diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index e36bcf4b96..15d50d3ee4 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
from models import Registration, UserProfile, PendingNameChange, PendingEmailChange, CourseEnrollment
from datetime import date
+from collections import namedtuple
log = logging.getLogger("mitx.student")
-
+Article = namedtuple('Article', 'title url author image deck publication publish_date')
def csrf_token(context):
''' A csrf token that can be included in a form.
@@ -84,6 +85,19 @@ def course_from_id(id):
course_loc = CourseDescriptor.id_to_location(id)
return modulestore().get_item(course_loc)
+def press(request):
+ json_articles = cache.get("student_press_json_articles")
+ if json_articles == None:
+ if hasattr(settings, 'RSS_URL'):
+ content = urllib.urlopen(settings.PRESS_URL).read()
+ json_articles = json.loads(content)
+ else:
+ content = open(settings.PROJECT_ROOT / "templates" / "press.json").read()
+ json_articles = json.loads(content)
+ cache.set("student_press_json_articles", json_articles)
+ articles = [Article(**article) for article in json_articles]
+ return render_to_response('static_templates/press.html', {'articles': articles})
+
@login_required
@ensure_csrf_cookie
def dashboard(request):
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 3b005c5dbe..8475cfa9a9 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ LIB_URL = '/static/js/'
# BOOK_URL = '/static/book/'
BOOK_URL = 'https://mitxstatic.s3.amazonaws.com/book_images/' # For AWS deploys
# RSS_URL = r'lms/templates/feed.rss'
+# PRESS_URL = r''
RSS_TIMEOUT = 600
# Configuration option for when we want to grab server error pages
diff --git a/lms/templates/press.json b/lms/templates/press.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dc971489b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/press.json
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+[
+ {
+ "title": "Review: MITx's Online Circuit Design and Analysis Course",
+ "url": "http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/review-mitxs-online-circuit-design-and-analysis-course",
+ "author": "Steven J. Frank",
+ "image": "ieee_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "This latest experiment in remote learning is not for a casual audience.",
+ "publication": "IEEE Spectrum",
+ "publish_date": "July 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "More universities sign on to free online course initiative",
+ "url": "http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120719082235228",
+ "author": "Alison Moodie",
+ "image": "univworldnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "University World News",
+ "publish_date": "July 19, 2012 Issue No:231"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "One Course, 150,000 Students",
+ "url": "http://nyti.ms/LtlQ5k",
+ "author": "Tamar Lewin",
+ "image": "nyt_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "The New York Times",
+ "publish_date": "July 18, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Lessons learned from MITx's prototype course",
+ "url": "http://mitne.ws/Mdabcp",
+ "author": "Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office",
+ "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.",
+ "publication": "MIT News",
+ "publish_date": "7/16/2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Software \"coding\": not just for programmers anymore",
+ "url": "http://gigaom.com/cloud/everybody-codes/",
+ "author": "Barb Darrow",
+ "image": "gigaom_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "GigaOM",
+ "publish_date": "July 16, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all",
+ "url": "http://b.globe.com/P6XKlB",
+ "author": "Jon Marcus",
+ "image": "bostonglobe_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "The Boston Globe",
+ "publish_date": "July 15, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?",
+ "url": "http://n.pr/Lt5ydM",
+ "author": "Tovia Smith",
+ "image": "npr_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "NPR",
+ "publish_date": "July 02, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Coming Your Way: Free Virtual Courses From Top U.S. Universities",
+ "url": "http://www.openequalfree.org/coming-your-way-free-virtual-courses-from-top-u-s-universities/13993",
+ "author": null,
+ "image": "oef_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "Open Equal Free",
+ "publish_date": "June 29, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Open Online Courses Are No Substitute for Classroom Learning",
+ "url": "http://bit.ly/MMEdEX",
+ "author": "Joshua Kim",
+ "image": "usnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "US News",
+ "publish_date": "June 29, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Harvard and MIT create edX to offer free video online courses to the world",
+ "url": "http://huff.to/LBucd3",
+ "author": "Lucy Sheriff",
+ "image": "huffpost_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "The Huffington Post",
+ "publish_date": "June 20, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Top universities put their reputations online",
+ "url": "http://bbc.in/M5avea",
+ "author": "Irina Khokhlova",
+ "image": "bbc_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "BBC News",
+ "publish_date": "June 20, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnership",
+ "url": "http://mitne.ws/Md5Aaa",
+ "author": null,
+ "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "Institute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.",
+ "publication": "MIT News",
+ "publish_date": "June 19, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "Column: Ivy League education? Online is the new option",
+ "url": "http://usat.ly/J73NW7",
+ "author": "Katrina Trinko",
+ "image": "usa_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": null,
+ "publication": "USA Today",
+ "publish_date": "May 15, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "What is edX?",
+ "url": "http://mitne.ws/PgYhya",
+ "author": null,
+ "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard's new partnership in online education.",
+ "publication": "MIT News",
+ "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "MIT and Harvard announce edX",
+ "url": "http://mitne.ws/Md5yit",
+ "author": null,
+ "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.",
+ "publication": "MIT News",
+ "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+ },
+ {
+ "title": "MIT and Harvard launch a 'revolution in education'",
+ "url": "http://mitne.ws/PgZQvY",
+ "author": null,
+ "image": "mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
+ "deck": "Online edX courses will open both universities' classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.",
+ "publication": "MIT News",
+ "publish_date": "May 02, 2012"
+ }
+]
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/press.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/press.html
index 33b9fe045f..6294b346a9 100644
--- a/lms/templates/static_templates/press.html
+++ b/lms/templates/static_templates/press.html
@@ -5,129 +5,6 @@
<%block name="title">edX in the Press
-<%!
