Learning4Content/Workshops/eL4C54/Introductions

Use this page to introduce yourself to your fellow participants <div style="border: 4px outset; padding: 20px 20px 20px 14px; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(215, 223, 1); margin: 1em auto 1em auto; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; width: 1040px; color: green; font-family: comic sans ms; border-collapse: separate; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 6px 6px 6px 6px; border-spacing: 0px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> Dear Friends, You are very welcome to this eL4C54 Online workshop. Pankaj Khare, Gita Mathur  and me are your facilitators and WE will help you in developing your page. Enjoy this workshop. If, while introducing yourself on this page or while adding information to your page, you face any problem, please, do not hesitate to ask us for help. You can leave a message on Pankaj's, Gita's or my page. You can also contact us through [mailto:ramesh@oerfoundation.org my email]. Warm Wishes. --R C Sharma, PhD 08:13, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

= Your facilitators =

Ramesh Sharma
Greetings to all of you. I am Dr Ramesh Sharma, Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. I believe that through WikiEducator we can contribute to the OER movement. I look forward to work and learn more through this online workshop. You can contact me through my email ramesh[at]oerfoundation[dot]org. With best wishes, R C Sharma, PhD 08:06, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much Sir and Mam for the warm welcome and hope to learn a lot through collaboration. Vanita

Aloha Dr. Ramesh! Thank you for your time and effort in putting this course together. You are greatly appreciated! सुसन

Pankaj Khare
Welcome Wikies. I am Pankaj from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. I do believe in OER movement and WikiEducator is our tool for making our contributions in this movement. I am going to be with you all as learner and facilitator for this online workshop. You may contact to me through email pkhare@ignou.ac.in. Looking forward for the workshop, Pankaj, PhD 06:10, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Aloha Dr. Pankajl! Thank you for your time and effort in guiding us through this Wiki Wonderland. You are greatly appreciated! सुसन

Dr. Gita Mathur
My name is Dr. Gita Mathur. I am Associate Professor of Botany at Gargi College, University of Delhi, India. I have been a Botany teacher for more than 25 years. I am a trained Botanist, but over time my interests have diversified to issues related to environment, science education and innovations in teaching methodologies. I strongly believe in free access to educational content and in collaborative learning not only among peers but also between a student and a teacher. Besides my academic responsibilities, I spend a lot of time working on innovations in teaching Botany including designing experiments which can be done with minimum facilities. I am very fond of photography, especially close-ups of plants and flowers. WikiEducator has given me many friends &amp; a whole lot of students at the global level. I would like to help everyone who believes in open education for all. Please visit my userpage by clicking on my name here.--Dr. Gita Mathur 11:12, 6 June 2013 (UTC) It is also great fun learning through these daily tutorials, with facilitators to help you online. I have facilitated one F2F and six online workshops. Please feel free to [mailto:gita.mathur@gmail.com Email me]

Aloha Dr. Gita! Thank you so much--your dedication and strong belief in OER make this course possible. You are greatly appreciated! सुसन

Namaste My Friends From सुसन --Susan Dixon 02:10, 6 July 2013 (UTC)


= Participants =

Lakshmy Ravishankar
Hi everyone. I am Lakshmy Ravishankar from Mumbai, India. Am currently Associate Professor, in the department of Chemistry, V.G.Vaze College,. Have 26 yrs and 22 yrs of teaching Organic Chemistry at the UG &amp; PG level respectively. Am not very tech savvy and am a learner .. rather a beginner as far as Wiki is concerned. So look forward to a fruitful knowledge gaining and sharing.--Lakshmy 09:22, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Aloha Dr. Lakshmy Ravishankar! --Susan Dixon 05:57, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Alka Kelkar
Hi Everyone.. my name is Alka Kelkar. I am from India and am an Associate Professor in department of accountancy at V.G Vaze College, Mumbai. Have been teaching for the past 25 yrs. I am a co-ordinator for post graduation courses in the college. I am new to Wiki and would like to learn and share new ideas during the workshop.

