Re: Burrokeet presentation

In case anyone is wondering about how to get to the teachers and
administrators here is an idea:
In the primary schools every term there is supposed to be a day
set aside for professional development. What form this day takes
is solely up to the discretion of the principal and his staff. If well
planned the Ministry of Education even contributes financially to it.

So for the targeted schools maybe this professional
development day (meaning a whole day eh) can be considered
in the 'when' aspect.

Ameena

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ross Gardler" <[email protected]>
To: "CIS Project" <cis-T6/[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:15 AM
Subject: [cis] Re: Burrokeet presentation


> Richard Jobity wrote:
>> Apart from Ameena, how many teachers even know of thins thing called 
>> Burrokeet?  How many teachers have we shown it to?  Lecturers?  Students?
>
> I am now working on promotion of the project. If you need materials, let 
> me know. Anil has recently created three superb content packages and there 
> are a further three from my own work. They are not the easiest to 
> demonstrate yet, but tell us what you are trying to do and we will help.
>
>> We have a tool with huge potential.
>
> Yes, *potential* remember Burrokeet has only just released version 0.1rc1. 
> You can't get much earlier than that in a release schedule. Granted we are 
> pretty advanced for a tool at that stage of development, but it will be a 
> good while before it is useful for the "non-technical" user.
>
> This is why I am so keen on having a clear problem specification, becasue 
> if you do go with Burrokeet it will requrie hands on assistance for the 
> scholls. Anil is, of course, well aware of this and I know he is working 
> closely with you so he will not "lead you up the garden path" as we say in 
> England. But be aware of the potential and develop it, rather than trying 
> to solve the worlds problems overnight.
>
> (aside myself and a German colleague recently made a proposal to O'Reilly 
> for a book on single source publishing, aimed at the non computer 
> scientist. This book will have Burrokeet as the primary tool. 
> COnsequently, if this proposal is accepted, should hear before XMas, you 
> can expect Burrokeet to become a true end user tool within 12 months).
>
>
> As, Richard suggests, work with the teachers not the administrators. 
> Admins want immediate results, teachers want the best solutions and some 
> will be willing to work with you on those solutions, whatever they are.
>
> Ross
>
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