Jt4sugar

   

   

-I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)

-I will create a Wiki page on Sugar Labs Wiki for the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature. This would include the reasons why this feature is important to Sugar and its constructivist philosophy. It will also contain links to literature that supports Inquiry Learning and peer-based questioning. I will also look to provide some use cases to clearly illustrate the importance.(1 ½ hour)

   

   

-I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of "How To" manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ .  A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)

-I will create a Wiki page on the Sugar Labs Wiki for the Discovery Mode Feature. I will list use cases for this feature to illustrate its importance and use research from a Sugar Labs project I did last semester with a Literacy, Technology, and Civic Engagement class from the Writing and Rhetoric program at Oakland University, MI. Presently there is collection of "How To" manuals in PDF and on the web. FLOSS Manuals is a key one for Sugar: http://en.flossmanuals.net/sugar/ .  A key issue is many users have only one computer and in many other situations poor connections. Having to leave a Sugar Activity to find this information is less than optimal. Bringing this information inside the activities could be a very helpful to teachers and learners alike. (1 ½ hour)

   

   

-I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.

-I will send out emails to the community through the Sugar Labs Developer list and It's An Education Project lists to confirm Wiki feature pages are in place, this is part of Sugar Labs process for inclusion of new features. This opens the opportunity for community comments, suggestions, and feedback. I will look to confirm meetings for discussion on IRC(Internet Relay Chat-How Sugar Labs meets) of the pedagogical need for and technical possibilities of putting in place the Inquiry Learning Global Chat Feature and Discovery Mode Feature.