User:Countrymike

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

I've been addicted to wikis for a long time now so what's one more!? ... I am currently on the Board of Advisors for a large wiki called WikiEducator that is working towards building capacity around the MediaWiki platform (the software that runs this site as well as Wikipedia) for developing Open Educational Resources. I designed part of the WikiEducator front page, community portal page, help page, and introductory -wiki tutorials. I'm also a Custodian at Wikiversity, a project sponsored by the Wikimedia foundation.

Last 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 learners 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 do a bit of design and consultation around Web 2.0 (blogs, wikis, etc) 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.

These wikis are more about community, than they are web pages. Waihekepedia can be a platform for the community in ways that we're not anticipating at the moment, and I'd encourage people to get on board in any way that they feel they can - be bold, be experimental, and contribute your bit to a resource for all Wiahekians, present and future.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me via my Talk page.

brent simpson

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