User:Leutha/Wiki in the lecture room/Introduction

A little bit about me

 * Nearly eight years editing Wikipedia


 * Regular attender at London Wiki Meetups since September 2008
 * Some previous experience with Wikieducator before opening Wikiversity account in August 2010.(Wikiversity and WikiEducator)
 * Background in Lifelong Learning rather than Higher Education

A little bit about SPIR608

 * New course developed by Dr Richard Barbrook at University of Westminster
 * Political Simulations and Gaming module - within the Department of Politics and International Relations
 * Course run for the first time January to April 2011
 * Course innovative both because of use of games and use of wikiversity in teaching
 * Linked to Department of Boardgame Design