Comments on: OpenAcademic.org – blending Moodle, Drupal, Mediawiki, Elgg http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Computermacgyver http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-194807 Computermacgyver Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:42:05 +0000 773451385#comment-194807 Haven't had a lot of time to read your site, but the ideas are great. I integrated Elgg 1.5 and Mediawiki as explained on the following page: http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/computermacgyver/read/64330/mediawiki-elgg-15-integration All the best, Scott Haven’t had a lot of time to read your site, but the ideas are great. I integrated Elgg 1.5 and Mediawiki as explained on the following page:

http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/computermacgyver/read/64330/mediawiki-elgg-15-integration

All the best,
Scott

]]> By: CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » Moodle Conference http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-123941 CLT@CHI » Blog Archive » Moodle Conference Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:54:47 +0000 773451385#comment-123941 [...] few need.  There is certainly a lot of interest in a more collaborative approach using Moodle - eg here and [...] [...] few need.  There is certainly a lot of interest in a more collaborative approach using Moodle – eg here and [...]

]]> By: Murali http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-93562 Murali Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:15:59 +0000 773451385#comment-93562 I am interest to watch this discussion. I am interest to watch this discussion.

]]> By: Bill Fitzgerald http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-82338 Bill Fitzgerald Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 773451385#comment-82338 Hello, D'Arcy, You identified the OA goal precisely: to develop a stack that can be deployed and maintained by institutions of different sizes -- frequently, smaller institutions get left out because they don't have the financial resources/tech staff to deploy the latest tools. One of our goals is to reduce the barrier to entry for these smaller institutions while creating a tool that scales for the needs of larger institutions. However, we're aiming at more than just an LMS -- our goal is to create a system where social learning can exist alongside the needs of the institution without one having to interfere with the other. There is no need for the needs of students (and, more importantly, the benefits of informal learning) to be eclipsed by institutional needs. RE: replacements for flickr and del.icio.us -- there are a few modules that fit this need within Drupal -- for social bookmarking, a few modules have been produced over the last few months -- I'm partial to the userlink module, simply because we built it :) However, there is also the links package, janode, and a few other Drupal modules that bring social bookmarking into Drupal. For flickr, Drupal currently integrates with Gallery2, and it also has a few other contrib modules, including image and acidfree -- so, it is very possible to run a site with social bookmarking and image sharing without using flickr or delicious. Hello, D’Arcy,

You identified the OA goal precisely: to develop a stack that can be deployed and maintained by institutions of different sizes — frequently, smaller institutions get left out because they don’t have the financial resources/tech staff to deploy the latest tools. One of our goals is to reduce the barrier to entry for these smaller institutions while creating a tool that scales for the needs of larger institutions.

However, we’re aiming at more than just an LMS — our goal is to create a system where social learning can exist alongside the needs of the institution without one having to interfere with the other. There is no need for the needs of students (and, more importantly, the benefits of informal learning) to be eclipsed by institutional needs.

RE: replacements for flickr and del.icio.us — there are a few modules that fit this need within Drupal — for social bookmarking, a few modules have been produced over the last few months — I’m partial to the userlink module, simply because we built it :) However, there is also the links package, janode, and a few other Drupal modules that bring social bookmarking into Drupal.

For flickr, Drupal currently integrates with Gallery2, and it also has a few other contrib modules, including image and acidfree — so, it is very possible to run a site with social bookmarking and image sharing without using flickr or delicious.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-82505 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 773451385#comment-82505 Only one small thing... I'd rather see open source, host-your-own replacements for Flickr and del.icio.us (and maybe the rest). I'm hesitant to trust my (and my class' data) to a third-party, commercial service. Only one small thing… I’d rather see open source, host-your-own replacements for Flickr and del.icio.us (and maybe the rest). I’m hesitant to trust my (and my class’ data) to a third-party, commercial service.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/09/09/openacademic-org-blending-moodle-drupal-mediawiki-elgg/#comment-83178 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 773451385#comment-83178 There is a quality open-source version of del.icio.us called Scuttle. My experience with it has been positive. There is a quality open-source version of del.icio.us called Scuttle. My experience with it has been positive.

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