Comments on: Making Your Tech Projects Salvageable and Sustainable – the Case of the RAILS Project

By: Shannon Quinn

Shannon Quinn — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:06:29 +0000

In reply to Edo Forsythe. Thanks Edo!

By: Shannon Quinn

Shannon Quinn — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:05:56 +0000

In reply to Jeff M.. Thanks for your comment, Jeff! I didn't know that anyone outside of UW had been using those tools but of course it would be you! :)

By: Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 22:12:01 +0000

Thanks Shannon for this retrospective and futureSpective. So glad to hear RAILs has a v.2.0! I was an enthusiastic user of Multimedia Lesson Builder and Annotator, and thought UW-M’s model of developing course-centric tools for faculty a brilliant undertaking. As much as I like H5P and PressBooks (and the open source movements behind them), I’d readily plunk down $400 again (not sure what that is in 2022 $$) for something that had similar nuance and elegance. Good riddance to Flash, but still suffering saudades for courseware authoring that made mere mortals feel brilliant!

By: Edo Forsythe

Edo Forsythe — Mon, 16 May 2022 01:42:59 +0000

Excellent compilation of things to keep in mind when creating tech-based materials! All to often we expend huge resources of time and effort for a project that becomes obsolete due to a lack of planning for longevity. This checklist of things to consider will be VERY useful!

Thank you very much for sharing your experience with RAILS!

Edo