A reminder that all faculty, DE included, who want the UVU Testing Center (CTC) to administer proctored online exams must fill out the CTC exam form through UVLink. I had assumed that if we set up a proctored exam through the DE Service Center that they would notify the CTC. This is not the case, though the Service Center does advise faculty of the need to set up CTC exams.
To clarify this, the Service Center is going to add CTC info to their new instructor brochure, Development is going to add information on scheduling CTC exams to the DE web site, and Development will change the wording of the Exam Proctoring section of the syllabus template, commenting out CTC information. Instructional designers should further be aware of this and advise instructors accordingly.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Working Remotely Dec - Jan
As construction makes working in the Development offices more problematic, IDS Development staff will be allowed to work remotely until conditions improve.
You may work at any locations where you can commit full concentration to work, and have a reliable high speed internet connection. I recommend the new library, but home or other remote locations is acceptable if it does not interfere with your productivity or professionalism.
Guidelines
Staff are expected to:
1. Communicate changes in work location to all DE staff, and to any faculty you work with.
2. Have current schedule of work hours posted in Google Docs.
3. Work during the normal hours of 8am - 5pm, or as arranged with your supervisor.
4. Be "online" through instant messaging and e-mail during scheduled work hours.
5. Be available by telephone, and in an environment suitable for professional conversation.
6. Ensure that they have suitable hardware, software, and internet connections for work use. Monty will make Macbooks available for checkout, running both Windows XP and Mac OSX. Jared maintains the software library.
7. Meet collectively on-campus in the new library (room TBD) once a week, and to work several hours before or after the meeting in the same room.
If your supervisor or co-workers note significant problems arising from working remotely, these directions or guidelines may be modified.
You may work at any locations where you can commit full concentration to work, and have a reliable high speed internet connection. I recommend the new library, but home or other remote locations is acceptable if it does not interfere with your productivity or professionalism.
Guidelines
Staff are expected to:
1. Communicate changes in work location to all DE staff, and to any faculty you work with.
2. Have current schedule of work hours posted in Google Docs.
3. Work during the normal hours of 8am - 5pm, or as arranged with your supervisor.
4. Be "online" through instant messaging and e-mail during scheduled work hours.
5. Be available by telephone, and in an environment suitable for professional conversation.
6. Ensure that they have suitable hardware, software, and internet connections for work use. Monty will make Macbooks available for checkout, running both Windows XP and Mac OSX. Jared maintains the software library.
7. Meet collectively on-campus in the new library (room TBD) once a week, and to work several hours before or after the meeting in the same room.
If your supervisor or co-workers note significant problems arising from working remotely, these directions or guidelines may be modified.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
DE Video Files on desource.uvu.edu
From here on out we'll be storing all new video files, whether those are streaming QT video or iPod-ready MP4s, on the server desource.uvu.edu. Shawn just set this up and should be sending me a general use FTP account soon.
The download.php (and, for streaming, refmovie.php) file that we use to force the download of an MP4 is available on this server as Dave Walker mentions.
Eventually we will need to move all existing TV courses to this server and change the URLs in all our uvsc.edu/disted/videos hyperlinks and RSS feeds.
We will also need the _dev_resources txt files on the G drive updated to reference desource.uvu.edu
All video files should be put in a dept/1010/in/last(6)first(2)/media/ folder, e.g.
desource.uvu.edu/dgm/2120/in/steinja/media/dgm2120-04.mp4
P.S. As a note for streaming video usage vs. iPod-ready download: use iPod-ready downloads for most video files. Use streaming only if copyright is an issue, or our audience is unable to download large files with no other alternative media.
The download.php (and, for streaming, refmovie.php) file that we use to force the download of an MP4 is available on this server as Dave Walker mentions.
Eventually we will need to move all existing TV courses to this server and change the URLs in all our uvsc.edu/disted/videos hyperlinks and RSS feeds.
We will also need the _dev_resources txt files on the G drive updated to reference desource.uvu.edu
All video files should be put in a dept/1010/in/last(6)first(2)/media/ folder, e.g.
desource.uvu.edu/dgm/2120/in/steinja/media/dgm2120-04.mp4
P.S. As a note for streaming video usage vs. iPod-ready download: use iPod-ready downloads for most video files. Use streaming only if copyright is an issue, or our audience is unable to download large files with no other alternative media.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
IDS Services Weekly Ed Tech Meeting
Attending: Janel, Dorothy, JR, Ken, Tyrel, RJ, Jared
IDS Announcements/Decisions
IDS brainstorm mtg required only for first-time instructors; optional otherwise
Donate $ to Karen for Rick, Santa
Card for John at 11
Vista x-list: these will happen just before the semester starts
Moodle upgrades to 1.9.3 for Spring
Mahara demo next Thursday
Streaming vs Download of Videos - Most videos "iPod ready MP4s for download" unless copyright or accessibility of download
Bb Vista rollovers failing? e-mail Monty and Vista list* WikiLearn - tell faculty about it. How can we use it?
Working Remotely in Spring
At least 3 weeks in January--maybe more
Set your schedule and get them on Google Docs
Core FT hours 10 - 4
Always on IM
Phone near you
Meet each week with work hour padding
(schedule study room in library)
laptop for JR and Dorothy
JPNS 1010
Ken to research digital ink for writing assignments
TTIX
backend smoothing - Tyrel to set up mtg
6+ proposals are in and waiting to be rated
Ken: keep trying to roll dred (recreate if necessary)
IDS Announcements/Decisions
IDS brainstorm mtg required only for first-time instructors; optional otherwise
Donate $ to Karen for Rick, Santa
Card for John at 11
Vista x-list: these will happen just before the semester starts
Moodle upgrades to 1.9.3 for Spring
Mahara demo next Thursday
Streaming vs Download of Videos - Most videos "iPod ready MP4s for download" unless copyright or accessibility of download
Bb Vista rollovers failing? e-mail Monty and Vista list* WikiLearn - tell faculty about it. How can we use it?
Working Remotely in Spring
At least 3 weeks in January--maybe more
Set your schedule and get them on Google Docs
Core FT hours 10 - 4
Always on IM
Phone near you
Meet each week with work hour padding
(schedule study room in library)
laptop for JR and Dorothy
JPNS 1010
Ken to research digital ink for writing assignments
TTIX
backend smoothing - Tyrel to set up mtg
6+ proposals are in and waiting to be rated
Ken: keep trying to roll dred (recreate if necessary)
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