Released Projects
Community (what's this?)
AUTOMATED BATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT - Batch manage groups. download
SIGN-UP TOOL - A custom content type, which allows students to sign up to events (e.g. tutorials) where places are limited. Instructors can add and remove users and use the list to populate new or existing groups in Blackboard. download
OSCELOT PODCASTER - It is the intent of the OSCELOT Podcaster project to provide a single entry point for Faculty utilizing podcasts to deliver their lectures via Blackboard. download
WHO'S ONLINE - This Blackboard based building block displays Who's Online in a Blackboard system. download
Provisional (what's this?)
PHOTO UPLOAD AND SLIDESHOW BUILDINGBLOCK - A community developed building block to allow Blackboard users to upload groups of photos that can then be displayed as a slideshow. download
MAVEN - An exploration of using Maven [to build extensions]. download
PERSONAL RESPONSE CLICKER TOOL - Tool for managing Interwrite PRS clicker system class roster files. Allows instructors to export roster files, view clicker registrations, and request automatic updating of roster files from their Blackboard course. download
Incubator (what's this?)
ERESERVES BUILDING BLOCK - Provides shortcuts for library staff and adds an 'e-Reserves' link in course menu that takes students directly to e-Reserves folder in content collection. download
GROUP MANAGER - Project to enhance built-in group management tools in Blackboard. Initial code offered by the University of York, UK as promised at the Durham Blackboard UK Conference in December 2006. download
CALENDAR IMPORT-EXPORT BUILDINGBLOCK - Tool for importing and exporting/publishing BB calendar events, e.g from and to MS Excel, iCalendar (google calendar, mozilla sunbird calendar) Feel free to join the project! download
SELF ENROLLMENT - This project aims to enable drop-in access to any course for e.g. library staff and other central support teams. download
Project Status Definitions
Note that we are still in the process of identifying criteria for escalating a project and the below is a strawperson to give an idea of our current thinking. Input from the community on this process is very welcome, contact info@oscelot.org with suggestions.
Incubator:
Projects which are just getting started, in the design phase, waiting for a developer team. Also in this category are projects which have fairly complete code, are relatively stable, and are ready for feedback from a broader community, but are still in the relatively early phases of development. Not intended for production systems.
Provisional:
Projects which have complete and stable code, and are ready for feedback from a broader community, have active development, and are putting together a support network. Not intended for production systems, but should be acceptable to early adopters.
Community:
Projects which have complete code, are stable, and currently running on production systems in the community. The project has multiple developers and an established support network. Intended for production systems.
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