[Utr] UTR on the web (long)

Mon Aug 17 22:56:51 PDT 2009

Hmm... I don't think I'm on the webteam but would like to be.

This is all sounding pretty reasonable. In terms of storing .pdfs (such as for handouts for the newcomers classes or guidelines) we would also ensure that we also have the documents in Word format so they can be tweaked and updated as needed and new .pdfs created. Perhaps have the Word documents where the Deans can access them?

Just a thought,

-Caoimhe

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> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:04:33 -0700
> From: doerksen at island.net
> To: utr at tirrigh.org
> Subject: [Utr] UTR on the web (long)
> 
> UTR on the web (long)
> 
> After much discussion and consultation...
> 
> The Project Plan as given is:
> 
> No Task
> 
> 1.00 Technology Management
> 1.01 Create data base for student records
> 1.02 Create Data base for instructor records
> 1.03 Create Web page University
> 1.04 Management of Email List
> 1.05 Storage of New Comers Certificate material
> 1.06 Calender of UTR sessions
> 1.07 Create Section for Deans only - include UTR manual
> 
> Note that all my timelines are estimates only; our mileage -will- vary.
> 
> Note that all the people working on this seem to have jobs and other 
> activities in their lives, so it is difficult to give dates as 
> deadlines. (40 hours is a working week, but two months if only a full 
> day per week.)
> 
> The database(s) will be the biggest chunk. In discussion with John, 
> who created the Ithra site and database, some 38 tables may very well 
> be needed. John suggested a book for designing databases, and those 
> involved in our database creation may very well want to read it, too 
> (mine is on order), so we have a common "language". Timeline: I expect 
> 40 hours for the framework (please prove me overestimating, but 
> several hours for determining all the fields required and where they 
> should be stored, more time to determine how to sort and access [index 
> fields], and more time to actually do the coding).
> 
> The web page is not -just- a page: it is a "site", and will have 
> approximately a dozen pages. Timeline: approximately 30 hours to set 
> up the templates, considerably shorter for further pages (maybe an 
> hour-ish per, using the templates).
> 
> An email list, such as this one we are currently on, can continue as 
> is. There should always be at least two moderators active (online 
> frequently) to ensure people get onto it that should be, and in a 
> timely fashion, and those that get on that shouldn't, get booted, in a 
> timely fashion. We appear to have Lenora
> and Magdelena at this point, so timeline: done.
> 
> Storage of Newcomer Certificate material... If this is in the form of 
> PDFs, we can have a directory set up and upload that now; we can 
> quickly set up a simple page of links to make them accessible. 
> Timeline: I might even get that set up today!
> 
> Calendar of UTR sessions... Do you want a calendar database, ala 
> Ithra? That'll go into the database section. Timeline: as above.
> 
> Section for Deans only... I'm having trouble with the concept. If it's 
> for discussions, we have the email list. If it's for manuals and 
> how-to info, I think it should be public. Hiding info on what Deans do 
> and how we do it reduces the number of people who understand what we 
> do and why, and it reduces the number of people who might step forward 
> to work as Deans thereby limiting our resources. Preventing others 
> from being interested in being Deans contributes to our burn-out.
> 
> However (to continue the Deans-only thought), we -will- want 
> Deans-only access for entering student data.
> 
> Now... To only slightly divert the topic...
> 
> The Tir Righ website is currently undergoing a conversion to a Joomla! 
> interface, radically changing how the website is created (currently 
> PHP). What makes it -most- interesting is that many people will have 
> access to its creation according to the admin-levels assigned to them 
> (at least 6, if I recall correctly).
> 
> I see this as a step forward, but it, too, will take time.
> 
> I want to see the UTR site as simple and clean as possible to ensure 
> we can convert easily when the time comes.
> 
> At this point, it appears that Elena, Alicia, maybe Yrsa, maybe 
> Caoimhe are on the UTR webteam. Would you all confirm this? I would 
> also like to see John on the team; he created the Ithra website and 
> database, and is interested in being part of this, but not able to put 
> much energy in; I see him as a resource to prevent us from doing 
> unneeded work, and to let us know when something ought to be added 
> that he never got to. (Cor! Do I need to break down my sentence 
> structure?) So... Your thoughts?
> 
> 
> Halima
> P.S. The show was great! No costume failure. Our insecure dancer 
> acquitted herself well. No one tripped. All errors of choreography 
> went unnoticed. The audience -loved- us!
> 
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