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SEPP Discussion and Work Groups

Mark J. Norton

SEPP Technical Liaison

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SEPP Discussion Groups

• Discussion Groups (DGs) are created to foster conversation on a particular topic and incubate work projects.– DGs communicate electronically and F2F– A worksite archives documents and messages– Each DG has a group leader who facilitates– Some overlap, but minimized

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Creating a Discussion Group

• Create a proposal based on the template:– Proposed name– DG leader’s name– Discussion topic– Five participants

• Reviewed by SEPP Liaison (Mark Norton)

• Approved by Sakai PI (Joseph Hardin)

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DG Lifecycle

• Discussion groups are charted initially for one year.

• At the end of that time, the group is reviewed for activity.

• Inactive groups are retired and archived.

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SEPP Work Groups

• Work Groups are created around a work project.

• Projects are initiated by a SEPP DG.

• Projects have a finite life time specified by their charter document.

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Creating a SEPP Work Group

• Submit a work group proposal based on the template document containing:– Work group name– Project leader– Funded work participants– Scope of work– Rough schedule

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Examples of Projects

• Content Management System Requirements– SEPP Content and Authoring DG

• Port of the SCORM engine to Sakai– SEPP Content and Authoring DG

• Other possible ideas:– New development– Localization and Translations

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Work Group Life Cycle

• A work group (in general) lasts for the duration of the project described by it’s charter.

• Delays and extensions can be considered.

• Inactive or unfunded projects will be retired.

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Resources

• Discussion Group Proposal Template– http://collab.sakaiproject.org/access/content/group/sakai-educ/Discussion

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• Work Group Proposal Template– http://collab.sakaiproject.org/access/content/group/sakai-educ/Discussion

%20Groups/SEPP-Work-Group-Proposal-Template.doc

• Work Group Leader Guide– http://collab.sakaiproject.org/access/content/group/sakai-educ/Discussion

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