CNX Development Deliverables (end of month) 

Jan/Feb 08 

Apr 08 

Jul 08 

Dec 08 

Apr 09 

Sep 09 

Dec 09 

Increase Content by Supporting Authors 

Kathi, Chuck, Cameron 

<< Cameron, Chuck, Max >> 

Document Language Upgrade 

CNXML .6 design -  Upgrade language to correct for big omissions (subscript/superscript/multiple emphasis types/two paragraphs in a note) and allow flexible semantic marking (Feb 08)

CNXML .6 implementation,  [III] (26 weeks)

Collection format - metadata definition upgrade and mapping to OAI and LOM, makes export easier

Collection format implementation

Other Markup Languages - Plan for integrating other ML's – chemistry, music, etc

Word consultant to help with improving the Word importer 

System Plan for integrating other ML's – chemistry, music, etc. 

Word Import 

Ray, Brian >> 

Word importer templates improvements (semantic markup in Word) and process improvements V1  [D]

Word importer  improvements V2 with upgraded CNXML

Word and LaTeX export 

LaTeX Import 

LaTeX importer prototype 

Latex Importer Generally Available

LaTeX importer V2 

MathML Editing 

Improved MathML editing -- Formulator (other?) Content MathML showcase (Real example that shows payoff for math with embedded meaning)

Hooks within interface to existing MathML editing tools (as identified by July research) 

WYSIWYG MathML Editor (If needed) 

Authoring Process UI Redesign (correct egregious ui problems) 

Module view redesign  

Module view implementation 

Roles Redesign 

Managing modules, collections, images and other resources in the account -- redesign 

Redesign the collaboration space (optional)  --workspaces and workviews

Collaboration tools implementation (optional) 

Collection Composer Redesign, Investigation of discussion forrums for all parts of the site  

Roles implementation 

Collection Composer Implementation 

Resource management implementation 

^^ Cameron (technical forum investigation) 

ID @ Create -> for collection redesign & import/export  

Multimedia 

Better multimedia handling (Flash, video) -- Currently we support it, but advanced features cannot be used. -- (Summer student project -- or junior developer)

Media repository integration -- with repositories like Internet Archive, Dspace, Fedora

Reusable structured subparts -  Question/Answer/ Bibliography etc.

Q/A, Bib, Glossary : System level design for reusable structured elements (bibliography, questions, glossary, media etc.

UI design for reusable structured elements (Bibliography, Glossary, Q/A, Images, media …) 

Question Answer System : Implementation or Integration with open system

Author Payback -- Psychic Income  

Psychic currency: Author and Lens Stats: Useful statistics for an author looking for funding or tenure and useful for learners finding high quality content Useful statistics for an organization to determine the cost/benefit of their Connexions material and to determine the highest quality material in their lens. Overall statistics for Connexions respository as a whole useful for analyzing trends and reporting to potential investers (in time and money). [E,F,II]

Extended attribution: method for an author to credit sponsors, funders, and publishers within the content. [B,E,II]  (Student or junior dev)

Drive Usage of Content 

Book Printing and book building 

Book printing V0.5 -- Assemble on demand using LaTeX engine. Automated and semi-automated printing through QOOP.[A]

Book printing V1 -- Assemble on demand using LaTeX engine, single print engine for module and collection, multiple language support, downloadable media resources. Automated  book printing.[A]

Printing V1.5 Support for style and presentation options at the collection and module level. Support for author supplied print hints.

Design K12 print format (teacher flows, callouts, marginalia)  

Printed book editing tools, covers, flow manipulation 

Implement K12 print format 

Brian 

Max and consultant 

Accessibility 

In web editor, major usability issues addresssed (identified in 100 person study), accessibility descriptions for media made prominent (alt tag). (Feb 08)

Accessibility assessment and plan : hire accessibility consultant to assess requirements for ADA compliance and  produce plan for compliance. Assess Word and LaTeX import effect on accessibility

Website accessibility implemented --  priority 1 and 2. Improve accessibility through Word and LaTeX importer. Author accessibility guidelines produced.

Accessibility testing at a certified testing lab.

Accessibility tools for authors designed (tables and media) 

Accessibility tools for authors implemented -- probably a checker that shows missing accessibility before publish and suggests corrections.

Kathi, Cameron, Manpreet, Max 

Lenses 

Lens V1.5  Unifiy tags with keywords. Search and add mutliple to a lens. Popups with lens information. (Feb 08)

Lens V2  Design Browse and Search restricted within a lens.

Lens V2 Implementation

Lens V3 Design : Cascading style parameters (module author, collection editor, lens maker, reader)  Trust Profiles.

Lens V3 Implementation

Lenses API -- RSS feed of lens contents, programmable interface for updating lens contents

K12 Lens Design  (optional) using standards, levels, topics

My CNX 

My CNX -- reader accounts -- remember where you are in a course/book. (Rollout Sept 08)

Translation 

Translation: Translate module (CNXML) generated text into Spanish and Vietnames so that modules in those languages display with "figure", "note", "caption" translated. [B]

Publish instructions for site-translation, and module/collection structure translation. 

Interoperability  

API's: Programmable interfaces for getting content into and out of Connexions -- Lenses (see under lenses) Search and Export to Learning Management Systems

Search API -- Keep up with OAI-PMH and OpenSearch protocols as needed -- makes federation and interaction possible

Export API -- Export content as IMS Package -- makes interaction with Learning Management Systems possible, Export as HTML -- makes use on offline devices (OLPC) possible.

Maintenance and Performance 

Consulting on scalability design 

System Architecture 

Upgrade to Plone 2.5. [IV]

Scalable Repository: Plan for robust, scalable architecture – requirements and high level design. (caching, replication, scaling)

Scalable Repository: Detailed design for scalable content repository.

Joel, Kathi 

Policy (Housekeeping) 

Clear license, clear easy-to-use attribution policy and clear policy on when content will be removed (illegal, etc) [B]

cnx.org/stats -- Make the kinds of statistics that we create for reports a part of cnx.org/stats.

Ross 

Ross 

Ross 

Ross 

Performance 

Continuity of Service Plan -- Performance monitoring, Vaulted local backup, Out of state backup, Agreement to host

Improve Front End Caching -- Make viewing content fast. 

Replicate back end -- Plan for major usage increase

Virtualize the Services (Amazon cloud)

Ross, Guidelight, Externally tested 

Getting Help: Third Party Development 

Make external development possible : Rhaptos builds externally so non-CNX developers can help. [IV]

KEY: 

System Development, Plone/Zope architecture 

System architecture, back-end component architecture, system level design and design decisions 

NI/NSF funded development (Ray, Brian) 

NSF and National Instruments are funding  LabVIEW support, MathML editing, and LaTeX import in support of DSP education.

Print, XML Engineer 

Student projects 

School year and summer projects 

CNX UI Team 

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Consultants 

Implementation could be outsourced or developed by a partner or collaborator 

Production Systems Engineer 

Performance, Installation, Maintenance 

Senior developer 

Contractor with possible addition to staff 

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