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You’re Soaking in It
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Like MOOCs, It Came From Canada
2014 Open Learning Fellowship at Thompson Rivers University
Behold The Imperialist Pig flickr photo by cogdogblog shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
Disappointed that @cogdog hates my proposed acronym SPLOT for a project. Obviously snazzy marketing ain't my thing. I wonder what is…
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) October 28, 2014
Early on we identified two core challenges in getting people to get onto the open web. The perceived difficulty (and lack of support) of open web environments, and privacy concerns.
That First WordPress Encounter…
Inspired by Tom Woodward
splot.ca
Start With a Domain
(https://cogdog.trubox.ca/2014/10/28/what-the-splot/)
Featured Image: It Came From Canada by David Kernohan
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The Comparator (SPLOT 0.1 alpha)
Prototyped with HTML / jQuery
Try it
http://splot.ca/comparator/
http://splot.ca/comparator/made/12/?show=1
See Also…
- Splaining SPLOT with the Comparator (CogDog Portfolio)
- Comparator Info (splot.ca)
- Blog posts about the Comparator (cogdogblog.com)
- Get the Comparator Theme (GitHub)
Featured Image: Kitchen Makeover GIF made from Camparator from before / after images of a kitchen remodel (the first demo of the tool)
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TRU Writer
Try It
http://splot.ca/writer/
Cut and Paste From Elsewhere
http://splot.ca/writer/2014/67
Selected Examples
- L21C Lawyering in the 21st Century, TRU Thompson Rivers University course
- Alan Levine’s Papers Publishing Portfolio
- Comparte UDG Agora Project Reports
- Small Cities Journal TRU Thompson Rivers University prototype
- Arganee Journal (Student Writing)
- When I Needed Help (Way Back Machine)
- more…
See Also…
- TRU Writer Info (splot.ca)
- Blog posts about TRU Writer (cogdogblog.com)
- Get the TRU Writer Theme (GitHub)
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TRU Collector
Try It
http://splot.ca/collector/
Selected Examples
- Imagery VISA 1101_01 TRU’s VISA 1110: History of Art
- Online Ecosystem Maps gallery of maps created by students enrolled in the A202DMLL Module (Develop your Online Presence & Own your Web Domain) at Coventry University.
- GEOG 2221 Photo Collector collecting images from participants in TRU’s GEOG 2221 Course: Regional Geography of Canada
- Acumulador Mural UDG team project submissions
- more…
See Also…
- TRU Collector Info (splot.ca)
- Blog posts about TRU Collector (cogdogblog.com)
- Get the TRU Collector Theme (GitHub)
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SPLOTbox Media Jukebox
Originally created as TRU Sounder, a collector-like site for audio files, expanded to include video too as SPLOTbox.
Try It
http://splot.ca/box/
Selected Examples
- Podcast 1-2-3 Audio workshop using TRU Sounder
- TRU Sounder Demo
See Also…
- TRU Sounder Info (splot.ca)
- SPLOTbox Info (splot.ca)
- Blog posts about TRU Sounder (cogdogblog.com)
- Blog posts about SPLOTbox (cogdogblog.com)
- Get the TRU Sounder Theme (GitHub)
- Get the SPLOTbox Theme (GitHub)
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SPLOTpoint
Try It
(remember you are looking at one now!
Selected Examples
- SPLOT The OER Tools – JR Dingwall, University of Saskatchewan
- The NetNarr GIF Reader – Alan Levine, Networked Narratives Class, Feb 2018
- Picture This: Finding, Taking, and Using Photographs – Alan Levine, Ontario Extend Summer Institute, August, 2017
- What is Exciting? (according to Alan, YMMV) – Alan Levine, ISS Institute Tour, Australia Nov 2017
- Wikipedia Basics University of Edinburgh
- Mozfest17 Wikipedia Games – Anne-Marie Scott, University of Edinburgh, October 2017
- more…
See Also…
- SPLOTWriter Info (splot.ca)
- Blog posts about TRU Writer (cogdogblog.com)
- Get the TRU Writer Theme (GitHub)
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Domain Calling Card Themes
Establish a front gate for a domain
- Expanding Your Domain with Subdomains (Ontario Extend)
Start With cPanel Site Publisher
And most people will find these very limiting, consider it a placeholder…
- Quick Publishing a Calling Card (Ontario Extend)
- A Quick Calling Card (Connected Courses in State U)
WordPress Calling Card Themes
Based in HTML5 Up Templates…
https://github.com/cogdog/wp-dimension
Examples
- Mariana Funes http://marianafun.es/
- Laura Killam http://nursekillam.com/
- Kim Jaxon http://www.kimjaxon.com/me/
- Simon Thompson http://about.digis.im/
https://github.com/cogdog/wp-bigpicture
Examples
- Aaron Davis http://home.readwriterespond.com/
- Affordances of [silly] Digital Media (workshop) https://cog.dog/roo/silly/
- Demo version http://lab.cogdogblog.com/bigpicture/
- JustLego101 http://justlego101.com/
- Laura Killam Dossier http://dossier.nursekillam.com/
https://github.com/cogdog/wp-highlights
Examples
- Demo version http://lab.cogdogblog.com/highlights/
- Recommended APA Resources http://apa.nursekillam.com/
Featured Image: Charles Bontems (1890) calling card public domain image in Wikimedia Commons “A label of the defunct company Bontems.”
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Dilemma: Bake Sites From Scratch or Just Add Water?
From Scratch
Download From GitHub, manual unstall on a new WordPress site
- SPLOTS
- TRU Writer https://github.com/cogdog/truwriter
- TRU Collector https://github.com/cogdog/tru-collector
- SPLOTpoint https://github.com/cogdog/splotpoint
- SPLOTbox https://github.com/cogdog/splotbox
- Calling Card Themes
- WP Highlights https://github.com/cogdog/wp-highlights
- WP Dimension ttps://github.com/cogdog/wp-dimension
- WP Big Picture https://github.com/cogdog/wp-bigpicture
- DS106 Template Themes
- Assignment Bank https://github.com/cogdog/ds106bank
- Daily Blank https://github.com/cogdog/dailyblank
Installatron on Domain of One’s Own / StateU
Options when Installing WordPress
Demos for State U Installatron
- Connected Course Hub (“The Hub of Hubs”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/hub/
- Daily Blank (“The Daily Shnizzle”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/daily/
- WP Big Picture (“A Peak Calling Card”) http://lab.cogdogblog.com/bigpicture/
- New Dimension (“Hi Hi Me”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/silver/
- SPLOT Writer http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/storymaking/
- Assignment Bank (“A Bank of Things”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/bank/
- Image Pool (“Visual Metaphors”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/metaphors/
- SPLOTpoint (“The Good, The Bad, and The Powerpoint”) http://connectedcourses.stateu.org/demo/goodbad/
- SPLOTbox (demo) http://splot.ca/box/
- WP Highlights (demo) http://lab.cogdogblog.com/highlights/
Packaged Kit / Instant SPLOT
Using the All-in-One WP Migration plugin
https://github.com/cogdog/instant-splot
Coventry University WordPress Templates
Featured Image: “Nissin Bowl Soup Instant Noodles, Kimchi Flavour” flickr photo by elsie.hui https://flickr.com/photos/elsiehui/9129779517 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
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Do SPLOTs Require WordPress?
No
Bigify It (GitHub)
Tiny Targeted Tools (Tom Woodward)
Let’s Get Small: SPLOTTING the Future (Jim Groom)
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