Knowledge forum looked pretty good to me when I looked at Gordon's site a
couple of months ago.
Phil
At 06:36 28/11/02 -0800, you wrote:
>>1) a web-based threaded discussion tool (what WebBoard, KF and others
>>would offer in part)--
>>Examples:
>>WebBoard - http://forums.chatspace.com/~wb5trial/guests
>>Knowledge Forum - http://knowledgeforum.ucsc.edu:27320/ Gordon says:
>>"First selct EDUC250_FALL02 as the database and then log in with
>>Username: visitor and Password: guest
>
>
>If the decision is to go with Knowledge Forum, I should be happy to
>host. I have a spare database on the system that could be started up
>immediately.
>One of the advantages of this tool is that, in addition to the archived
>threaded indexing, KF includes a set of tools - the Rise Above feature -
>that allows individual users to search the database by keywords, etc.
>
>Gordon
>
>
>
>>PRO: permanent topical indexing with multiple threads; shared archive;
>>flexible management; embedded within web interface for easy linking to
>>resources (like document or link libraries).
>>CON: requires learner to be online over extended period for browsing,
>>posting.
>>
>>2) a "newsgroup" discussion that could be downloaded locally--
>>Example: <alt.fan.dan-quayle> ;-)
>>
>>PRO: basic indexing by reply-tos; shared archive; local download
>>requires less online browsing.
>>CON: interface (newsgroup reader) not widely used (IMHO); not as
>>flexible as current generation web-based tools.
>>
>>3) email listserv like xmca--
>>PRO: only requires email client; minimal connect time; archive.
>>CON: not threaded; not integrated with web resources; messages sit in
>>your inbox along with all the other stuff.
>>
>>4) hybrid of 1 + 2,3-- (a web-based course tool w/ newsgroup or
>>listserv, like Kevin has mentioned for WebBoard)
>>PRO: meets diverse needs.
>>CON: more difficult to manage; learners' experience of course varies,
>>which would affect participation.
>
>--
>Gordon Wells
>UC Santa Cruz.
>gwells@cats.ucsc.edu http://people.ucsc.edu/~gwells/
>
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