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Export in various formats like PDF, ePUB, Word Documents #18

Open kulla opened 6 years ago

kulla commented 6 years ago

I would like to have an export of Serlo content in various formats like PDF, ePub, Open Office Documents, LaTeX, ... I can see a lot of possible use cases:

simonkoehl commented 5 years ago

My opinion: Not possible and/or very useful in the future of digital education. Such exported content would loos most of modern features like interactive feedback, learning analytics, recommendations, communication, AR content or even video.

kulla commented 5 years ago

I see two main reasons why we want to have content which is exportable to other formats:

1) We want to use Serlo content in other contents like AR, VR, etc. Thus we need various exports in other formats (we currently do not know that we will want them) and the best attempt is to always have in mind, that our content needs to stay exportable. For example we do not want that out content is only usable in HTML.

2) Using printed worksheets is still a very common practice for teachers. There are also contexts where it is the most cheap and thus possible solution for teachers (e.g. in refugee camps or in some regions of the world). Having a PDF exports helps Serlo to have an impact here (e.g. refugee camps).

Obviously not each content is exportable in each format. We want our content only exportable when it should be possible (e.g. interactive content cannot be exported in PDF, etc.)

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simonkoehl commented 5 years ago

Thanks for your answer @kulla !

regarding 2) That is true for today. But as entrepreneurs it is our job to think ahead - What is the situation most likely going to be in 5 to 15 years? - and focus on that. Additionally: Serving edge cases weakens the core product because it consumes resources. Which doesn't mean, that it can't be right. But if you do it, you have to consider the opportunity costs.

Regarding the "exportability" of content: Same thing here: Think about how our content most likely is going to be in 5 to 15 years.

Best!