Assignment ID and standards

[Clay Fenlason]

I have a quick follow-up question:  where would be the best place to
talk about assignments development, as a general rule?  I favor being
chatty about things as we go, but some of the points will be
technical, others pedagogical, others ux-ical ('uxorious' was already
taken).  I'd like to be able to stay in touch with those who want to
follow or be involved with this project without spamming the lists or
creating yet another collab site, yet this will be an irreducibly
interdisciplinary effort.

For now I'll just post to the place that seems to best match the
issue, and (as much as it galls me) cross-post when the particular
thread seems to call for it.

~Clay

On Dec 24, 2007 4:19 PM, Clay Fenlason <clay.fenlason at et.gatech.edu> wrote:
> The weaselly answer to your scope question, Wytze, is that it's within
> scope but the timing is unclear.  If someone is interested in helping
> the development of this piece (SAK-7938), the timing might become a
> little more clear.
>
> Laid out a little more explicitly, the initial scope (i.e. first
> quarter 2008) is to do an RSF conversion, provide better integration
> with the gradebook, simplify the interface, and provide better test
> coverage and performance testing.  IU is taking the lead, Georgia Tech
> is following closely, and there will be a production-ready deliverable
> by April (with a couple milestones in between).  That first
> deliverable will have a greater focus on code quality and performance
> than new features and behavior, however.
>
> Beyond that point the scope has not yet been set, but I'd predict at
> least two more milestones:  a July-ish release that IU and Georgia
> Tech might run in late August, and then a full release for the next
> version of Sakai, which sounds as though it may not be until Spring of
> 2009.  A lot can happen between now and then, and I know we have some
> ambitious ideas being batted around.
>
> Keep an eye on (and contribute toward)
> http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/confluence/x/2oGI if you're
> interested.  The problem space is also still being clarified on the
> Fluid wiki (http://wiki.fluidproject.org/x/KhQa), and Daphne's been
> helping out with early design questions.
>
> We will very soon, I think (somewhere late January), need the active
> support of the pedagogy group, once we get past the mere transplant
> stage (i.e. the RSF conversion).  We're getting some help from UX
> folks on design questions, but we're going to need more help fleshing
> out task flows and performing usability research around such things.
> I'd be delighted if the pedagogy group did more than just submit
> requirements, and had some of its members actively advise the
> assignments team (or better yet, become part of the assignments team)
> throughout this whole process.  We're going to need more than just a
> list of feature requests - we're going to need teachers working
> alongside us - though I recognize that calls for a greater investment
> of time.
>
> ~Clay
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2007 11:16 AM, Wytze Koopal <wytzekoopal at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just to be sure:
> >
> > This is a requirement that we have registered a long time ago:
> > http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/SAK-7938
> > (It should be possible to hand in group assignments)
> >
> > Is this something within scope?
> >
> > --
> > Drs. Wytze Koopal
> > University of Twente
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Clay Fenlason
> Director, Educational Technology
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> (404) 385-6644
>



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Clay Fenlason
Director, Educational Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
(404) 385-6644