Instructional Design Services Blog

Jared
S&R of syllabi complete; template updates will have to be manual
LMS decision making pre-meeting, many LMS rumors
Sr Director candidate pres today at 2pm in LC 243
Command Training Center appointed to Zach
Softchalk training on the 18th; download trial software if needed
PSY 3430 – final course for LSAC (Yells, JS)
Zach assigned to ESFO 1140 (new course)
ID hiring committee moving forward this week
–Jared send ESFO to Dorothy
–Jared will remind Travis about look for CBJT

Ken
Ken explained manual process for template updates
Purchase Flash player – learning towards Flowplayer

Zach
Finished syllabi, spot checked some of the files
Reviewing courses

Note: developers should e-mail course review notes to Jared if Jared is the ID for a course you are revieiwng before beginning fixes

Katy
TECH 405G done with lessons 1b & 2

Dorothy
Finishing ART 1400 transcripts -backtracking to week 10
–May have some ART 1400

Kevin
CBJT backend
Course updates

Janel
Sending out new course content
Reading up on hybrid

A snapshot of some of IDS’ activities for the week

* Marc’s schedule of upcoming workshops
* Reviewed ART 1400 IN changes, suggestions
* JPNS 1010 IN cancelled until further notice
* Helping DGM reboot DGM 3760 IN mid-semester
* Potential for LMS migration within next 2-3 years (UEN, Ray Walker)
* First payment and scheduling requested for many new Summer IN courses
* Staff continuing development of new courses for Summer and Fall
* Received needed planning materials for GEO 1010 IN
* Hired Kevin Maddox as new regular PT Web Developer; waiting on 2nd position from HR
* Preparing for next CBJT grant mtg
* Planning student video tutorial for Bb
* Travis and Janel met w/Cheryl Hanewics and Genan Anderson to collaborate on an IRB Video (http://www.uvu.edu/irb/) for use across campus and in our courses. Target date for completion is May 1.
* CJ 1010 is being moved up to summer delivery with a 3/17 target date for full content due
* Discovered Library Research Tutorials that may suffice for a video for use in our courses at: http://www.uvu.edu/library/tutorials/index.html

Jared

DE Directors
PT pos still not open
ID hiring committee: Janel chair, Marc, Ken, Travis, Suzy Cox – Jared will brief committee on position and vision
GEO 1010
ART 1400, DGM 3760
CBJT
dP
Moodle OpenShare
dotProject
LMS
*Network drive backup

Janel

DENT 489R – Zach
NURS – Jake
CJ

Jake

Webdav
NURS 1400

Kevin

Course downloads
Podcasting
CBJT web site ? bring in Travis?

Dorothy

ART 1400 transcriptions

Katy

TECH 405G css problems 1b
Downloading

Zach

Finished downloading courses
Continue reviewing pages

Ken

Free breakfast
Criticized Jake
Fixed broken courses
Course proposal fixes
Flash-based players – doing some testing, will make recommendation
Template corrections

* Upgraded video streaming to Wowza media server
* Hosting podcast of David Keller’s “Short Lectures in Ethics” videos
* GEO 1010 IN planning proceeding with support for location shoots
* Collaborating with IRB & Design Center for new instructional videos
* Kevin Maddox hired as regular PT Web Developer; Jake Zufelt and Zach Jenkins hired as student developers
* FT Instructional Designer position opened
* 3 of 5 new Summer courses approved to be scheduled
* All new Spring 2010 courses reviewed

When using Respondus 4.1.x with UVU’s Moodle you must edit your server settings to include:

https
port 443

These are the settings for Moodle’s login page, though the rest of the server is on normal http/80

Jared
* Servicing campus
* Budgetses
* Wowza server
* David Keller’s videos – “Short Lectures in Ethics” RSS

To Do
* PT positions updated, printed
* ITR payments
* GEO 1010 proposal
* Fix PT position, reprint
* Fix PT ID position, reprint

Janel
* ITR updates
* TV course costs
* ? Online courses cost sheets
* Instructor mentoring
* 2 summer courses; calling Fall?

Ken
* Service Center fixes
* Student developer resumes
*

Kevin
* DENT 3060, 4200
* ESFO word docs (Jared to pass to editor)
* Word docs
* RSS form

Dorothy
* ART 1400 transcriptions

Katy
* TECH 405G survey tool
* ITR updates

# Opening 2 replacement student positions
# Submitted paperwork for PT ID position funded by CTE (Susan Thackeray) using CTE Index
# Processing ITR reviews for new Spring 2010 courses
# Completed video podcasting page for David Keller’s “Short Lectures on Ethics”
# Restarted DE Online Orientation module design for new DE faculty
# Purchased Wowza media server license–will eventually replace Quicktime streaming server
# Working with HR on regular PT web developer hire(s)

Jared
January milestones
Possible NURS degree
Report from Dir Mtg

Ken
Template updates: Kill pagnum script, kill header script?
dP questions
artist series

Katy
embedded survey tool – first version ready this week
PSY 4400
ITR fixes

Dorothy
ART 1400 assignments
Begin on transcription of 10, 11-15 (no content for week 14?)

Kevin
DENT 4200 fixes
TECH 3010 walk-through
CBJT web portal

Janel
NURS 1400 Katy Moore prototype

# Completed production of new/revised Spring 2010 IN courses: DENT 4010, BIT 1340, DENT 4200, PSY 475R (5101), PSY/SW 4400, ENGH 0890, DENT 3060
# Assisted faculty with course updates for Spring 2010
# Met with faculty for new IN course orientations: Greg Reynolds ESFO 1100, Gary Noll ESFO 1110, John Maclean & Cheryl Hanowicz, Cheryl TECH 2000, Russell Thornley TECH 3430
# Met with NURS to plan RN –> BSN online degree program
# Completed all FT staff annual evaluations

* New semester began with few problems, but late requests for course updates particularly in LI classes
* Staff updated existing courses
* All new online courses rolling
* ID positions checked, submitted
* IDS semesterly planning meeting today (staff reviews this week)
* Online resources links in all courses have been updated to student resources at: http://disted.uvu.edu/students/resources.html
* Many applications are being received through Student Employment for replacement Web Developer positions with closing date of Feb 1.
* Classified Hourly Web Developer position was extended one week
* ENGH 0890 IN (Forrest Williams) has had trouble getting the course cartridge
* Created Google Doc for DE Catalog entry on Friday