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# promote digital literacy ­— filling out forms isn't it, stop treating computers as a typewriter
# promote digital literacy ­— filling out forms isn't it, stop treating computers as a typewriter
## reusable data under fair terms of re-use
## reference-able statements, reusable data under fair terms of re-use
# get people to consider issues of site design and how to organize information
# get people to consider issues of site design and how to organize information without overburdening
# help flatten organizations and their external relationships
# help flatten organizations and their external relationships
# promote transparency and co-development
# promote transparency and co-development
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* '''Worker bee''' — tasked to use the wiki
* '''Worker bee''' — tasked to use the wiki
** may be less receptive to wiki ideals, make it straightforward
** 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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# wiki markup
# wiki markup
# sharing knowledge, creating more converts
# sharing knowledge, creating more converts
# Creating templates
# Creating templates/queries/classes
# Creating queries
# Adjusting classes
# Creating classes
# understanding of good schema design, distributed data, licensing
# understanding of good schema design, distributed data, licensing
# distributed applications, creating standards
# distributed applications, creating standards
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** Constant attention, guidance
** Constant attention, guidance
* Tangly mess
* Tangly mess
** Better use of SMW features, more forms
** Better use of SMW features, more forms, patience for gardening
* Misunderstood requirements, not really listening to what they want
* Misunderstood requirements, not really listening to what they want
** Learning experience
** Learning experience
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= How =
= How =


Identify groups, strategies
 
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
Threaten - others are doing it, loss of leadership


Inspire - self empowerment, less dependence, creating, leading, "where the web is going"
Blow past increasing complexity of security to simpler wiki model (all private or all public)


Lots and lots of guiding
Really enforce importance of discussion tab, history, diff, learning from others.. site evolution as an interest


Appoint leads based on interests, give them responsibilities
Appoint leads based on interests, give them responsibilities


Peer helpers - spread the virus
Peer helpers — spread the virus


Translators
Translators for those who can't directly contribute


Profles of uses
Profiles of uses


The importance of design
The importance of design
* promote the cues of Wikipedia but provide something original
* promote the cues of Wikipedia but provide something original


Exhibit example of copying and pasting to excel using semantic web data
<div style="magin: 15px">
http://wiki.zooid.org/images/innocell-wp.png
</div>


Magic — Exhibit example of copying and pasting to excel using semantic web data


= SMW vs Wordpress =
= SMW vs Wordpress =

Revision as of 22:31, 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
    • flexible to meet random demands


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In order:

  1. Useful read-only resource
  2. basic editing using forms
  3. wiki markup
  4. sharing knowledge, creating more converts
  5. Creating templates/queries/classes
  6. understanding of good schema design, distributed data, licensing
  7. distributed applications, creating standards


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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
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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

Magic — Exhibit example of copying and pasting to excel using semantic web data

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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
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