Aloha Alka Kelkar! --Susan Dixon 05:59, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Joyce McKnight
Hi Everyone. My name is Joyce McKnight and I am from the rural part of New York State in the United States. I am an Associate Professor with Empire State College (and am proud to have been one of those who encouraged Empire State to become the first US member of the OER-u). I have recently completed a seven year project (a comprehensive textbook on community organizing...unfortunately begun before I knew there was such a thing as OER) and am now hoping to have more time to devote to the OER-u and wikieducator...project one is to revamp my user page and find a way to make a number of my community organizing and other human services essays available. Even after nearly eleven years as an online educator I can get lost in technology so please have patience with me.

Aloha Joyce McKnight! --Susan Dixon 05:57, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Denton Enriko
Hi every one, my name is Denton Enriko and I'm from the Solomon Islands, one of the Island countries in the Pacific Ocean sharing common sea boarders with Papua New Guinea in the west and Vanuatu in the east. I work for the Solom Islands Government as Youth Development Officer posted within the Youth Development Division of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children &amp; Family Affairs. The nature of my work involve managing and implementing Provincial and National Government policies relating to youth development programs and activities in the Solomon Islands. I'm looking forward to learn more from each one of you as we go along and interact in this program of learning

Aloha Denton Enriko! --Susan Dixon 05:55, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Deepty Gupta
Very Good Morning to all the Instructors and Participants From various countries, myself Deepty Gupta from India. I am a Teacher Educator and a Research Scholar. I have been teaching trainee teachers from past 4 years. I have joined this workshop as I have influenced by the work of Wiki from past many years and always wanted to be a part of WikiEducator family. and finally I got this opportunity to learn how to create wiki page. I want to explore the world of OER and want to contribute whatever knowledge I have to the globe.I will feel proud if I can do little for the community and I ensure I will be part of this world as a life long learner.I want to work collaboratively as I believe we can learn better if we work together by sharing our knowledge.Excited to learn during workshop.

Aloha Deepty Gupta! --Susan Dixon 05:54, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Vanita Chopra
Good morning and a warm welcome to all my Facilitators and fellow colleagues on this explorative collaborative experience. I am Vanita Chopra from India, and currently teaching at Institute of Home Economics, Delhi University in the Department of Elementary Education.Iam also pursuing my Ph.D in Education from GGSIPU, Delhi. I have a total of 6 years experience as a teacher educator. My area of interest includes teacher education and Continuous and Comprehensive evaluation. I have keen interest in participating and presenting papers at the National and International level and have also published papers in the journal of National and International repute.For this opportunity, firstly I would like to thank my dear friend and colleague Deepty Gupta for introducing me to wiki educator and letting me know about this workshop. I also feel that in the present context, its very important for us to be well aware about various OER which can be helpful in making the whole process of teaching -learning engaging, interesting and effective.Creating a wiki page I think would be an interesting task and in a way sharing our knowledge with the wider community. So, I am ready to discover the new embedded knowledge, gaining new experiences , and ready to embark upon this wiki journey. Really curious and excited to know more. .

Aloha Vanita Chopra! --Susan Dixon 05:53, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Andre Tiipz Tipoki
Hi Colleagues, My name is Andre Tiipz Tipoki from the Solomon Islands, an island nation in the South Pacific. I work as Youth Development Assistant for the government. I am pretty much looking forward to learn from the Wiki facilitators in this training. We say Leana - Thank you.

Aloha Andre Tiipz Tipoki! --Susan Dixon 05:52, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Timothy Waegao
Hello I am Timothy Waegao Youth Development Officer, Ministry of Women, Youth Children &amp; Family Affairs Solomon Islands.I strongly believe more on WikiEducator in collaborate learning that has more interaction and motivation with new knowledge and skills. I look forward and anticipating to learn more through this online workshop. Best wishes

Aloha Timothy Waegao! --Susan Dixon 05:51, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Edward Anisitolo
Good afternoon colleagues. My is Edward Anisitolo from Malaita Province of Solomon Islands. An Islands in the Pacific region. I serve the Solomon Island as a Director of Youth of the Ministry of Women,Youth,Children and Family Affair. I am looking forward to learning from the WikiEducator program. You can contact me through email eanisitolo@gmail.com. with best regards.

