Dan BlickensderferNov 28, 2016
Welcome to @clintlalonde
Show threadClint Lalonde (he/him)Nov 28, 2016
@Dan_Blick thanks. Feels very Tweetdeck-ish right now. You know anyone who is running their own instance of this?
Show threadDan BlickensderferNov 28, 2016
@clintlalonde I'm working to get one setup this week. I've also been experimenting with talking to mastodon.social programmatically.
Show threadRobin DeRosaNov 28, 2016
@Dan_Blick @clintlalonde So if you make an "instance" it still somehow talks to the larger platform? I am trying so hard to wrap my small bookish brain around this.
Show threadClint Lalonde (he/him)Nov 28, 2016
@actualham @Dan_Blick Exactly. Esentially, you could host your own instance of Mastodon (like you have your own website) and it would connect to other instances of Mastodon. potential best of both worlds - you get to own your own data AND get the network effects of distributed network. That's the theory anyway.
Show threadTanya **moved**Dec 6, 2016

@clintlalonde @actualham @Dan_Blick @dnorman

I'm conflicted on this one...The idea of having your own instance fits in with the idea of student-centered learning data I've been thinking about.

But I increasingly worry about losing the idea of communal areas. To me, "mine that I choose to share" is different than "ours."

Show threadKateDec 6, 2016

@Tdorey @clintlalonde @actualham @Dan_Blick @dnorman I worry too that things divide quickly between those who can host and those who can't. Or is the vision that everyone has a Server of One's Own? (@econproph) is this what we need? (Why?)

To me this looks more and more like the housing market, with a divide between owners and renters. So then who feels at home? Who is more vulnerable?

Show threadAdam Croom
@katebowles @Tdorey @dnorman @econproph @actualham @Dan_Blick @clintlalonde I'm concerned about the general feasibility of this model. Do we know anybody in ed that is self hosting?
Dec 6, 2016 at 5:27pmWeb
Show threadClint Lalonde (he/him)Dec 6, 2016
@acroom you mean this app specifically? Not that I know of. But for others, there are groups that are trying to advocate that higher ed should have a bigger role in supporting these types of applications and tools https://edtech.bccampus.ca/bc-open-educational-technology-collaborative/ @Tdorey @dnorman @katebowles @econproph @actualham @Dan_Blick