Page 1 SEPP Discussion and Work Groups Mark J. Norton SEPP Technical Liaison

Page 2 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

Page 3 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)

Page 4 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.

Page 5 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.

Page 6 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

Page 7 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

Page 8 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.

Page 9 Resources Discussion Group Proposal Template – educ/Discussion%20Groups/SEPP-Discussion-Group-Proposal- Template.doc Work Group Proposal Template – educ/Discussion%20Groups/SEPP-Work-Group-Proposal-Template.doc Work Group Leader Guide – educ/Discussion%20Groups/SEPP-DG-Leader-Guide.doc