Reclaim's Roundup - May '25
Welcome to our monthly news round up, packed with everything that's coming up, dates for the diary and important updates from the last month, all in one place.
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Stanford University: A decade of Domain of One's Own
Stanford University has a long, solid track record in technological innovation, so it won’t come as a surprise that Stanford’s academic community was one of the first to adopt the pioneering Domain of One’s Own program back in 2015. This case study provides a unique insight into
This Week on Reclaim TV: Chris Long "On Writing"
Tune in to this week's "On Writing" session where Jim Groom talks with special guest Dr. Chris Long, Provost of the University of Oregon and long-time blogger. In addition to sharing his web origin story, he'll be discussing the power of blogging as an
New Guest Bloggers incoming!
From this month onwards our blog will feature guest posts written by educators who are part of our community. Whether we are celebrating the power of Shared Hosting that takes a single site from passion project to web empire or explore how students and educators use their Domains, we will
This Week on Reclaim TV: Bryan Alexander "On Writing"
The Bloggers Anonymous "On Writing" series continues with Bryan Alexander discussing a career of writing in the uncanny digital halls of higher education. Bryan's is a peak blog blogger, serving as a powerful inspiration for many a young ed tech coming up in the heady days
May '25 - Mid Month News
Welcome to your quick mid-month summary of all things important & upcoming across our community. A fresh look at Wordpress Multisite. A regular inquiry we get from institutions is if they can offload their WordPress Multisite (WPMS) as they seek to get out of the business of hosting on campus.
Open Practice Blogging at events and conferences with special guest Chahira Nouira
It’s conference season, so this month we are sharing tips and support blogging around events, sharing presentations and more. This session will be led by Meredith Huffman, Customer Success Manager at Reclaim, who has been blogging on her own domain for a long time, and our special guest Chahira
Scaling up with Wordpress Multisite
A fresh look at Wordpress Multisite.
This week on Reclaim TV: Kathleen Fitzpatrick "On Writing"
The Bloggers Anonymous "On Writing" series continues with Kathleen Fitzpatrick discussing a career of writing in the liminal academic space of an emergent Digital Humanities and what in means for an academic to not only blog, but to publish in accessible spaces that reflect an ethos of open
Becoming Readywriting: A Blogger’s Journey
We are excited to share the first in a series of guest blog posts. This one was written by Lee Skallerup Bessette also known as Readywriting .
Reclaim's Roundup - April '25
Welcome to our monthly news round up, packed with everything that's coming up, dates for the diary and important updates from the last month, all in one place.
The Blogging Renaissance is alive and kicking on Reclaim TV
Change in Higher Education sometimes seems akin to that of natural evolution, which Elizabeth Kolbert summarises as “long periods of boredom interrupted occasionally by panic.” With demands for improved efficiency, viable business cases, funding crises, and the addition of AI into all aspects of work and leisure, it feels at
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Coming up: Domain of One’s Own Workshop
Join the expert team from Reclaim Hosting for a virtual workshop about all things Domain of One’s Own. We’re looking to gather a group of administrators from various schools to come together online for training and discussion as we take a deep dive into a Domain of One’
Service Updates
Improved Billing for all Shared Hosting Clients
Over the past ten years, our Shared Hosting Service has grown from a boutique offering for pioneering students and staff on the open web, to a power packed yet affordable package that thousands of customers have come to rely on. By hosting with us, our clients directly support our small
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April '25 - Mid Month News
Welcome to your quick mid-month summary of all things important & upcoming across our community. Save the Date: Reclaim Open returns Get your diary out and save the date, because come November you will be attending a very special event: Reclaim Open returns, November 3-7! The theme of this year’
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Ghost (myths) busted
Coming up later this month, Reclaim's Taylor Jadin is running a free community of practice session on Getting Started with Ghost for Blogging. If you are looking at trying out a new platform beyond Wordpress, this session offers a quick overview of using Ghost for blogging (and newsletters!
Reclaim's Roundup, March '25
Welcome to our monthly news round up, packed with everything that's coming up, dates for the diary and important updates from the last month, all in one place. News and Announcements Reclaim supports Independent EdTech For over a decade we have operated as a small, independent company supporting
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Reclaim supports Independent EdTech
For over a decade we have operated as a small, independent company supporting open and independent educational technology. If you are currently considering options outside of large corporate offerings, we're here to help and this quick explainer offers some starting points: Reclaim Cloud powered by independent edtech Reclaim
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Blogging Community of Practice is GO!
Since we launched our Blogging Community of Practice at the start of the year, things have been gaining momentum. This week was the second monthly meeting, with double the number of participants than our first one, so this feels like a good moment to share some updates: New Members are
March '25: Mid Month Update
Welcome to your quick mid-month summary of all things important & upcoming across our community. News NEW Case Study: Princeton University: Domain of One's Own This project, led by Jason B. Rappaport, Senior Manager of Cloud Enablement and Collaboration Infrastructure, Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Office of Information Technology, Princeton
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Princeton University: Domain of One's Own
Large-scale server migration Higher Education Case Study Introduction This project, led by Jason B. Rappaport, Senior Manager of Cloud Enablement and Collaboration Infrastructure, Enterprise Infrastructure Services, Office of Information Technology, Princeton University and his colleagues, offers a view behind the scenes of a large-scale server migration over a period of
Events
Coming up: Kin Lane and Jim Groom on Reclaim TV
This Friday @ 12 pm EDTwe have a special broadcast on Reclaim TV as Jim Groom is joined by Kin Lane. Kin Lane is a writer, storyteller, and forever recovering technologist. If you’ve heard of his name before, you probably know Kin as the API Evangelist, covering the technology, business,
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On Future of Wordpress in Higher Ed
What happens when three early advocates for WordPress Multisite come together to think about the future of Wordpress in Higher Education? Join Jesse Friedman, host of Impressive Hosting, Jim Groom and Ronnie Burt from Automattic, for this new episode of the podcast exploring whether a "Domain of One'
Reclaim's Roundup, February 25
Welcome to our monthly news round up, packed with everything that's coming up, dates for the diary and important updates from the last month, all in one place. News and Announcements ReclaimEDU is growing Since its launch last year, our ReclaimEDU service has continued to grow. Simply put,