This is the fourth biweekly update from the Web Programming work-group. (more…)
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Web Development Workgroup bi-weekly update: the Fourth Edition
November 11th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliWeb Development Workgroup bi-weekly update: the Second Edition
October 14th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliThis is the second biweekly update from the Web Programming work-group. We are moving to a cyclical task and project planning work-flow in order to better prioritize our work. We acknowledge that requests will always come to us in a variety of ways and do not wish to burden members of the Middlebury community with overly formalized request processes. At the same time we also need to acknowledge that institutional and departmental priorities often shift over time and therefore we must have a work planning process that allows for flexibility that addresses the needs of the community, and maintains a healthy work environment for our staff.
Web Programming Workgroup bi-weekly update: The First Edition
September 30th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliThis is the first biweekly update from the Web Programming work-group. We are moving to a cyclical task and project planning work-flow in order to better prioritize our work. We acknowledge that requests will always come to us in a variety of ways and do not wish to burden members of the Middlebury community with overly formalized request processes. At the same time we also need to acknowledge that institutional and departmental priorities often shift over time and therefore we must have a work planning process that allows for flexibility that addresses the needs of the community, and maintains a healthy work environment for our staff.
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Fall 2009 Course Website Recommendations
July 28th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliThe Curricular Technology team is making the following recommendations to LIS on the platforms available for creating course sites. – Alex Chapin
A number of technology tools and services are available to faculty to use in their teaching and for their courses including applications for creating course sites, blogs, collaborative spaces and presentations. What follows are recommendations that focus primarily on platforms for creating course sites over the next academic year. These recommendations take into consideration the recent decision by LIS to decommission Segue and the impact the Web Makeover project will have on available resources and technologies.
Video Hosting Services Expand
April 24th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliSubmitted by Joe Antonioli
Announcing a new video hosting service, MIDDMedia. This service allows for the streaming and downloading of mp4 and flv video, and mp3 audio files for people with Middlebury and Monterey accounts.
In addition, we have integrated this service with our web platforms- the college CMS, Segue, WordPress and Mediawiki. Log into your site, blog or wiki and manage your media, allowing you to add the media to a page.
Is there ONE place that I can go to to see videos created by people at Middlebury? In answer to this question, we have been working with Communications, and are now beta-launching MIDDTube, a place where we can pull together video from many places, whether the video is hosted by MIDDMedia, YouTube, or any other service.
Be on the lookout for White Whale!
April 24th, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliSubmitted by Joe Antonioli
White Whale Web Services will be coming to campus on April 26th, meeting with faculty, students and staff from all areas of the college. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th will be full days, with meetings and activities from 8:30am until 9pm. Wednesday, the 29th, there will be a couple short wrap up sessions before they fly back home to Oakland, CA.
During this visit, they will be meeting with faculty represntatives from Film and Multimedia Culture, Economics and Chemistry. Students will be able to share their thoughts as White Whale sets up camp during dinner at Atwater Dining Hall on Monday, and Ross Dining on Tuesday. Meetings have been scheduled at McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Chip Kenyon ‘85 Arena, and various places in between.
If you miss your chance to spot White Whale, fear not! They will be returning to campus at a later date, more information to follow.
Participate In Your Virtual Government
March 2nd, 2009 by Joseph AntonioliSubmitted by Joe Antonioli
The Terra Project is a virtual state simulation run by Professor Quinn Mecham of Middlebury College, hosted in the online virtual world Second Life. Citizens of the Terra Project log in to Second Life in order to run for office, vote, make and enforce policy, and perform other functions of government, all within a virtual environment. This simulation is currently in its second iteration as part of Professor Mecham’s Spring 09′ PSCI 0103 introductory course.
The Terra Project is now open to all interested members of the Middlebury college community! This issue was voted upon by the citizens of Terra during the fall term and was passed as part of the first ammendment to the constitution of Terra. For more information on the constitutional referendum and other pieces of legislature passed during the fall term please check out the Terra Project site.
Second Life users can find the Terra Project on Middlebury’s hosted land by following this SLurl (Second Life url).
One-stop shopping
October 17th, 2008 by Joseph AntonioliSubmitted by Joe Antonioli
Information Technology at Tufts University has created an integrated suite of Web 2.0 technologies, communication tools for “for teaching, learning, research, and co-curricular activities.” This is a great example of access, support and marketing all in on space.
The site gives the user a gateway to each technology. It also includes help documentation, examples and links to suggested uses. For instance, on the wiki page-
Wikis – Suggested Uses
A wiki is simply a web page or site that is fully editable from a browser using a very simple “mark-up” language. Its strength is that it allows small groups to add, revise, and edit web content, so it is a natural tool for most collaborative writing activities. Like a web site, it allows for non-linear linking of individual wiki pages. Whenever a wiki page is edited, a new version of the page is created with the old version being archived for the site editors’ reference.
- Demonstrate the evolution of thought processes through the different versions of a wiki page.
- Create a collaborative knowledge base that can be added to over time and across courses.
- Helps small groups of students develop a project, collect ideas, papers, timelines, documents, datasets, and study results into a collective digital space.
- Assists with small group problem-solving and brainstorming.
What would Middlebury’s version of this service look like?