Wikieducator tutorial/Developing a teaching resource/What content resource?

Introduction
Your first consideration is to think about the type of content resource you would like to develop for Wikieducator. This is important because it will influence:


 * the learning design,
 * the layout of your project and
 * where your content page should link to in the wiki.

The type of content required for a printed handout or worksheet that is used in support of a face-to-face class would be different from a self-study wiki tutorial, or printed study guide. The different contexts for the teaching and learning will require different learning content including different layout and style. For example, in the case of a worksheet handout, you would typically leave spaces where the learner can fill in their answers, whereas an online wiki tutorial would not require the learners to fill in their answers on the specific page of the wiki tutorial. Also, in a self-study tutorial you would include more "teacher talk" because you would not be present at the time the learner interacts with the resource.

Educational resources suitable for WikiEducator
WikiEducator is a community of educators who are collaborating on the development of teaching materials and learning resources to support their work. Our community comprises teachers, lecturers, trainers, learning designers, editors educational technologists and researchers.

The WikiEducator community collaborates on the development of teaching materials:


 * that users can share, remix and reuse without restriction, in other words Free content materials. (All content on WikiEducator must meet the requirements of the Free cultural works definition);
 * for all sectors, that is: formal, non-formal and informal;
 * for all levels of schooling, post-secondary, tertiary and the professional development of educators.

By collaborating and sharing knowledge WikiEducators save time, interact with a global community and succeed in producing high quality materials through a process of peer editing and review.

Examples of the types of teaching materials in WikiEducator
WikiEducator is a dynamic community and as a result new forms of educational materials and supporting pedagogies are evolving on a daily basis. We encourage WikiEducators to develop new ideas and approaches --- it's the wiki way. However, you may find it easier to develop and contribute to one of the existing and more popular forms of content in our wiki.

Content which is not suitable for WikiEducator
The following examples are not suitable for content development projects in WikiEducator:


 * Content which does not meet the free content licensing requirements of Wikieducator. (This includes full copyright content, images and media with all rights reserved or for example licenses which contain a no-derivatives or non-commercial restriction.)
 * Using WikiEducator as an alternative website for your institution. However, WikiEducator encourages institutions to create node pages or hubs to promote the work they are doing in developing OERs with corresponding links to the content resources they have developed;
 * The development of encyclopaedia-like articles. Encyclopaedia articles should be developed in Wikipedia;
 * Content which is clearly not intended for educational purposes.
 * Advertising or marketing of products.