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'''Background:''' Write your profile here. Keep it short; 4-6 sentences is a good length. Some ideas: location, background and experience, kinds of projects you are interested in mentoring, what you have done for your organization before, specific projects you are interested in. [http://url-goes-here.com Link] to external pages/sites as needed. |
'''Background:''' Write your profile here. Keep it short; 4-6 sentences is a good length. Some ideas: location, background and experience, kinds of projects you are interested in mentoring, what you have done for your organization before, specific projects you are interested in. [http://url-goes-here.com Link] to external pages/sites as needed. |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#One Laptop Per Child|One Laptop Per Child]] |
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=== Developing Curriculum, Inc. === |
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'''Email:''' Contact info on [[User:Lauren|user page]]. |
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Developing Curriculum, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the development of high-quality learning materials. |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English |
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== One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) == |
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Main Summer of Content contact: [[User:Mchua|Mel Chua]] - contact info on userpage |
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More about us at http://www.laptop.org. |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#One Laptop Per Child|One Laptop Per Child]] |
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'''Email:''' Contact info on [[User:Sj|user page]]. |
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Interested in developing a frontpage and supporting materials for volunteer coordination and community-building, running a local Curriculum Jam or overall OLPC Jams development, development of non-conventional textbooks, webcomics. Also interested in accessibility, particularly for the hearing-impaired. Bio and contact information on [[User:Mchua|user page]]. |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English, German |
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== Wayne Mackintosh == |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#Commonwealth of Learning|Commonwealth of Learning]] |
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'''Email:''' Contact info on [http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/3004 website]. |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English |
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'''Background:''' Interested in eLearning and ICT Policy and developing free education curriculum by 2015. Works on http://wikieducator.org. |
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== Commonwealth of Learning (CoL) == |
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== Joshua Mallet == |
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[http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/3004 Wayne Mackintosh] is the main SoCon contact for COL. [[User:sj|SJ Klein]] or [http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/2855 Patricia Schlicht] can be contacted when Wayne is travelling or difficult to reach. |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#Commonwealth of Learning|Commonwealth of Learning]] |
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The [http://www.col.org/colweb/site Commonwealth of Learning (CoL)] is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training. In particular, they are the group behind [http://wikieducator.org/ Wikieducator]. |
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'''Email:''' Contact info on [http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/2846 website]. |
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COL will sponsor stipends for five successful project submissions for SoCon 2007. ''Applicants must be Commonwealth citizens or residents.'' You can work remotely (actually, we'd prefer to have people outside Vancouver join us) or in the Vancouver office if you live in the area, subject to available physical space at our offices. |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English |
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=== Wayne Mackintosh === |
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[http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/3004 Wayne Mackintosh] - eLearning and ICT Policy - A free education curriculum by 2015 |
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== Patricia Schlicht == |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#Commonwealth of Learning|Commonwealth of Learning]] |
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'''Email:''' Contact info on [http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/2855 website]. |
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=== Patricia Schlicht === |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English |
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== FLOSS Manuals == |
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[http://www.flossmanuals.net] contact : Adam Hyde <adam@flossmanuals.net> |
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'''Sponsor organization:''' [[Summer of Content organizations#FLOSS manuals|FLOSS manuals]] |
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FLOSS Manuals is an open platform (wiki) for developing quality free manuals about free software. |
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'''Email:''' <adam@flossmanuals.net> |
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There are a lot of people that know a lot about software. There are also a lot of people that need to know about software. FLOSS Manuals aims to connect the two by making writing and reading about software easy. |
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== Freelance mentors == |
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=== Mentor name === |
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Write your profile here. Some ideas: contact information, background, links to appropriate pages, kinds of projects you are interested in mentoring, languages you would be comfortable mentoring in. |
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'''Languages spoken:''' English |
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== Alfonso de la Guarda Reyes == |
== Alfonso de la Guarda Reyes == |
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Revision as of 11:11, 25 July 2007
About · FAQ · Calendar · Contact Projects · Organizations · Mentors · Interns · Volunteers
If you are new to wikis, check out Wikieducator's excellent tutorials for an introduction.
- Create a mentor profile for yourself either by editing this page manually (click the "edit" button on the top) or by clicking the "Apply as a mentor" button here:
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- If your organization is listed in the Summer of Content organizations list, email the main contact listed for your organization and notify them that you have applied as a mentor.
- If your organization is not listed, put "freelance" as your organization (or better yet, convince your organization to join!)
- Check out the projects on the projects page; add your ideas, comment on existing ones, and add your names to the projects you're interested in.
Mentor applicants
Mentor name
Sponsor organization: Tell us which of the Summer of Content organizations you are working with.
Email: address (at) domain (dot) com
Languages spoken: List the languages you can mentor projects in here.
Background: Write your profile here. Keep it short; 4-6 sentences is a good length. Some ideas: location, background and experience, kinds of projects you are interested in mentoring, what you have done for your organization before, specific projects you are interested in. Link to external pages/sites as needed.
Lauren Klein
Sponsor organization: One Laptop Per Child
Email: Contact info on user page.
Languages spoken: English
Background: Interested in developing activities, lesson plans, and curricula emphasizing OLPC design features and learning principles.
SJ Klein
Sponsor organization: One Laptop Per Child
Email: Contact info on user page.
Languages spoken: English, German
Background: Director of Content for OLPC. Interested in localization, learning games, and distributed/synchronized wiki projects.
Wayne Mackintosh
Sponsor organization: Commonwealth of Learning
Email: Contact info on website.
Languages spoken: English
Background: Interested in eLearning and ICT Policy and developing free education curriculum by 2015. Works on http://wikieducator.org.
Joshua Mallet
Sponsor organization: Commonwealth of Learning
Email: Contact info on website.
Languages spoken: English
Background: Interested in Learning and Livelihoods and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Patricia Schlicht
Sponsor organization: Commonwealth of Learning
Email: Contact info on website.
Languages spoken: English
Background: Programme Assistant for Joshua Mallet and Wayne Mackintosh
Adam Hyde
Sponsor organization: FLOSS manuals
Email: <adam@flossmanuals.net>
Languages spoken: English
Background: Founder of FLOSS Manuals. Interested in mentoring for FLOSS Manuals.
Alfonso de la Guarda Reyes
Sponsor organization: Centro Open Source
Email: needs email
Languages spoken: Needs languages spoken
Background: Loves the research and development on mostly all areas, main goal: go forward the FLOSS projects from Latin America, specially filling some miss parts in the world. Alfonso's Blog.
Mel Chua
Sponsor organization: One Laptop Per Child
Email: 
Languages spoken: English, American Sign Language (basic)
Background:Electrical and computer engineer with a strong interest in education. Interested in developing a frontpage and supporting materials for volunteer coordination and community-building, running a local Curriculum Jam or overall OLPC Jams development, development of non-conventional textbooks, webcomics. Also interested in accessibility, particularly for the hearing-impaired. A longer biography and contact information is available on my user page.