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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- Reduce paper work
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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 the program. This makes it easier to update and evolve to meet the rapidly changing technological needs of university faculty, students and staff.
Why should I use it in my classes?
Some general reasons for using SmartSite include:
Communicating with students
Encouraging communication and collaboration between students
Encouraging independent and self-paced learning
For assessment, evaluation and feedback
Collecting, grading and disseminating assignments
Sharing resources with students
Automating processes and reducing paperwork
Sharing classroom presentations