[WikiEducator]: this is something I am looking for Learning with a real purpose !

[Wong Leo]

I repost this from TALO group  by a guy called Alex not sure where exactly he is from ?

Crossed answers(?) Re my previous reply, it´s OK now. The thing is if SP government doesn´t endorse, then there are no military aircrafts & the cost of shipping is crazy; and if the Ch govrn doesn´t publicize aid is accepted, that deters people & would be associated with Myanmar.  Immediate relief requires very specific items so the most straightforward is fundraising  to then send the appropriate stuff, but this requires a higher degree of trust than in-kind. Sounds lousy but it´s how it works, at least here.

 

Tomorrow I´ll get back to you (local holiday) with more info.  By the way, would you be OK for an email interview? Could you hang a video somewhere? And jot down a few lines about yourself and what you want to do addressed to an educational/academic audience? I´ll try to get it published. A personal appeal is always more fruitful.

 

In the meantime I think TALO could give a hand longer term, i.e., when international relief aid finishes and reconstruction begins (?) E.g.: Survivors will continue to need psychological assistance to cope with mourning and online guidance/coaching for local professionals could be helpful. Kids will need houses, schools & materials, etc.  Entire new life.

 

C´mon, folks, don´t you think we could try to build a resource database  (docs, contacts, ideas…) which will be helpful in 3-6 months?! They will need years. I hardly know anything about China but it´s worse not trying. I´m submitting a proposal to introduce the China earthquake as a study case/project at masters level to combine learning with a real purpose.  Could you do something similar, or in one class?

 Alex

I felt amzing by what Alex has brought into attention at TALO , he is talking about something exactly what China need most and maybe it is something WE can do it together by using its great commuity here ,we need expert on Psychology and technology support but I determined to help Alex to do this while I am still struggling with my own paper also .

any comments ?

Leo

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[Alex Preal]

Hi Leo,

Finally here! Not a guy but a woman. From Spain. Sorry, but what´s so
amazing about my suggestion?! Always introduced a real purpose within
my teaching practice (whether social or not), enhances learning by
providing a clear focus and stimulating minds. Student engagement is
prime to me. My current research is about the interconnections between
arts, technology & science and potential applications to social
science methodology and language learning.

Drawing resources basically requires defining needs, a well-thought
structure, and dragging people in. I know some who´d be glad to take
part (NGO, lecturers, researchers, psychologists).

New here, so I don´t know if wikieducator is the best starting point
(?) Or maybe one page here linking to wikiversity (?)

Cheers,

Alex

On May 15, 7:18 pm, "Wong Leo" <leolao...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I repost this from TALO group by a guy called Alex not sure where exactly
> he is from ?
>

> *Crossed answers(?) Re my previous reply, it´s OK now. The thing is if SP

> government doesn´t endorse, then there are no military aircrafts & the cost
> of shipping is crazy; and if the Ch govrn doesn´t publicize aid is accepted,
> that deters people & would be associated with Myanmar. Immediate relief
> requires very specific items so the most straightforward is fundraising to
> then send the appropriate stuff, but this requires a higher degree of trust

> than in-kind. Sounds lousy but it´s how it works, at least here.*
>
> * *
>
> *Tomorrow I´ll get back to you (local holiday) with more info. By the way,

> would you be OK for an email interview? Could you hang a video somewhere?
> And jot down a few lines about yourself and what you want to do addressed to
> an educational/academic audience? I´ll try to get it published. A personal

> appeal is always more fruitful. *
>
> * *
>
> *In the meantime I think TALO could give a hand longer term, i.e., when

> international relief aid finishes and reconstruction begins (?) E.g.:
> Survivors will continue to need psychological assistance to cope with
> mourning and online guidance/coaching for local professionals could be
> helpful. Kids will need houses, schools & materials, etc. Entire new life.

> *
>
> * *
>
> *C´mon, folks, don´t you think we could try to build a resource database

> (docs, contacts, ideas…) which will be helpful in 3-6 months?! They will
> need years. I hardly know anything about China but it´s worse not trying.
> I´m submitting a proposal to introduce the China earthquake as a study
> case/project at masters level to combine learning with a real purpose.

