[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Usernames followed by a photo or file is an excellent solution, Sarita. However, I would still encourage members to consider a suitable name since many of my students write 1 for files. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instructi

[WikiEducator] Re: Flexible Learning course starts soon

2009-02-25 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Thank you, Leigh for sharing the course. I am looking forward to experiencing flexible learning as a participant. Warm wishes, Nellie Deutsch Doctoral Student Educational Leadership Curriculum and Instruction http://www.wikieducator.org/EL4C21 http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Nelliemuller skype:nel

[WikiEducator] Flexible Learning course starts soon

2009-02-25 Thread Leigh Blackall
http://flexible-learning-course.blogspot.com/ A free and open course on flexible learning starts March 16, using the wikieducator resource: http://wikieducator.org/Flexible_learning -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com ht

[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread Sarita Kumar
Hi all! Really a big and interesting problem. Even I have come across it so many times. I think they should write their username follwed by the picture name, i.e username_picture name. Sarita On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Randy Fisher wrote:Hmm, interesting problem What if, as a wo

[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread Robert Kruhlak
Any comments on the addition of a tip for choosing the file name in Wikieducator_tutorial/Images_and_Media/Basics? Rob On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Gita Mathur wrote: > > This is certainly a problem. In my Gargi College workshop I made all > the newbies rename their photos before uploading.

[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread Gita Mathur
This is certainly a problem. In my Gargi College workshop I made all the newbies rename their photos before uploading. I explained to them that the same file nane is very likely to be there, uploaded by some one else, if the camera being used is same and the numbering will be same too. This may ev

[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread Randy Fisher
Hmm, interesting problem What if, as a workaround, they name the photos: Chile Name_FotoName? - Randy On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:03 AM, NELLIE DEUTSCH < nellie.muller.deut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Declan, > I share your concerns. I think facilitators should stress the importance of > name givi

[WikiEducator] Re: Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread NELLIE DEUTSCH
Declan, I share your concerns. I think facilitators should stress the importance of name giving as they would a child. Facilitators should perhaps suggest participants collaborate when deciding on the best names for their images and files. Any suggestions on how to teach students on best practices

[WikiEducator] Uploaded file names, overwritten pictures

2009-02-25 Thread Declan
Hi folks, I don't know how big this problem is, but students of mine have used fairly simple names for files such as 'me.jpg' and 'handout.png' and saved them to the root directory. In some cases they have inadvertently overwritten other files; their files have have been over written by others.