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Involved in more wikis than I care to think about ...  
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''Involved in more wikis than I care to think about ...''
  
I also do a show on [[Beach Radio]] called ''Country Mike's Hauraki Hoedown'' on Monday nights from 8-10pm and am very involved in the radio station itself. Check out our blog: http://waihekeradio.blogspot.com
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I've lived on Waiheke Island for about 4 years now. I do a show on [[Beach Radio]] called ''Country Mike's Hauraki Hoedown'' on Monday nights from 8-10pm and am very involved in the radio station itself. Check out our blog: http://waihekeradio.blogspot.com for more information on the radio.
  
I'm very interested in this community project and have thought about doing something similar for some time now. I've been working on wikis for a long time and am currently on the Board of Advisors for a large wiki called [http://www.wikieducator.org WikiEducator] which aims at developing Open Educational Resources. I designed the WikiEducator front page, community portal page, help page, and introductory -[http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_Tutorials wiki tutorials].
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I've been working on wikis for a long time and I am currently on the Board of Advisors for a large wiki called [http://www.wikieducator.org WikiEducator] which aims at building capacity around the MediaWiki platform (the software that runs this site as well as Wikipedia) for developing Open Educational Resources. I designed the WikiEducator front page, community portal page, help page, and introductory -[http://www.wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_Tutorials wiki tutorials]. I also do a bit with the Wikiversity community, here: http://en.wikiversity.org/ a project sponsored by the Wikimedia foundation.
  
I also do a bit with the Wikiversity community, here: http://en.wikiversity.org/ a project sponsored by the Wikimedia foundation. Earlier this year I attended the [http://www.wikieducator.org/Tectonic_shift_think_tank Techtonic Shift Think Tank] in Vancouver, a meeting between MediaWiki developers and educators from all over the world to look at how to move the MediaWiki platform forward for the betterment of educators and students worldwide.   
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Earlier this year I attended the [http://www.wikieducator.org/Tectonic_shift_think_tank Techtonic Shift Think Tank] in Vancouver, a meeting between MediaWiki developers and educators from all over the world to look at how to move the MediaWiki platform forward for the betterment of educators and students worldwide.   
  
I also run http://auckland.wiki.org.nz a city wiki for Auckland and http://greymatter.co.nz where I provide wiki and blog hosting and services. On the island I also do site design and consultation from here: http://www.digitalsynapse.co.nz where I have recently done work on the [http://www.weddingsonwaiheke.co.nz Emma Hughes Photography Blog], the [http://heydads.co.nz Hey Dads ] web site, and helped out with the Jassy Dean Trust site.
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I also run http://auckland.wiki.org.nz a City Wiki for Auckland and http://greymatter.co.nz where I provide wiki and blog hosting, consultation and services around using technology for collaboration.
  
The most important thing to remember about wikis is that the good ones are about community, not web pages - and sustaining community in these things is really the trick. I think Waiheke can do it and this could be a fantastic resource for the community in many ways that we're not even anticipating currently  ... pity about the domain name ... .com??? shouldn't it be a .org.nz ? hmmm....
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On the island I also do site design and consultation from here: http://www.digitalsynapse.co.nz where I have recently done work on the [http://www.weddingsonwaiheke.co.nz Emma Hughes Photography Blog], the [http://heydads.co.nz Hey Dads ] web site, and helped out with the [[Jassy Dean Trust]] site.
  
Feel free to ask me anything about using MediaWiki, consider me your Wikineighbor.  
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The most important thing to remember about wikis is that the good ones are about community, not web pages - and sustaining community in these things is really the trick. Waihekepedia could be a fantastic resource for the community in many ways that we're not even anticipating currently.
  
brent.
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brent simpson
  
  
  
 
My [[/Sandbox/]]
 
My [[/Sandbox/]]

Revision as of 06:07, 11 September 2007

Involved in more wikis than I care to think about ...

I've lived on Waiheke Island for about 4 years now. I do a show on Beach Radio called Country Mike's Hauraki Hoedown on Monday nights from 8-10pm and am very involved in the radio station itself. Check out our blog: http://waihekeradio.blogspot.com for more information on the radio.

I've been working on wikis for a long time and I am currently on the Board of Advisors for a large wiki called WikiEducator which aims at building capacity around the MediaWiki platform (the software that runs this site as well as Wikipedia) for developing Open Educational Resources. I designed the WikiEducator front page, community portal page, help page, and introductory -wiki tutorials. I also do a bit with the Wikiversity community, here: http://en.wikiversity.org/ a project sponsored by the Wikimedia foundation.

Earlier this year I attended the Techtonic Shift Think Tank in Vancouver, a meeting between MediaWiki developers and educators from all over the world to look at how to move the MediaWiki platform forward for the betterment of educators and students worldwide.

I also run http://auckland.wiki.org.nz a City Wiki for Auckland and http://greymatter.co.nz where I provide wiki and blog hosting, consultation and services around using technology for collaboration.

On the island I also do site design and consultation from here: http://www.digitalsynapse.co.nz where I have recently done work on the Emma Hughes Photography Blog, the Hey Dads web site, and helped out with the Jassy Dean Trust site.

The most important thing to remember about wikis is that the good ones are about community, not web pages - and sustaining community in these things is really the trick. Waihekepedia could be a fantastic resource for the community in many ways that we're not even anticipating currently.

brent simpson


My Sandbox