1. Project Coordination Update Sakai 2.3 and Beyond Peter A. Knoop Sakai Project Coordinator

2. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta2 Role of Project Coordinator http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/MGT/Sakai+Projects+Coordinator+-+Position+Description Chuck’s Org chart –Project Coordinator – Me, face-in to designers and developers –Community Liaison - Anthony Whyte, face-out to representatives –Requirements - Mark Norton, face-out to community Track and report to the Sakai Community on the activities of the Community –Maintain the Sakai Project Coordination Summary –Update the Sakai Community at Conferences on community activities Help bring parties with common interests together; match resources and requirements.

3. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta3 Sakai Community Project Teams – 119 Committers Community resources for the Community –Collab – Virginia Tech –Jira/Confluence – University of Arizona –SVN – Indiana –Sakaiproject.org – University of Michigan –QA Servers – Indiana, Columbia, Amsterdam, Cambridge, Boston, Cape Town, rSmart –Working Groups, Discussion Groups – many Always need more volunteers… Production/Pilot/Demo Sites – 150-200+

4. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta4 Sakai Map

5. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta5 Sakai in Production Text

6. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta6 Sakai 2.3 Highlights http://source.sakaiproject.org/release/2.3.0/release-notes.html Released November 2 nd, 2006 –Slowed down release cycle –May release for August/September use and Nov release for early adopters 114 Enhancements/Tasks 491 Bug Fixes Promoted Tools – Wiki, Calendar Summary New Provisional – Blog, LinkTool, Podcasts

7. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta7 Tool Enhancements Assignments -- link to previously-created gradebook items Gradebook -- selective release and import Message Center -- option of a threaded view Resources -- timed release and custom ordering RWiki -- now includes commenting and RSS notifications

8. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta8 More Tool Highlights… Roster -- new API for managing privacy Tests & Quizzes (Samigo) –attach any file to a question –bulk downloading of uploaded file answers –filtered views for grading –a pager/search box for grading –a new question type: numeric response –java.policy requirement for audio recording questions removed

9. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta9 General Highlights Limited API Changes – compared to past Preserve Tool State – configuration property Accessibility –Site navigation and tool titles are now contained in the main document, which eliminates several iFrames, makes navigation more seamless –Repaired bug with Help opening on tab –Accesskeys revised to reflect UK eCommerce standards CSS Changes –Site navigation and tool title content; same look, better behavior –Eases display resolution testing Portal –Left-hand buttons are now permissions-based –Enable more than one security function; implied AND

10. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta10 Deep link URLs through Charon into tools Course Management API – Test with it now, tools coming in 2.4 Basic Authentication – any portal or access servlet URL Re-factored Import – limited support for IMS Common Cartridge packages (moving target) Partial Swedish translation More General Highlights

11. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta11 Sakai 2.3 New Core Tools Promoted to Core Status –Wiki –Calendar Summary

12. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta12 Sakai 2.3: Wiki

13. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta13 Sakai 2.3: Calendar Summary

14. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta14 Sakai 2.3 New Provisional Tools Promoted Provisional Status –Podcasts –LinkTool –Blog

15. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta15 2.3 Provisional: Podcasts

16. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta16 2.3 Provisional: LinkTool

17. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta17 2.3 Provisional: Blog

18. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta18 ~2.3 Contrib Projects Page Order Helper – Joshua Ryan (ASU) Mailtool – (BU, others) Sakaibrary – (Indiana,U-M) Config Viewer – Anthony Atkins (VT) SiteStats – (Portugal) Usermembership – (Portugal) Evaluation System – (Virginia Tech, U-M) Reset Password – (Cape Town) Poll – (Cape Town) ImageQuiz – Stephen Githens, U-M

19. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta19 Contrib: Page Order Helper

20. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta20 Contrib: Mailtool

21. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta21 Contrib: Sakaibrary

22. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta22 Contrib: ConfigViewer

23. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta23 Contrib: SiteStats

24. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta24 Contrib: UserMembership

25. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta25 Contrib: Eval System

26. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta26 Contrib: Reset Password

27. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta27 Contrib: Poll

28. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta28 Looking Ahead… Near-term – Sakai 2.4 – 3 months –Freeze 15-Mar-2007 / Release 01-May-2007 Long-term – Sakai 2.5 – 9 months –Freeze 15-Sep-2007 / Release 01-Nov-2007 Out-there – Sakai 2.6/3.0? – 15 months –Freeze 15-May-2008 / Release 01-May-2008

29. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta29 Sakai 2.4 Most sites will be running 2.4 Aug/Sep 2007 –May release is the “one” for most folks –November is mostly for folks living on the cutting edge Project Coordination Meeting (post-conference) –Solidify plans for 2.4; Preliminary discussions of 2.5 and beyond –Natural evolution of “Integration week” – getting too complex to do it in one week; more lead time, discuss more than just the next release –Schedule prior to conference to report out more appropriately

30. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta30 Preliminary Plans: Sakai 2.4 & Beyond JSR 168 TransformAble CourseManagemetn-related tool changes “Modular” Sakai release Discussion/JForum/Message Center TurnItIn Forgot Password ECL 2.0 and Licensing Compliance and so on…

31. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta31 Project Teams: Best Practices Different maturity levels for Project Teams Mature projects can focus more on community- driven needs (e.g., Resources) –Requirements as a route to increasing involvement –More than just development resources (UI, QA) Broad appeal attracts more resources (e.g., OSP, Samigo – Tests & Quizzes) –Evolving project team; new long-term resources from the community participating –Needed help on specific tasks, approach community with help of Foundation

32. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta32 Targeted Development Focused on specific tasks; not open-ended, general things Foundation can be agile and share risk on behalf of community Software at risk to community, so foundation steps up for community to help project teams for short-term on finite set of issues In the end reverts back to project team; however, hopefully pick up a more, well-trained, resources along the way…

33. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta33 Tests & Quizzes -- Samigo Identify need and call out to community Those helping Stanford out: –Unicon – scripting (JMeter), testing, reporting –U-M – Glenn Golden –eTudes/Rutgers – beta testers, time and people –$ CSU, UC-Davis (?), eTudes, Rutgers (?) Approximate Timeline –Pre-Sakai 2.4 Help –Call out early November with commitment by 10-Nov-2006 –Mid-December testing starts at eTudes –January production @ eTudes –Rutgers testing later on as time permits

34. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta34 Where to go for Information? Too many places to go! –Website (sakaiproject.org) –Collab (collab.sakaiproject.org) –Confluence –Jira Can’t always tell what is current… Making it easier to find what you need –Website BOF –Documentation BOF

35. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta35 Keep Track of What’s Going On? Summary –Management Confluence space Project level –Project’s Confluence space and Collab site –Jira – Filters, Subscriptions –SVN – Collab “Software” site Production and Pilot sites –Make sure your information is posted (and kept up-to-date); security announcements

36. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta36 http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/MGT

37. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta37 Keep Track of What’s Going On? Summary –Management Confluence space Project level –Project’s Confluence space and Collab site –Jira – Filters, Subscriptions –SVN – Collab “Software” site Sakai Installations (DG: Production) –Make sure your information is posted (and kept up-to-date); security announcements

38. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta38 http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/PROD/Implementations

39. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta39 Keep Track of What’s Going On? Summary –Management Confluence space Project level –Project’s Confluence space and Collab site –Jira – Filters, Subscriptions –SVN – Collab “Software” site Sakai Installations (DG: Production) –Make sure your information is posted (and kept up-to-date); security announcements

40. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta40 http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa

41. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta41 Roadmaps Snapshot Roadmap – “Sakai 2.4 Plans” in Summary Table –Difficulties gathering information from teams that need to be heads-down and fighting fires –As project teams evolve and expand, more resources join, someone has the time to disseminate information more often Jira Roadmap – too detailed for most Roadmap BOF

42. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta42 Useful places to start… START HERE (Volunteers?) –Role provides path to information Discussion Groups (email-lists on Collab) –DG: Development (very high-traffic) – design and development discussions; and most everything else right now. –DG: Announcements (low-traffic) –Open Fourm –Role-based, e.g., Pedagogy, User, Research, Librarian (low to no traffic) – need volunteers to help direct and motivate Lots of interesting WGs (spaces on Confluence) Project Teams –Reorganized in 2.2 to support distribution of work creation; able to do stuff in parallel now, in particular framework-related

43. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta43 Volunteer! Entry-level requirements vary significantly Project Teams –Maturing Teams –SVN modules Discussion Groups Working Groups –Website re-design BOF –Documentation BOF

44. 06-Dec-20066 th Sakai Conference, Atlanta44 What to See in Atlanta? Ian Boston – Sakai Architecture Update –Thursday, 1:15 – 2:45 pm –International 2 Tool Carousels & Technical Demos Ask your peers for guidance and suggestions…