo Gallery

Click here to see photos

Workshop Report

Report will be posted on the 16th March, 2009

L4C Project

A Training Guide to School Based Assessment for Caribbean Physics Teachers