Comments on: Working Offline with ecto http://mfeldstein.com/working_offline_with_ecto/ What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning...Online Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:05:44 +0000 By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/working_offline_with_ecto/#comment-326 Michael Feldstein Mon, 03 Apr 2006 08:05:42 +0000 466345647#comment-326 I tend to agree with you on the context issue, Michelle, although I point out that both threaded discussion and conventional email interfaces fragment the context in the same way and yet people manage to carry out the conversation anyway. At any rate, the offline client need not fragment the context. The Atom protocol is capable of modeling a thread. There's no reason why the interface couldn't reflect that. Picture something that looks a bit like Gmail, for example. I tend to agree with you on the context issue, Michelle, although I point out that both threaded discussion and conventional email interfaces fragment the context in the same way and yet people manage to carry out the conversation anyway. At any rate, the offline client need not fragment the context. The Atom protocol is capable of modeling a thread. There’s no reason why the interface couldn’t reflect that. Picture something that looks a bit like Gmail, for example.

]]> By: Michelle N. Lamberson http://mfeldstein.com/working_offline_with_ecto/#comment-325 Michelle N. Lamberson Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:17:53 +0000 466345647#comment-325 The one thing that might be difficult to tackle with offline editing and discussions in an LMS is the multiuser component. How does one work around the issue that a discussion is a conversation? I post something, someone replies, then someone elses replies to the reply, etc.. <p> The sequencing is really important. <p> Before posting, one would want to make sure that the post is still on topic. It would be very cool if there was a check in the system that says -- "between your response to the post and now, 3 messages have been posted... click here to preview"). <p> One can certainly already compose offline in some type of editor and cut and paste into a discussion post. (I've recommened that to a number of people in the past anyway, just in case the net decides to "go away" in the middle of composing -- and you lose all of your post in the ether). <p> But the idea that all of of your posts, assignments etc. are composed from a client based interface is quite intriguing - and a natural extension of an e-portfolio-approach in many ways. <p> Kind of an interesting thought -- an e-portfolio (for faculty and students) as the editor of an LMS... <p> Just a few random thoughts.... The one thing that might be difficult to tackle with offline editing and discussions in an LMS is the multiuser component. How does one work around the issue that a discussion is a conversation? I post something, someone replies, then someone elses replies to the reply, etc..

The sequencing is really important.

Before posting, one would want to make sure that the post is still on topic. It would be very cool if there was a check in the system that says — “between your response to the post and now, 3 messages have been posted… click here to preview”).

One can certainly already compose offline in some type of editor and cut and paste into a discussion post. (I’ve recommened that to a number of people in the past anyway, just in case the net decides to “go away” in the middle of composing — and you lose all of your post in the ether).

But the idea that all of of your posts, assignments etc. are composed from a client based interface is quite intriguing - and a natural extension of an e-portfolio-approach in many ways.

Kind of an interesting thought — an e-portfolio (for faculty and students) as the editor of an LMS…

Just a few random thoughts….

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/working_offline_with_ecto/#comment-323 Michael Feldstein Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:25:48 +0000 466345647#comment-323 I downloaded w.bloggar but the setup process annoyed me, so I bagged on it (at least for the moment). The Palm client is interesting; thanks for the tip. I downloaded w.bloggar but the setup process annoyed me, so I bagged on it (at least for the moment). The Palm client is interesting; thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Joe http://mfeldstein.com/working_offline_with_ecto/#comment-322 Joe Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:23:03 +0000 466345647#comment-322 I use w.bloggar ( http://wbloggar.com/ ) which I like very much, but it's Windows only. And for the Palm (handier for discreet blogging), I'm very happy with Vagablog ( http://www.bitsplitter.net/vagablog/ ) I use w.bloggar ( http://wbloggar.com/ ) which I like very much, but it’s Windows only. And for the Palm (handier for discreet blogging), I’m very happy with Vagablog ( http://www.bitsplitter.net/vagablog/ )

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