Tool Functions

OERca functions

Key
This key uses colors to represent at what time (approximately) each function of the tool will be completed.


 * Phase 1 (APR)
 * Phase 2 (JUN)
 * Phase 3 (SEP)
 * "Blood Hound" - Version 2

CTools Bridge Tool

 * Selection of course materials from CTools
 * Add/update course materials to OCW Tool
 * Course/Instructor information capture
 * Metadata for materials capture
 * Export course materials from CTools to Management Tool

Content Ingestion

 * From clipboard (copy &amp; paste, other screen capture software)
 * From local file (jpeg, png) (see CO upload - need tiff, gif, svg support)
 * Drag and drop (from browser, image file, etc)

Metadata Attachment

 * Metadata input fields (limited)

Course Content Management

 * Admin view of Tool


 * Add/remove dscribe to/from system
 * Add/remove dScribe2 to/from system
 * Add/remove instructor to/from system
 * Assign dScribe, dScribe2, instructor to appropriate course or user
 * Add/remove course to/from system
 * Designate course/instructor level copyright license/permission


 * Instructor view of Tool


 * final review


 * dScribe 1 view of Tool


 * Course status indicator


 * dScribe 2 view of Tool
 * Message center - summary, archive, creation, distribution

Course management

 * Add/modify course metadata - tags, keywords, syllabus, reading list, description, etc
 * Add/modify faculty information - photo, description (hidden)
 * Add/update course materials from CTools
 * Download entire course to local environment via ZIP package
 * Send course to faculty for final review
 * Export as IMSCP function (export from Content Processing Tool)

Materials Management

 * Add/modify material metadata
 * Upload single CO using integrated Snapper tool
 * Upload single CO
 * Upload bulk set COs
 * Download course material(s) to desktop


 * include all RCOs in material download


 * Select multiple COs for ASK forms

dScribe/CO interaction

 * Add/modify CO metadata
 * Add CO to faculty ASK forms - provenance, replacement
 * Add CO to dScribe2 ASK forms - question, FU, Retain, Permission, Commission
 * Upload replacement content object (RCO) and add RCO metadata
 * Modify CO status - cleared, commission review, FU review, permission, retain, cited and removed, etc

Faculty/dScribe interaction

 * Faculty ASK form
 * View context of CO
 * Respond to specific dScribe questions
 * Respond to origin questions
 * Respond to review questions
 * Edit CO citation information
 * Add tags/keywords to CO
 * Save inputs for later

dScribe2/dScribe interaction

 * dScribe2 ASK form
 * View context of CO
 * Respond to specific dScribe questions
 * Send to FU review
 * Send to Commission
 * Send to Permission
 * Send to Retain
 * Remand to dScribe with instructions

dScribe2/IP review interaction

 * IP Review form
 * View context of CO
 * View all metadata of CO
 * Submit responses to CO
 * Show a log of responses

Publishing Tool
(import IMSCP) (NOBODY; eduCommons)

Site creation Tool
(NOBODY; eduCommons)