> Could you do something similar, or in one class?*
>
> * **Alex*
>
> **I felt amzing by what Alex has brought into attention at TALO , he is

[Wong Leo]

Hi Alex  ,

So sorry I mistaked you as a man ,coz I know another great person from TALO he is from AUS he is a man ,he helped me a lot even interviewed me during the FLNW conference in Thailand ,

well for wikieducator I am not the best person to introduce to you ,but if I have to , I would like to say , I am sure wikiversity is doing great job but I am personally growing with WE since their first L4C workshop , I was the only one from China at that time and I learned so much from Wayne Randy Leigh just to name a few here .WE is like a online home for me :) hope you enjoy your stay here

I have also done a reseach on my own teaching last year by also using real life examples ,it was really a learning experience for myself , I need to do more this year !!

by the way teaching is just my part time job now , but love teaching for me .

My wikieucator page http://wikieducator.org/user:leolaoshi ( I canot access that when I am in my school network )

I also replied you in talo ,have to go to bed it is very late here

thank you for taking time doing this

Leo

2008/5/17 Alex Preal <alex....@googlemail.com>:

[Alex Preal]

No worries!! Anyway, I´m on my way to becoming a cyborg :) More on
TALO. Cross-posting always a nuisance. Wandering WE for several months
but always postponed it, so appealing I had to harness myself into
resisting!

Re research, so embedded it´s kind of embodied. Background in cult
studies & social sciences, and can´t help dragging students into
experimental ways whichever subject/language. When amused they forget
about using L2, that fuels wanting to learn and provides new grounds
for further research.

Alex

On May 16, 8:50 pm, "Wong Leo" <leolao...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex ,
>
> So sorry I mistaked you as a man ,coz I know another great person from TALO
> he is from AUS he is a man ,he helped me a lot even interviewed me during
> the FLNW conference in Thailand ,
>
> well for wikieducator I am not the best person to introduce to you ,but if I
> have to , I would like to say , I am sure wikiversity is doing great job but
> I am personally growing with WE since their first L4C workshop , I was the
> only one from China at that time and I learned so much from Wayne Randy
> Leigh just to name a few here .WE is like a online home for me :) hope you
> enjoy your stay here
>
> I have also done a reseach on my own teaching last year by also using real
> life examples ,it was really a learning experience for myself , I need to do
> more this year !!
>
> by the way teaching is just my part time job now , but love teaching for me
> .
>

> My wikieucator pagehttp://wikieducator.org/user:leolaoshi( I canot access

> that when I am in my school network )
>
> I also replied you in talo ,have to go to bed it is very late here
>
> thank you for taking time doing this
>
> Leo
>

> 2008/5/17 Alex Preal <alex.pr...@googlemail.com>:

[Alex Preal]

No worries!! Anyway, I´m on my way to becoming a cyborg :) More on
TALO. Cross-posting always a nuisance. Wandering WE for several months
but always postponed it, so appealing I had to harness myself into
resisting!

Re research, so embedded it´s kind of embodied. Background in cult
studies & social sciences, and can´t help dragging students into
experimental ways whichever subject/language. When amused they forget
about using L2, that fuels wanting to learn and provides new grounds
for further research.

Alex

On May 16, 8:50 pm, "Wong Leo" <leolao...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Alex ,
>
> So sorry I mistaked you as a man ,coz I know another great person from TALO
> he is from AUS he is a man ,he helped me a lot even interviewed me during
> the FLNW conference in Thailand ,
>
> well for wikieducator I am not the best person to introduce to you ,but if I
> have to , I would like to say , I am sure wikiversity is doing great job but
> I am personally growing with WE since their first L4C workshop , I was the
> only one from China at that time and I learned so much from Wayne Randy
> Leigh just to name a few here .WE is like a online home for me :) hope you
> enjoy your stay here
>
> I have also done a reseach on my own teaching last year by also using real
> life examples ,it was really a learning experience for myself , I need to do
> more this year !!
>
> by the way teaching is just my part time job now , but love teaching for me
> .
>

> My wikieucator pagehttp://wikieducator.org/user:leolaoshi( I canot access

> that when I am in my school network )
>
> I also replied you in talo ,have to go to bed it is very late here
>
> thank you for taking time doing this
>
> Leo
>

> 2008/5/17 Alex Preal <alex.pr...@googlemail.com>: