Introducing quick way to checkout and edit or make a derived copy.

We just released a handy, new, time-saving feature, Express Edit, that lets you quickly check out or derive a copy of content you are viewing. Every piece of content now has a Reuse/Edit link at the top. Express Edit was developed by Connexions Consortium member, Siyavula, to help teachers in South Africa quickly share and adapt teaching materials. Luckily, their contribution of this new feature benefits all current and future Connexions authors.

The key time-saver is that you can find and view the content you want to edit or make a derived copy of, and then, check it out to make your changes. No need to head over to your account, find a work area, and search to add the content. Having Reuse/Edit right on the content, makes it clear to readers that they can become authors, too. Deriving copies is also clear and easy to use. We know that authors found it hard to figure out when and where deriving a copy occurred. We expect making Reuse visible on the content will increase the number of adaptations of Connexions content.

More about Express Edit, including instructions.