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-Article = namedtuple('Article',
- 'title url author image deck publication publish_date')
-
-articles = [
- Article(title="Review: MITx's Online Circuit Design and Analysis Course",
- url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/review-mitxs-online-circuit-design-and-analysis-course",
- author="Steven J. Frank",
- image="ieee_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="This latest experiment in remote learning is not for a casual audience.",
- publication="IEEE Spectrum",
- publish_date="July 2012"),
- Article(title="More universities sign on to free online course initiative",
- url="http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120719082235228",
- author="Alison Moodie",
- image="univworldnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="University World News",
- publish_date="July 19, 2012 Issue No:231"),
- Article(title="One Course, 150,000 Students",
- url="http://nyti.ms/LtlQ5k",
- author="Tamar Lewin",
- image="nyt_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="The New York Times",
- publish_date="July 18, 2012"),
- Article(title="Lessons learned from MITx's prototype course",
- url="http://mitne.ws/Mdabcp",
- author="Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office",
- image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="As the team behind MIT's ambitious online learning program gears up to introduce new courses in the fall, it takes stock of its initial experiences.",
- publication="MIT News",
- publish_date="7/16/2012"),
- Article(title="Software coding: not just for programmers anymore",
- url="http://gigaom.com/cloud/everybody-codes/",
- author="Barb Darrow",
- image="gigaom_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="GigaOM",
- publish_date="July 16, 2012"),
- Article(title="Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all",
- url="http://b.globe.com/P6XKlB",
- author="Jon Marcus",
- image="bostonglobe_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="The Boston Globe",
- publish_date="July 15, 2012"),
- Article(title="Online Classes Cut Costs, But Do They Dilute Brands?",
- url="http://n.pr/Lt5ydM",
- author="Tovia Smith",
- image="npr_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="NPR",
- publish_date="July 02, 2012"),
- Article(title="Coming Your Way: Free Virtual Courses From Top U.S. Universities",
- url="http://www.openequalfree.org/coming-your-way-free-virtual-courses-from-top-u-s-universities/13993",
- author=None,
- image="oef_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="Open Equal Free",
- publish_date="June 29, 2012"),
- Article(title="Open Online Courses Are No Substitute for Classroom Learning",
- url="http://bit.ly/MMEdEX",
- author="Joshua Kim",
- image="usnews_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="US News",
- publish_date="June 29, 2012"),
- Article(title="Harvard and MIT create edX to offer free video online courses to the world",
- url="http://huff.to/LBucd3",
- author="Lucy Sheriff",
- image="huffpost_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="The Huffington Post",
- publish_date="June 20, 2012"),
- Article(title="Top universities put their reputations online",
- url="http://bbc.in/M5avea",
- author="Irina Khokhlova",
- image="bbc_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="BBC News",
- publish_date="June 20, 2012"),
- Article(title="MIT receives $1 million to support edX partnership",
- url="http://mitne.ws/Md5Aaa",
- author=None,
- image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="Institute receives award as part of Gates Foundation efforts to boost postsecondary graduation rates.",
- publication="MIT News",
- publish_date="June 19, 2012"),
- Article(title="Column: Ivy League education? Online is the new option",
- url="http://usat.ly/J73NW7",
- author="Katrina Trinko",
- image="usa_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck=None,
- publication="USA Today",
- publish_date="May 15, 2012"),
- Article(title="What is edX?",
- url="http://mitne.ws/PgYhya",
- author=None,
- image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="Answering common questions about MIT and Harvard's new partnership in online education.",
- publication="MIT News",
- publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
- Article(title="MIT and Harvard announce edX",
- url="http://mitne.ws/Md5yit",
- author=None,
- image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="Joint partnership builds on MITx and Harvard distance learning; aims to benefit campus-based education and beyond.",
- publication="MIT News",
- publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
- Article(title="MIT and Harvard launch a 'revolution in education'",
- url="http://mitne.ws/PgZQvY",
- author=None,
- image="mit_logo_178x138.jpeg",
- deck="Online edX courses will open both universities' classrooms to the world while enhancing on-campus learning.",
- publication="MIT News",
- publish_date="May 02, 2012"),
-]
-
-%>
-