Overview
During the 07-08 transition year, the project needs a brochure to provide a first point of contact for instructors who are new to SmartSite.
Audience
Instructors who are not familiar with SmartSite.
Goal
Increase the number of course sites throughout 2007-08
Distribution Points
- New Faculty Orientation
- Mediaworks
- TRC
- Training Sessions
- Departmental Presentations
- Faculty Mentoring Faculty Meetings
- More Thoughtful Teaching Events
- ET Partners
- IT Express
- TSPs
- MSOs
- TA Training Sessions
Project Timeline
Due Date |
Goal |
Who's Responsible |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
8/23/07 |
Meeting to Decide Copy Points |
KA, RA, Bb, CO, AOJ |
6 points to be emphasized and fleshed out based on documentation meeting notes |
8/24/07 |
Notes from Documentation Meeting to Team |
Bb, KA, AOJ |
- |
8/28/07 |
Initial Draft of Copy Circulated to Team |
CO, Bb |
- |
8/28/07 |
Comments from Team on Copy |
AOJ, KA, Bb |
- |
8/31/07 |
Graphic Artist's Initial Mockup Circulated to Team |
CO, LeeJay, Rich |
- |
9/5/07 |
Copy Finalized |
CO, RA, Bb, KA, AOJ |
- |
9/7/07 |
Second Draft of Brochure |
CO, LeeJay, Rich, RA, Bb |
- |
9/11/07 |
Final Comments Due |
KA, Bb, AOJ, RA, CO |
- |
9/13/07 |
Brochure to Repro |
RA, CO |
- |
Copy
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What is SmartSite?
SmartSite is a sophisticated set of web-tools designed for higher education. It is also UC Davis' new course management and collaboration system powered by Sakai, a software development effort that brings together one hundred plus educational institutions.
Like Mozilla's Firefox web browser, SmartSite is part of an open-source community dedicated to the success of a particular piece of software. This makes it easier to update and evolve to meet the rapidly changing technological needs of instructors, students and staff.
Why should I use it in my classes?
Some general reasons for using SmartSite include:
Communicating with students
Encouraging collaboration and communication among students
Promoting independent and self-paced learning
Assessment, evaluation and feedback
Collecting, grading and returning assignments
Sharing resources with students, TAs and colleagues
Automating processes and reducing paperwork
Sharing and organizing classroom presentations