Comments on: Support for External Blogs in Moodle 2.0 http://techticker.net/2009/12/24/support-for-external-blogs-in-moodle-2-0/ educational technology, eLearning & emerging technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike Bogle http://techticker.net/2009/12/24/support-for-external-blogs-in-moodle-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-7386 Mike Bogle Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:42:08 +0000 http://techticker.net/?p=3274#comment-7386 @<a href="http://techticker.net/2009/12/24/support-for-external-blogs-in-moodle-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-7380" rel="nofollow">David Jones</a>: You're too right about this being bigger than blogs. I fall prey to that bias a bit too frequently I'm afraid since they are my medium of choice in most cases. Learning takes place through many mediums, in many forms and can be represented using many different approaches - most of which can be captured and disseminated via an RSS feed. So we do indeed need to be thinking more broadly than just one platform. In the case of Moodle v 2.0, I suspect that these changes will make the platform an even more desirable option and substitute for Blackboard than it already is - especially considering how ridiculously inept Bb is at supporting RSS. I'm increasingly trying to be platform agnostic, but placing Moodle and Bb along side one another it's clear which option is better. My prediction is that the role out of Moodle 2.0 will mark an even greater exodus from Blackboard than has already occurred... @David Jones: You’re too right about this being bigger than blogs. I fall prey to that bias a bit too frequently I’m afraid since they are my medium of choice in most cases. Learning takes place through many mediums, in many forms and can be represented using many different approaches – most of which can be captured and disseminated via an RSS feed. So we do indeed need to be thinking more broadly than just one platform.

In the case of Moodle v 2.0, I suspect that these changes will make the platform an even more desirable option and substitute for Blackboard than it already is – especially considering how ridiculously inept Bb is at supporting RSS.

I’m increasingly trying to be platform agnostic, but placing Moodle and Bb along side one another it’s clear which option is better. My prediction is that the role out of Moodle 2.0 will mark an even greater exodus from Blackboard than has already occurred…

]]> By: David Jones http://techticker.net/2009/12/24/support-for-external-blogs-in-moodle-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-7380 David Jones Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:20:05 +0000 http://techticker.net/?p=3274#comment-7380 G'day Mike, Like you I'm wondering what the support for external blogs in Moodle 2.0 means. What affordances it will provide. There's a chance it will make BIM (the tool I'm working on) pointless in the long run. However, in the short run I can't see my university installing Moodle 2.0 until late 2010, probably early 2011. I'm also wondering how "blog" specific this will be. I'm looking at removing "blog" from talk about BIM. BIM is more about feeds. The feed doesn't have to be from a blog. As you say, "more investigation required". David. G’day Mike,

Like you I’m wondering what the support for external blogs in Moodle 2.0 means. What affordances it will provide.

There’s a chance it will make BIM (the tool I’m working on) pointless in the long run. However, in the short run I can’t see my university installing Moodle 2.0 until late 2010, probably early 2011.

I’m also wondering how “blog” specific this will be.

I’m looking at removing “blog” from talk about BIM. BIM is more about feeds. The feed doesn’t have to be from a blog.

As you say, “more investigation required”.

David.

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