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[WikiEducator] Mastodon social network instance set up for OERu
Wayne Mackintosh
2018-07-08 05:09:23 UTC
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Hi everyone

The OER Foundation has set up a Mastodon instance
<https://mastodon.oeru.org/> which is a federated and open source social
networking alternative. (This short video

provides a good overview of what Mastodon is.)

At the OERu, we do not want any learner to be forced to use any proprietary
hosted technologies in order to participate in our learning opportunities,
and this is why we have set up an OERu instance <https://mastodon.oeru.org/>
of the Mastodon software.

It's primarily intended to support OERu learners rather than forcing
learners to join, services like Twitter. Most conversations on our instance
will be focused on OERu and OER related topics, however as open technology,
WikiEducator users are free and most welcome to create accounts on our
instance (thanks Steve Foerster for suggesting that I post this
announcement on the WikiEd list).

As a federated technology there are many different instances and
communities you can join with the advantage of being able to interact with
users on difference instances.

If you need a little help in setting up an account and finding out how
Mastodon works - you can consult the OERu support site
<https://course.oeru.org/support/studying-courses/oeru-social-network/>.

Happy tooting!

Cheers
Wayne
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O'Connell, Judith
2018-07-08 08:07:11 UTC
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Hello Wayne,

This is a wonderful development. I am very glad you were encouraged to share this information and I’m certainly keen to explore further,

All the best,

Judy

Judy O’Connell
Senior Lecturer
Course Director
School of Information Studies
Faculty of Arts and Education
Charles Sturt University
Albury, NSW 2640
Tel: +61 2 69334084
Email: ***@csu.edu.au



On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:09 PM +1000, "Wayne Mackintosh" <***@gmail.com<mailto:***@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi everyone

The OER Foundation has set up a Mastodon instance<http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3Zj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNGNmYjI0ZGU0Njg4MmY3PTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm1hc3RvZG9uJTJFb2VydSUyRW9yZyUyRg==> which is a federated and open source social networking alternative. (This short video<http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3ZT01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmMGMxYjQ0ZGZlMjI4ZmZjPTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnlvdXR1JTJFYmUlMkZJUFNiTmRCbVdLRQ==> provides a good overview of what Mastodon is.)

At the OERu, we do not want any learner to be forced to use any proprietary hosted technologies in order to participate in our learning opportunities, and this is why we have set up an OERu instance<http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3Zj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNGNmYjI0ZGU0Njg4MmY3PTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm1hc3RvZG9uJTJFb2VydSUyRW9yZyUyRg==> of the Mastodon software.

It's primarily intended to support OERu learners rather than forcing learners to join, services like Twitter. Most conversations on our instance will be focused on OERu and OER related topics, however as open technology, WikiEducator users are free and most welcome to create accounts on our instance (thanks Steve Foerster for suggesting that I post this announcement on the WikiEd list).

As a federated technology there are many different instances and communities you can join with the advantage of being able to interact with users on difference instances.

If you need a little help in setting up an account and finding out how Mastodon works - you can consult the OERu support site<http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyYTZjOWRhYjQzZjI1NzZmYj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNmRkYjQ0OWZiNjM5ZmVkPTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmNvdXJzZSUyRW9lcnUlMkVvcmclMkZzdXBwb3J0JTJGc3R1ZHlpbmctY291cnNlcyUyRm9lcnUtc29jaWFsLW5ldHdvcmslMkY=>.

Happy tooting!

Cheers
Wayne






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Wayne Mackintosh
2018-07-08 08:40:40 UTC
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Hi Judy

Appreciate your note and look forward to exchanging a few "Toots" on
mastodon.oeru.org

Keep well!

