Difference between revisions of "Moodle Makeover"
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* Kristen will work on the development of a new Moodle theme for roll-out by J-term. She is using a [[http://www.miiseapp.org/ non-MIIS dev site]] to work on this. | * Kristen will work on the development of a new Moodle theme for roll-out by J-term. She is using a [[http://www.miiseapp.org/ non-MIIS dev site]] to work on this. | ||
* Trinidad will work with Kristen on establishing admin / ftp access to the current Moodle server (Kristen follow up 12/19/08) | * Trinidad will work with Kristen on establishing admin / ftp access to the current Moodle server (Kristen follow up 12/19/08) | ||
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* Sarah and TLC Team (Edie and Anna) will coordinate a [training time] (early Dec) with Greg to get him up to speed on Moodle Basics (including user mgmt, course request process, FAQs) | * Sarah and TLC Team (Edie and Anna) will coordinate a [training time] (early Dec) with Greg to get him up to speed on Moodle Basics (including user mgmt, course request process, FAQs) | ||
* Edie and Anna will develop basic 'out-of-the-box' course templates that can be adapted for new courses | * Edie and Anna will develop basic 'out-of-the-box' course templates that can be adapted for new courses | ||
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===Tabled for now=== | ===Tabled for now=== | ||
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* Upgrade to newer version of Moodle 1.9x - hold off until Summer 09 | * Upgrade to newer version of Moodle 1.9x - hold off until Summer 09 | ||
** delaying the upgrade will allow us to discover problems before faculty do | ** delaying the upgrade will allow us to discover problems before faculty do | ||
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===Still left to do=== | ===Still left to do=== | ||
− | * | + | * Coordinate with TLC team on Dec and Jan Moodle training schedule for Dean Assts and faculty (Bob) |
* Revise the Moodle 5 Easy Steps info page with Sprin 09 dates (Sarah) | * Revise the Moodle 5 Easy Steps info page with Sprin 09 dates (Sarah) | ||
− | ** Add Moodle Zoo (MIIS course examples to the 5 easy steps) (Sarah | + | ** Add Moodle Zoo (MIIS course examples to the 5 easy steps) (Sarah w/Bob) |
** Get the word out about Spring Training (Bob) | ** Get the word out about Spring Training (Bob) | ||
− | * Tweak background color/gradient image leading into background color | + | * Tweak background color/gradient image leading into background color (Kristen) |
− | * Adjust font sizes to look better on PCs | + | * Adjust font sizes to look better on PCs (Kristen) |
+ | * Fix iTunes U quick link (Kristen) |
Revision as of 18:59, 19 December 2008
Timeline
- Deadline: January 5 (J-term classes begin)
Completed
- Kristen will work on the development of a new Moodle theme for roll-out by J-term. She is using a [non-MIIS dev site] to work on this.
- Trinidad will work with Kristen on establishing admin / ftp access to the current Moodle server (Kristen follow up 12/19/08)
- John and Trinidad will establish a dev server space for TLC and Help Desk to experiment with newer versions of Moodle platform
- Develop Help Desk strategy for Moodle questions & course requests
- Basic Course Template Development (ideally, load basic course templates into the course request form; if not, make them accessible in Course Settings as options)
- Two basic templates complete, needs a little dress up (Bob)
- Upload some generic files for general use (headers for each program, etc.) (Sarah / Anna)
- Course request process - revise the form and info for Help Desk routing
- Bob will work with IT to determine the source of the course back-up / restore problem we continue to encounter [solved by Trinidad]
- Revise the course request form for ease of use and routing through the Help Desk; specifically "Reasons for requesting course" change to: Notes to HELP DESK (Eg. ROLLOVER: Course Number, Title, Semester; NEW COURSE TEMPLATE REQUEST: BASIC #1, BASIC#2"(Kristen)
- Sarah and TLC Team (Edie and Anna) will coordinate a [training time] (early Dec) with Greg to get him up to speed on Moodle Basics (including user mgmt, course request process, FAQs)
- Edie and Anna will develop basic 'out-of-the-box' course templates that can be adapted for new courses
Tabled for now
- Default course settings updated for ease of use
- Personal profile settings override course settings when it comes to tracking/flagging new items - change default profile settings to track new items
- Consider using Google forms to upload a batch course request as a .csv file
- Revise default course and user settings, specifically:
- user default tracking posts setting should be turned on by default (Sarah's suggestion)
- tie-in possible course templates to course settings selection
- Researching off-site hosting costs with Moodlerooms (Bob, John G)
Moodle 1.9 Upgrade
- Upgrade to newer version of Moodle 1.9x - hold off until Summer 09
- delaying the upgrade will allow us to discover problems before faculty do
Still left to do
- Coordinate with TLC team on Dec and Jan Moodle training schedule for Dean Assts and faculty (Bob)
- Revise the Moodle 5 Easy Steps info page with Sprin 09 dates (Sarah)
- Add Moodle Zoo (MIIS course examples to the 5 easy steps) (Sarah w/Bob)
- Get the word out about Spring Training (Bob)
- Tweak background color/gradient image leading into background color (Kristen)
- Adjust font sizes to look better on PCs (Kristen)
- Fix iTunes U quick link (Kristen)