I am not able to access the contents of the digest. Dr Indrani Bhaduri Associate Professor, NCERT
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Re: course extension bug (Leigh Thelmadatter) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 15:59:35 -0700 > From: Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected]> > To: Other Education List <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I think Ive mentioned this here before but its still a problem > Last semester, we had nine classes in the es.wiki course extension. There > were two problems. > 1) as I am the only one (so far) with the permission/flag to create > classes, I have to add the (real) instructors as instructors, rather than > creators. This means that they cannot add students to their own course. > That would not be such a big deal if not for ....2) The link that is > generated for students to enter and add themselves to a course sometimes > works and sometimes not. It seems to be a problem with the use of accent > marks in words in the url. I thought by changing "Tecnológico de Monterrey" > to "Tec de Monterrey" as the institution name, Id be able to eliminate the > problem. However, unfortunately the url contains the word "inscripción" > (registration) with an accent mark. > I just created a course for teacher training from now through next > semester with the inscription here > http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Inscripci%C3%B3n/Tec_de_Monterrey,_Campus_Ciudad_de_Mexico/Capacitacion_de_profesores_() > and tried registering under my account, which worked. But when my husband > tried on his computer with his account he received a message saying that > the site does not exist. Another teacher has emailed me with the same issue. > All language classes on three campuses are being asked/required to do > something with es.wiki or Commons next semester. That is a LOT of classes > and even more student students even if only a third of them work with > es.wiki. I dont see how I can set up everything for teachers and students > on the course extension. I have a request to get permission/flag at least > for the teachers who worked with wiki last semester ( > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tabl%C3%B3n_de_anuncios_de_los_bibliotecarios/Portal/Archivo/Permisos/Actual) > but es.wiki right now requires applicants to hav significant editing > experience, not just experience supervising students. No answer yet on > whether it will be approved or not. > > I guess this is a bug but I have no idea how or to whom to report it. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/attachments/20141206/52506dd4/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 15:08:45 -0800 > From: Sage Ross <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Education <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > Message-ID: > < > ca+qewsntvxofde-8kdzpur0v2foyirpa0hxc6ybcy+d9ie5...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think Ive mentioned this here before but its still a problem > > > > Last semester, we had nine classes in the es.wiki course extension. There > > were two problems. > > > > 1) as I am the only one (so far) with the permission/flag to create > classes, > > I have to add the (real) instructors as instructors, rather than > creators. > > This means that they cannot add students to their own course. > > > > That would not be such a big deal if not for .... > > 2) The link that is generated for students to enter and add themselves > to a > > course sometimes works and sometimes not. It seems to be a problem with > the > > use of accent marks in words in the url. I thought by changing > "Tecnológico > > de Monterrey" to "Tec de Monterrey" as the institution name, Id be able > to > > eliminate the problem. However, unfortunately the url contains the word > > "inscripción" (registration) with an accent mark. > > > > I just created a course for teacher training from now through next > semester > > with the inscription here > > > http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Inscripci%C3%B3n/Tec_de_Monterrey,_Campus_Ciudad_de_Mexico/Capacitacion_de_profesores_() > > and tried registering under my account, which worked. But when my husband > > tried on his computer with his account he received a message saying that > the > > site does not exist. Another teacher has emailed me with the same issue. > > > > All language classes on three campuses are being asked/required to do > > something with es.wiki or Commons next semester. That is a LOT of classes > > and even more student students even if only a third of them work with > > es.wiki. I dont see how I can set up everything for teachers and > students on > > the course extension. I have a request to get permission/flag at least > for > > the teachers who worked with wiki last semester > > ( > https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tabl%C3%B3n_de_anuncios_de_los_bibliotecarios/Portal/Archivo/Permisos/Actual > ) > > but es.wiki right now requires applicants to hav significant editing > > experience, not just experience supervising students. No answer yet on > > whether it will be approved or not. > > > > > > I guess this is a bug but I have no idea how or to whom to report it. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 15:21:38 -0800 > From: Sage Ross <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Education <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > Message-ID: > < > ca+qewspsz4y8a-fph6v60ntfbkyb1o1onmcqki3ate9ou4x...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I think Ive mentioned this here before but its still a problem > > > > Last semester, we had nine classes in the es.wiki course extension. There > > were two problems. > > > > 1) as I am the only one (so far) with the permission/flag to create > classes, > > I have to add the (real) instructors as instructors, rather than > creators. > > This means that they cannot add students to their own course. > > > > If a user has been signed up on the course page as the instructor, > they are able to add students to that course, even if they do not have > the 'course instructor' user right. The area to add students shows up > at the bottom of the course page, beneath the summary table and (if > present) the table of students. > > > That would not be such a big deal if not for .... > > 2) The link that is generated for students to enter and add themselves > to a > > course sometimes works and sometimes not. It seems to be a problem with > the > > use of accent marks in words in the url. I thought by changing > "Tecnológico > > de Monterrey" to "Tec de Monterrey" as the institution name, Id be able > to > > eliminate the problem. However, unfortunately the url contains the word > > "inscripción" (registration) with an accent mark. > > > > I just created a course for teacher training from now through next > semester > > with the inscription here > > > http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Inscripci%C3%B3n/Tec_de_Monterrey,_Campus_Ciudad_de_Mexico/Capacitacion_de_profesores_() > > and tried registering under my account, which worked. But when my husband > > tried on his computer with his account he received a message saying that > the > > site does not exist. Another teacher has emailed me with the same issue. > > > > Interesting. I hadn't heard of this problem until now. > > I tried replicating it, but I could not. Any idea what was different > between when you tried it (and it worked) and when your husband tried > (and it didn't)? > > -Sage > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 23:49:34 +0000 > From: Vojtěch Dostál <[email protected]> > To: Wikimedia Education <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > Message-ID: > < > capps33u9gjuq4dmhizvplcg1j7gaphitra1+crtumavhn73...