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Charlie,<br>
I'm interested in the development of a template for creating
material.<br>
I'm happy to review the template to ensure that we can auto generate
content from it (in a similar fashion to what we do on OSGeo-Live).<br>
I agree that OpenOffice is a prime candidate for material creation.<br>
I think we should also ensure the template has links back to a "Body
of Knowledge". <br>
<br>
On 22/02/2011 3:01 AM, Charlie Schweik wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4D628C58.7040804@pubpol.umass.edu" type="cite">Hi
folks,
<br>
<br>
Related to the "Edu Content Sprint" for the Denver conference.
I'd like to propose a goal to this group. I think we can achieve
this goal and move us collectively forward.
<br>
<br>
Last year, there was the suggestion to develop "exercise
workbooks" that provided material for all of the different OS
options. That is, similar exercises for each of the different OS
Desktop GIS packages, or Web packages. I started these two wiki
pages but not much has happened since then:
<br>
<br>
1) OS desktop GIS exercises
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Desktop_GIS_exercises">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Desktop_GIS_exercises</a>)
<br>
2) Web-based GIS exercises
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Web_GIS_lab_exercises">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Web_GIS_lab_exercises</a>)
<br>
<br>
I think we should start with some exercises of the basics. I have
a bunch of exercises for desktop GIS I am using for my
undergraduate Spatial Technologies class based on QGIS that uses
freely available data from our state GIS agency, MassGIS
(<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mass.gov/mgis">www.mass.gov/mgis</a>). The list on #1 above lists some of these.
<br>
<br>
Following what the group was interested in doing from our
discussion last fall, I think we should try and build these and
see if we can get a set using the same exercise concepts for the
other desktop packages.
<br>
<br>
The idea would be that we would:
<br>
<br>
A) Develop the template format for all of these exercises to take.
My strong preference would be to use Open Office (.odt) as the
format because it would be the easiest to use for the broadest
group of potential contributors. Some will remember we looked into
other formats several years ago and that effort didn't go
anywhere.
<br>
<br>
B) Start inventorying exercises that people have already for
different desktop and web packages. Those will be our "raw
material" for conversion to the standard template structure. One
requirement would be that they use publicly available datasets
that can be downloaded from the web.
<br>
<br>
The idea is that we do as much as we can between now and Denver
working with the above wiki pages (and possibly using Subversion
for content), and then in Denver we fill in the cracks/fix things
that need fixing.
<br>
<br>
Reactions? Does this seem like the right direction for the
"Content Sprint"? Whose willing to join this effort?
<br>
<br>
I'm willing to "co-lead" this, but would like to establish a
subcommittee to help me. Any takers?
<br>
<br>
Cheers
<br>
Charlie
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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