VM Developers Meeting
Beau: Server status - Slowdown in receivership of new prod servers - will probably launch for Spring pilot on current production server
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Keith: Ilios (course curriculum management system from UCSF) - 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. (Ilios being converted from asp to cfm along with feature expansion; 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 by spring, so Chris will manage import/export for spring pilot courses.
CERE Implementation Meeting
Ray - Roles table has curriculum support role for tool exposure to key staff personnel
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Chris/Jan - Discussed possiblity of using Captivate to record instructions for faculty on converting ppt to pdf's; faculty need to provide material to students prior to the lecture; 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. Asking faculty to move 100 MG ppt to pdf, e.g., requires training; puts onus on faculty to deliver materials; Captivate would be a way to train faculty.
Training needs/issues:
- 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;.