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|Location=Montréal
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= Overview =
Gillian Sze was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her poetry collection, <i>Fish Bones</i> (DC Books, 2009), was shortlisted for the QWF McAuslan First Book Prize. She is the author of three chapbooks published by Withwords Press and her work has appeared in a number of national and international journals. <i>The Anatomy of Clay</i>, a poetry collection, is forthcoming from ECW Press in April 2011. During the summer, she is the Creative Writing Program Director at Centauri Summer Arts Camp. She is also co-founder and co-editor of <i>Branch Magazine</i> [http://branchmagazine.com]. Gillian has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University and resides in Montreal.
 
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<i>The Anatomy of Clay</i> (ECW Press, forthcoming 2011)
== Who is a non-technical person ==
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<i>Fish Bones</i> (DC Books, 2009)
* Focus is not technology but they can contribute in some way
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* Never learned programming concepts
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* Didn't realize Wikipedia can be edited
<b>Chapbooks</b> (illustrated by Roberutsu [http://asiancanadianwiki.org/wiki/Roberutsu], published by Withwords Press)
* Maybe used a web content management system, blog, Facebook
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<i>Allow Me to Conjugate</i> (2010)
== What do they want ==
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<i>A Tender Invention</i> (2008)
# to solve their problem, usually a "one of those" web site with some special requirements
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# something that looks good - design is still paramount
<i>This is the Colour I Love You Best</i> (2007)
# to learn about the participatory web
# to create reusable data?
# to have more control over their own site but keep things simple
## usually they don't want to 'innovate,' just do what everyone else is doing
# to work with someone they trust
 
== What do I want ==
 
# promote digital literacy ­— filling out forms isn't it, stop treating computers as a typewriter
## reference-able statements, reusable data under fair terms of re-use
# get people to consider issues of site design and how to organize information without overburdening
# help flatten organizations and their external relationships
# promote transparency and co-development
# grow my own skills based on relevant requirements
 
== Types and motivations of participants==
 
* Traditional '''executive''' — "everyone else is doing it," inexpensive solution
** ideally they will participate but getting them to can be difficult
** may be more cautious about full commitment - license, security, who can access and edit
* '''Creative group''' or '''individual''' — may be inspired but needs constant guidance
* '''Worker bee''' — tasked to use the wiki
** may be less receptive to wiki ideals, make it straightforward
* ''Outside contributors'' - often a stated goal of projects
** flexible to meet random demands
 
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= Success=
 
In order:
 
# Useful read-only resource
# basic editing using forms
# wiki markup
# sharing knowledge, creating more converts
# Creating templates/queries/classes
# understanding of good schema design, distributed data, licensing
# distributed applications, creating standards
 
 
= Failure =
 
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* Commitment vs follow through
** Constant attention, guidance
* Tangly mess
** Better use of SMW features, more forms, patience for gardening
* Misunderstood requirements, not really listening to what they want
** Learning experience
 
= How =
 
 
Lots and lots of guiding
 
Inspire - self empowerment, less dependence, creating, leading, "where the web is going," open source and transparency
 
Threaten - others are doing it, loss of leadership
 
Blow past increasing complexity of security to simpler wiki model (all private or all public)
 
Really enforce importance of discussion tab, history, diff, learning from others.. site evolution as an interest
 
Appoint leads based on interests, give them responsibilities
 
Peer helpers — spread the virus
 
Translators for those who can't directly contribute
 
Profiles of uses
 
The importance of design
* promote the cues of Wikipedia but provide something original
 
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Magic — Exhibit example of copying and pasting to excel using semantic web data
 
= SMW vs Wordpress =
 
Compare to Wordpress — "Raskin vs Englebart," dashboard + specialized appliance model vs learning to use a computer
 
http://www.retrofacto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wordpress.jpg
 
* '''Wordpress''' is task driven. Forms for every day tasks. Need to map MW extensions.
 
Every day tasks —
* Everything oriented towards content management around blogging
* SEO, user management
* "Delete" content, one click
 
= Summary=
 
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Revision as of 22:32, 20 May 2010


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Who is a non-technical person

  • Focus is not technology but they can contribute in some way
  • Never learned programming concepts
  • Didn't realize Wikipedia can be edited
  • Maybe used a web content management system, blog, Facebook

What do they want

  1. to solve their problem, usually a "one of those" web site with some special requirements
  2. something that looks good - design is still paramount
  3. to learn about the participatory web
  4. to create reusable data?
  5. to have more control over their own site but keep things simple
    1. usually they don't want to 'innovate,' just do what everyone else is doing
  6. to work with someone they trust

What do I want

  1. promote digital literacy ­— filling out forms isn't it, stop treating computers as a typewriter
    1. reference-able statements, reusable data under fair terms of re-use
  2. get people to consider issues of site design and how to organize information without overburdening
  3. help flatten organizations and their external relationships
  4. promote transparency and co-development
  5. grow my own skills based on relevant requirements

Types and motivations of participants

  • Traditional executive — "everyone else is doing it," inexpensive solution
    • ideally they will participate but getting them to can be difficult
    • may be more cautious about full commitment - license, security, who can access and edit
  • Creative group or individual — may be inspired but needs constant guidance
  • Worker bee — tasked to use the wiki
    • may be less receptive to wiki ideals, make it straightforward
  • Outside contributors - often a stated goal of projects, have their own objectives
    • flexible to meet random demands
    • fair re-use terms


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