On Nov 26, 10:38 am, "Erik Moeller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I guess one open question for me, from the point of view of a > WikiEducator Advisory Board member, is whether or not WikEd is a good > testbed for new and experimental technologies. Because if it is > intended to be, then incremental improvements and temporary > inconveniences come with the territory. And if it isn't, then we > should kill about half of the experimental extensions that we're > running, because I can pretty much guarantee that they will > inconvenience users sooner or later due to syntax or feature changes, > regressions, etc. Hi Erik, our fourth community value says we believe in: "a forward-looking disposition working together to find appropriate and sustainable solutions for e-learning futures." So I guess we have an obligation to foster sustainable innovation <smile>. From a Commonwealth of Learning perspective, sustainable innovation in eLearning for development is a key priority for our work across 52 Commonwealth Countries. I think that we're making reasonable progress on this front as well: 1. The Tectonic Shift Think-Tank was an opportunity for educators to interact with Mediawiki developers to help inform the roadmap for MW development. 2. The "beta" version of LQT has been implemented and currently been tested in a live Wiki environment. 3. COL's funding of the first phase of Wiki ==> pdf functionality will revolutionize the way we develop OERs - but most importantly will provide access to free learning materials for learners who may not have access to the internet. There is a plethora of research from the management sciences which confirm that its extremely difficulty to innovate successfully within large successful organisations. This is known as the "innovators dilemma" and I spoke to this theme at Wikimania 2007 in the context of innovation within WMF projects. WikiEducator is playing an important role in the ingoing development and success of the free knowledge community. Its a great to be part of the community of WE pioneers who are taking the wiki model to new levels in the education sector! Cheers Wayne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
