OERu/Planning/2016 Action plan/Drafting page

=MVP Planning milestones=

Planning Group
This self-selected group (others invited to join!) currently consists of


 * 1)  Wayne Mackintosh - OER Foundation
 * 2)  Dave Lane - OER Foundation

Tasks

 * 1) Post invitations to join group
 * 2) Open review of action plan for the 1st quarter.

Tasks

 * 1) Identify initial volunteers and skills they bring
 * 2) Determine modus operandi for task force
 * 3) Frequency of meetings
 * 4) Technologies
 * 5) Criteria for success
 * 6) Review MVP tasks for 1st quarter
 * 7) Review time estimates for each task
 * 8) Review task hierarchy, with dependencies
 * 9) determine skill/person allocation and allocate resource
 * 10) Invite others based on capability requirements

Tasks

 * 1) marketing plan to recruit learners

[ Planning O6 ] : Finalise the MVP task completion schedule
=MVP Product milestones=

[ Product O1 ] : Finalise 1st-year courses for MVP
KPI: Between 6 and 11 new full first year courses. Current nomination list:


 * Psychology and
 * Human Resources Management

Tasks

 * 1) Complete program specification document for the OERu 1st year of study (Identify gaps in the curriculum)
 * 2) Audit existing OER courses suitable for assembly for MVP
 * 3) Scope actions required to finalise courses near completion for MVP platform. (What is need for delivery on OERu platform and preparation for local administration for assessment services.)
 * 4) Scope actions to finalise Art Appreciation and Techniques
 * 5) Scope actions to finalise Critical Reasoning
 * 6) Scope actions to finalise Sustainability course
 * 7) Scope actions to finalise Introduction to Indigenous Australia
 * 8) Determine dates for completion of existing courses for MVP platform.
 * 9) Finalise project plan for completing MVP courses

[ Product O2 ] :Scope actions to implement MVP exit awards

 * 1) Confirm requirements for Certificate of General Studies at TRU
 * 2) Map procedure to develop proposal for CertHE at UHI
 * 3) Determine implications for MVP plan

[ Product O3 ] Design OERu articulation system

 * 1) Complete 1st draft of handbook for course articulation
 * 2) Consultation on articulation handbook

Tasks

 * 1) Complete review check lists.
 * 2) Complete Design for review process.
 * 3) Copyright and legal review of course resources
 * 4) Technical review (Eg links, transcription, layout consistency etc).
 * 5) Pedagogical function review (Due the pedagogical features work)

=Technology milestones=

Tasks

 * 1) Develop and publish a framework for the Minimum Viable Platform for the hosting and delivery of OERu Minimum Viable Product
 * 2) Describe the components of the framework
 * 3) Describe responsibility for creating and maintaining the components
 * 4) Identify and implement tools to help track tasks and completion
 * 5) Listing tasks, assigning complexity, review assessments, and tracking progress (KANBAN or Scrum?)
 * 6) Develop pedagogical specifications for the Minimum Viable Platform
 * 7) Describe an  OERu pedagogy as a starting point
 * 8) Create a more prescriptive  Pedagogical Style Guide to assist other course designers
 * 9) Implement a single sign-on solution for learners to use OERF hosted services for the Minimum Viable Platform
 * 10) create a prototype using a mix of open standards-supporting tools
 * 11) describe that prototype, down to its components
 * 12) create a test platform for self-service directory management
 * 13) identify tools for consolidating multiple identities, e.g. for those who already have multiple accounts
 * 14) create means to supercede identity management of OERu services with OERu SSO solution
 * 15) create "sign-up" capability for new users
 * 16) create knowledge base for integrating institutional directories as providers
 * 17) Design and implement a solution for learners to navigate course offerings, leading to available awards with clear information on pricing and partners offering summative assessment services from the course management system
 * 18) Continue to improve technologies for learner interactions (i.e. learner-learner and learner-content interactions) for MVP

[ Tech O2 ] : Communicate available MVP courses, prices, assessment services and award options on OERu.org site
=Capability development milestones=

[ Capability O1 ] : Open registrations for DS4OER

 * 1) Prepare sites and set up registration and prepare sites
 * 2) Activate online registration
 * 3) Update course site for 2016 offering
 * 4) Identify co-facilitators
 * 5) Prepare marketing resources
 * 6) Publish e-Poster
 * 7) Prepare news announcement
 * 8) Register course on Open Education Week site
 * 9) Promote DS4OER aligned with OpenEd Week