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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Better Defining the Grav Course Hub Project"
date: 10/18/2016
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    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About Better Defining the Grav Course Hub Project
    'twitter:description' : A collection of tweets highlighting some facts about the Grav Course Hub Project.
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_Although I've been in 'heads-down' mode with my SFU [CMPT 363 User Interface Design](http://paulhibbitts.net/cmpt-363-163/) course for the past two months, I recently tweeted some additional facts about the Grav Course Hub Project, and I thought I would share them here:_

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Getting a Tweetstorm ready to better define and describe the <a href="https://twitter.com/getgrav">@getgrav</a> CMS Course Hub Project...</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788421586235691008">October 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(1/10) A few facts about the open source <a href="https://twitter.com/getgrav">@getgrav</a> CMS Course Hub Project: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/D2L?src=hash">#D2L</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackboard?src=hash">#Blackboard</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanvasLMS?src=hash">#CanvasLMS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Moodle?src=hash">#Moodle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMS?src=hash">#LMS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CMS?src=hash">#CMS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GravEdu?src=hash">#GravEdu</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869507594891264">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(2/10) Grav Course Hub is not itself a learning environment, but rather an open platform to hold, and link to, your course components.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869606005837824">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(3/10) As an open platform, the Grav Course Hub makes an effective, multi-device friendly alternative front-end to your institutional LMS.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869646669623296">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(4/10) Grav Course Hub is intended for tech-savvy instructors wanting to leverage their Web skills in a time-effective and flexible manner.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869689950613505">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(5/10) Grav Course Hub was designed from the ground up to deliver a better user experience (UX) for both students AND instructors.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869728131358722">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(6/10) Grav Course Hub UX goals for students:<br>✓ Engaging<br>✓ Organized<br>✓ Relevant<br>✓ Convenient<br>✓ Enjoyable</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869762923110400">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(7/10) Grav Course Hub UX goals for instructors:<br>✓ Controllable<br>✓ Pliable<br>✓ Efficient<br>✓ Portability<br>✓ Enjoyable (hey, we&#39;re people too...)</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869795772895232">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(8/10) Grav Course Hub supports the use of GitHub or GitLab to provide an open and collaborative platform for ALL course participants.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869873824784384">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(9/10) If course participants have Web tech skills, the entire presentation &amp; behavior of the Grav Course Hub can be completely customized.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869929185402880">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">(10/10) Interested in learning more? View a live course demo at <a href="https://t.co/AJaxJlSunS">https://t.co/AJaxJlSunS</a> and read project details at <a href="https://t.co/QYEZCoTAvO">https://t.co/QYEZCoTAvO</a>.</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/788869966502121472">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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You can contact me at <paul@hibbittsdesign.org> or on Twitter [@hibbittsdesign](https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign). You can also sometimes catch me for a chat in the [Grav Course Hub Gitter](https://gitter.im/hibbitts-design/grav-skeleton-course-hub) room (GitHub or Twitter account required).