OERu/Planning/Technology working group/2015-08-21


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Agenda

 * 1) mahara.OERu.org ePortfolio system has been shut down
 * 2) WikiEducator/WikiResearcher updated to MW 1.23.10 (and OS kernel/libC updated)
 * 3) groups.OERu.org messages now appear in the WEnotes stream
 * 4) Widget:DisplayTable is a Javascript solution for pulling specified rows and/or columns out of a wiki table (examples)
 * 5) using Pandoc as the first step in converting a course available in Word files to wikitext (and then to a WordPress snapshot) (notes)
 * 6) OERf is now hosting a lot of WordPress instances in Docker containers (including a test network AKA multisite)
 * 7) Input evaluation survey is live. Tech group members encouraged to respond. (We have a tech section in the survey). (See Announcement.)
 * 8) community.oeru.org site - preparing for "launch"
 * 9) using Extension:WEtheme to inject Font Awesome icons on a wiki page
 * 10) CodeMirror editor is now active on Widget: pages (in addition to standard .js and .css pages) to make editing Javascript more convenient
 * 11) OERu Regional meeting sites. Reuse and remix examples: (oz.meetings.oeru.org and ca.meetings.oeru.org)

Discussion

 * 1) WEnotes
 * 2) harvest messages from Discourse community.OERu
 * 3) ressurrect the ability for client to filter on source (on sub-source? on user? etc.)
 * 4) need for a digital asset management exemplar