On 13 June 2012 16:12, steve virgin steve@mediafocusuk.com wrote:
Thomas
Good question - it was part of my very initial conversation with the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations). That body has certified training programs for PR professionals all across the United Kingdom in a number of universities. They were desperately keen (after this initial post-May WMUK AGM dialogue about how the hell Wikipedians and PR professionals could ever work together) was over - to build a ethical use of Wikipedia training program that could form part of their own university modules for PR professionals. The initial discussion was that they then wanted to eventually include such a course in a certificated university based programme. Talk was of September 2013 or beyond.
It would certainly be a very good case study, to see what the Guide on the UK wiki would look like made into actual course material. Based on what we were hearing over the weekend, I would say the conclusion of the study would be roughly that, told to write the cheatsheet for PR folk, we didn't fail to do that, but are left with the weaknesses of any cheatsheet as teaching material.
Charles