Are there studies on what populations prefer one way or another? I suspect it depends on personal technology history and general programming experience. In my very limited experience, most programmers prefer wiki code and most people without other programming experience prefer WYSIWYG. I also suspect it depends on whether people like keyboard shortcuts in general, or use menus with their mice. People who like to click on icons are probably less likely to prefer typing code to make something bold or italic.
How do you experienced wiki teachers help someone already knowing WYSIWYG text editors and wanting to learn wiki code? My first instinct is to teach wiki code as "programming behind WYSIWYG" first - that's how you program bold, that's how you program titles, and then - that's how you do cool new things only wiki code lets you do, such as inclusions. -- 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 On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:54 AM, Wayne Mackintosh <mackintosh.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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