User:JimTittsler
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| Website: | Google+ Twitter: @jtittsler LinkedIn profile Starship Python | ||||||
| Blog: | User:JimTittsler/Blog  | ||||||
| Employer: | OER Foundation Otago Polytechnic | ||||||
| Occupation: | software toolmaker | ||||||
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I am a software engineer for the OER Foundation, part of the International Centre for Open Education at Otago Polytechnic. I am investigating ways to improve interoperability between open educational resources (OERs) systems, specifically between Connexions and WikiEducator. I am a developer of the eXe eLearning XHTML Editor project. I am promoting adoption of WikiEducator by teachers in New Zealand as a way to both (1) produce open educational resources that can be freely used across NZ schools and (2) strengthen networks of peers through collaboration in that development.
I'm experimenting with different ways to deploy WikiEducator content. I've prototyped a web service that allows exporting a collection of pages as an IMS Common Cartridge or IMS Content Package.
I am also experimenting with small tweaks to OpenOffice's MediaWiki export so that it can take advantage of the WikiEducator pedagogical templates.
On IRC I generally monitor the #wikieducator channel on irc.freenode.net. You can chat with other members of the WikiEducator community using the Web chat link in the community section of the left sidebar of each page.
I was lucky enough to attend the Heywire8 Think Tank which discussed a New Zealand Open Educational Resource initiative. I've made a few notes on the event.
About Me
I am one of the founders of the Tokyo Linux Users Group and a long time Python programmer (and one of the administrators of the Starship Python). In real life I am an active radio amateur (ham radio operator) (ZL2IA, 7J1AJH, AI8A). I also enjoy hiking and swimming.
I've lived in several places in the United States. I grew up in Columbus, Ohio and went to school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I worked in southwestern Michigan (St. Joseph), Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley. Moving to Tokyo, Japan in 1990 got me closer to many of the components and manufacturers that I was working with and I enjoyed living there for about 16 years. In late 2006, I moved to Gisborne, New Zealand (map) for a couple of years to participate in the eXe project, and now the Open Education Resource movement and WikiEducator. Recently I relocated to Te Anau (map), in the remote Fiordland corner of New Zealand.
What's Up?
- WikiEducator "Reader Mode" gadget to remove navigation distractions (and improve display on tablet/phone screens). http://goo.gl/jSC3E">jimt: #WikiEducator "Reader Mode" gadget to remove navigation distractions (and improve display on tablet/phone screens). http://goo.gl/jSC3E (April 24, 2013 03:42)
- WikiEducator and #OERu technology chat now on G+ hangout http://ur1.ca/d9ni1">jimt: #WikiEducator and #OERu technology chat now on G+ hangout http://ur1.ca/d9ni1 (April 04, 2013 20:01)
- jimt: Enjoyed a tour of the Auckland University of Technology radio astronomy site at Warkworth on Monday. Impressive hardware and RF "plumbing." (April 02, 2013 22:23)
- jimt: Two fantails just flew in and did a couple of circuits of my office and then perched to watch me type. Programming close to nature. #teanau (March 26, 2013 21:48)
- jimt: RT @kiwipycon Kiwi PyCon 2013 will be at AUT (Sir Paul Reeves Building) on September 7-8! http://nz.pycon.org/ ^TK (March 20, 2013 22:53)
- WikiEducator LicenseByCategory extension that is compatible with Mediawiki 1.20+ http://goo.gl/cGBju">jimt: Pushed new version of my #WikiEducator LicenseByCategory extension that is compatible with Mediawiki 1.20+ http://goo.gl/cGBju (March 19, 2013 00:15)
- WikiEducator to vector(-like).">jimt: Have (finally) changed the default skin of #WikiEducator to vector(-like). (March 12, 2013 22:53)
- WikiEducator form for improving descriptions and license details of uploaded images. http://goo.gl/Wo1TA">jimt: Used #LiveScript to build a #WikiEducator form for improving descriptions and license details of uploaded images. http://goo.gl/Wo1TA (March 09, 2013 00:05)
- WikiEducator has been updated and moved to a new data center. Thanks for your patience during this upgrade.">jimt: #WikiEducator has been updated and moved to a new data center. Thanks for your patience during this upgrade. (February 17, 2013 21:04)
- WikiEducator pages: http://goo.gl/2xcpS">jimt: Tip on using a widget to embed a map with OpenStreetMap data on #WikiEducator pages: http://goo.gl/2xcpS (February 01, 2013 02:28)
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