QUBES - OCELOTS Incubator - 2024 Fall: Creating an online module in tropical biology: Schedule

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Created 14 Apr 2024

OCELOTS Incubator - 2024 Fall: Creating an online module in tropical biology

Schedule

Proposed Schedule

**Please note that the schedule is tentative and is subject to change. Please check back often for updates.**

Meeting Notes

Ann and Ed will takes notes during the meetings. The Notes and important links will be in our Incubator Box folder . These notes will be indispensable to all the participants as a running record throughout the Incubator.

Date	Topic	Due before next meeting	Milestone	Where or Who
Week of 9 Sept (1-hr long)	Kick-off Meeting Logistics, Gala, Evaluation, Rubric, Backward design Introduction & Getting Started: Respond in Forum	Log into Box and fill in Step 1 of Worksheet Check out OCELOTS modules that already exist Check out OCELOTS module creation process checklist Read the Author Guidelines, especially the Learning Objectives	Module authors, topic, data sets for module identified in Checklist, in communication with Ann and Ed	Where: Worksheet template is in Group folder on Box. Your own editable worksheet is in your individual Box folder. Who: Module authors, Ann, Ed
Week of 23 Sept (1-hr long)	Workshop on Backward Design (Learning Objectives, assessment and activities) General Questions	Draft Overview page of Module Read 4DEE page and Interactive data tools Respond to Survey Question Respond to Forum Question Continue to work on module	Gala module Overview draft to share	Content on Gala, with Word doc back-up on Box. Template is here in Group folder. Editable version is in your individual Box folder.
Week of 7 Oct (1-hr long)	Workshop on 4DEE, interactive data tools General Questions	Read DEJI page, Media pages, and Copyrights Respond to Survey Question Respond to Forum Question Finalize Learning Objectives Continue to work on module	Collaborators and needs for mentors for pedagogy, 4DEE, media, interactive data tools identified	Authors communicate with Ann and Ed about needs for mentors
Week of 21 Oct (1-hr long)	Workshop on DEJI, Media and Copyright best practices General Questions	Prepare for showing what you have in your Gala module thus far during our next meeting. Check out the Module rubric Respond to Survey Question Respond to Forum Question	Learning Objectives and Outline for module drafted
Week of 4 Nov (30 min long)	Show-and-tell your Gala module draft General Questions	Read 'Assessment & Evaluation' page Respond to Forum Question Check in with mentor Continue working on module	Draft of at least half the module content	Module on Gala Word doc on Box
Week of 18 Nov (30 min long)	Assessment questions? Explain about Networkshop Exchange ideas for improving modules General Questions	Continue working on module List some potential dates for your Networkshop (Jan 22-Mar 1) Check out use of the HHMI data Explorer tool in this module HHMI user guide	Draft of the whole module's content	Module on Gala Word doc on Box
Week of 2 Dec	Discuss feedback from survey Schedule, including Networkshops Teaching Guide Demo/discussion of HHMI Data Explorer tool General Questions	Finalize draft of Teaching Guide Continue to work on module	Assessments, teaching guide drafted Networkshop scheduled	Module on Gala Word doc on Box Teaching Guide template is in Group folder on Box. Editable version is in your individual folder,
Weeks of Dec 16-30	No group meetings, only individual meetings as needed Asynchronous work on module	Continue to work on module	Module alignment with rubric checked	Module authors, but please ask Ann and Ed as questions arise.
Week of 6 Jan (30 min long)	Discuss Networkshops, any other topics of interest, e.g., Teaching Guide General Questions	Asynchronous work on module Prepare for Networkshops
Jan 20 - Feb 28	Attend Networkshops - Dates TBD	Update module based on feedback after Networkshop Re-visit the Module Rubric	Draft of module ready for review on Gala and Box	Authors prepare content, reviewers review it.
Week of 3 March	Reunion after Networkshops Discuss final publishing steps in QUBES and Gala General Questions	Prepare and finalize publication on QUBES Update Word text for your module, store it in Box folder Make a pdf of final Gala version, store it in Box	Final draft of module ready for review on Gala and Box	Where: Module on Gala; Word doc on Box QUBES pub template is in Group folder. Editable version is in your individual folder. Who: reviewers check over module
March-April	Individual (or group) meetings as needed, on topics of interest	Address reviewers' comments	Reviewers comments addressed Module published on Gala Module Abstract published on QUBES	Module on Gala Word doc on Box