how to add fields in OpenEdx python file On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 12:45:30 PM UTC+5:30, Sef Kloninger wrote: > > Open edX Community - > > June 1st marks the one year anniversary of the open source release of the > edX platform. Stanford has been using our own Open edX instance since April > 2013. We've successfully run twenty public MOOC's > <http://online.stanford.edu/courses/platform/Stanford%20OpenEdX> and many > more courses for on-campus use. We have developed and contributed back many > features to adapt the platform for our own pedagogical and research needs. > As you can see in our just-published "Stanford Online 2013 In Review," Open > edX is an important enabler of Stanford's online education efforts (see this > announcement > <http://online.stanford.edu/news/2014/05/19/stanford-online-courses-all-parts-campus-are-reaching-millions-learners-globally> > > or download a PDF copy > <http://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpol/vpol-files/2013_Report/Stanford_Online_2013_In_Review_PRINT.pdf> > of > the full report). > > We would now like to see adoption of Open edX really take off. We believe > Stanford has a useful vantage point to observe and comment on what is > working, and what is not, in the open-source project. We are sharing with > this community our recommendations to improve governance, core technology, > and community management. We believe making these improvements will drive > adoption amongst teachers, hosting providers, researchers, IT departments, > and developers. Our recommendations are informed by interviews with a dozen > stakeholders. > > *I invite you to read our findings and recommendations document in either > Google Doc > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UV0LhaaPLpx8TLHuK1f9luNcRrpSNmXg0baINLk2W34> > > or plain HTML > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UV0LhaaPLpx8TLHuK1f9luNcRrpSNmXg0baINLk2W34/pub> > formats*. > * But for the impatient I've copy/pasted our twelve recommendations in the > bottom of this mail.* > > Nate Aune, an experienced entrepreneur and open-source contributor, did > the research for Stanford and authored the paper. Thank you to Nate, the > interviewees, and reviewers who made this happen. > > We look forward to ongoing work with the edX leadership and engineering > team to improve open-source efforts and improve the platform. > > - Sef Kloninger > Head of Engineering, Stanford Online > Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Governance - Clarify and communicate the mission of Open edX- Establish > clear guidelines for contributors- Expand governance to involve community > in technical and product decisionsTechnical Improvements - Open up the > development process: public wiki’s, public bug tracking- Move to 2-4 stable > releases per year: release notes, upgrade scripts, improved packaging and > testing- Provide more ways to extend and modify the platform without having > to change the core: content interfaces and API’s - Improve the Open edX > documentation- Create a more informative website targeted at platform > adopters- Establish an ecosystem of commercial vendors and hosting > providersCommunity Building - Hire a full time Open edX community manager- > Establish, measure, and communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)- > Create forums to engage platform users (developers, hosting providers, > researchers), e.g. user group meetings and office hours* > >
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