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LON-CAPA 3.0. Sneak Preview Gerd Kortemeyer April 2011. Overview. Guiding ideas for new release Things already (almost) working Things to be done Questions. Guiding ideas for new release. Two design ideas: Idea 1: Move basic course management to the foreground - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LON-CAPA 3.0Sneak Preview
Gerd KortemeyerApril 2011
OverviewGuiding ideas for new releaseThings already (almost) workingThings to be doneQuestions
Guiding ideas for new releaseTwo design ideas:Idea 1: Move basic course
management to the foregroundIdea 2: “Flight Management”
Idea 1 - BackgroundHistory: CAPA started as a pure
assessment system◦Course Management added later◦Currently still reflected in the
interface9900 individual
students1/4th of MSU’s undergraduate
population actively uses LON-CAPA
Idea 1 - BackgroundUsed to be just natural science
◦Not anymoreRequirements
beyondgeeky homework
Bring basic course management up front
Idea 1 - Design
Idea 2 - BackgroundMore features than most systems
… but faculty don’t know about them◦Enormous number of parameters,
settings, configurations … sometimes hard to keep track – “Discoverability”
Very powerful system: “We make the scissors, you do the running.”◦Move to the foreground what is
important at the time when it’s needed
Idea 2 - BackgroundDC 10
Idea 2 - DesignAirbus
Idea 2 - Design “Flight Management”
What you need when you need it
2.9
3.0
2.10
Who is or will be working on that? MSU:
◦ “Flight management”◦ Grading◦ Overall coordination
Ostfalia/Wolfenbüttel:◦ Design◦ Look and feel◦ Discoverability
MIT:◦ Social networking◦ Student support and signaling
Purdue:◦ Flight management◦ Signaling
UIUC◦ Hiring additional programmer
… with input by
Things already (almost) workingIn the developer version of LON-
CAPA, several of these concepts have already been implemented
Still need◦finishing touches◦testing
… but they will bein 3.0 for sure
MenusThe “old” LON-
CAPARemote ControlRIP
Menus2.9
2.10
3.0
MenusClear contextsConsistent positions
Always
Content
Course
Homework
Menus2.10
MainMenu
Menus3.0 Hierarchical MenuAction-oriented top-levelStandard course management
actions
Menus3.0 Hierarchical MenuNext level tabs
Should be intuitive for “old” usersLess learning curve for new usersLess clicks
Contextualization“Flight
Management”Items and
messages clickableClickabl
e Direct jump to
modification interface
Contextualization
… of course depends on the privileges of the user
click
ContextualizationWhat’s New screen
◦Essays anddrop boxes
click andgrade
GradingCategory-based grading mode
added
Content EditorLess scrolling and clearer
categories on Content Editor
NavigationNew automatically generated
index
… and yes, homework …We could not have a new release
without some enhancements to homework
Dynamic graphing
Homework
i>Clicker2Fully compatible with numerical
and alphanumeric input of i>Clicker2
And always:Bugs and enhancementsActually catching up!
Things to be doneThings that are still left to doCurrently in concept stageWarning: going from actual
screen shots to mockups
New Home ScreenHome screen shows what is
going on across courses, communities, …
Replaces Roles screen
New What’s New“Flight management”Will be available for all users in
all roles
New Contextualization“Flight management”Display pertinent information
when needed
!High
degree of difficulty
Generally: Open ChangeNot open for section 003 ChangeGenerally: Due May 17, 2010 Change
4 Messages regarding this problem Read
Extend due dateIncrease maximum number of tries
New HelpersMore helpers
to accomplish tasks
“I want to turn this folder into an exam”◦hiding◦dates◦exam mode◦etc
New SearchRecommender system based on
dynamic metadataShopping cart metaphor for
importing resources
New AlertsIntegrate Purdue’s alert system
for students-at-risk into LON-CAPA
New LearnerResources
Content “Assets”◦FAQ◦Recommende
d resources
New Import ToolsAutomated ANGEL import
Thank you!Questions and maybe answers?
Gerd Kortemeyerkortemey@msu.eduhttp://www.lon-capa.org/
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