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > In Czech, the accent marks work fine. > > Everything works fine as long as you do not add a slash sign into your page > name. Slash is a no-no. > > best regards > > > > Vojtěch Dostál > > místopředseda / vice-chairman > Wikimedia Česká republika / Wikimedia Czech Republic > http://www.wikimedia.cz > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_CR> | Newsletter <http://eepurl.com/FsHJr> > > > 2014-12-06 23:21 GMT+00:00 Sage Ross <[email protected]>: > > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > I think Ive mentioned this here before but its still a problem > > > > > > Last semester, we had nine classes in the es.wiki course extension. > There > > > were two problems. > > > > > > 1) as I am the only one (so far) with the permission/flag to create > > classes, > > > I have to add the (real) instructors as instructors, rather than > > creators. > > > This means that they cannot add students to their own course. > > > > > > > If a user has been signed up on the course page as the instructor, > > they are able to add students to that course, even if they do not have > > the 'course instructor' user right. The area to add students shows up > > at the bottom of the course page, beneath the summary table and (if > > present) the table of students. > > > > > That would not be such a big deal if not for .... > > > 2) The link that is generated for students to enter and add themselves > > to a > > > course sometimes works and sometimes not. It seems to be a problem with > > the > > > use of accent marks in words in the url. I thought by changing > > "Tecnológico > > > de Monterrey" to "Tec de Monterrey" as the institution name, Id be able > > to > > > eliminate the problem. However, unfortunately the url contains the word > > > "inscripción" (registration) with an accent mark. > > > > > > I just created a course for teacher training from now through next > > semester > > > with the inscription here > > > > > > http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Inscripci%C3%B3n/Tec_de_Monterrey,_Campus_Ciudad_de_Mexico/Capacitacion_de_profesores_() > > > and tried registering under my account, which worked. But when my > husband > > > tried on his computer with his account he received a message saying > that > > the > > > site does not exist. Another teacher has emailed me with the same > issue. > > > > > > > Interesting. I hadn't heard of this problem until now. > > > > I tried replicating it, but I could not. Any idea what was different > > between when you tried it (and it worked) and when your husband tried > > (and it didn't)? > > > > -Sage > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/attachments/20141206/e4c5b9bc/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 16:58:37 -0700 > From: Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected]> > To: Other Education List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" > > We havent added any slashes. Just copy and paste the address generated at > the bottom of the course page. > I dont know what the difference is. We just tried it again now and it > worked. > > > Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 23:49:34 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] course extension bug > > In Czech, the accent marks work fine. > > Everything works fine as long as you do not add a slash sign into your > page name. Slash is a no-no. > > best regards > > > Vojtěch Dostál > > místopředseda / vice-chairman > Wikimedia Česká republika / Wikimedia Czech Republic > http://www.wikimedia.cz > Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter > > > > 2014-12-06 23:21 GMT+00:00 Sage Ross <[email protected]>: > On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Leigh Thelmadatter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I think Ive mentioned this here before but its still a problem > > > > > > Last semester, we had nine classes in the es.wiki course extension. There > > > were two problems. > > > > > > 1) as I am the only one (so far) with the permission/flag to create > classes, > > > I have to add the (real) instructors as instructors, rather than > creators. > > > This means that they cannot add students to their own course. > > > > > > > If a user has been signed up on the course page as the instructor, > > they are able to add students to that course, even if they do not have > > the 'course instructor' user right. The area to add students shows up > > at the bottom of the course page, beneath the summary table and (if > > present) the table of students. > > > > > That would not be such a big deal if not for .... > > > 2) The link that is generated for students to enter and add themselves > to a > > > course sometimes works and sometimes not. It seems to be a problem with > the > > > use of accent marks in words in the url. I thought by changing > "Tecnológico > > > de Monterrey" to "Tec de Monterrey" as the institution name, Id be able > to > > > eliminate the problem. However, unfortunately the url contains the word > > > "inscripción" (registration) with an accent mark. > > > > > > I just created a course for teacher training from now through next > semester > > > with the inscription here > > > > http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Inscripci%C3%B3n/Tec_de_Monterrey,_Campus_Ciudad_de_Mexico/Capacitacion_de_profesores_() > > > and tried registering under my account, which worked. But when my husband > > > tried on his computer with his account he received a message saying that > the > > > site does not exist. Another teacher has emailed me with the same issue. > > > > > > > Interesting. I hadn't heard of this problem until now. > > > > I tried replicating it, but I could not. Any idea what was different > > between when you tried it (and it worked) and when your husband tried > > (and it didn't)? > > > > -Sage > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/attachments/20141206/c9835d44/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > End of Education Digest, Vol 43, Issue 2 > **************************************** >
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