Timeline course format - Revision history

Mchurch at 15:07, 6 October 2009

2009-10-06T15:07:28Z

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	*'''Forum''': [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]		*'''Forum''': [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]
	*'''Tracker:''' [http://moodle.org/~~mod~~/~~forum/discuss.php?d=120087~~ tracker issue]		*'''Tracker:''' [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-1403 tracker issue]
	*'''Project Student:''' Jose Cedeno		*'''Project Student:''' Jose Cedeno

Tsala: categories

2009-09-24T08:40:14Z

Tsala: Blog-style course format moved to Timeline course format

2009-07-07T16:18:58Z

Blog-style course format moved to Timeline course format

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Floppyears at 13:11, 20 May 2009

2009-05-20T13:11:44Z

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	===Second trimester (23 May - 6 July)===		===Second trimester (23 May - 6 July)===

	* ~~Create needed database fields~~ to ~~handle extra long course~~ (MEASURE: commit logs ~~of sql code to add fields~~, DEADLINE: 20 ~~May~~).		* Get a simple mockup that contains the blog-style functionality so that it can be uploaded to the Moodle demo site (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 20 June).
	* Write unit tests for the code (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 1 July).		* Write unit tests for the code (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 1 July).
	* Work on ~~course page~~ (MEASURE: commit ~~logs~~, DEADLINE: ~~25 June~~).		* Work on feedback received from Moodle demo site (MEASURE: forum activity, commit messages, tracker activity, DEADLINE: 1 JULY).
	* Get some users to test the course page (MEASURE: forum discussion and user tests, DEADLINE: 30 June).		* Get some users to test the changes to course page (MEASURE: forum discussion and user tests, DEADLINE: 30 June).
			* Work on testing really long courses to find bottlenecks (MEASURE: commit logs and test results, DEADLINE: 30 June).
	* Update documentation (MEASURE: wiki articles history, DEADLINE: 6 July).		* Update documentation (MEASURE: wiki articles history, DEADLINE: 6 July).

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	* Gather feedback from users (MEASURE: wiki articles created and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 8 July).		* Gather feedback from users (MEASURE: wiki articles created and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 8 July).
	* ~~Work~~ on ~~user feedback~~ (~~MEASURE: commit logs,~~ DEADLINE: 15 July).		* Start working on porting the blog-style course format to Moodle 2.0 (DEADLINE: 7 July).
	* ~~Work on testing really long courses to find bottlenecks~~ (MEASURE: commit logs ~~and test results~~, DEADLINE~~: 3 August).~~		* Test the course format in Moodle 2.0 (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE 20 July).
	* Start discussion on forums regarding bottleneck issues (MEASURE: mailing list and test results, DEADLINE: 4 August).
	* Gather feedback on blog-style course page (MEASURE: wiki articles and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 6 August).		* Gather feedback on blog-style course page (MEASURE: wiki articles and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 6 August).
	* Work on user feedback (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 10 August).		* Work on user feedback (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 10 August).
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	Do more benchamarking. With courses that can last for a very long period of time, we need to worry about how to deal with more data. We should compare the performance of common tasks with a regular course page and a blog-style course page. If there are problems and limitations, how can we deal them without affecting performance.		Do more benchamarking. With courses that can last for a very long period of time, we need to worry about how to deal with more data. We should compare the performance of common tasks with a regular course page and a blog-style course page. If there are problems and limitations, how can we deal them without affecting performance.

			==Ideas on how to Organize Tracker bugs/tasks==
			* Adding topics to the bottom of the list and sorting in reverse order
			* Pagination and archival of topics
			* Displaying date and other formatting related to topics
			* Working on bottlenecks.

	==More Information==		==More Information==

Rcollman: Reformat top of page

2009-05-20T12:18:05Z

Reformat top of page

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			This project will create a blog-style format for the course page.
	{{GSOC 09}}		{{GSOC 09}}
	~~==Introduction==~~
	*'''Forum''': [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]		*'''Forum''': [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]

	*'''Tracker:''' [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]		*'''Tracker:''' [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]
			*'''Project Student:''' Jose Cedeno

			==Overview==
	This is a project for [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GSOC Google Summer of Code] at Moodle. I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page]. I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.		This is a project for [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GSOC Google Summer of Code] at Moodle. I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page]. I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.

Rcollman: /* Introduction */

2009-05-20T12:13:14Z

Introduction

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	{{GSOC 09}}		{{GSOC 09}}
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]		*'''Forum''': [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]

	[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]		*'''Tracker:''' [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]

	This is a project for [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GSOC Google Summer of Code] at Moodle. I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page], . I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.

			This is a project for [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GSOC Google Summer of Code] at Moodle. I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page]. I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.

