Bboogle Adopters Community Meeting
April 18th, 2011 (2 pm CDT)
Attending: Ayhan Turgut (Florida Atlantic University), Kelt Dockins (U. of Arkansas, Little Rock), and the
Northwestern crew (Brian Nielsen and Patricia Goldweic)
Introductions
NU Update
Bboogle Latest Releases:
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Blackboard Certified Bboogle (2.0.8, 2.0.9)
Blackboard contributed to Bboogle project by releasing certified Bboogle version 2.0.8 (10/17/11) based
on the 2.0.0.0-alpha release/snapshot. By taking advantage of the features introduced in 2.0.0.0-alpha,
this releases offers simplicity of installation by preconfiguring some options:
o The Gint web service is pre-configured to be internal to the building block
o The RBDMS chosen is Blackboard's own db
Also includes optional Google SSO provider in block that delegates authentication to Bb
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Open Source Bboogle (1.5.0RC1,. 2.1.0Alpha):
o NU released version 2.1.0Alpha in January , which is based on the current certified Bboogle
version. It adds a simple import/export feature that should help with migration from Bboogle
1.5.0 onto the 2.0.0+ versions.
o NU currently working on the integration of Bboogle with Bboogle Teams functionalities (version
3.0.0). (Bboogle Teams adds support for small group collaboration to Bboogle, and integrates
this capability with Bb's own groups). We hope this work will be eventually certified by
Blackboard.
o The Bboogle demo instance is currently running version 3.0.0
o NU production Blackboard still running version 1.5.0 until early June (upgrade to 3.0.0 was
rescheduled); may install certified Bboogle in June for the second Bboogle instance running at
NU
Usage issues/questions
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Which Bboogle version have you tested/installed/considered? At Florida Atlantic University, they are
testing right now Bboogle 1.5.0 (due to some security concerns with versions 2.0.0+). They may install
that version and wait for Blackboard to improve the certified offering to resolve the security concerns.
Kelt suggested creating short videos describing in detail the Bboogle configuration , and also a short
demo. These videos could be used to introduce other parts of an organization to the Bboogle software
(e.g. when the units/departments that handle Blackboard administration and Google Apps administration
are not the same, it may take some effort to convince the second unit to share GAE configuration
information with the first, for example).
Bboogle resources
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http://sites.google.com/site/bboogleblock (By Brian Nielsen
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open source project site: projects.oscelot.org/gf/project/bboogle
open source project mailing list (email pgoldweic@northwestern.edu to join)
Adopters meetings on the third Wednesday of every month, 2pm CDT
Contributors meetings quarterly
Interest group
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/u.northwestern.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDRnZlJDcWU3aVBaRG
xrQmFRbkRlMUE6MQ
Contributing to Bboogle
Please contact us if you would like to help develop, or can contribute in any other way. The long-term success of
the open source project will depend on availability of contributors (Bb and others)
Open Source Issue tracker: Adopters should periodically check the open source issue tracker for Bboogle, at
http://http://projects.oscelot.org/gf/project/bboogle/tracker. Issues that correspond to the Certified Bboogle
block refer to version 2.0.8/2.0.9/2.0.10. Bb support will be posting known issues on this site, but others may post
there too (if you do, you should reference your issue in your communications with Blackboard in order to obtain
their support). Ideally, users would not only create tickets with Blackboard, but also post in the issue tracker and
keep it updated with progress on the particular interaction with Blackboard.