project directory service: supporting courses through network storage
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Project Directory Service: Supporting Courses Through Network Storage
J. Richard McFerron
Director, Academic Technology Services
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA
(724) 357-5769
Nancy J. Yost Associate ProfessorIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA (724) 357-5678 [email protected]
Educause Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
January 13-15, 2004
Baltimore, MD
Why PDS to begin with . . .
Additional network disk space for faculty and students
It allows Instructors to store materials Students to access, submit, and store
materials Collaboration student-student and student-
instructor Equity of access
Project Directory Service Summary (PDS)
PDS provides “project” disk space for each individual course-section being offered in the current academic semester
PDS provides access to the entire project root directory through a single “share point”
PDS provides a fully automated initial creation mechanism based on production Banner (student record system) data sources
PDS automates initial security permissions for each course-section based on data sources
Project Directory Service Summary (PDS)
PDS provides security through the use of Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
PDS provides automated directory updates on a nightly basis
PDS provides an initial course-section quota of 2MB
PDS permits instructor-initiated quota increases. A 10MB and 250 MB quota increase option are available via http://www.project.iup.edu/support
Background
Campus Technology Committees: Academic Computing Policy and Advisory
Committee (ACPAC) Technology Utilities Council (TUC) Academic Operations Group (AOG)
Concept put forth Work group created TUC issued specifications:
http://www.iup.edu/tsc/iuponly/utilities/pds-requirements.doc
TUC issued plan: http://www.iup.edu/tsc/iuponly/utilities/tuc-pds-implementation.doc
Permissions to Folders
Much discussion Who Names of folders
Permissions available on PDS folders Full Add Read Change
Instructor-Only Folder
instructor has FULL access
students have no access contains a class list that
is updated nightly
Student Folders
instructor has FULL access students have READ and
CHANGE access to their individual folder only
Each student has an individual subfolder within the student folder identified by their username in which only the student and the instructor can access, allowing them to work on course-related projects and assignments.
Hand-in Folder
instructor has FULL access students have ADD access file cannot be changed or deleted
not even by the owner of the file
Dropped Folder instructor has FULL access students have no access contains folders and content
for students that have dropped the course
updated daily
World-Read Folder
instructor has FULL access
everyone has READ access
folder may be accessed by any individual with an IUPMSD network account
Documents Availablehttp://www.iup.edu/ats/helpdesk/Documentation/pds/index.shtmhttp://www.iup.edu/ats/sts/project/menu.htm
Advantages to Instruction
lower learning curve for instructor not as involved as WebCT looks like a computer drive
access on and off campus organization of materials student and faculty work areas
Disadvantages to Instruction instructor must teach functions and use to
students – for some instructors this may discourage use
consistency issues with the technology students don’t follow directions permission over-rides difficulties
Benefits to Institution
collaborative work space course file storage and access increased faculty and student confidence in technology
usage increased faculty and student confidence in their technology
management skills increased confidence on the part of the technology
managers gained through building the structure and their capability to develop such a project
Future Enhancements
improve archiving seek feedback from faculty support student use of service continue to promote use of service coordinate timing with other university
services
Questions
J. Richard McFerron
Director, Academic Technology Services
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA (724) 357-5769 [email protected]
Nancy J. Yost Associate ProfessorIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA (724) 357-5678 [email protected]