Reflection 9/19/11-9/23/11

Accomplishments:

         Updated IST 111S and 331 (Really wishing that there was a way that subversion could automatically update the content instead of having to do this manually)

         Continued with IST 111S revision

o   Continued to make adjustments to Lesson 1 content

         Continued with IST 230 revision

o   Mostly complete

         Continued IST 331 revision

o   Put materials in for Lesson 1 based on materials provided and my experience

o   Met with faculty to discuss

o   He’s going to be pushing things to Course Committee to get the okay to move forward

o   Need to check copyright on materials

         Continued with IST 402 revision

o   Update by faculty that process is started

o   Meeting with Chris Holobar to discuss how best to place materials for use in the course

         Updated chart on my whiteboard

         Attend Gaming Brownbag on Typo on Sept 21: Here are my thoughts: https://sites.psu.edu/rep129blog/2011/09/21/gaming-brown-bag-typo/

 

 

Ongoing Projects:

         Working on Spring 2012 courses: IST 111S, IST 230, IST 295A, IST 331, IST 402, IST 495

         Working on Summer 2012 courses: IST 210, IST 220, IST 240, IST 250, IST 260W, IST 295B, IST 301, IST 302, IST 420, IST 421, IST 440W

         Check for flash and video that doesn’t show up from the WC version.

         Adding peer evals in drupal to courses. I found that to make a block I first need to create a menu item. Then I can drag the menu item in blocks to the appropriate place.

         Working on checking courses (content isn’t always there) from WCLD to be placed in Drupal through OIDI task list

         Updating syllabi & content in drupal

 

Immediate Decisions / Issues:

         Need a closer look at how the code needs to be adjusted in the syllabus to enable the css to take in drupal.

         Would like to have a better working knowledge of…

o   Captivate

o   Kaltura

o   Jaycut

 

Somethings that I learn this week:

         If the syllabus in drupal is not working b/c the navigation at the bottom of the page is moved into the body of the syllabus, remove the <div> tag for “content.”

         If the “return to top” of the page is not functioning, change the anchor from “top” to “content” to make functional.

         The following anchor on the syllabus did not work: <h4 class=”ourheadings”><a name=”instructor” id=”instructor”></a><b>Instructor Resources</b>. To make it work, I placed text (Instructor Resources) inside the <a> tag. It looked like this: <h4 class=”ourheadings”><a name=”instructor” id=”instructor”>Instructor Resources</a></h4>.

 

Back Burner:

         Gaming, Simulations, and Virtual World Research Committee

         Need to read the book Understanding by Design: http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Design-Grant-Wiggins/dp/013093058X

   

Days off / Conferences:     

         March 24 TLT Symposium – thinking of using this opportunity to practice session for Madison Conference

         Understanding and Valuing Diversity on Oct 5: Understanding and Valuing Diversity  DIV 008

         Conference Nov. 8-11 – SLOAN-C Conference: http://sloanconsortium.org/aln

 

 

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