Wikisoba project/Initial proposal: Difference between revisions
m (→Outcomes: pctn) |
(→Objective: expand on this) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
== Objective == | == Objective == | ||
<!-- Short abstract of less than 50 words which should help "sell" the idea to board members. Remember to keep the objectives specific and realistic (see [[w:SMART criteria|SMART criteria]]). -->A course management system that is free software and better adapted to small and medium-sized institutions involved in education and training. | <!-- Short abstract of less than 50 words which should help "sell" the idea to board members. Remember to keep the objectives specific and realistic (see [[w:SMART criteria|SMART criteria]]). -->A course management system that is free software and better adapted to small and medium-sized institutions involved in education and training. To be more specific, where Moodle is not suitable for applications when £40 a week seems like serious money, the idea is to develop a course management system that can mediate between a syllabus and accreditation by a badge system, via enrolment in lessons of mixed text, media and quizzes, and that can be hosted successfully in 1 GB. Time scale 18 months, of which 12 months would be adaptation of existing GPL code. | ||
== Goals == | == Goals == | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 31 January 2014
- Draft using Template:Technology Project Proposal
Wikisoba is a working title for a project to create a "lite" version of Moodle.
Objective
A course management system that is free software and better adapted to small and medium-sized institutions involved in education and training. To be more specific, where Moodle is not suitable for applications when £40 a week seems like serious money, the idea is to develop a course management system that can mediate between a syllabus and accreditation by a badge system, via enrolment in lessons of mixed text, media and quizzes, and that can be hosted successfully in 1 GB. Time scale 18 months, of which 12 months would be adaptation of existing GPL code.
Goals
A fork of Moodle that reverses its tendency to feature creep, and integrates features available in MediaWiki.
Resources
At least one year of developer time/£100K. Would require strategic alliances to cover a high proportion of the cost.
Constraints
Avoid trademark infringement.
Outcomes
Reduced hosting and maintenance costs for the VLE.
Risks
Inadequate management of software development. Lack of a way forward to develop the software further.