DiscoverEd FAQ - Revision history

Nathan Yergler at 20:53, 16 November 2010

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Nathan Yergler: /* How can I help? */

2010-10-21T20:22:49Z

‎How can I help?

Akozak: /* How can I help? */

2010-08-12T18:51:00Z

‎How can I help?

Akozak: /* How do I use DiscoverEd.creativecommons.org? */

2010-08-12T18:50:35Z

‎How do I use DiscoverEd.creativecommons.org?

Akozak: /* How do I use DiscoverEd? */

2010-08-12T18:50:21Z

‎How do I use DiscoverEd?

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2010-08-12T18:49:35Z

‎What is this?

CCID-jane at 16:04, 26 March 2010

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Ahrash at 17:50, 20 July 2009

2009-07-20T17:50:46Z

Ahrash at 17:50, 20 July 2009

2009-07-20T17:50:22Z

Ahrash: /* Where do the results come from? */

2009-07-20T17:50:07Z

‎Where do the results come from?

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 == What is this? ==

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 Tell your friends! Put it on your own educational site! Send us feedback! DiscoverEd is still a prototype, which means that we could use all of the feedback we can get. The more that people use DiscoverEd and tell us what they like or don't like, the more likely we will be able to make improvements that work.
-If you're a producer or curator of educational resources and would like to be included in the search, contact [[User:Akozak|Alex Kozak]] or [[User:Nathan_Yergler|Nathan Yergler]].  If you are using DiscoverEd, we want to hear from you.  What works for you?  What's broken?  What can be improved?
+If you're a producer or curator of educational resources and would like to be included in the search, contact [[User:Akozak|Alex Kozak]] or [[User:Nathan_Yergler|Nathan Yergler]].  If you are using DiscoverEd, we want to hear from you.  What works for you?  What's broken?  What can be improved? If you're a software developer, we'd love to have your help; see the [[DiscoverEd#Developer_Documentation|developer documentation]] for information.
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 Tell your friends! Put it on your own educational site! Send us feedback! DiscoverEd is still a prototype, which means that we could use all of the feedback we can get. The more that people use DiscoverEd and tell us what they like or don't like, the more likely we will be able to make improvements that work.
-If you're a producer or curator of educational resources and would like to be included in the search, contact [[User:Ahrash_Bissell|Ahrash Bissell]] or [[User:Nathan_Yergler|Nathan Yergler]].  If you are using DiscoverEd, we want to hear from you.  What works for you?  What's broken?  What can be improved?
+If you're a producer or curator of educational resources and would like to be included in the search, contact [[User:Akozak|Alex Kozak]] or [[User:Nathan_Yergler|Nathan Yergler]].  If you are using DiscoverEd, we want to hear from you.  What works for you?  What's broken?  What can be improved?
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 [[Category:DiscoverEd]]

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 Read more about the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcLearn_Search_Metadata metadata specifications] for DiscoverEd.
-== How do I use DiscoverEd.creativecommons.org? ==
+== How do I use discovered.creativecommons.org? ==
 === Searching for educational resources ===

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 Read more about the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcLearn_Search_Metadata metadata specifications] for DiscoverEd.
-== How do I use DiscoverEd? ==
+== How do I use DiscoverEd.creativecommons.org? ==
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 == What is this? ==
-'''[http://discovered.creativecommons.org/search/ DiscoverEd]''' is an experimental project from Creative Commons which attempts to provide scalable search and discovery for educational resources on the web.  Metadata, including the license and subject information available, are exposed in the result set. We are particularly interested in [http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cclearn-explanations-oer-and-cc-licenses-05-apr-09.pdf open educational resources (OER)] and are collaborating with other OER projects to improve search and discovery capabilities for OER, using DiscoverEd and other available tools. Contact us if you are interested in this work.
+[[DiscoverEd]] is both an open-source software project and an experimental project from Creative Commons which attempts to provide a solution for scalable search and discovery of educational resources on the web.  Metadata, including the license and subject information available, are exposed in search result sets. We are particularly interested in [http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cclearn-explanations-oer-and-cc-licenses-05-apr-09.pdf open educational resources (OER)] and are collaborating with other OER projects to improve search and discovery capabilities for OER, using DiscoverEd and other available tools.
-DiscoverEd is a '''prototype''' intended to explore how structured data may be used to enhance the search experience; there are a number of [http://code.creativecommons.org/issues/issue?status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7&@sort=-activity&@search_text=&@dispname=DiscoverEd&@filter=status,project&@group=priority&project=3&@columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&@pagesize=50&@startwith=0 known issues].
+Our running instance of the DiscoverEd software at [http://discovered.creativecommons.org discovered.creativecommons.org] is a '''prototype''' intended to explore how structured data may be used to enhance the search experience; there are a number of [http://code.creativecommons.org/issues/issue?status=-1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7&@sort=-activity&@search_text=&@dispname=DiscoverEd&@filter=status,project&@group=priority&project=3&@columns=id,activity,title,creator,assignedto,status&@pagesize=50&@startwith=0 known issues].
 [http://learn.creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/discovered-paper-17-july-2009.pdf Read our white paper] that describes the rationale for and design of DiscoverEd, as well as our thoughts regarding possible future enhancements that could make the tool, or other search tools like it, even more compelling.
-DiscoverEd is also being discussed among participants of the [http://opened.creativecommons.org/OER_search_and_discovery OER search and discovery community]. You can also find [http://www.slideshare.net/ahrashb/ocwc-global-2009-solving-the-oer-discovery-problem-the-discover-ed-prototype slides on Slideshare] about DiscoverEd. If you are aware of any related resources, please post them to the [http://opened.creativecommons.org/OER_search_and_discovery OpenEd community site], and we will cross-post them to this FAQ as we can.
+DiscoverEd is also being discussed among participants of the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/OER_search_and_discovery OER search and discovery community]. You can also find [http://www.slideshare.net/ahrashb/ocwc-global-2009-solving-the-oer-discovery-problem-the-discover-ed-prototype slides on Slideshare] about DiscoverEd. If you are aware of any related resources, please post them to the [http://opened.creativecommons.org/OER_search_and_discovery OpenEd community site], and we will cross-post them to this FAQ as we can.
 == Where do the results come from? ==

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	Results come from institutional and third party repositories who have expended time and resources ''curating'' the metadata. These ''curators'' either create or aggregate educational resources and maintain information about them.		Results come from institutional and third party repositories who have expended time and resources ''curating'' the metadata. These ''curators'' either create or aggregate educational resources and maintain information about them.