OU Create has afforded our community an independent space to consider and experiment with building on the web with projects such as course hubs, cultural reviews, study abroad blogs, personal portfolios, and much more. As our Doman of One’s Own project has matured, we have continued to host an annual award ceremony--affectionately titled the “Creaties”--to celebrate works that embody the spirit of our concept (see: create.ou.edu/creaties). What began as a solution to simply fill a needs gap (“the ability for one to easily publish public content online”) quickly became a lens of the digital academic culture and community. Reclaim Hosting has not only been an excellent partner for our technical needs but has also played a major role in nurturing a community of practice we now engage in that critically considers the future of the web.

Agnes Scott College needed a solution to provide each entering first year student a way to create a digital portfolio to meet the SUMMIT requirement of creating a self-curated virtual space in which they were to collect artifacts, reflect upon, and showcase selected aspects of their unique learning journey. We wanted exceptional support and reliable services, and a partner that could offer us guidance in our endeavor. The solution we needed has been delivered by Reclaim Hosting. Agnes Scott College signed up for DoOO in May 2015 and have no plans to make any changes. It is rare to find a provider that does not have a down side, and I can honestly say I have not found one for Reclaim Hosting. This team has been nothing but extraordinary in their information sharing, training and fast response to support and service needs. They are a superb!

At Muhlenberg College, our digital learning initiatives are shaped by a commitment to practicing the value of voice.  That means that we intentionally favor digital resources and technologies for structuring learning that enable faculty and students to put the value of voice into practice.  We see in Domain of One's Own a framework for practicing and sustaining the value of voice, and an alternative to other edtech frameworks that deny or diminish voice. After launching our campus-wide Domain of One’s Own initiative last fall, we're seeing students building their domains for a variety of course projects, projects that showcase their research, creative work, and internship experiences, among other uses. Faculty are exceeding our hopes for enlisting Domain of One's Own to construct more participatory digital learning environments for and with their students. All of this is only possible, of course, because of the work of the Reclaim Hosting team. At an important level, the educational mission of Reclaim aligns with our interests in organizing educational life in ways that actively value voice and agency. Domain of One's Own is a human, not a tech, endeavor. Therefore, support from Reclaim is a human relationship.