[OSGeo-Edu] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] Introdution tutorials

[P Kishor]

http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Education_and_Curriculum_Committee
section 4 is for "Existing open educational geospatial materials".
Adding a link there would be the easiest. See below for my reasoning
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On 2/24/07, Markus Neteler <neteler.osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi eduCom,
>
> for those not following the main discuss list, here a relevant FWD.
> I think that we (eduCom) should take care of this request.
>
> Best,
> markus
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tyler Mitchell <tylermitchell at shaw.ca>
> Date: Feb 22, 2007 12:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Introdution tutorials
> To: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>, Gary Watry
> <watry at coaps.fsu.edu>
>
> On 21-Feb-07, at 3:52 AM, watry at steam.coaps.fsu.edu wrote:
> > If you go to http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/gis and along the bottom of
> > the page are three tutorials. Quantum GIS, uDig, MapWindows. We are
> > getting ready to produce OpenJump, OSSIM, and one more package this
> > spring.
> >
> > My Question is that at one point in the past, It was discussed
> > about the possibility to place these on the OSGEO Website.
> >
> > So?
> > 1. Is the loading of tutorials on the osgeo website still the
> > concept or is just linking to other sites the plan?
> >

In my opinion linking would be preferred. Why?

One, it is the quickest. If you want to add something you made, you
don't have to wait for anyone to help you load it. You just go, edit
the wiki, add the link to your own material, and you are done.

Two, it keeps the freshest version always available to the public.
Otherwise you would have to keep syncing the one you have loaded on
the OSGeo website with the one you are probably continually developing
in your lab or office.

Three, by hosting it on your own server, other benefits accrue. For
example, you can keep track of how many folks are downloading your
tutorial by looking at your logs.

And, finally, four, you don't get into the hassle of figuring the most
suitable license, or being in conformance with OSGeo's processes and
procedures. Just state the license along with the link, and you are
good to go.

For example --

- GITTA - Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance with
material under Creative Commons license
- my great tutorial under public domain
- my even better tutorial under capitalist version 2 license

The only two reasons I can think of why you would want to load a copy
on OSGeo's servers are: one, you don't have the server resources
available to host something; and two, you are creating a package in
colllaboration with others on OSGeo, so wiki is the best method to do
so.

If these apply, definitely pursue the route suggested by Tyler below,
but be aware of the limitations.

> > 2. how and where does someone go about doing this?
>
> This hasn't been discussed for a while, but if the Education
> Committee wants to host the files on osgeo.org, that's no problem.
> I'd suggest that the Edu. group start an educational library with
> public domain downloads available and put yours in there.  We have a
> similar library (under development) for promotional material and
> presentations.  Having a branch of it for education would make a lot
> of sense.
>
> Anyone from the Web Committee, including myself, can help get the
> files online for you when ready.
>



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Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/
Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/
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