Gina Bennett August 2011 Progress Report

Curriculum Design

Day-to-day work for August 2011

 

In the spirit of "working in the open", I will use this space to detail my day-to-day NANSLO design work for August. If the email notifications become oppressive for other users of this wiki I can take this work off-line.

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Monday August 1st:

 

Holiday in Canada.

 

Tuesday August 2nd:

 

Goal for today: catch up on emails, wiki entries, suggestions that have accumulated over the past 3 days.

 

Process:

• go through emails, priorize NANSLO-related messages
• review wiki, respond where necessary
• talk to Catherine

 

Wednesday August 3rd:

 

Goal for today: prepare for my departure (holidays for a few weeks).

 

Process:

• review the state of the wikis
• summarize what needs to be done
• review the status of the Chemistry labs, determine next steps
• communicate all to Catherine
• send out an email to all listservs (& post on wiki) to let people know that I will be out of the country until Aug. 22

 

Thursday August 4 - Friday August 19:

 

I was out of the country during this time period, keeping up with the gist of listserv discussion when able to check email (as connectivity allowed).

 

Monday August 22nd:

 

Goal for today: reconnect with the project.

 

Process:

• determine the state/readiness of the Chem labs
• conduct a quick review of emails
• contact Catherine

 

Tuesday August 23rd:

 

Goal for today: arrange a workplan for the rest of the month.

 

Process:

• talk with Catherine to priorize tasks
• read & organize emails
• renew my presence in the listservs & wikis 

 

Thursday August 25rd:

 

This day was taken up almost completely with COTR work.

 

Friday August 26th:

 

Goal for today: complete tasks from discussion with Catherine on Tues.

 

Process:

• transfer physics email notes into wiki pages
• catch up with Paul re physics feedback
• attempt to nail down Chem labs for RWSL review in Sept. 

 

Tuesday August 30th:

 

Goal for today: review tasks for August; begin planning for Sept.

 

Process:

• review emails from last week & yesterday
• respond to Paul with preliminary feedback (on a number of items)
• review tasks to prepare for Sept. workshop