[DG: Teaching & Learning] Syllabus related mini-spec discussion this Thursday , October 7, 3PM pacific 6 PM eastern, Friday 8AM NSW

[Keli Sato Amann]

Hello
Two of the members of the S3 managed UX team, Daphne Ogle from Berkeley and myself, have been having meetings every other Thursday since the Denver conference with representatives of three schools who had developed syllabi that work in the S2 environment, to keep the conversation going about syllabus, knowing it would eventually be important, but not exactly knowing how we could roll this into the managed project.

Recently, the minispec process emerged as a way for the managed project to engage with the community. It's continuing to evolve but we are now starting to take on minispecs related to portfolio and syllabus. Thus, we'd like to get some input from both the syllabus BOF and the wider T&L community on what is starting to emerge. The intention of the minispec is to be an expression of user need, not a technical spec or an expression of design--that will come down the road.

Agenda: Overview of minispecs relating to syllabus as a sequenced list of content and activities (will send links closer to Thursday)
When: Thursday, 3PM pacific 6 PM eastern, Friday 8AM NSW
Where: Elluminate--please log in a little early  to set up whiteboard and voice (Elluminate was used to avoid international calls. It works like a walkie-talkie--you have to press the speaker button to talk). https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.C8FA6AF41842E2BCBFE0AA3BEBD24E

Please RSVP by writing your name on this page so we can get a sense of who is coming:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/UX/October+7%2C+2010

It's unclear if future meetings of the BOF are needed. I still think members of the managed project (someone other than me as I'm about to go on leave until February) will still ask for feedback and advice from this group as well as the wider T&L community, but it may be via comments and email, rather than a meeting.

Keli Amann
User Experience Specialist
Academic Computing Services, Stanford University