Hi Nellie, I agree -- personally I prefer editing using wiki syntax.
The ability to edit in both ways (i.e. WYSIWYG and wiki syntax) would need to be specified as a requirement. Currently te FCKeditor extension for Mediawiki enables authors to edit using standard wiki text. We need to research the implications of setting the default choice in user preferences. Rest assured -- we'll keep the WE family posted with proper consultation. This would also have implications for our training support which we'll need to factor into the plans. Cheers Wayne 2009/5/12 NELLIE DEUTSCH <nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com> > > Wayne and Maria, > I would to be able to edit in both ways, if WE decides to add WYSIWYG. > Thank you. > Warm wishes, > Nellie Deutsch > Doctoral Student > Educational Leadership > Curriculum and Instruction > > You are invited to join educators for a free 5-day online workshop on > how to integrate technology into the classroom and collaborate with > educators around the world: > http://www.wikieducator.org/EL4C25/Register > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Wayne Mackintosh > <mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Maria, > > > > I'm very excited about the new prospects for WE. We have a solid > foundations > > to take our project to new levels -- and you're right, WE is an amazing > > community! > > > > I'm glad you found our open proposal useful for your own grant writing > > process --- by sharing we reduce duplication of effort and make a small > > contribution to sustainability and more effective utilisation of scarce > > resources in education. > > > > Pioneered by the Shuttleworth foundation and the compelling insights of > Mark > > Surman -- Open Philanthropy makes a lot of sense -- the concept of "open > > sourcing" philanthropy is very powerful. Take a look at how the > Shuttleworth > > foundation have implemented the concepts (See: http://tinyurl.com/p3pvft). > > I'm keen for us at WE to build on these experiences. > > > > Always interested in collobarting -- thanks for the offer re WYSIWYG > > editing. Let's explore this further. The FCKeditor extension for > Mediawiki > > has matured over the last couple of months --- particularly with the > > activity and contributions from Wikia. Once we've migrated to our Phase 2 > > hosting solution, the next step is to seriously research the > implementation > > of a rich text editing solution for WE -- along with the development and > > refinement in our policy guidelines for new technologies. > > > > I think WYSIWYG will potentially lower the barriers of entry for many > > educators -- there have been numerous requests for WYSIWYG editing from > our > > community -- let's see if we can respond appropriately :-). > > > > Cheers > > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > 2009/5/11 Maria Droujkova <droujk...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Wayne, > >> > >> These are all great news. I am so happy for you and WE! It's a great > >> community. > >> > >> I would like to thank you for opening your proposal building process. > >> I am working on an SBIR grant for Natural Math for the Family Studies > >> supporting software I discussed on the list earlier, and your proposal > >> is quite helpful. I will be happy to share ours if you think it would > >> be of use to others. > >> > >> Speaking of which, our wiki parts have a WYSIWYG editor that works > >> pretty well, including picture upload and inserting widgets (e.g. > >> youtube video). If it would help your efforts to collaborate on this > >> or other parts of your endeavors, please let me know. > >> > >> On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Wayne Mackintosh > >> <mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hi everyone, > >> > > >> > At last -- a long overdue update. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Cheers, > >> MariaD > >> > >> Make math your own, to make your own math. > >> > >> http://www.naturalmath.com social math site > >> http://groups.google.com/group/naturalmath math authoring for kids > email > >> group > >> http://www.phenixsolutions.com empowering our innovations > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > > Director, > > International Centre for Open Education, > > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org > > > > > > > > > > > -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