	==Schedule of Deliverables==		==Schedule of Deliverables==

Rcollman: Template

2009-05-20T11:45:48Z

Template

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			{{GSOC 09}}
	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]		[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]

Floppyears: specifying that this development is for gsoc

2009-05-05T14:27:24Z

specifying that this development is for gsoc

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	[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]		[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]

	I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page], . I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.		This is a project for [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GSOC Google Summer of Code] at Moodle. I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page], . I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.

Floppyears at 14:21, 5 May 2009

2009-05-05T14:21:16Z

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	Do more benchamarking. With courses that can last for a very long period of time, we need to worry about how to deal with more data. We should compare the performance of common tasks with a regular course page and a blog-style course page. If there are problems and limitations, how can we deal them without affecting performance.		Do more benchamarking. With courses that can last for a very long period of time, we need to worry about how to deal with more data. We should compare the performance of common tasks with a regular course page and a blog-style course page. If there are problems and limitations, how can we deal them without affecting performance.

			==More Information==
			For more information, please see the external links below:
			* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]
			* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]
			* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Project_Ideas#Moodle XS idea description]

Floppyears: New page: ==Introduction== [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion] [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue] I plan on adding a blog-style for...

2009-05-05T14:16:19Z

New page: ==Introduction== [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion] [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue] I plan on adding a blog-style for...

New page

==Introduction==
[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 forum discussion]

[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]

I plan on adding a blog-style format for the course page as described in the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Projects_for_new_developers#Blog-style_course_format project ideas wiki page], . I want to add support so that a course can have be really long if needed. The blog-style format would make it easy to teach a new class for the first time. The instructor could prepare topics 1 or 2 days ahead of time, add a topic for a specific day and list things that would be covered in a specific day. This project idea was requested by the OLPC teachers that found Moodle hard to use for their teaching style. The main audience for this module would be K-12 teachers.

==Schedule of Deliverables==
===First trimester (20 April - 22 May)===

* Start discussion in forum to better define the scope, and requirements of the project (MEASURE: forum activity, DEADLINE: 20th April).
* Gather information, feedback and advice from instructors and developers (MEASURE: wiki article updates, DEADLINE: 10 May).
* Talk to Moodle developers in the mailing list to find out areas that can need to be handled with care (MEASURE: mailing list activity, DEADLINE: May 1).
* Finalizing database changes and project plan (MEASURE: wiki articles created regarding project plan and updates on old documents, DEADLINE: 18 May).

===Second trimester (23 May - 6 July)===

* Create needed database fields to handle extra long course (MEASURE: commit logs of sql code to add fields, DEADLINE: 20 May).
* Write unit tests for the code (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 1 July).
* Work on course page (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 25 June).
* Get some users to test the course page (MEASURE: forum discussion and user tests, DEADLINE: 30 June).
* Update documentation (MEASURE: wiki articles history, DEADLINE: 6 July).

===Third trimester (7 July - 10 August)===

* Gather feedback from users (MEASURE: wiki articles created and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 8 July).
* Work on user feedback (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 15 July).
* Work on testing really long courses to find bottlenecks (MEASURE: commit logs and test results, DEADLINE: 3 August).
* Start discussion on forums regarding bottleneck issues (MEASURE: mailing list and test results, DEADLINE: 4 August).
* Gather feedback on blog-style course page (MEASURE: wiki articles and forum discussion, DEADLINE: 6 August).
* Work on user feedback (MEASURE: commit logs, DEADLINE: 10 August).
* Write wiki articles and documentation on next steps and lessons learned (MEASURE: wiki articles, DEADLINE: 10 August).

==Future Work==

Allow archival of topics just like a blog would. Some users might find it useful to archive the parts of the course by month just like regular blog would.

Allow students to comment on proposed topics for a class. This might be useful when teachers hold study sessions or want to request student feedback on a class day.

Use more ajax to enhance the blog-style course page by reducing http requests and make the interface more responsive.

Allow students to be notified of changes in the course schedule. If the class requires a lot of hw or reading, it might be useful to notify the students when changes take place. This can save teachers and students a lot of time. The instructor doesn't need to notify students of changes to a specific day, and students get notified as soon as a change takes place and thus they have as much as notice as possible when hw are added or other things change.

Do more benchamarking. With courses that can last for a very long period of time, we need to worry about how to deal with more data. We should compare the performance of common tasks with a regular course page and a blog-style course page. If there are problems and limitations, how can we deal them without affecting performance.

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	* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]		* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=120087 tracker issue]
	* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Project_Ideas#Moodle XS idea description]		* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Project_Ideas#Moodle XS idea description]

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