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Openness and collaboration
The Wikiversity learning project for Openness and collaboration is disrupted. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/16 April 2011

Zombie Drama Queens of Wikiversity
A proposal for a new category of Wikiversity Functionary: the Drama Queen. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/29 January 2011

Bull in a china closet
An old Wikiversity learning project: the study of abusive sysops. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/13 June 2010

The Scarlet Letter
Once more into the breach! Two new Wikiversity learning projects for 2010. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/5 April 2010

Experts within Wikimedia
Some ideas about how to improve participation by experts within Wikimedia projects. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/22 September 2009

You have bans!
Wikiversity needs a policy governing bans imposed at the #wikiversity-en chat channel. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/27 January 2009.

How to ban a scholar from Wikiversity
Wikiversity policy for imposing bans on Wikiversity scholars. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/14 January 2009.

Custodianship for policy violators
Is Wikiversity the Wikimedia Foundation project where being a violator of project policy qualifies you to be sysop? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/14 November 2008.

Review Part II
I continue the sickening task of responding to the "review" of my editing. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/19 October 2008.

Summer trolling
What did I do on my summer vacation? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/10 October 2008.

Moulton
What makes Moulton tick? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/16 September 2008.

My Fork
Page ownership at Wikiverity. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/15 September 2008.

My behavior
Read all about it. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/7 September 2008.

Learning about Wikipedia
Wikipedia studies - can Wikiversity learning projects lead to improvement of Wikipedia?. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/27 August 2008.

View from the real world
Mike Irwin, a former Wikiversity participant. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/1 March 2008.

Fair Use
Does the GFDL impose special restrictions on fair use? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/12 January 2008.

Wishes for 2008
Can the Wikimedia community construct a new mechanism to link community representatives to the Foundation? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/2 January 2008.

Wikiversity, Wikipedia, and Participatory Learning
Workshop for the Stanford Open Source Lab. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/31 December 2007.

Changes in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
The loss of two Board members this month and questions about the future of Wikimedia. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/19 December 2007.

Would a copyleft license by any other name smell as sweet?
Dualing licenses: GFDL vs CC-by-sa. A new license for Wikimedia wikis? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/1 December 2007.

What is the relationship between Wikibooks and Wikiversity?
Why are some people having second thoughts about kicking Wikiversity out of Wikibooks? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/13 November 2007.

More about expert editors
Would having expert editors at Wikiversity increase legal liability? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/10 November 2007.

Vandal Wiki
How can Wikiversity convert vandals into constructive editors? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/14 October 2007.

Tools for creating video resources
Could we use the sandbox server to provide an interface for collaborative creation and editing of videos? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/20 September 2007. --JWSchmidt 16:49, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Open Source Software Crusade
Wikimedia Foundation, from "open content" to "open source software only": evolution or hijacking? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/4 September 2007 --JWSchmidt 02:46, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

CheckUser
Is it time for some Wikiversity CheckUsers? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/27 August 2007 --JWSchmidt 02:11, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Collaborative video creation
At Wikimania, Ward Cunningham talks about collaborative video. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/4 August 2007 --JWSchmidt 22:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

In-wiki-page video this year?
Several possible paths to having video play in wiki pages. See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/20 July 2007 --JWSchmidt 04:07, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Networks of Web 2.0 Websites
How do we find and share free web content? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/1 July 2007. --JWSchmidt 03:17, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

GFDL violations
Can you violate the GFDL by not keeping track of who authors every word of a wiki website? See User:JWSchmidt/Blog/7 June 2007. --JWSchmidt 22:21, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikiversity namespace
What kinds of pages should be in the "Wikiversity:" namespace? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/27 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 03:35, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Taglines
Does Wikiversity need a tagline? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/22 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 20:56, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Culture shock for new wiki participants
What happens when current wiki editors forget what it is like to be a wiki newbie? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/20 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 21:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Main namespace discussions
How can we organize discussions as learning resources? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/16 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 03:04, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Navigation templates
Its time for Wikiversity to start using some better tools to guide participants between related pages. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/12 May 2007 --JWSchmidt 00:35, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Location of help pages
How should Wikiversity organize help pages for new visitors? Should new visitors be forced to edit? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/11 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 01:41, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikiversity as a brand
Is it "marketing genius" to change the name "Wikiversity to "Wikipedia Learning"? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/9 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 19:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Music collaborations at Wikiversity
Some thoughts about "learn by doing" and music at Wikiiversity. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/6 May 2007. --JWSchmidt 19:30, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Reliable Sources
What can Wikiversity learn from Wikipedia about citing reliable sources? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/25 March 2007. --JWSchmidt 01:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments/References and Statistics
Comments/discussion was moved to the page for this blog post.

Stable versions?
Last year there was talk of an experiment for allowing review of some page edits before they would go "public". Is that still going to happen? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/17 March 2007. --JWSchmidt 05:21, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Research policy
Notes from the recent IRC discussion about Wikiversity research policy. See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/11 March 2007.--JWSchmidt 18:33, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments
Moved to User:JWSchmidt/Blog/11 March 2007.

Verification of credentials
Would it help wiki projects to verify the credentials of editors? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/10 March 2007. --JWSchmidt 03:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Free media files
What are the rules for derivative works made from copyleft media? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/3 March 2007. --JWSchmidt 16:58, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Delete or develop?
Should Wikiversity remove red links and stubs or turn them into invitations to edit? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/28 February 2007. --JWSchmidt 14:55, 28 February 2007 (UTC)-

Main Page
What should be on the Wikiversity Main Page? See: User:JWSchmidt/Blog/27 February 2007. --JWSchmidt 03:26, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Archives of old topics

 * User:JWSchmidt/Blog/Archive 1