NCRTM Team Meeting, 02-05-07
Mike
| • | Focus on CANAR and NCRE Conferences. |
NCRE – Working on PowerPoint presentations. Will need accessible copies of everything, including Braille – for handouts at the conference.
Website – In light of last week’s Moodle update, need to make sure it is working for the conference
Ken
| • | Issues Network – preparing for NCRE conference presentation. |
| • | Idaho Project – March 6 – All invited participants have accepted. Ken and Mike will present, Jared will not be able to participate. |
| • | Google Analytics – A few problems with upgrade to Moodle 1.7 – needed to transfer a few files to new location until problems resolved. |
| • | Online Classes –Thurs, Feb 7th, 11:00 a.m., XML; Friday, Feb 8th, CSS. Tyler will spearhead. |
| • | Tuesday Training Session – Moved to 3 p.m. |
| • | 5 Concepts Poster – Still waiting to get printed. |
| • | Travel – Will be in Israel March 8th to 17th as an academic for a Washington DC organization that fosters better understanding between U.S. and Israel. Mike suggested Ken get some stories and documentation for the Clearinghouse while there. |
Tyler
| • | Certificates for CE will be turned over to Karl – should be up in a couple of days. When paying for classes on line, Certificates help make the transaction secure. Will also need to have a printed certificate to mail to people. |
| • | Training classes Reminder – 7th and 8th. XML training will be especially helpful. |
| • | Super Bowl – The Colts won. |
Zan
| • | Eisenhower video has been turned over to the DRC for transcription |
| • | TypeWell – Angie at DRC quoted $600 for TypeWell training. |
| • | Seminar with Western Oregon University -- Breeze – Who will meet with Ben about getting NCRTM computers set up for this seminar? (Re: Dept. is hosting “Working with Latino Populations”, Feb 15-16. Breeze test run scheduled for the 8th with WOU) Ken is following up on this. |
Julie
| • | Amber (Work Study) in process of deleting bad email addresses from Moodle. Has also transcribed words on Eisenhower video. |
| • | Will need to get HiCaption software to add video captions. Can do captions from transcripts. Zan will train Julie. |
| • | Instead of now redoing all links that have been altered by the Moodle update, will do this after NCRE. Will ask Cybertools to do this. |
| • | Will make a “How To . . .” instruction sheet for Digital Library users. |
Discussion: Flash vs. WMV
Questions to be resolved before we convert:
| • | Is Flash the most accessible format? |
| • | Can captioning be added? |
| • | Can captioning be turned off? |
| • | Can Flash be downloaded from website? |
| • | What are NCRTM intentions for digitized videos in library? To view them on computer only or to be downloaded by customer? |
Decided to hold off on buying HiCaption until questions resolved. Ken found out there is a HiCaption SE for Flash -- $99.00
Zan advised NCRTM define is needs before searching for software – then find software that fits needs. Perhaps WMVs are an OK format. Big issue. Need to discuss further in a dedicated meeting.
Gail
Recruitment project – gave Bryce collected data. He is coming up with some recruitment suggestions. Continuing to contact grantees.
Carrot Cake -- Dori
