[Edu-sig] Python-Only Moodle?

[Dethe Elza]

Kirby wrote:

> If you feel led, have the time, I think you should set it up and  
> keep tight
> control of security.  Mete out accounts as you see fit, with the  
> right to
> revoke.  It's your server and you should treat it as such, not as  
> community
> property.

No but my time is quite limited, and there are a handful of people on  
this list I would trust with access if they were inclined to set it  
up.  On the other hand, I've already downloaded it and read through  
the install procedure and it doesn't look too hard either to set up  
or to maintain, so I can take that on.

> Then the moodles themselves will belong to their authors,
> internal to the infrastructure you provide, as Dungeon Master (DM).

Yes, I'm not offereing to open up root access to every member of the  
list forever or anything.

> PS:  I'm curious about the specs regarding this host.  Do you want  
> to handle
> the bandwidth that might be needed if word gets out that livingcode  
> has some
> of the latest and greatest learning materials in the "programming  
> to learn"
> genre?

I've only ever used a tiny fraction of the resources of the host.   
Unless python pedagogical materials become the new slashdot (or  
Digg?) they should be more than sufficient.  Video is the only really  
crushing burden for a host, and if they are Creative Commons licensed  
they could be hosted at archive.org and linked from the moodle.

> Of course if transferring content proves as easy as I hope, then
> other Python Moodles could pop up to help distribute the work  
> load.  I might
> even bring one on-line someday, if I ever get a bigger crew together
> locally.

I think that one-stop shopping might be better.  I already feel that  
crucial python information is spread too much across multiple Wikis,  
documentation projects, etc.  Which brings me to the next point.

Brad wrote:

> Great Idea,  I would also offer www.pythonworks.org/moodle as a home.
>
> I have a CS1 course (using Zelle's book) that I can put out on
> whatever site we decide to use.
> By May I'll have a CS2 course ready to go.

Since Brad already has a moodle *and* content for it, and  
pythonworks.org appears to be a fine name for it, I'm perfectly  
willing to go with that.  The offer for a moodle at livingcode still  
stands if we find we need it for any reason (different grade levels,  
more resources, whatever).

Is everyone OK with this plan (especially Brad)?

--Dethe

PowerPoint can make almost anything appear good and look  
professional. Quite frankly, I find that a little bit frightening.
  --David Byrne