Comments on: One Tool to Rule them All: the BLOG! http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/ a "b" blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:21:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Five-ring binders http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-6349 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Five-ring binders Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:24:48 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-6349 [...] Jim Groom at bavatuesdays talks about multi-user blogs for students in this post. [...] [...] Jim Groom at bavatuesdays talks about multi-user blogs for students in this post. [...]
]]> By: Dave F. http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-6348 Dave F. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:59:49 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-6348 Jim: I learned about your multi-user experiment through Alan Levine's blog. I work in corporate/organizational settings, not education, but will be following with interest, to see (and reap) what you learn. For me, seeing technology applied in very different settings can help trigger a potential solution to a difficulty I've had in yet another setting. (You guys have tougher binders than I do; mine are all three-ring.) The privacy issue is a good point... I'm a complete outsider but was able to follow a link above to the 2/20/07 exchange on "Seeing is Believing," where one person posted a (harmless) personal comment to the wrong blog. I mention this only because the student might not have intended her congratulations to a friend to be available to me, even by accident. -- Dave Jim:

I learned about your multi-user experiment through Alan Levine’s blog. I work in corporate/organizational settings, not education, but will be following with interest, to see (and reap) what you learn. For me, seeing technology applied in very different settings can help trigger a potential solution to a difficulty I’ve had in yet another setting.

(You guys have tougher binders than I do; mine are all three-ring.)

The privacy issue is a good point… I’m a complete outsider but was able to follow a link above to the 2/20/07 exchange on “Seeing is Believing,” where one person posted a (harmless) personal comment to the wrong blog. I mention this only because the student might not have intended her congratulations to a friend to be available to me, even by accident.

– Dave

]]> By: The digital five ring binder and much more at bavatuesdays http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5898 The digital five ring binder and much more at bavatuesdays Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5898 [...] we are there. It all may need a little fine-tuning but not that much. I have been talking about WordPress Multi-User and the ability to feed numerous student blogs into a class portal of sorts that serves as a feed aggregator for all the virtually distributed student work for a particular [...] [...] we are there. It all may need a little fine-tuning but not that much. I have been talking about WordPress Multi-User and the ability to feed numerous student blogs into a class portal of sorts that serves as a feed aggregator for all the virtually distributed student work for a particular [...]
]]> By: WPMU Hacks for BDP RSS, Optimal, & YouTube at bavatuesdays http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5755 WPMU Hacks for BDP RSS, Optimal, & YouTube at bavatuesdays Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:47:49 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5755 [...] bavatimeline « One Tool to Rule them All: the BLOG! [...] [...] bavatimeline « One Tool to Rule them All: the BLOG! [...]
]]> By: Mikhail http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5728 Mikhail Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:25:19 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5728 Thanks for the tip, Jim. I'll contact John. I've tried to get in touch with the folks at Automattic on behalf of Baruch but no response as of yet. Sounds like I should have better luck this time around. Thanks for the tip, Jim. I’ll contact John. I’ve tried to get in touch with the folks at Automattic on behalf of Baruch but no response as of yet. Sounds like I should have better luck this time around.
]]> By: Jeff http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5716 Jeff Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:29:09 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5716 This sounds great! What ELS is doing does indeed support the idea of the utility of targeted investments of time and resources to demonstrating the powerful teaching and learning tools available. Sounds like a project with a good UI$ (as <a href="http://jerryslezak.net/scissors/?p=185" rel="nofollow">Jerry</a> would put it). This sounds great! What ELS is doing does indeed support the idea of the utility of targeted investments of time and resources to demonstrating the powerful teaching and learning tools available. Sounds like a project with a good UI$ (as Jerry would put it).
]]> By: jimgroom http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5711 jimgroom Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:52:24 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5711 We haven't played with the LDAP plugin yet, but there seems to be some folks who are using it, as far it as I can see. You should also consider contacting <a href="http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/" rel="nofollow">John Joseph Bachir</a>. He helped develop Lyceum, and is a great guy who has recently moved up your way to NYC. He knows the ins and outs of developing a multi-user solution for WordPress as well as anyone and may very well be someone you might consult with about some of these issues. Additionally, he has already been talking about integrating Lyceum, MediaWiki and Vanilla -a step towards having a forum, wiki and blog play together nicely -the future of all these rantings. I have no doubt he'll whip this together seamlessly, he's an ace. We haven’t played with the LDAP plugin yet, but there seems to be some folks who are using it, as far it as I can see. You should also consider contacting John Joseph Bachir. He helped develop Lyceum, and is a great guy who has recently moved up your way to NYC. He knows the ins and outs of developing a multi-user solution for WordPress as well as anyone and may very well be someone you might consult with about some of these issues. Additionally, he has already been talking about integrating Lyceum, MediaWiki and Vanilla -a step towards having a forum, wiki and blog play together nicely -the future of all these rantings. I have no doubt he’ll whip this together seamlessly, he’s an ace.
]]> By: Mikhail http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5709 Mikhail Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:37:30 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5709 Jim, Do you guys use the LDAP plugin? -- We'll play around with WPMU and see if the security feature passes muster with the IT mafia. Unfortunately, the mantra is not my own. Looking for a new one. Jim,

