Thanks Jeff!
An embedded system on Wikipedia for getting realtime chat help from
experienced editors is something that has been on my wishlist for a
while. (It's also something that Frank Schulenburg, who heads the Wiki
Education Foundation that supports US and Canada education programs on
Wikipedia, has thought a lot about in the past.)[1]
I'd be interested in exploring the potential of your platform;
depending on the details, it might be something worth trying out
within our system for managing courses that use Wikipedia editing
assignments.[2]
[1] =
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/LiveHelp
[2] =
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Education_Program
-Sage Ross
Wikimedia Foundation
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Jeff Levy <jeff(a)o10s.com> wrote:
Demo/Codebase Questions/Comment:
Sorry to have not been more clear from the outset. The fact is that we
don't have a specific demo created for Wikipedia at this point. Our Online
Collaboration Platform demo video is available at
https://www.officehours.co/#demo. Also, if you want to register for the
platform on our home page, you will be taken through a more detailed tour of
the platform. It is optimized for Chrome, but most functionality will now
work on other major browser platforms.
All of our codebase is either 3rd party open source or written by our team.
We would release an open source version of the codebase if we were to launch
a collaboration platform for Wikipedia.
"Expert" and Chat Room Questions/Comments:
I understand the challenges of identifying who is an "expert" - maybe it is
better to think of "wikistructors" as volunteer guides or docents -
self-appointed helpers. Our process utilizes an Uber-like 5 start rating
system so that there is an ongoing assessment of the quality/effectiveness
of those who are providing "expert" help.
Yes, it would be possible to jump from any Wikipedia posting directly to a
chatroom. Our chat rooms are set up for group participation - either live
chat or audio. We also offer one-on-one interaction opportunities in
workspace rooms that have live chat/audio/video and a suite of collaboration
tools.
I think that a realtime discussion on these topics would be helpful and
possibly more efficient. If there is interest, I can host a session on
OfficeHours - I recognize that there will not be one time that works for
all, but perhaps we can get a critical mass and post a recording of the
session for others to review and comment on at their convenience.
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