@Downes @cogdog I would love your thoughts. I have read some stuff about image caching issues that could cause legal trouble but I think a federated network for Mastadon is perfect for higher ed.

Local server control, privacy through data empowerment, disciplines still federating together across campus

I encourage use of Twitter with students but never require it. I have no right telling you to relinquish data to a third party.

@jgmac1106 @cogdog The first thing, in my mind, is that the students should get to choose whether to make something public or not.

That said, Mastodon *appears* to have the options you're looking for (or might, as it continues to develop). Though I don;t know about curation.

But I would depend on just Mastodon. Microcontent is one part of the ecosystem. Photography, long form writing, videos - all these matter as well. Mastodon needs to be integrated with other services.

@Downes @cogdog I give the option of blogging on your own domain or within our Known instance (which gives members, private, and public option).

My real concern is that I worry people may want to be private, do not know how (for example password protecting post on wordpress) and are too reluctant to ask.

Though I like the oppression and opportunities of the word count on Mastodon. Forces concise writing yet leaves room for attribution.

@cogdog @Downes

I want a mix of a chat stream and the feeds @cogdog builds for everyone (Twitter[ish], new posts, new comments). Those as default columns.

Then you can add columns for custom chatstreams. Each student making their own LMS.

Powered on Domain of ones own but with privacy easier or the default.

Long term integrate the AI and machine scoring bots to handle the low hanging but useful in aggregate data (stuff that takes too long to score).

Some videochat SDKs and we roll

@jgmac1106 @Downes One approach is expect a system to protect (passwords, access control, locking settings) --it's passive, the system protects me. Start closed/try to open.

But what if people start w/ control & awareness about how they enter a space? Start w. no identifying information, mask IP, turn off location indicators, no identifying usernames or domains, even cover IDs. Then they choose to reveal. Be private in public.

Not for all but creating openings more interesting than walls