The course material I've looked at so far looks really nice, I just wish there was a little more consistency with the file formats used. I've seen pdf, native google doc, and Microsoft Office docx files used in the same course for files that have similar purposes. And, no surprise here, the docx files end up having minor display 'differences' when downloaded and viewed in LibreOffice.
I'm not 100% sold on idea of using Google Docs for the hosting, but that's just because I've already had it glitch out a few times and present me with a login screen for Google Docs or, in some cases, a login screen for the content creator's .edu domain name (which is using Google Apps for Education.) Granted, Google Docs, at least when it is working correctly, lets me view and <em>download</em> all the files without having to log in. I've lost track of the number of times I've been told by academic websites that I can view or download their PDF by clicking on a link only to be taken to a site like Issuu or Scribd, which require an account to actually download the file. Going through the account creation process and agreeing to the terms of service is a bit much to download a PDF, even if the account is 'free'.
I hope you'll write a follow-up to this after OSCON. I'd be really interested in reading your take on the sessions you listed, especially the first two.
The course material I've looked at so far looks really nice, I just wish there was a little more consistency with the file formats used. I've seen pdf, native google doc, and Microsoft Office docx files used in the same course for files that have similar purposes. And, no surprise here, the docx files end up having minor display 'differences' when downloaded and viewed in LibreOffice.
I'm not 100% sold on idea of using Google Docs for the hosting, but that's just because I've already had it glitch out a few times and present me with a login screen for Google Docs or, in some cases, a login screen for the content creator's .edu domain name (which is using Google Apps for Education.) Granted, Google Docs, at least when it is working correctly, lets me view and <em>download</em> all the files without having to log in. I've lost track of the number of times I've been told by academic websites that I can view or download their PDF by clicking on a link only to be taken to a site like Issuu or Scribd, which require an account to actually download the file. Going through the account creation process and agreeing to the terms of service is a bit much to download a PDF, even if the account is 'free'.