As you will know from the previous posts we are currently gethering as much information as we can about APEL.In the last week Harriet and I have been focusing in on UPC and what is already going in terms APEL and APCL. Our meeting in Bradford was extreemly useful and I must thank the other projects for their useful input and insights provided both through their presentations and coversations.
I am taking time to think from a systems / user perspective too and what information is available, where it is stored, what is required and many other questions. I am hoping that by Jan/Feb we will have the process completed and I will begin developing the software.
There will be variations between colleges but I am moving away from a model which supports massive variation in how an APEL process can be undertaken. I think with close collaboration and support from UPC Faculty it will be more successful approach to have as much standardisation as possible.
As with everything this still could all change
To lighten up the post here are some early system screenshots which I am using to aid system design and usability.
The team have been busy working on our baseline study which we are hoping to get finished for next Monday although we anticipate this to be an ongoing piece of work.
Yesterday we had Ruth Drysdale, Tish Roberts and George Roberts visit us from JISC. We had an excellent meeting through the afternoon discussing our progress and plans so far.
We all went away happy with our progress and invigorated to continue our work with the baseline study. We also had a really nice buffet with lots of local goodies as seen here
This website will be used to host all information regarding the PineAPPLe Project. This website is currently under development so expect a lot more content soon.
In the meantime have a look at this video by Dr Neil Witt and Dr Harriet Dismore providing an introduction to the project.
Time to go through the proposal with a fine-tooth comb looking. The JISC templates are time consuming but it’s good opportunity to double check the work flows. I have developed some extra templates to plot the work package inputs and outputs so I suppose I have made it worse – but it helps me work out the critical path.
