Editing Encyclopedia:Colloquium/archives/December 2006 (section)

== subject proffesors/ membership courses/ video classes/test for courses/ hours for proffesors ==

To speed up Wikiversity's process in creating lessons, I think that we need retired proffesors, teachers, etc., etc. These could be chosen by what subjects they taught. We could have a vote by a council of chosen representatives of Wikiversity. We could have 1 proffesor for each major subject. They could spend time editing and creating lessons. We could also have courses that you could get by signing in for a free membership. You would only need membership for knowing were you were on your courses. I think that proffesors could create video courses too. If we could have video conferencing I think it could give everybody a more personal appeal.We could also have a test that could be created for each course so that you could keep track of your progress.I think that proffesors should be on call for at least the amount of a work day. Proffesors should list their hours,phone number, e- mail, and whenever they will be going somewhere.

:I like your ideas and i hope you would want to stick around. The biggest problem is how we can get professors interested into joining Wikiversity. We need some networking and organization to make their participation possible. I like your idea of having video conferences. We could work your ideas out on a special page for this purpose on Wikiversity.--[[User:Daanschr|Daanschr]] 22:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:: Ditto. --[[User:Remi0o|Remi0o]] 22:47, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
:::Wikiversity has no system for certifying any participant as a "professor". It is up to anyone with an interest in a topic to help create Wikiversity content. Experts are welcome to contribute, but they seldom have time to do so. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 03:18, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Agree.--[[User:Juan|Juan]] 14:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

::::There are experts on Wikipedia and Citizendium, so why not try to get experts on Wikiversity. Especially pensioners could have a good contribution to an organization like Wikiversity.--[[User:Daanschr|Daanschr]] 09:58, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::You can try, but remeber that wikipedia is not the same ase wikiversity by all means. Good specialist is not equal to good teacher.--[[User:Juan|Juan]] 14:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::You are right. For me, the main aim for participating here is to create material of good quality. I especially like the ideas on interlingual debate of good quality. For good quality, experts are needed.--[[User:Daanschr|Daanschr]] 16:47, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah. Thats why I think that wikiversity will be one day source for other wiki projects.--[[User:Juan|Juan]] 11:35, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Well, it all needs to be organized first, otherwise this will not be possible. Problem for me is that i am in a transitional period at the moment in my personal life (finishing my study). I can't be too active at the moment and i probably have no time enough in the coming years once i have a fulltime job. I can spend some time in organizing, but i prefer to join in an initiative instead of starting one for my own.--[[User:Daanschr|Daanschr]] 15:57, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
:::"why not try to get experts on Wikiversity" <-- Nobody suggested that we not try. There needs to be development of methods for [[Wikiversity:Wikiversity outreach|Wikiversity outreach]] and support of experienced teachers when they come here. Wikiversity needs to develop pages similar to [[b:Wikibooks:Guidelines for class projects]] that will help guide experienced teachers towards constructive experiences at Wikiversity. However, participants who are not experts do not have to wait until experts show up and create content at Wikiversity. Wikiversity is a pace where non-experts who are interested in a topic can explore that topic and help build Wikiversity educational content. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 14:08, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
::::Of course. Non-experts will be the body of the organization. What i like to do is create something of good quality within Wikiversity.--[[User:Daanschr|Daanschr]] 16:47, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
::Wikiversity is already starting to attract experts.  The [[Computer Architecture Lab]] is based on a course taught at the Vienna University of Technology.  "Experts are welcome to contribute, but they seldom have time to do so." <-- Take a look at [[Historical Introduction to Philosophy]] which is being created by students at Mesa State College.  It looks like the content is being reviewed by the person teaching the class, but the students are the ones doing the work to create the content here.  This is one way to get expert participation, although in an indirect way.--[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] 14:56, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
:::You could list those two examples at [[Wikiversity:Wikiversity teachers]] and [[Wikiversity:Featured]]. Also, the Main Page needs to be re-done to help make Wikiversity more "user-friendly" for teachers; see [[Wikiversity:Main page design changes]]. --[[User:JWSchmidt|JWSchmidt]] 15:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)