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

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

If the Education Committe doesn't want to address this, I will recommend that 
the Web Committee take it on.  I was really hoping we (the Education 
Committee) would take a little bit of time to discuss things like this.  
Perhaps we need another IRC meeting...

-Perry

On Saturday 24 February 2007 09:48, P Kishor wrote:
> 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
> --
>
> 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.

-- 
Perry Nacionales
Dept. of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
naci0002 at umn.edu