Software Sharability
Frank Wattenberg, USMA
JOMA
Worth reusing -- QUALITY
Caution -- scientific quality and pedagogical quality -- Eric Mazur's work
Flexible enough to be used widely --
Lite
Lite vs complete
Permissions -- the "business model" is the sine qua non!!!
Easy to modify
Parameters
Mastery of tools
Intellectual force multiplier
Computer-based homework/assessment
Scriptable
Full documentation and support
source code, user manuals, etc.
Professional Development
Online workshops
Examples and sharing
Area of Columbia
What we didn't do -- online user's forum
What we didn't do -- email notification of changes
What we can't do -- storyboarding -- it's not just content assembly
Also see
Duke Connected Curriculum Project
,
Multivariable Calculus
section for the Equiangular Spiral (
applet
version) and Hiking and Climbing in Yosemite (
applet
version) for examples of how the Lite Applets project has been adopted/adapted by others.