Aloha Edward Anisitolo! --Susan Dixon 05:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Valerie Taylor
Hello everyone. My name is Valerie Taylor. I volunteer with several organizations that work with youth and educators to promote STEM education. We want kids everywhere to have the opportunity to learn about Engineering - the E in Engineering. Very few educators have the background or the time to include Engineering in their regular curriculum. By providing interesting stories and engaging activities online, kids can explore Engineering on their own. Educators can facilitate inquiry-based learning, encouraging kids to ask questions that interest them, find the answers and create online reports as blog posts and wiki stories to share with others in their class and around the world.

Solomon Island Youth of the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs - Welcome to you all. I would like to offer my assistance to you and your projects. Please think about how I can help and we can "talk" about it during the eL4C54 course. --Valerie Taylor 10:45, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

Aloha Valerie Taylor! --Susan Dixon 05:48, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Katarzyna Geraghty
Hello everyone. My name is Katarzyna geraghty. I'm a teacher from poland. I teach English as a foreign language in a Secondary school in a small town of Stalowa Wola in the South-Eastern Poland. I'm really enthusiastic about learning how to use new technologies and how to incorporate them in my classroom. I'm also very interested in cultural exchange between my classroom and my students with other teachers and their students. I'm always open to starting new cultural projects with teachers around the world.

Aloha Katarzyna Geraghty! --Susan Dixon 05:42, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Ash T
Dear All,

Greetings to all &amp; Hope you are doing great. Sorry for coming bit late on this page. I am pretty excited to learn and see how to create a page and learning environment on WIKI. This WIKI page has helped me a lot actually while I was researching. I regard WIKI as a brilliant platform where several people making it simple and easy to understand define complex terms. A platform, which caters to mass, once posted it, will serve to many. It is a great tool to educate masses.

As I write a bit of Intro, I have many apprehensions coming to my IT &amp; Management mind, that I am sure will be cleared as we progress in the course (I wonder how to change the text colour and grant authority and accesses in stages ... etc etc ... ). See Me Here (clicked for WIKIEDU Student Session, lolz)

I wish everyone a happy learning and Good Luck on Learning! Thanks &amp; Regards ☺

Ash

Aloha Ash T.! --Susan Dixon 05:41, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Sangeeta Gulati
Hi ! I am a mathematics teacher and I teach grade 11 and 12 students in a public school of New Delhi, India.I am looking forward to a great learning experience which will help me in my teaching and other professional activities.I would love to learn how to create OER and share the same with the rest of teacher community.

Thank you Mr Sharma and other instructors for your patience and time spent in guiding us.

Aloha Sangeeta Gulati! --Susan Dixon 05:40, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Kamani Samarasinghe
Hi ! I am a Lecture on Information Technology at University of the Visual &amp; Performing Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka.I have been a IT teacher for more than 7 years.I am looking forward to a great learning experience which will help me in my teaching and other professional activities.I would love to learn and share the same with the rest of academic community. Please visit my user page by clicking on my name here.--Kamani Samarasinghe 08:25, 27 June 2013 (Local Time). Please feel free to [mailto:kamaniisl@gmail.com Email me]

Aloha Kamani Samarasinghe! --Susan Dixon 05:39, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Razieh
Hello every one and dear organizers, I'm so happy to participate in this online workshop but I don't now what should do exactly now. if is it possible please guide me. with best regards razieh

Aloha Razieh! --Susan Dixon 05:37, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Susan Dixon
Aloha to Everyone! My name is Susan Dixon and I live in Hawaii. I am new to OER, Wiki, and a whole host of other techy things. I find this page overwhelming. You might say I suffer from TDD, Technology Disadvantaged Disorder. I would add a smiley face here but I fear it would mess up the code. Thank you Dr. Sharma for the WIKI trivia. I did not know what WIKI meant. I am actually a transplant from Illinois, U.S.A. but have lived here in Hawaii for close to twenty years. Thanks also for encouraging me to try. You have allievated most of my fear of messing something up. Well, I must Wiki on the Wiki Way!

