The Social Sourcing of eduCommons
-
Upload
tom-caswell -
Category
Education
-
view
1.490 -
download
3
description
Transcript of The Social Sourcing of eduCommons
![Page 1: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
The Social Sourcing of eduCommons
Creating community around social source software
Tom CaswellProject ManagerOCW Consortium
Christopher Johnson Cofounder and CEO
ifPeople
Photo by dirac3000
![Page 2: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
History of eduCommons
• Started in 2004 at Utah State University• Hewlett funded project• Used by 50+ institutions
worldwide
![Page 3: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
eduCommons Today
Critical transition point:• Funding• Development• Stewardship
![Page 4: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Risks
Product stagnates
No support No new features
Community splinters
Photo by maxymedia
![Page 5: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunities:• Leverage existing user base• Collaboratively fund development• Broader open source community
Challenges:Find a way forward that ensures the well being of the project now and in the future.
Photo by Sunfrog1
![Page 6: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
What is social sourcing?
A project organizing approach that gets
diverse stakeholders to participate in the
software making process, thus creating
sustainable community.
Photo by Wade from Oklohoma
![Page 7: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Principles of Social Sourcing
Distribute the burdenDiverse perspectives enrich the final productFocus on creating value for usersGive everyone a voice
Photo by km6xo
![Page 8: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Example: GetPaid
Ecommerce product for Plone Provides payment processing and simple store www.plonegetpaid.com
![Page 9: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Social Sourcing Process
Study the market (benchmark) Put together a compelling plan Recruit the right people Engage a wide base in refining requirements Ask for money Celebrate successes Sustain it: fun, organization, motivation Regroup, review, and restart...
![Page 10: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Social Sourcing GetPaid
Initial release: central development, distributed funding
Now distributed development and funding Over 40 contributors 10,000+ LOC
![Page 11: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Social Sourcing eduCommons
Goal: Create a vibrant, healthy
community that shares in stewarding the product.
![Page 12: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Distributed Leadership
• Development• Quality Control• Requirements
gathering• Planning process• Marketing• Support and
commercial services
Photo by on1stsite
![Page 13: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Organized, Open Framework
• Information• Governance• Communication
tools• Feedback tools
Photo by Jeremy Brooks
Photo by foxypar4
![Page 14: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Current State
What is the experience of a new user?• Finding product information• Understanding what it does• Get the product working• Get help• Get involved
Photo by yogi
![Page 15: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Current Work In Progress
Overview of current phase of work• educommons.com portal • software distribution setup • features and bug fixes• testing and quality control
Photo by hellochris
![Page 16: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Tear Down Old Infrastructure
• Outdated information• COSL project site• Old URLs • Redirects
Photo by Outsanity Photos
![Page 17: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Future Directions
It depends on YOU!
Photo by quas
• Currently consulting stakeholders
• Preparing plan for OCWC Global Conference
• We want to know what role you want to play!
![Page 18: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Get Involved!
Let us know your interests! [email protected]
Get the product! educommons.com
Facebook Group: Search "educommons"
Photo by ecstaticist
![Page 19: The Social Sourcing of eduCommons](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070316/5556f49ad8b42ac60c8b51e1/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Questions?
Contact info:eduCommons [email protected] Tom [email protected]
Christopher [email protected] Photo by Tch0la :)