Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2012

Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Summer 2012 will be held Tuesday, June 12 through Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI. There will be a pre-conference Documentation & Code Sprint on Monday, June 11, 2012.

We’ve made a few changes to Hack/Doc Fest this time around:
  • Code & Documentation Sprint: We will be having a Code & Documentation Sprint on Monday, June 11, 2012, the day before Hack/Doc Fest
  • Small Group Dinners: Hack/Doc Fest has grown considerably, and it’s become difficult to find one place to host all of us for dinner. This time around we are going to break into small groups (perhaps 6-8 people) for dinner.

Registration

Attending Hack Doc Fest: Moodle Hack/Doc Fest is a free event. Attendees will need to pay for their own transportation, lodging, and dinner.

Logistics

  • Contacts
  • When: Monday, June 11 (Code/Doc Sprint) Tuesday, June 12-Thursday, June 14, 2012 (Hack/Doc Fest)
  • Where: Rooms 308, 310 and 311, Upjohn Library Commons, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
  • Campus Map: Kalamazoo College Campus

Transportation

Airport

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO, http://azoairport.com)  is the primary airport for Kalamazoo. Rental cars are available at the airport. It is a 15-minute drive (approximately) from the airport to the college.  Another option is Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR, http://www.grr.org) which is located an hour north of Kalamazoo just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan. It also has rental cars and has more daily flights than Kalamazoo.

Trains

The Amtrak station (KAL) is located in downtown Kalamazoo and is just under a mile from the college. The station’s address is 459 North Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. The Wolverine serves Kalamazoo thrice daily from Detroit and Chicago. The Blue Water offers an additional round-trip between Chicago, East Lansing and Port Huron.

Driving & Parking

Driving directions can be found on the Kalamazoo College website: http://www.kzoo.edu/college/?p=location. The library is at the corner of Thompson and Academy. Visitor parking is behind the Hicks Center/Welles Hall. Street parking is available.

Rideshare

We will be coordinating rideshares via a Google Doc. Access to the document will be shared with registrants via email.

Lodging

Attendees are responsible for arranging their own lodging. There are some recommended options for the event. Please be aware that Kalamazoo’s commencement is Sunday, June 10 which has created a high demand for hotel rooms that weekend, including the night of the 10th.

Comfort Inn

We have arranged a block of 25 rooms at the Comfort Inn at a nightly rate of $102. These rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. This block is for Monday-Thursday (Friday checkout). There are an additional six (6) rooms available for Sunday night at the block rate. Please reference “Moodle/Kalamazoo College” when booking. The Comfort Inn is a 5-minute walk from the library. The block reservation will expire on May 11, 2012.

Stuart Avenue Inn Bed & Breakfast

An alternative option is the Stuart Avenue Inn Bed & Breakfast. See http://www.stuartavenueinn.com/ for details. The Inn is also a five-minute walk from the library. There is no conference rate for the B&B.

Weather

Because of its proximity to the Great Lakes (40 miles east of Lake Michigan) Kalamazoo’s weather can be highly variable. The average temperature in June is 70 degrees, but can range from a high of 80 to a low in the mid-50s. Normally it does not snow any later than May.

Virtual Participation

As at previous Hack/Doc Fests, we will be paring people at Hack/Doc Fest with virtual counterparts to work on particular tasks/bugs. Virtual participants should be prepared to start working on Hack/Doc projects at 10 a.m. on each day of Hack/Doc Fest.

Reimbursement

There is no reimbursement for this event through CLAMP.

Itinerary

This is a tentative itinerary for Moodle Hack/Doc Fest. Hack/Doc is a very ad hoc event; we typically come up with a plan the first day of the event, break up into teams, and then get to work. This itinerary exists to provide a rough overview of our schedule, and is subject to change on site.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Hack/Doc Fest Orientation

2 p.m., EDT: Hack/Doc Fest Orientation

We will be holding a pre-event Hack/Doc Orientation on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in CLAMP’s Elluminate Room. During this session we’ll be making sure that everyone’s CLAMP accounts work (for logging into WordPress and Redmine) and trying out the Jabber server. We’ll also be taking a first crack at running down the task list.

Monday, June 11, 2012:
Code & Documentation Sprint

8:30 a.m. Meet at hotel

Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch

* Lunch provided by Kalamazoo College

9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.: Sprint

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Official start of Moodle Hack/Doc Fest

8:30 a.m. Meet at hotel

9:00 a.m.-10 a.m.: Session 1

* Initial planning and task assignments

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m.-Noon: Session 2

Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch

* Lunch provided by Kalamazoo College

12:00-12:30 p.m. – The State of Moodle 2 (Ken Newquist, Lafayette College)

12:30-1 p.m. – Moodle 2.3 Walkthrough (Charles Fulton, Lafayette College) including LAE Gradebook (Bob Puffer, Luther College)

1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Session 3

2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45-5 p.m. Session 4

6 p.m.: Small group dinners

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

8:30 a.m. Meet at hotel.

9:00 a.m.-10 a.m.: Session 5

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m.-Noon: Session 6

Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch

* Lunch provided by Kalamazoo College

12:00-12:30 p.m. – Moodle Theme Walkthrough (Jason Alley, Lafayette College)

12:30-1:00 p.m. – Morsle: Google Apps/Moodle Integration (Bob Puffer, Luther College)

1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Session 7

2:30-2:45 p.m.: Break

2:45-5 p.m. Session 8

6 p.m.: Dinner on your own

Thursday, June 14, 2012

8:30 a.m. Meet at hotel.

9:00 a.m.-10 a.m.: Session 9

10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m.-Noon: Session 10

Noon-1 p.m.: Lunch

* Lunch provided by Kalamazoo College.

12:00-12:30 p.m. – Course Evaluations (Bob Puffer, Luther College)

12:30-1 p.m. – OPEN

1 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Wrap up