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VM Developers Meeting

Beau: Server status - Slowdown in receivership of new prod servers - will probably launch for Spring pilot on current production server

Chris - Roles for spring for users - student, TA, instructor
: Spring launch - Need to drop current CERE users and rerun user feed after Scott fixes email bug;
Setup of course home page w/geckomail integrated as a web content tool
. Redirects from student pages in (in iWeb) to cere.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

Ray - : Gradebook issue (per Mon. Monday's Team Lead meeting) - ability to export grades for import into MyUCDavis final grade submission. Created Ray created an export which meets the my excel MyUCD Excel format; will talk w/Scott about replacing cere CERE version of export w/locally-built format.
Existing processes include excel format to my import anyway.
Ray spoke to Brian D. Donnelly about my MyUCD import/export process - Beau would like the outside url.

Keith - : Ilios : (course curriculum management system from UCSF; has ) - Created course forms for CAF data. Menu built for Ilios web pages w/rudimentary permissions; reorder offering, sessions, date/time, etc. for curriculum managers. Time to start showing Erin soon.
(Being Ilios being converted from asp to cfm and along with feature expansion w/MSSQL ; usees MS SQL Server) Will coordinate w/Chris and Ray on integration (Ray: tables-in progress)
Not anticipating a system to system link to sakai Sakai by spring, so Chris will manage import/export for spring pilot courses.

Phil has joined VM

CERE Implementation Meeting

Ray - Roles table has curriculum support role for tool exposure
(Talked to Tom A. re: Cygnet; faculty discussions w/in VM re: podcasting)Rick - update to key staff personnel

Rick: Update on Captivate videos ; - reviewing core list and creating first draft scripts; by eow end of week or Monday will have a few videos ready.

Chris B. & /Jan - possibly Discussed possiblity of using Captivate about converting to record instructions for faculty on converting ppt to pdf's, spec. ppt ; faculty need to provide material to students prior to the lecture (workflow) by converting to pdf; w/f with student labor; delivery to student ; workflow includes student labor as part of the process, however there is an issue with delivery of content to student (aide) when ppt file is too big; ask . Asking faculty to move 100 MG ppt to pdf, e.g., requires training; puts onus on faculty to deliver materials; Cap. Captivate would be an easy a way to train faculty; .

Training needs/issues: pwd

  • password protection of images;
  • creation of website & movies for training;
  • SourceForge

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  • PDFCreator on most new faculty machines, but requires multiple links to get to install for faculty w/older machines;
  • faculty training on image settings

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  • and copyright issues;
  • multiple needs i.e., both 6-per page printout + single slide Flash displays for lecture content;
  • need to identify exceptions which require special handling by CALF;

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  • preparing faculty w/knowledge and tools to do

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  • ppt tp pdf process efficiently and smoothly;
  • Help web page w/downloadable tools for manipulation;
  • training

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  • students on how to view the files (in OneNote, etc.)

Discussion Followed by discussion of learning methods and content design; , printing methods, student vs faculty needs;.