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Working groups are loosely coupled groups of individuals focusing on certain parts of the Education Committee mandate.
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= Todo items =
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# Nominate an editor
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= old stuff below delete or assimilate asap =
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'''Charlie's idea for wiki sprint: Delete this and change to the list of subcommittee to dos for the next 3 months'''
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Working groups are loosely coupled groups of individuals focusing on certain parts of the [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] mandate.
  
 
If you want a particular group, add it to the list and provide a goal for the group.  When it comes time for reporting back to the membership and board, we can all briefly update the activities/status of the working group.
 
If you want a particular group, add it to the list and provide a goal for the group.  When it comes time for reporting back to the membership and board, we can all briefly update the activities/status of the working group.
  
 
== Data Package Group ==
 
== Data Package Group ==
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* Detail page [[Edu Data Package]]
 
=== Goal ===
 
=== Goal ===
 
* Produce a data package for common use in tutorials
 
* Produce a data package for common use in tutorials
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=== Method ===
 
=== Method ===
* Work with GeoData Committee where needed
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* Work with [[Public Geospatial Data Committee]] where needed
 
* Work with software projects to provide data package in meaningful format for their tool
 
* Work with software projects to provide data package in meaningful format for their tool
 
* Use data package as a reference in writing tutorials
 
* Use data package as a reference in writing tutorials
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=== Status ===
 
=== Status ===
 
* Just starting
 
* Just starting
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=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:Tmitchel | Tyler Mitchell]]
 
* [[User:Tmitchel | Tyler Mitchell]]
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* [[User:JoWalsh | Jo Walsh]]
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* [[User:Pnaciona|Perry Nacionales]]
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* [[User:Neteler|Markus Neteler]]
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* [[User:Charlie|Charlie Schweik]]
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== Education Resources Group ==
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=== Goal ===
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* Collect links to and describe educational resources
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* Develop an "Introduction to GIS" course and courseware
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* Support educators in their usage of GFOSS
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=== Method ===
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* Find people to test use what we will develop
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* Promote GFOSS to colleagues
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=== Status ===
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* Just starting
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=== Results ===
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See the [[Educational Resources]] page.
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=== Contributors ===
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* [[User:ajolma | Ari Jolma]]
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* [[User:Pnaciona|Perry Nacionales]]
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== Research Outreach Group ==
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=== Goal ===
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* Link to research projects using and developing GFOSS
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* Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
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* Start and support research projects that develop GFOSS
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* Start and support research projects that help GFOSS developers
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=== Method ===
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* Promote GFOSS to colleagues
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* Work with developers to identify research needs
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=== Status ===
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* Just starting
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=== Results ===
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See the [[OSGeo in Research]] page.
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=== Contributors ===
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* [[User:ajolma | Ari Jolma]]
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* [[User:Pnaciona|Perry Nacionales]]
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== FreeGISBook Group ==
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* Detail page [[Free GIS Book]]
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=== Goal ===
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* Produce and maintain the Free GIS Book started by EOGEO
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=== Method ===
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* ??
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=== Status ===
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* Just starting. [[User:Adoyle| Allan Doyle]] will investigate the logistics of moving the project from EOGEO to OSGeo.
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update: we are waiting for mediawiki to be installed on telascience's server, and then wikibooks.osgeo.org will point to that. At that point, the content will be moved from eogeo.org to the new space.
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=== Results ===
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* Nothing yet
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=== Contributors ===
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* [[User:JoWalsh|Jo Walsh]] - modulo some [[Talk:Free_GIS_Book|answers to some questions]]
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[[Category:Education]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 26 September 2007

Todo items

  1. Nominate an editor

old stuff below delete or assimilate asap

Charlie's idea for wiki sprint: Delete this and change to the list of subcommittee to dos for the next 3 months

Working groups are loosely coupled groups of individuals focusing on certain parts of the Education and Curriculum Committee mandate.

If you want a particular group, add it to the list and provide a goal for the group. When it comes time for reporting back to the membership and board, we can all briefly update the activities/status of the working group.

Data Package Group

Goal

  • Produce a data package for common use in tutorials

Method

  • Work with Public Geospatial Data Committee where needed
  • Work with software projects to provide data package in meaningful format for their tool
  • Use data package as a reference in writing tutorials

Status

  • Just starting

Results

  • Nothing yet

Contributors

Education Resources Group

Goal

  • Collect links to and describe educational resources
  • Develop an "Introduction to GIS" course and courseware
  • Support educators in their usage of GFOSS

Method

  • Find people to test use what we will develop
  • Promote GFOSS to colleagues

Status

  • Just starting

Results

See the Educational Resources page.

Contributors

Research Outreach Group

Goal

  • Link to research projects using and developing GFOSS
  • Support researchers in their usage of GFOSS
  • Start and support research projects that develop GFOSS
  • Start and support research projects that help GFOSS developers

Method

  • Promote GFOSS to colleagues
  • Work with developers to identify research needs

Status

  • Just starting

Results

See the OSGeo in Research page.

Contributors

FreeGISBook Group

Goal

  • Produce and maintain the Free GIS Book started by EOGEO

Method

  • ??

Status

  • Just starting. Allan Doyle will investigate the logistics of moving the project from EOGEO to OSGeo.

update: we are waiting for mediawiki to be installed on telascience's server, and then wikibooks.osgeo.org will point to that. At that point, the content will be moved from eogeo.org to the new space.

Results

  • Nothing yet

Contributors