Do you guys use the LDAP plugin? — We’ll play around with WPMU and see if the security feature passes muster with the IT mafia. Unfortunately, the mantra is not my own. Looking for a new one.

]]> By: Matt http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5692 Matt Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:03:54 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5692 I love the idea of a semester-long blog as a five-ring binder. Brilliant <em>and</em> beautiful! I love the idea of a semester-long blog as a five-ring binder. Brilliant and beautiful!
]]> By: jimgroom http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5689 jimgroom Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:06:48 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/one-tool-to-rule-them-all-the-blog/#comment-5689 @Cole -What do you mean when you say that you are not able to rely on a "dynamic publishing platform"? Aren't most blogging platforms more or less dynamic? Or are you referring specifically to WPMU and dynamic sub domains/DNS, etc.? Alternatively, might it have anything to do with the sheer number of students at PSU? (A silly guess to provide a segue way.) If so, check out ASU's <a href="http://blog.asu.edu/" rel="nofollow">WPMU blogs beta</a> (wrapped with Drupal no less) -it is quite amazing and they are 55,000 students plus. Thanks for the comment and keep the goodness coming, but stop using the comments as ad space:) @Mikhail: WPMU has a <a href="http://wpmudev.org/project/WPMU-LDAP-Authentication-Plug-in" rel="nofollow">LDAP Authentication Plugin</a> already. Privacy is a huge concern and thus far we are doing quite controlled experiments, only certain classes and students are participating. Nonetheless, one of the things I really like about WPMU is that it will allow each blogger to set theit individual blogs privacy setting. Which means the student can elect to prevent their blog from showing up on larger web directories, which will basically prevent their work from being "googled." As for more granular security, I guess that gets sticky because part of what we are pushing for here, as I understand it, is a more open, cross-pollinated model of sharing information both in, outside of, and between the classroom(s) -and dare I say universities? I kind of hall/cafeteria/coffee shop/lounge/bar/road trip/classroom model. Does this make any sense? I guess your question, or should I say your mantra, is always hard for me to answer, so I try and suggest a band-aid in place of surgery -for I am not a surgeon! @Cole -What do you mean when you say that you are not able to rely on a “dynamic publishing platform”? Aren’t most blogging platforms more or less dynamic? Or are you referring specifically to WPMU and dynamic sub domains/DNS, etc.? Alternatively, might it have anything to do with the sheer number of students at PSU? (A silly guess to provide a segue way.) If so, check out ASU’s WPMU blogs beta (wrapped with Drupal no less) -it is quite amazing and they are 55,000 students plus. Thanks for the comment and keep the goodness coming, but stop using the comments as ad space:)

@Mikhail: WPMU has a LDAP Authentication Plugin already. Privacy is a huge concern and thus far we are doing quite controlled experiments, only certain classes and students are participating. Nonetheless, one of the things I really like about WPMU is that it will allow each blogger to set theit individual blogs privacy setting. Which means the student can elect to prevent their blog from showing up on larger web directories, which will basically prevent their work from being “googled.” As for more granular security, I guess that gets sticky because part of what we are pushing for here, as I understand it, is a more open, cross-pollinated model of sharing information both in, outside of, and between the classroom(s) -and dare I say universities? I kind of hall/cafeteria/coffee shop/lounge/bar/road trip/classroom model. Does this make any sense? I guess your question, or should I say your mantra, is always hard for me to answer, so I try and suggest a band-aid in place of surgery -for I am not a surgeon!

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