Re: [WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-27 Thread Wayne Mackintosh
Hi Alan, Apology for the tardy response -- its been one of those weeks with a cluttered inbox of international email. You make two very good points: - Curratorship is but one dimension to think about search find, but does not necessarily address diverse needs of OER participants -- and

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-26 Thread simonfj
Sorry, Forgot to put this link in the para. And we (the dante network guys) are just about to have this conversation, at a euro level with the people who have aggregated huge repository of raw (CC) materials. I'm pointing to their cummunity page as that's what we are discussing = what tools do

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-25 Thread simonfj
On Apr 9, 2:58 am, Alan awy...@une.edu.au wrote: Hi, Thanks for this discussion its highlighted an issue for a site on WE that I work on a lot but has only small traffic (DE Hub). The curator idea is interesting, however  any limit on the availability of materials because they have been

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-10 Thread KBolman
Is there a place I can go to find out what courses are on WikiEducator and or OER? Katherine Bolman On Apr 8, 3:58 pm, Alan awy...@une.edu.au wrote: Hi, Thanks for this discussion its highlighted an issue for a site on WE that I work on a lot but has only small traffic (DE Hub). The curator

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-08 Thread simonfj
That's great Joshua, John, Joyce, Edwin, Let me note this one. what I think we are talking about is not simply findability of a site, but, rather being able to continually reach out to people and engage them and connect them with a project. It really is the point isn't it? My perspective,

[WikiEducator] Re: Free. But will users find it?

2010-04-08 Thread Alan
Hi, Thanks for this discussion its highlighted an issue for a site on WE that I work on a lot but has only small traffic (DE Hub). The curator idea is interesting, however any limit on the availability of materials because they have been returned to the basement seams to me to run counter to the