This is a dynamic roadmap which evolves in reponse to the needs of the WikiEducator community within the constraints of available resourcing.
Current state of the project
As of January 2007, Wikieducator.org received an average of more than 700 visitors and about 10,000 hits per day. The project's rapid growth can be explained by the use of the same wiki technology popularized by Wikipedia. WikiEducator places a stronger emphasis on quality control, requiring users to register before they can contribute, combining wiki editing with capacity building, and identifying community leaders who can mentor new project participants. Many initiatives are supported, which have resulted in several on-location workshops. The goal of the project is to develop educational content for real world use in eLearning systems and printed form, and the capacity for educators to do this. To the latter end, WikiEducator has a very simple PDF export facility.
Roadmapping the future
We can broadly divide the roadmap into technical, policy, and content/structure. This roadmap should only be used for high level classification and specifications. The number of deliverables should be kept small (at most 5 per section); related items should be merged. This reduces the risk of the information falling out of date. For detailed classification and specification, data should be managed in a tracking system.
Technical roadmap
Short term goals
Mid term goals
Long term goals
Content and Structure roadmap
Short term goals
| Goal
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State
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| Standardize and simplify navigational structure
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Underway
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Policy roadmap
Short term goals
| Goal
|
State
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| Establish an interim governance and advisory board for the project
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Underway
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| Organize regular WikiEducator online meetings
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No action
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Mid term goals
| Goal
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State
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| Clarify mission and scope of WikiEducator
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No action
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| Develop process model for new bottom-up initiatives
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No action
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Long term goals
| Goal
|
State
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| Explore official partnerships/fusion: Wikiversity, etc.
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Requires discussion
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Tectonic Shift Think Tank
COL is hosting a Tectonic Shift Think Tank to explore the eLearning potential of Mediawiki and related Open Source Technologies. The purpose is to explore the future development requirements of these technologies regarding the development of free cultural works for education with particular emphasis on learning for development.
The Think Tank is scheduled for 11 - 13 April 2007 in Vancouver, Canada.