Aloha Susan! Silly me, I am Susan!

Thank you Dr. Ramesh. --Susan Dixon 05:36, 5 July 2013 (UTC) सुसन

Thank you, Dr. Pankaj, it was my pleasure. Namaste to you my friends! --Susan Dixon 05:33, 5 July 2013 (UTC) सुसन

David Leeming
Hello to all! I am actually already a WikiEducator, having facilitated the face to face L4C workshops in our Pacific Islands region in 2008. But I still expect to learn lots! The WikiEducator has evolved considerably since then. I have joined so as to follow progress with my friends from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Women and Youth. We will be using the new skills to develop some Youth training resources.

Aloha David Leeming! --Susan Dixon 05:25, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

JASMEET KAUR
Hi, Greetings of the day to all facilitators and participants. I am teacher Educator and a research scholar from India. I want to know more about Wiki and OER. So I have joined this workshop. Although I little know about this, I will try to learn more!

Aloha Jasmeet Kaur! --Susan Dixon 05:24, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

S K PULIST
--Skpulist 16:19, 28 June 2013 (UTC) <div style="margin: 1em auto; padding: 20px 20px 20px 14px; border: 4px outset currentcolor; width: 1040px; text-align: justify; color: green; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 12pt; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; background-image: none; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat; -moz-border-radius: 6px 6px 6px 6px; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial;">  Hi All!!! I am working as Deputy Director with Distance Education Council. I have a keen interest in wiki technologies. I would like to know more about wiki. After attending workshop I expect to be more comfortable in using wikieducator for sharing content.

Aloha S. K. Pulist! --Susan Dixon 05:22, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Malabika Sen
My name is Malabika Sen. I am teaching Professional communication in Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun.India. I would love to be a part of WikiEducator workshop. My warm regards to all the facilitators and participants.I am looking forward to interacting with you soon.

Aloha Malabika Sen! --Susan Dixon 05:20, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Aarti
Hello everyone, My name is Aarti Gupta, currently teaching in University of Delhi, India. I would like to thank dear facilitators especially Dr. Gita Mathur for introducing me to wiki educator. I would love to learn more about this resourceful tool.:)

Aloha Aarti Gupta! --Susan Dixon 05:19, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

anjali
Hi, Greetings of the day to all facilitators and participants. I am faculty in VMOU and a research scholar in kota university. I want to know more about Wiki. So I have joined this workshop. Although I little know about this, I will try to learn more!

Aloha Anjali Saxena! --Susan Dixon 05:11, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Francis Glasgow
My name is Francis Glasgow. I am Deputy Director of the Institute of Distance &amp; Continuing Education, University of Guyana. I have been involved in ODL for over 20 years. Happy to be part of this workshop.

Aloha Francis! --Susan Dixon 05:07, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Ashish K. Awadhiya
Hello everybody! I am Ashish Awadhiya, working with IGNOU as Asst. Director, IUC,IGNOU. I support collaborative learning and I feel that learning curve can steep high through shared learning and that is the reason I joined this workshop. I would like to thank all the facilitators of this workshop for providing such an interactive learning platform.

Aloha Ashish K. Awadhiya --Susan Dixon 05:13, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Seema Sirpal
Hello, I am Seema Sirpal, working with Delhi University Computer Centre as Senior System Programmer. I am a web technologist, with a passion for building quality web applications.

I thank Dr. Gita Mathur for introducing me to the wonderful interactive experience of this workshop.

Aloha Seema Sirpal! --Susan Dixon 05:14, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Jackie Moraes
Hello all, Sorry for the late arrival...Family related issues kept me from starting this workshop. I am very happy to be here and have the opportunity to learn a few skills. Until last June I worked as a middle school teacher. Starting September I will be working with 2 NGOs in Southern Brazil. Both organizations promote technology education for women and girls.

Aloha Jackie Moraes! --Susan Dixon 05:16, 5 July 2013 (UTC)