Content Comparison

TI3 Deliverables:

• Review and update Moodle user facing documentation  - Image RemovedCTP-1987: Review and update Moodle user facing documentation

  • What: Update the UCL Moodle Staff and Student Wiki to reflect any changes caused by the move to Moodle 4.2. Identify any other connected resources that may require updating.

  • Why: ???.

  • Dependency: ? / Risk: ?

Create and deliver staff training on the new version of Moodle 4.2 - Image RemovedCTP-1988: Create and deliver staff training on the new version of Moodle 4.2

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• Outcome Description:  

  • FOR WHO: Staff, students all stakeholders of DLE systems/platforms and integrations

  • WHAT: Providing support, maintenance, development and testing of the DLE platforms, in partnership with hosting partners, 3rd party product vendors across both product software, infrastructure and DEV/OPS implementations.

  • WHY (Business Value): Ensuring business continuity, security of service, scalability and performance for core systems

• Dependencies

  • Catalyst IT, Internal product resources, specialist skill sets as required

• Risks:

  • Lack of internal resource

• Outcome Deliverables EPICs:

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• Preview in the Cloud - CTP-659

  • What: o rewrite the jenkins_preview tagged steps of the build pipeline

  • Why: The preview server is paid for until summer 2023. Beyond that, we will need to pay for running costs.

  • Dependency: k8s/ECS usage maturity / Risk: ?

• Migrate to Azure SSO - CTP-1798

  • What: Reflect/Blogs

  • Why: ISD is driving the case for applications to move away from Shibboleth to Azure SSO. Shibboleth will no longer work after 31st March 2023. Full details can be found here.  Azure AD SSO  Our following services currently use Shibboleth for login authentication.

  • Dependency: ? / Risk: ?

• CLC - Rollover Tool improvements - CTP-762

  • What: Capture all stories that we can work on once the MVP is built

  • Why: ???.

  • Dependency: ? / Risk: ?

  Create and deliver student guidance on the new version of Moodle 4.2 - Image RemovedCTP-1989: Create and deliver student guidance on the new version of Moodle 4.2

• What: The approach we will be taking is to update the student wiki guides, provide a how-to-navigate Moodle video and provide a Moodle User Journey for students.

Why: To deliver the change from Moodle 3.11 to Moodle 4.2 this summer, the VLE team need to provide training materials in several areas for Students

• Miscellaneous Feature request - CTP-252

  • What: This feature is needed to record feature requests that will need consideration in future TIs.

  • Why: ???.

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• Moodle 4.x training, Planning and Development - Image RemovedCTP-1761: Moodle 4.x training, Planning and Development

  • What: The approach we will be taking is to construct a core training package for staff on the new and changed features between 3.11 and 4.0/4.1/4.2. We will create a train-the-trainer programme so that FLTL's, departmental learning technologists and others can be trained in the changes and the materials so that they can deliver the training in their departments/faculties

  • Why: To deliver the change from Moodle 3.11 to Moodle 4.2 this summer, the VLE team need to provide training materials in several areas for Students, Teaching Staff, and Administrative staff. Since the VLE team does not have the resources to implement this fully, the team will be working with external partners to produce the materials and with a feature lead/coordinator to ensure that training is delivered on time.

  • Dependency: ???.

• Moodle 4.2 Accessibility review - Image RemovedCTP-1986: Moodle 4.2 Accessibility review

• • What: Conduct reviews into various accessibility elements in association with the Head of Digital Accessibility. Create a generic Moodle 4.2 accessibility statement that could be used by other institutions. Create a UCL specific accessibility statement as a separate section. Work with Titus, Catalyst and internal teams to resolve any accessibility issues identified.
  • Why: The move to Moodle 4.2 requires us to rewrite the Moodle accessibility statement. This will be done in conjunction with Ben Watson Head of Digital Accessibility.

• Miscellaneous Plugin Reviews - CTP-150

  • What: Any plugin or requests received during TI 3

  • Why: Any plugin reviews and requests during TI 3 may be placed here as stories along with any associated material so that they can be allocated as part of TI 4 planning.

  • Dependency: ? / Risk: ?

• Preview Improvements for Moodle 4 - CTP-2021

  • What: ??

  • Why: In TI2, the Preview environment was implemented in AWS and the pipeline migrated to GitHub Actions. We now need to keep improving this environment to support its availability to demo Moodle 4.

  • Dependency: ? / Risk: ?

• DLE Operations - CTP-392

  • What: FR, CIs, Moodle releases, Monthly Manual patching, Service Health Reviews - Schedule & docs, etc.

  • Why: Day-to-day operational support and monitoring are essential to maintain a complex system such as Moodle and ensure value for stakeholders.

  • Dependency: Catalyst/Vendor resource / Risk: The product requires an additional member of staff within this team area to support our services.