On 1/28/06, Dethe Elza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a server that I'd be willing to use to host a Python moodle. > Do you want me to set it up, or would you rather I give you access? > > It's livingcode.org (pardon the front page, I'm in the process of > building a new one) and it's a dreamhosts site, so it's got PHP, > MySQL, python, and lots of other goodies built in. > > --Dethe > > On 27-Jan-06, at 8:12 PM, kirby urner wrote: > > > Here's an idea. Given a lot of us teach Python, plan to, or have > > ideas for > > doing so, if we had shared access to a Python Moodle someplace, we > > could > > develop open source courseware, either as individuals or in teams. > > > > The Algebra with Python stuff I'm doing could be cloned to the new > > site. > > I'm pretty sure the backup zip I'm able to create through the > > interface, > > will restore to another Moodle. I could easily transfer the > > content in that > > case. Others could roll their own. > > > > Seems like a good idea (didn't someone already propose this?). I'm > > sure > > there are plenty of alternatives to Moodle, but so far it seems like a > > pretty workable solution to a problem. It's more vertical market than > > Plone, i.e. is built from the ground up with distance education > > courseware > > in mind. > > > > I don't have the server or the time to get a Moodle up and > > running. But if > > someone in the Python community does, and wants to use edu-sig as a > > staging > > ground and talent pool, I bet we could go places with it. Lots of new > > tutorials, useless python and vaults of parnassus type stuff could > > be recast > > in a more distance education friendly format. > > > > Kirby > > 4D/OCN
I'd be interested in this - although my focus would be 10 and 11 year olds - although this isn't limiting people to a particular course according to their age. My aim would be to develop some materials collaboratively - can moodle also fulfill this (or am I the only one who needs this)? Adam (using different email account) -- http://www.monkeez.org PGP key: 0x7111B833 _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
