[DG: Open Forum] Possible update to Syllabus tool

[Ward, Lynn E.]

I don't know many people who post multiple syllabi for one course, but this seems like a nice improvement that could lead to using the Syllabus tool differently—for example, breaking it up into shorter, more easily digestible sections instead of posting a single, very long document.  This would make it easier for students to find what they are looking for in the Syllabus.

Lynn


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From: Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org<mailto:nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org>>
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [DG: Open Forum] Possible update to Syllabus tool

Question came up regarding Accessibility. Answer:

Keyboard interaction

When focus is on a header, the following key commands are available:

UP/LEFT - Move focus to the previous header. If on first header, moves focus to last header.
DOWN/RIGHT - Move focus to the next header. If on last header, moves focus to first header.
HOME - Move focus to the first header.
END - Move focus to the last header.
SPACE/ENTER - Activate panel associated with focused header.


On Mar 12, 2013, at 3:51 PM, Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org<mailto:nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org>> wrote:

[to pedagogy, openforum, end-user-support, sakai-user]

Dear All,

Bryan Holladay has created a new feature in the Syllabus tool (sponsored by Columbia). It is an "accordion" view of the syllabus sections (see screen cast below). The printing feature stays the same as in the current version of Syllabus (one long page) and there is a property that can be set to determine which item in the "accordion" is open by default. Bryan set it so it automatically scrolls to the opened item (both in portal or tool view).

Ultimately the TCC (Technical Coordination Committee, of which I am *not* a part, fyi) and tool owners will make the call of whether this gets into Sakai CLE, but we thought it would be interesting to get some input on this. Please take a look at the screencast and the Jira and let us know what you think. Is this an improvement? Does it meet a need?

Here is a screen cast of the feature: http://screencast.com/t/kK7UGzXu

Jira is https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-23342

Thanks,

Neal Caidin

Sakai CLE Community Coordinator
nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org<mailto:nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org>
Skype: nealkdin
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