Framing the Sprints: from 'making' to 'sharing' OERs

Perhaps we could encourage both things? I think it is a great idea to improve and publish resources, but new resources might be important too.

A few people have said to me that they have 'ideas' for things which they've never followed through because they didn't have the time/support/knowledge so would like to use the Sprint to work on those things...

I wonder whether we need to worry about 're-creating' resources though? What happens if people in different parts of the country are creating resources for the same thing?

Coms platform that will allow each other to see what's being created/worked on. Git is perfect for this - creating the resources in an open format (rst/markdown) and publishing the content as a static site.
Mattermost/irc could also be helpful.

@melita - yes, definitely both.

I'm thinking it would be good to have a 'low barrier' way to participate, and bringing in your existing resources to improve seems a way to allow for that.

Re-creating resources is definitely possible. Good communications on what people are working on, as @williammckee says, seems the only way around this. Listing proposed projects on a Wikieducator might also be an option.

I agree with @Melita, there is definitely value in both. Seeing resources already in process could even encourage those who are just starting out.

Wikieducator seems like an easier option for listing resources,. Though Git is great most educators already know how to use wikis and Git has a bit of a learning curve.

I would only go the Git route if we could dedicate some time during the sprints to teaching people how to use it.

Another thought, what about using Etherpad? Is that too simplistic/collaborative?

Good idea @Jess! Etherpad is really good, but is sort of limited to document writing. Maybe we could have Etherpad as one of the tools and some others as well? We were wondering whether some kind of file sharing might be needed as well (I don't think you can do that via Wikieducator?). Perhaps Wikieducator as a place to plan projects, invite participation, add updates and publish final versions, and other tools for the 'doing'?

I like the idea of giving people the option of what tools to use, while maintaining a 'central' listing on Wikieducator of work being done on the day(s).

Talking with Creative Commons (if not already done) and Open Source community about effective ways to share may be useful too. What standards for re-use etc? Sorry if this already covered elsewhere. I came here via National Digital Forum newsletter & I'm instantly enthusiastic :-)

We're covering the legal reuse side, for sure (I'm from CC, so I can't let that slip!). I think we can definitely produce guidance. We (CC) have quite a lot of educator-specific guidance, though we don't touch on technologies as such.

Yes I was about to jump back and edit out the CC refs. My bad. I'll add myself to intros.