EDT4OL/Snapshot/Publishing model



The web publishing model for this course uses a collaborative wiki environment for OER development to make re-use and re-mix possible. A collection of wiki pages are published to a WordPress content management system, using a snapshot process built around open source scripts.

Many websites use a content management system (CMS) for publishing, editing and modifying content. The CMS avoids the need for detailed knowledge of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the standard 'code' for creating web pages. However, when it comes to course development and design, most systems are typically not designed for large scale collaboration with detailed version history, or to enable re-use of the content on different websites. Using wiki technology provides an alternative to a CMS, as it is expressly designed for large scale collaboration with detailed version control. In this course, we have combined wiki and CMS technology to achieve the best of two worlds.