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An Open Source Solution to Collaboration Across Distances
Texas Collaborative for  Teaching Excellence Funded by the Texas Higher Ed   Coordinating Board (THECB) Seven college partners Five centers for teaching and learning,   technical and professional development CORD¨CA non-profit educational   clearinghouse
Center for Discipline-Specific  Professional Development Houston Community College-Northwest Focuses on building knowledge and skills for faculty within a technical specialty or integrated academic discipline.  Coordinates instructional module development among the partner colleges of the collaborative. Each college creates discipline-specific teaching modules based on a standard pedagogical template proposed by the center.
Teaching Modules Full-featured  discipline-specific  teaching modules Intended as teaching guides for faculty Faculty use in part or whole Promote effective instruction Various delivery methods
Disciplines Currently Represented Audio Technology Automotive Technology Biotechnology Clinical Biology Cosmetology Early Childhood Development Management Information Systems Medical Ethics Nursing Particle Counting Technology Persuasive Speaking
Module Distribution Modules are published on the Texas Collaborative web site
Various Ways to Utilize Modules Workshops Hands-On Labs   Classroom Technology   Industrial Technology   Online Courses
Module Development  Before  CoLab Reviewer Template Clearinghouse Developer Developer Developer Developer Developer Developer
Module Development  With  CoLab Private Web Working Space
So What is CoLab? CoLab is an online workspace for module developers and producers running on the open source Plone content management system. Private Site Common Platform  Standard Format Peer Review Workflow Communication Shared Resources
Plone Content Management System Plone is an out-of-the-box ready content management system (CMS) that is built on the powerful and free Zope application server. Open Source  Easy to Install and Use International Standards-based Well Supported Extensible Technology Neutral
CoLab Technical Specifications Hardware Environment Dual 1 GHz  G4 Processors 1.5 GB  RAM 65 GB  Hard Drive Software Environment Mac OS 10.2 Zope 2.6.1 Python 2.1 Plone 1.0.5
Features of the CoLab Interface Calendar Who¡¯s Online Personal Bar Messages Site Tabs Breadcrumbs Site Search
Developer Workspace Developer  Portrait Dynamic Navigation Module Content
Developer Workspace:  Content Manager File/Folder Management Add New Content Content  Tabs
Developer Workspace:  Document View Module Navigation Module Content Editor/Peer  Comments
Developer Workspace:  Document Editor Full-featured HTML Editor Description (Metadata) Page Title File Name
Developer Workspace:  Metadata Metadata: -Keywords, -Format, -Language, -Rights, -Contributors Add New Keywords
Developer Workspace:  Workflow Publishing History Current Status Workflow Transitions
Export module  using WebDAV¡­ Module Content
¡­ to separate content  from CoLab¡­
¡­ and publish to the  public web site Different Template Same Content
¡­ then  submit to MERLOT
Looking Back & Moving Ahead So Far¡­ CoLab was initiated in Fall 2003 23 faculty have participated 30 modules have been developed On the Horizon¡­ Plone Upgrade to 2.1 Metadata Taxonomy RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Thanks for your time today!
Texas Collaborative: http://www.texascollaborative.org CoLab: http://colab.nwc.hccs.edu Guest Account: user - guest password - colab

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Colab: An Open Source Solution to Collaboration Across Distances

  • 1. An Open Source Solution to Collaboration Across Distances
  • 2. Texas Collaborative for Teaching Excellence Funded by the Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board (THECB) Seven college partners Five centers for teaching and learning, technical and professional development CORD¨CA non-profit educational clearinghouse
  • 3. Center for Discipline-Specific Professional Development Houston Community College-Northwest Focuses on building knowledge and skills for faculty within a technical specialty or integrated academic discipline. Coordinates instructional module development among the partner colleges of the collaborative. Each college creates discipline-specific teaching modules based on a standard pedagogical template proposed by the center.
  • 4. Teaching Modules Full-featured discipline-specific teaching modules Intended as teaching guides for faculty Faculty use in part or whole Promote effective instruction Various delivery methods
  • 5. Disciplines Currently Represented Audio Technology Automotive Technology Biotechnology Clinical Biology Cosmetology Early Childhood Development Management Information Systems Medical Ethics Nursing Particle Counting Technology Persuasive Speaking
  • 6. Module Distribution Modules are published on the Texas Collaborative web site
  • 7. Various Ways to Utilize Modules Workshops Hands-On Labs Classroom Technology Industrial Technology Online Courses
  • 8. Module Development Before CoLab Reviewer Template Clearinghouse Developer Developer Developer Developer Developer Developer
  • 9. Module Development With CoLab Private Web Working Space
  • 10. So What is CoLab? CoLab is an online workspace for module developers and producers running on the open source Plone content management system. Private Site Common Platform Standard Format Peer Review Workflow Communication Shared Resources
  • 11. Plone Content Management System Plone is an out-of-the-box ready content management system (CMS) that is built on the powerful and free Zope application server. Open Source Easy to Install and Use International Standards-based Well Supported Extensible Technology Neutral
  • 12. CoLab Technical Specifications Hardware Environment Dual 1 GHz G4 Processors 1.5 GB RAM 65 GB Hard Drive Software Environment Mac OS 10.2 Zope 2.6.1 Python 2.1 Plone 1.0.5
  • 13. Features of the CoLab Interface Calendar Who¡¯s Online Personal Bar Messages Site Tabs Breadcrumbs Site Search
  • 14. Developer Workspace Developer Portrait Dynamic Navigation Module Content
  • 15. Developer Workspace: Content Manager File/Folder Management Add New Content Content Tabs
  • 16. Developer Workspace: Document View Module Navigation Module Content Editor/Peer Comments
  • 17. Developer Workspace: Document Editor Full-featured HTML Editor Description (Metadata) Page Title File Name
  • 18. Developer Workspace: Metadata Metadata: -Keywords, -Format, -Language, -Rights, -Contributors Add New Keywords
  • 19. Developer Workspace: Workflow Publishing History Current Status Workflow Transitions
  • 20. Export module using WebDAV¡­ Module Content
  • 21. ¡­ to separate content from CoLab¡­
  • 22. ¡­ and publish to the public web site Different Template Same Content
  • 23. ¡­ then submit to MERLOT
  • 24. Looking Back & Moving Ahead So Far¡­ CoLab was initiated in Fall 2003 23 faculty have participated 30 modules have been developed On the Horizon¡­ Plone Upgrade to 2.1 Metadata Taxonomy RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Thanks for your time today!
  • 25. Texas Collaborative: http://www.texascollaborative.org CoLab: http://colab.nwc.hccs.edu Guest Account: user - guest password - colab