Bboogle Adopters Community Meeting
February 15th, 2011 (2 pm CDT)
Attending: Bill Wakefield (U. of Alaska), Tim Boshart (U. of Oregon), Dennis Hood (Princeton), Katie Mysliwiec
(Purdue University at Calumet) and the Northwestern crew (Brian Nielsen, Bill Parod and Patricia
Goldweic)
Introductions
NU Update
Bboogle Latest Releases
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Blackboard Certified Bboogle (2.0.8, 2.0.9):
o 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:
 The Gint web service is pre-configured to be internal to the building block
 The RBDMS chosen is Blackboard's own database
 Also includes optional Google SSO provider in block that delegates authentication to Bb
Open Source Bboogle (1.5.0RC1,. 2.1.0Alpha)
o NU recently released version 2.1.0Alpha, 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 (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.
Usage issues/questions for participants
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Which Bboogle versions have you tested/installed/considered? (all participants are either testing or using
the Blackboard certified version)
How is the Blackboard certified version working for you? (no problems so far)
How are you introducing Bboogle in your campus? (U. of Alaska is an early Google Apps adopter; others
are not)
What is your Bb support experience with the certified Bboogle product? (only U. of Alaska has had contact
with Bb support about Bboogle- they were able to install an NU-provided patch that will be eventually
included in an updated Bb certified version)
Are there any features not currently part of the product which you'd like to see included? (Although this
wasn’t specifically discussed, U. of Alaska explained how they create calendars for every Bb course using
content feeds obtained through SIS integration. Also email forwarding was discussed as it may apply to
several institutions using Bboogle).
Would you consider joining the open source project as a contributor?
Bboogle resources
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http://sites.google.com/site/bboogleblock (By Brian Nielsen)
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. 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).