Kuali Student Plans "Founder's Release" of Curriculum Management on April 30

The Kuali Student Program (KS) will be releasing an initial version of the Curriculum Management (CM) module on April 30, 2010. The purpose of this “Founder’s Release” is to enable a few of the project’s investing partners to gain direct implementation and configuration experience with the module, leading to the first public software release later this year.

The Founder’s Release comprises all of the business functionality and SOA software infrastructure to make possible the on-line creation, modification, approval, and retirement of courses. All KS business functionality is enabled by the Kuali Rice infrastructure services including identity services (KIM), the enterprise workflow engine (KEW) and a new Business Rules Management System. These infrastructure services will combine to make this and future Kuali Student modules highly configurable to match local business requirements.

Public Release Set For September

In September 2010, Kuali Student will issue its first public software release of the Curriculum Management module. It will have all of the capabilities described above for both course and programs. Courses and programs are examples of Kuali Student learning units . A learning unit is any learning-related activity that needs to be tracked by an institution or a learner. Learning units range from very general (a degree program) to very specific (a class assignment). All credit and non-credit learning activities, whether traditional or non-traditional, are learning units. KS investing partners are committed to creating additional learning units and related services to support experiential learning and academic projects.

UC Berkeley To Be First Production Deployment

We are also pleased to announce that UC Berkeley is preparing to be the first production deployment of the Curriculum Management module based on the Founder’s Release. Berkeley will begin later this summer followed by expanded production in the fall. This represents an important milestone for Kuali Student as it will be the project’s first implementation. It also illustrates the modular release strategy of the project, as CM will be integrated into the existing Berkeley student system.

Kuali Student at UBC eLearning Open House

Kuali Student was featured at the University of British Columbia (UBC) eLearning Open House, an annual event showcasing innovative technology projects from UBC faculty and staff. The January 28th eLearning Open House is one of the largest events of its kind on campus with a record of more than 250 participants.

This year, the focus of the Kuali Student presentation was Curriculum Development and Management (CDM). Participants were given an overview of the Kuali Student project, an early  milestone of the CDM module, and the implementation status on campus. Participants also discussed desired functionality and the business requirements gathering process.

To spread the word about the CDM module, the Kuali@UBC team used several presentation tools, including a PowerPoint demonstration of an early release, a series of new posters, and an animated presentation via the Prezi. Below is the animated presentation.

e-Strategy Open House on Prezi

Organized by e-Strategy and the Office of Learning Technology, the eLearning Open House was a chance to share ideas with interested members of the community and gain feedback. For a Kuali standpoint, the event helped engage the UBC community in the development and implementation of a new curriculum approval and management process on campus. A range of stakeholders – students, faculty, and staff – showed interest in the project.

For more information about Kuali Student at UBC, visit, www.students.ubc.ca/kuali

Kuali Student Launches Facebook Fan Page

Kuali Student continues to expand its social media presence, establishing a fan page on Facebook. This will be your home for KS topics on the premier social networking Web site.

Join the Fan page to get the latest info, share your feedback with us, and mingle with other Kuali Student supporters and followers.

* This page will replace/compliment the Kuali Student System group page maintained by UC-Berkeley. That page will become a resource for Kuali Student efforts at Berkeley.