SF Developer HackFest - Revision history

Chuang: /* Wish list */

2008-07-30T23:38:37Z

Wish list

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	* module api (classes, add tabs to user profile) 2		* module api (classes, add tabs to user profile) 2
	* section/course templates 1		* section/course templates 1
	* ~~ldap~~ enrollment plugins 1		* LDAP enrollment plugins 2
	* course formats / pagelib 1		* course formats / pagelib 1
	* auomating backup/restore more 1		* auomating backup/restore more 1

Chuang: /* Wish list */

2008-06-14T08:58:27Z

Wish list

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	* student info api 8 (eg banner, peoplesoft)		* student info api 8 (eg banner, peoplesoft)
	* user testing / usability 6		* user testing / usability 6
	* performance/caching 5		* performance/caching 6
	* web services / standard API functions 5		* web services / standard API functions 5
	* gradebook interface / ajax 5		* gradebook interface / ajax 5

Tsala: introduction

2008-06-10T16:37:05Z

introduction

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-*Date: 9am - 5pm Monday 9th June 2008 - see the [http://moodle.org/calendar/view.php?view=day&course=5&cal_d=9&cal_m=6&cal_y=2008 San Francisco 2008 Developer HackFest calendar entry] for conversion into your time zone
+The HackFest was on Monday 9 June 2008 in San Francisco. We had around 50 participants. Thanks to [http://www.remote-learner.net/ Remote-Learner.net] for sponsoring this event.
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 Martin concluded that we need a course formats spec for developing it.
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Dougiamas: /* Wish list */

2008-06-10T07:36:22Z

Wish list

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	* file / repositories 12		* file / repositories 12
	* student info api 8 (eg banner, peoplesoft)		* student info api 8 (eg banner, peoplesoft)
			* user testing / usability 6
			* performance/caching 5
			* web services / standard API functions 5
			* gradebook interface / ajax 5
	* mobile/offline learning support 4		* mobile/offline learning support 4
	* ~~user testing~~ / ~~usability~~ 6		* FERPA 3
			* group based enrollments / site-wide groups 3
			* case studies on implementations 3
			* better navigation for students (terms/my moodle) 2
			* opensocial API/docs/forum 2
			* statistics reports 2
			* module api (classes, add tabs to user profile) 2
	* section/course templates 1		* section/course templates 1
	* ldap enrollment plugins 1		* ldap enrollment plugins 1
	* course formats / pagelib 1		* course formats / pagelib 1
	* auomating backup/restore more 1		* auomating backup/restore more 1
	* module api (classes, add tabs to user profile) 2
	* performance/caching 5
	* randomization in quiz essays 1		* randomization in quiz essays 1
	* gradebook interface / ajax 5
	* agents for automating tasks for teachers 2		* agents for automating tasks for teachers 2
	* better handling of course instances 1		* better handling of course instances 1
	* email / messaging 1		* email / messaging 1
	* delete sections 1		* delete sections 1
	* case studies on implementations 3
	* opensocial API/docs/forum 2
	* statistics reports 2
	* web services / standard API functions 5
	* better navigation for students (terms/my moodle) 2
	* FERPA 3
	* group based enrollments / site-wide groups 3
	* more capabilities (eg for course settings) 1		* more capabilities (eg for course settings) 1
	* new wiki 2		* new wiki 2
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	* roles user interface improvements 1		* roles user interface improvements 1
	* conditional activities 1		* conditional activities 1
	* assign activities to users 1		* assign activities to users 1

	==Round table discussion: Options for getting Moodle to communicate with external systems==		==Round table discussion: Options for getting Moodle to communicate with external systems==

Tsala: /* Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability */ course formats spec

2008-06-10T00:14:30Z

Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability: course formats spec

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	Tim H demonstrated the shared activities system, an abuse of the course format ;-) (see the modules and plugins database entry [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1558 Shared activities system]).		Tim H demonstrated the shared activities system, an abuse of the course format ;-) (see the modules and plugins database entry [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1558 Shared activities system]).

			Martin concluded that we need a course formats spec for developing it.

	==General discussions==		==General discussions==

Tsala: /* Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability */ shared activities system

2008-06-10T00:02:42Z

Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability: shared activities system

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	Mark N then described his proposed format plugin changes (see [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95882 Proposed format plugin changes] forum discussion).		Mark N then described his proposed format plugin changes (see [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95882 Proposed format plugin changes] forum discussion).

			Tim H demonstrated the shared activities system, an abuse of the course format ;-) (see the modules and plugins database entry [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1558 Shared activities system]).

