[Xerte] non coders?

RonM ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk
Thu Feb 18 22:30:57 GMT 2010 

Hi all
I didn't have much time earlier to respond fully with some extra info and
context from a UK and particularly FE perspective so here goes...

The support provided on this list is fantastic and the worldwide nature of
the membership is testament to what a great set of solutions Xerte, Xerte
Online Toolkits and Xpert provide. However what doesn't really happen enough
at the moment is the non technical discussion by teachers and the sharing of
examples and ideas by teachers. Some join this list and then unsubscribe
because of the technical nature of most of the discussions. JISC TechDis
here in the UK have worked with the Notts team and supported and promoted
the development and use of XOT for the past few years included the
development and sharing of a number of tutorials, webinars and
contextualised information available via http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte To
extend this support we have established a new mailing list aimed at
encouraging and supporting discussion about accessibility, inclusivity and
general teaching and learning issues around the use of Xerte and XOT
(including MAXOS). Membership and communication via this new list will grow
very quickly as we already support a large community of users through f2f
events and other channels. However it's extremely important that we maintain
a clear focus within the two lists and direct any technical discussions back
to this list and without discouraging any non-technical discussion via this
list too. E.g. this is THE main list and THE main community. We simply wish
to facilitate sharing and discussion amongst those who never join, haven't
joined or leave/left this list and indeed to increase membership of this
list as a result of the community joining the list for teachers. We haven't
really publicised http://jiscmail.ac.uk/xerteforteachers yet because we
wanted to have some new functionality on the TechDis sandpit first. This is
imminent and then the list will grow very quickly. So do subscribe to
http://jiscmail.ac.uk/xerteforteachers and encourage any teaching or
non-technical colleagues to do so. Then watch both spaces! ;-)
Regards
Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of John Doubleday
Sent: 18 February 2010 21:42
To: 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: RE: [Xerte] non coders?

Hi Everybody,
Well what a response from a simple 'are their any non coder here?'. Thank
you all so much for you passionate returns. I am blown away by your replys.
I have been looking for an 'Object 'Editor for myself and other educators to
support, on my web site and I believe I have found it. If you are looking
for a home Forum for teachers I have just placed one on my web site that
could easily cope with Xerte...all very basic at the moment but running a
forum on Kunena and site with Joomla, the site changes as we grow. I created
the site through frustration, when schools I have been working in were not
into e-Learning. Digital Teacher is for individuals or small subject
department who find themselves (for whatever reason) without good e-Learning
tools....and the beautiful thing is your tools and LMS go with you as you
move through schools.
Another question please. Are there any teachers out there that run Xerte on
a Moodle LMS?
Thanks again for all your support.

John Doubleday
Digital Teacher
http://www.digitalteacher.com.au
0407045834
Skype: john2day


 


-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Mark Gray
Sent: Friday, 19 February 2010 5:01 AM
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: Re: [Xerte] non coders?

Brilliant, I will join the ning community. How about putting this up on the
community section of the main xerte website?

I would also be keen on the Xerte for teachers forum.





On 18 Feb 2010, at 15:07, Julian Tenney wrote:

> There is a ning community: xerteusers.ning.com. I set it up, and left it
> to see what would happen.
> 
> Alistair and Ron are setting up a forum called Xerte for Teachers, with
> an emphasis on the non-technical aspects of developing content - I'm not
> sure where it is - Alistair? Ron?
> 
> The list vs forum is down to personal choice I think. I've used mailing
> lists for so long I don't really think twice about them. I prefer not to
> have to visit each thread in a forum to see what's been posted,
> 
> The archives are searchable from here:
> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/community.htm
> 
> And you can view the threads in the archives here:
> http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/pipermail/xerte/
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Duncan-Pitt,
> Linsey
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:59 PM
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] non coders?
> 
> Hello All
> 
> I would agree with Mark on one level - a forum is much easier to search
> and often one can benefit from old discussions. I don't mind the coding
> discussions as I feel that subliminally I am absorbing some of it. A bit
> like listening to a foreign language - eventually it sticks!
> 
> I guess that these mailing lists are easy to manage whereas a forum
> might not. Would a Ning Community be of any use?
> 
> Linsey 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Mark Gray
> Sent: 18 February 2010 14:38
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Xerte] non coders?
> 
> Hi all, as a newby using xerte and someone with limited coding skills
> the emphasis on coding issues on this list is a bit daunting and
> currently a bit meaningless. I was wondering if at some point the use of
> a forum would help people new to xerte browse through topics aimed at
> them. Searching the list  works but I'd find it much easier to scan
> through a topic list under a category. It also means I might spot a
> topic of interest.
> 
> So I guess my question is why the list and not a forum?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> On 18 Feb 2010, at 01:58, John Doubleday wrote:
> 
>> Hi Dave,
>> Thanks for such a prompt reply. Do you know if there is a forum for 
>> non coders? And where i might find it?
>> Appreciate your time
>> JohnD
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave 
>> Burnett
>> Sent: Thursday, 18 February 2010 12:51 PM
>> To: Xerte list
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] non coders?
>> 
>> 
>> Most of the non-php related code issues are regarding Xerte desktop
> version.
>> 
>> Take a look at Xerte Online Toolkit.
>> It is much more wizard/template/drag-drop oriented.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> ________________________________
>>> From: john at southcom.com.au
>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:46:24 +1100
>>> Subject: [Xerte] non coders?
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>>> Hi Everybody,
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>>> While watching this list I notice most of the communication is about 
>>> coding issues. Are their many no coders here. And is it realistic
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>>> be a non coder and use Xerte?
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>>> Cheers
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>>> John D
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