Wayne Mackintosh (Mobile)
OER Foundation / OERu
Post by O'Connell, Judith
Hello Wayne,
This is a wonderful development. I am very glad you were encouraged to
share this information and I’m certainly keen to explore further,
All the best,
Judy
Judy O’Connell
Senior Lecturer
Course Director
School of Information Studies
Faculty of Arts and Education
Charles Sturt University
Albury, NSW 2640
Tel: +61 2 69334084
On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:09 PM +1000, "Wayne Mackintosh" <
Hi everyone
The OER Foundation has set up a Mastodon instance<
http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3Zj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNGNmYjI0ZGU0Njg4MmY3PTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm1hc3RvZG9uJTJFb2VydSUyRW9yZyUyRg==>
which is a federated and open source social networking alternative. (This
short video<
http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3ZT01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmMGMxYjQ0ZGZlMjI4ZmZjPTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnlvdXR1JTJFYmUlMkZJUFNiTmRCbVdLRQ==>
provides a good overview of what Mastodon is.)
At the OERu, we do not want any learner to be forced to use any
proprietary hosted technologies in order to participate in our learning
opportunities, and this is why we have set up an OERu instance<
http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyZDdkOWJhZTFlYTcwYTI3Zj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNGNmYjI0ZGU0Njg4MmY3PTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm1hc3RvZG9uJTJFb2VydSUyRW9yZyUyRg==>
of the Mastodon software.
It's primarily intended to support OERu learners rather than forcing
learners to join, services like Twitter. Most conversations on our instance
will be focused on OERu and OER related topics, however as open technology,
WikiEducator users are free and most welcome to create accounts on our
instance (thanks Steve Foerster for suggesting that I post this
announcement on the WikiEd list).
As a federated technology there are many different instances and
communities you can join with the advantage of being able to interact with
users on difference instances.
If you need a little help in setting up an account and finding out how
Mastodon works - you can consult the OERu support site<
http://antispam.csu.edu.au:32224/?dmVyPTEuMDAxJiYyYTZjOWRhYjQzZjI1NzZmYj01QjQxOUM4OF84NDM0Nl81NTVfMSYmNmRkYjQ0OWZiNjM5ZmVkPTEzMzMmJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmNvdXJzZSUyRW9lcnUlMkVvcmclMkZzdXBwb3J0JTJGc3R1ZHlpbmctY291cnNlcyUyRm9lcnUtc29jaWFsLW5ldHdvcmslMkY=
.
Happy tooting!
Cheers
Wayne
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Nagarjuna G
2018-07-09 03:38:04 UTC
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Post by Wayne Mackintosh
Hi everyone
The OER Foundation has set up a Mastodon instance
<https://mastodon.oeru.org/> which is a federated and open source
social networking alternative.  (This short video
http://youtu.be/IPSbNdBmWKE provides a good overview of what
Mastodon is.)
At the OERu, we do not want any learner to be forced to use any
proprietary hosted technologies in order to participate in our
learning opportunities, and this is why we have set up an OERu
instance <https://mastodon.oeru.org/> of the Mastodon software.
Wayne, it is a wonderful initiative.

Another important reason for using mastadon is it is one of the first
popular social networking platform that supports the new open standard
of W3C called ActivityPub. <https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/>

We have created a Mastadon site for Indian OER users at
https://member.metaStudio.org, which will be integrated to
https://NROER.gov.in
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Wayne Mackintosh
2018-07-09 03:49:27 UTC
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Hi Nagarjuna,

Thanks for sharing - great to see the OER fedverse growing in all parts of
the world. Indeed, ActivityPub will become increasingly important for
education institutions promoting decentralized and fedarated services.

Nice one!
W
Post by Wayne Mackintosh
Hi everyone
The OER Foundation has set up a Mastodon instance
<https://mastodon.oeru.org/> which is a federated and open source social
networking alternative. (This short video http://youtu.be/IPSbNdBmWKE
provides a good overview of what Mastodon is.)
At the OERu, we do not want any learner to be forced to use any
proprietary hosted technologies in order to participate in our learning
opportunities, and this is why we have set up an OERu instance
<https://mastodon.oeru.org/> of the Mastodon software.
Wayne, it is a wonderful initiative.
Another important reason for using mastadon is it is one of the first
popular social networking platform that supports the new open standard of
W3C called ActivityPub. <https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/>
We have created a Mastadon site for Indian OER users at
https://member.metaStudio.org, which will be integrated to
https://NROER.gov.in
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