Nadia, I upload my slide presentations to Slideshare.net (where you can also embed audio). Even though Wikieducator has this functionality, I like to extend my content beyond the networked bounds of Wikied and into other social networks. It is possible to embed SLideshare into Wikieducator, but not very straight forward - so I just link out to the slideshare for now.
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Robert Kruhlak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Derek, > > Have you had a look at the SimpleTable extension: > > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleTable > > that is installed on WE? > > If should eliminate most of the MW markup for tables in the "entry" > phase you mentioned. > > Additionally, there are a couple of templates that can be used for > quickly creating "blank" tables for handouts > > Template:AnswerBox > > Template:AnswerBoxRows > > Some information on templates can be found at: > Wikieducator_tutorial/Pedagogical_Templates/Template_syntax > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > > Rob > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Derek Chirnside > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow. > > I have three days away from any internet and come back to another swag > of > > posts in this dialogue. > > My original comment to brent: > > == > > > > Point taken Brent. > > BUT: > > Why not an editor to do something at this level. > > > > 1) not break wiki markup > > 2) give access to all else doing the basic 90% stuff. > > > > I know my audience. > > Six things is too much for much of my audience. > > It's cognitive overload: for some, if you have to concentrate on > markup, > > you loose the plot for the writing. > > == > > Brent's reply: > > hmmm... at some point everyone (well at least most of your audience) > learnt > > how and when to use the following: > > > > commas, semicolons, quotes, exclamation marks, parenthesis, question > marks, > > and full-stops to designate structure to sentences. > > > > I don't buy it. A couple of million editors of another wiki didn't > either. > > == > > Point taken Brent (although I will reply to this comment separately), > but I > > think I didn't quite make myself clear. (A post bashed off as I went > out > > the door on holiday. . .) > > > > Text entry is key - this is where the ideas and the hard work meet. > > Formatting is different. It is a different act. Especially the tables > bit. > > What I think could turn the tide for my hypothetical users is a WYSIWYG > view > > where > > > > you can edit text. (90% of the use??) > > And add images. > > And format headings, bold and italic > > Upload files This means you could see a nice view with tables > > displayed/images placed right/borders, stylng and lines etc etc etc - > which > > is difficult (or at least more difficult) to edit/visualise in classic > MW > > markup - for most people. > > > > You then can just edit/think/type the text bit with no impediment to > having > > to navigate through the MW markup tables stuff. > > > > It would help us see through the clutter to the text and just edit it - > - - > > > > This kind of editor - just a text editor, not a tables editor - should > be a > > piece of cake? > > > > -Derek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Robert Kruhlak > Burnaby, BC > CANADA > (M) +1 778 230 1875 > (E) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
