Possible edu content format standards - Revision history

Wiki-Cschweik at 20:13, 17 July 2008

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Should we consider joining the Wikieducator effort? (list your name and yes/no/don't know)

Wiki-Cschweik at 23:07, 8 July 2008

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Wiki-Cschweik at 22:38, 8 July 2008

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Wiki-Cschweik at 22:37, 8 July 2008

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Wiki-Cschweik: New page: === Introduction === The question we continue to debate is over developing one or a set of possible recommended standards for OSGeo education content '''storage format'''. Generally, the p...

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New page: === Introduction === The question we continue to debate is over developing one or a set of possible recommended standards for OSGeo education content '''storage format'''. Generally, the p...

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=== Introduction ===
The question we continue to debate is over developing one or a set of possible recommended standards for OSGeo education content '''storage format'''. Generally, the policy should be that educational content in any format should be accepted. We want to make it as easy as possible for authors to contribute. At the same time, it makes some sense for us to be moving toward a common recommended format, as we build the OSGeo edu content repository. Several options have been proposed (listed below). Please add any pros or cons and list your name if you intend to develop something in the future following this format.

=== '''Latex''' ===
# '''Pros''' for this format as a recommended standard
# '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
# Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
# Add your name here if you prefer this format:
# Other comments/notes

=== '''Docbook''' ===
# '''Pros''' for this format as a recommended standard
# '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
# Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
# Add your name here if you prefer this format:
# Other comments/notes
## An original proposal from January 2008 is at [[Media:A_Proposal_for_OSGEO_Edu_Authoring_Summary.pdf]]. An example of one tutorial (pdf format, 845KB) built through this process is here: [[Media:db_foss_m1.pdf]].

=== '''Open Office Writer''' ===
# '''Pros''' for this format as a recommended standard
# '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
# Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
# Add your name here if you prefer this format:
# Other comments/notes

===''' Wiki page''' ===
# '''Pros''' for this format as a recommended standard
# '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
# Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
# Add your name here if you prefer this format:
# Other comments/notes

=== '''Other format (please list)''' ===

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 ## Forces us to a wiki format, unless they have an open office conversion tool. Not sure they can handle Docbook, etc.
 # '''Questions we should ask them? (Add here)'''
 [[Category:Education]]

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 ## Could potentially be linked to in an online searchable database
 ## Authors can store a copy of the work on their own machines
 # '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
 ## Not as flexible as DocBook

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 ## Not as flexible as DocBook
 ## May be more difficult for material requiring fancy equations or graphics?
 # Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
 # Add your name here if you prefer this format:

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 ## Output (e.g., pdf) and XML source can be stored in OSGeo Subversion system and the pdf modules can be linked to the wiki. An example already exists for this on our [[Educational Content Inventory]] page.
 # '''Cons''' against this format as a recommended standard
-## Requires the installation of Docbook and Ant software
+## Requires the installation of Docbook and processing software
 ## Learning curve for authors; may be a real barrier for authors
 ## Learning curve for people who might want to derive new work from existing material.
 # Add your name here if you have educational material already in this format:
 ## Schweik
 # Add your name here if you prefer this format:
 ## Schweik (although I also have a preference for Open Office Writer)
 # Other comments/notes
 ## An original proposal from January 2008 is at [[Media:A_Proposal_for_OSGEO_Edu_Authoring_Summary.pdf]]. An example of one tutorial (pdf format, 845KB) built through this process is here: [[Media:db_foss_m1.pdf]].

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 === '''Other format (please list)''' ===
-=== Should we consider joining the Wikieducator effort? (list your name and yes/no/don't know) ===
+=== Should we consider joining the [Wikieducator.org wikieducator] effort? (list your name and yes/no/don't know) ===
 # '''Pros'''
-## We could create a page on their wiki about our group (good marketing)
+## We could create a page on their wiki about our group (good marketing), like [http://www.wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic Otago] has done.
 ## If people think wiki format is a probable educational format they will use this might be worth doing.
 ## They have tutorials on how to write educational material in a wiki, and possibly other resources available for needed wiki tools (like searching for modules which is an issue I think)

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	=== '''Other format (please list)''' ===		=== '''Other format (please list)''' ===
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		+	=== Should we consider joining the Wikieducator effort? (list your name and yes/no/don't know) ===
		+	# '''Pros'''
		+	## We could create a page on their wiki about our group (good marketing)
		+	## If people think wiki format is a probable educational format they will use this might be worth doing.
		+	## They have tutorials on how to write educational material in a wiki, and possibly other resources available for needed wiki tools (like searching for modules which is an issue I think)
		+	# '''Cons'''
		+	## Forces us to a wiki format, unless they have an open office conversion tool. Not sure they can handle Docbook, etc.
		+	# '''Questions we should ask them? (Add here)'''
		+


	[[Category:Education]]		[[Category:Education]]

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 === Introduction ===
-The question we continue to debate is over developing one or a set of possible recommended standards for OSGeo education content '''storage format'''. Generally, the policy should be that educational content in any format should be accepted. We want to make it as easy as possible for authors to contribute. At the same time, it makes some sense for us to be moving toward a common recommended format, as we build the OSGeo edu content repository. Several options have been proposed (listed below). Please add any pros or cons and list your name if you intend to develop something in the future following this format.
+The question we continue to debate is over developing one or a set of possible recommended standards for OSGeo education content '''storage format'''. Generally, the policy should be that educational content in any format should be accepted. We want to make it as easy as possible for authors to contribute. At the same time, it makes some sense for us to be moving toward a common recommended format, as we build the OSGeo edu content repository. Several options have been proposed (listed below).
 === '''Latex''' ===