Hi, I'm with Randy on this question. I would have to say that most academic staff at my institution would be using Google. Cheers, Alan.
On Mar 9, 2:16 am, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > How about a phased approach. > > Google for now + explore OS alternatives, > > When OS functionality is where the commuity wants it, then migrate to OS . > > - Randy > > > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:08 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am still really on the fence. My original Google vote was for reasons > > much like Ian's we have thousands of users around the world who need access > > to wikieducator now, who are not terribly comfortable using unfamiliar > > software no matter how user friendly, and Google is a known commodity. I > > respect the open resource philosophy and am a bit leery of any commercial > > enterprise, even Google but I think we need to be sure that all these > > carefully trained folks can actually use the resources and soon....sorry to > > be always seeing both sides. Joyce > > > *Ian Thomson <[email protected]>* > > > Sent by: [email protected] > > 03/08/2010 08:43 PM ZE11Please respond [email protected] > > > To [email protected] > > cc > > bcc Joyce McKnight/SUNY > > Subject [WikiEducator] Improving our our search capability -- WE need > > your advice > > > From a Developing region (the Pacific islands) struggling to include things > > like WE into the education system, the simpler and more familiar the better. > > > Many teachers in the region will be familiar with Google and will feel more > > at home using that than some other little understood engine. > > > I vote for Google > > > -- > > Ian Thomson > > At SPC in New Caledonia > > > -- > > 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 [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > > -- > > 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 [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > -- > Open Education is a sustainable and renewable resource. > > ________________ > Randy Fisher, MA, OMD > Senior Consultant, Change Management, eLearning/Collaboration & Performance > Intersol Group, Canada > > Senior Consultant, Organization & Capacity Development > International Centre for Open Education / OER Foundation, New Zealand > > Elected Member, WikiEducator Community Council,www.wikieducator.org > +1 613.722.5577 (EST) > Skype: wikirandy > Twitter: wikirandy > > * Organization Design & Development > * Stakeholder Engagement & Project Implementation > * E-Learning, Online Collaboration & Learning Communities > * Coaching & Facilitation > * My Bio:http://www.communitybuildingexpert.com -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