	==General discussions==		==General discussions==

Tsala: /* Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability */ proposed format plugin changes

2008-06-09T23:46:38Z

Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability: proposed format plugin changes

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	==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==		==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==

	Michael P demonstrated flexpage format. (~~See~~ also Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83817 New format- Flexible Page] forum discussion)		Michael P demonstrated flexpage format (see also Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83817 New format- Flexible Page] forum discussion).

			Mark N then described his proposed format plugin changes (see [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95882 Proposed format plugin changes] forum discussion).

	==General discussions==		==General discussions==

Tsala: /* Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability */ flexpage format

2008-06-09T23:37:24Z

Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability: flexpage format

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	==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==		==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==

	e.g. ~~new course~~ format ~~objects, redefining page display layer etc.~~		Michael P demonstrated flexpage format. (See also Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=83817 New format- Flexible Page] forum discussion)

	Participants will be sharing code and development ideas that have emerged in their organizations in smaller groups, with the aim of coming up with a list of recommendations that can be formed into specifications.

	==General discussions==		==General discussions==

Tsala: /* Round table discussion: APIs */ rearranging

2008-06-09T22:38:35Z

Round table discussion: APIs: rearranging

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	==Round table discussion: APIs==		==Round table discussion: APIs==

	~~For~~ [[Development:~~Portfolio~~ API~~\|portfolios~~]], [[Development:~~File~~ API~~\|file managers~~]] ~~and~~ [[Development:~~Repository~~ API~~\|document repositories~~]]		* [[Development:File API]]
			* [[Development:Repository API]]
			* [[Development:Portfolio API]]

	==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==		==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==

Tsala: rearranging

2008-06-09T22:01:48Z

rearranging

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	* assign activities to users 1		* assign activities to users 1

	==Round table ~~discussions==~~		==Round table discussion: Options for getting Moodle to communicate with external systems==

	~~===~~Options for getting Moodle to communicate with external systems===

	Existing plugins include:		Existing plugins include:
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	Future options: [[Development:Web services API]]		Future options: [[Development:Web services API]]

	===~~API's for~~ [[Development:Portfolio API\|portfolios]], [[Development:File API\|file managers]] and [[Development:Repository API\|document repositories]]===		==Round table discussion: APIs==

			For [[Development:Portfolio API\|portfolios]], [[Development:File API\|file managers]] and [[Development:Repository API\|document repositories]]

			==Round table discussion: Further plug-ability and expandability==

	~~===Further plug-ability and expandability~~ e.g. new course format objects, redefining page display layer etc.~~===~~		e.g. new course format objects, redefining page display layer etc.

	Participants will be sharing code and development ideas that have emerged in their organizations in smaller groups, with the aim of coming up with a list of recommendations that can be formed into specifications.		Participants will be sharing code and development ideas that have emerged in their organizations in smaller groups, with the aim of coming up with a list of recommendations that can be formed into specifications.
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	==General discussions==		==General discussions==

	~~===~~Gradebook interface improvements~~===~~		* Gradebook interface improvements (Nicolas Connault) - Overview of community feedback on 1.9 gradebook, run-down of current development, discussion of ideas for improvement, better defaults etc.
	*Overview of community feedback on 1.9 gradebook ~~(Nicolas Connault)~~		* [[GSOC/2008\|Google Summer of Code 2008]] (Helen)
	*Run-down of current development
	*Discussion of ideas for improvement, better defaults etc.

	~~===Google Summer of Code===~~

	*[[GSOC/2008\|Google Summer of Code 2008]] (Helen)


	~~==Other stuff==~~
	* I (Tim Hunt, OU Moodle developer and Moodle quiz module maintainer) will be there. I don't have anything in particular that I want to say, but I am very happy to talk about anything anyone else wants to cover that I know about.		* I (Tim Hunt, OU Moodle developer and Moodle quiz module maintainer) will be there. I don't have anything in particular that I want to say, but I am very happy to talk about anything anyone else wants to cover that I know about.
	* It might be good to have a general discussion on general testing/QA issues. Eg. bug triage, encouraging more testing/QA contributors, the weekly review etc. --[[User:Dan Poltawski\|Dan Poltawski]] 13:14, 30 May 2008 (CDT)		* It might be good to have a general discussion on general testing/QA issues. Eg. bug triage, encouraging more testing/QA contributors, the weekly review etc. --[[User:Dan Poltawski\|Dan Poltawski]] 13:14, 30 May 2008 (CDT)