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Adopting Drupal as a learning tool within K12

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billfitzgerald - Sun, 2008-06-15 06:00

I came across this thread recently, titled "Moodle as 'the killer app'" -- the author of the original post is Wes Fryer, a very respected edtech blogger.

Also, at the risk of stating the obvious, I don't see Drupal and Moodle as competing within education -- there are things Drupal does well, there are things Moodle does well, and when faced with a choice you use the best tool for the job.


Members of Drupal in Education

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ebrittwebb - Fri, 2008-06-13 18:59

Below is a list of self-described Members of the Drupal in Education group. If you want to be included, please subscribe to this group and then EDIT this page and add yourself.

This list is sorted alphabetically by FIRST name (because you're more likely to know people by first than last name). As a guideline, each entry should include some or all of: Name, Company, location, related expertise/projects/sites, what you're seeking in this group, interesting factoid about you. Be creative.


Interesting presentation/thread on universities using Drupal

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billfitzgerald - Tue, 2008-06-10 15:28

From Dries' blog: http://buytaert.net/many-universities-use-drupal

It includes an embedded presentation by Paul Albert of Cornell University on adopting Drupal. Also, the comment thread is worthwhile reading.

Cheers,

Bill


easy way to upload photos into posts?

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bob_irving - Mon, 2008-05-19 15:49

I'm looking for an "easy-peasy" way to put photos into posts. Since I work mostly with middle school students, it's got to be pretty simple. They're all used to finding a browse button, and hitting upload or something similar.

I have tried the image_assist module, the image module, and the IMCE module. All with TinyMCE editor. The closest one is the ICME, but that still takes about 3 more steps than I'd like.

I'm posting here because I figured some here would understand the middle school mind!

I'm using Drupal 5.7.

Thanks!

Arguments for and against using Drupal

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billfitzgerald - Tue, 2008-05-13 05:20

Hello, all,

I wanted to get some feedback from the group regarding rolling Drupal within your school/organization, and begin creating a resource page for other people looking to introduce Drupal into their school/organization.

What are the common arguments in favor of using Drupal?

What arguments have people encountered against using Drupal?

What resources/arguments have been helpful overcoming concerns about using Drupal?


K-12 Rollout, Phase 2

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cwolly - Wed, 2008-05-07 19:32

Greetings and Salutations,


Resources for Drupal in Education

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ebrittwebb - Tue, 2008-05-06 18:18

Please use this wiki page to capture and refer to Drupal-based, education-related web sites, case studies, tools and other resources.

K-12 sites (in general)

K-12 School Districts


Guidelines for Drupal in Education Group

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ebrittwebb - Thu, 2008-04-10 16:23

These best practices are by the members and for the members of this group. If you'd like to improve them, please edit this page.

Or, if you'd prefer just to leave feedback, comment on this thread: Group Redesign in Progress.

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Case study: running a small college site with drupal

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davidhamilton - Fri, 2008-03-28 20:35

Hi folks,

I'm following up on promises I made during the Birds of a Feather sessions at Drupalcon Boston to post a case study of how we're using Drupal at Amherst College. We've developed a module to facilitate hierarchical content creation and permission control that's also of potential interest to folks outside of the academic community.

Preamble aside - about 3 years ago the college decided to fundamentally change the way it was approaching the web, and a little over 2 years ago we started building on top of Drupal. The project had some broad goals:


Learning Repository on Drupal

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aalamaki - Wed, 2008-03-19 13:12

Hi all,

We at the JEM (Joining Educational Mathematics) have have been experimenting on how to build a Drupal 5.x based Learning Repository on basis top of some of the existing modules, our solution follows the guidelines of IMS LOM Specification.

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