Thanks Jeff! An embedded system on Wikipedia for getting realtime chat help from experienced editors is something that has been on my wishlist for a while. (It's also something that Frank Schulenburg, who heads the Wiki Education Foundation that supports US and Canada education programs on Wikipedia, has thought a lot about in the past.)[1]
I'd be interested in exploring the potential of your platform; depending on the details, it might be something worth trying out within our system for managing courses that use Wikipedia editing assignments.[2] [1] = https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/LiveHelp [2] = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Education_Program -Sage Ross Wikimedia Foundation On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Jeff Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > Demo/Codebase Questions/Comment: > > Sorry to have not been more clear from the outset. The fact is that we > don't have a specific demo created for Wikipedia at this point. Our Online > Collaboration Platform demo video is available at > https://www.officehours.co/#demo. Also, if you want to register for the > platform on our home page, you will be taken through a more detailed tour of > the platform. It is optimized for Chrome, but most functionality will now > work on other major browser platforms. > > All of our codebase is either 3rd party open source or written by our team. > We would release an open source version of the codebase if we were to launch > a collaboration platform for Wikipedia. > > "Expert" and Chat Room Questions/Comments: > > I understand the challenges of identifying who is an "expert" - maybe it is > better to think of "wikistructors" as volunteer guides or docents - > self-appointed helpers. Our process utilizes an Uber-like 5 start rating > system so that there is an ongoing assessment of the quality/effectiveness > of those who are providing "expert" help. > > Yes, it would be possible to jump from any Wikipedia posting directly to a > chatroom. Our chat rooms are set up for group participation - either live > chat or audio. We also offer one-on-one interaction opportunities in > workspace rooms that have live chat/audio/video and a suite of collaboration > tools. > > I think that a realtime discussion on these topics would be helpful and > possibly more efficient. If there is interest, I can host a session on > OfficeHours - I recognize that there will not be one time that works for > all, but perhaps we can get a critical mass and post a recording of the > session for others to review and comment on at their convenience. > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
