Please go through this checklist and review and update your course accordingly before you let the managers know it is ready for our review. This will ensure a smoother review process for us and will result in fewer change requests being sent back to you. (Note: All these items are taken from the Artisan Online… Continue reading Checklist for Your First Draft Delivery
Category: Development
Special Delivery: Submitting an Online Course for Review
Use this checklist to ensure you’ve completed all the steps necessary for your work to be reviewed. Publish the course according to the standards specified in the project’s Design Document. Ensure that the published output is functional in the project’s primary browser (noted in the Design Document). Upload the published output to Artisan’s Web server.… Continue reading Special Delivery: Submitting an Online Course for Review
Under the Microscope: The QA Spreadsheet
Artisan utilizes several Quality Assurance (QA) spreadsheets, depending upon the project. These include: Internal QA QA/Browser Testing (QA/BT) Browser Testing (BT) Final Course Review (FCR) Client QA The difference between these spreadsheets is mainly the audience. Learn how to use one, and you’ve learned how to use them all! Rows Global Exceptions: These notes are… Continue reading Under the Microscope: The QA Spreadsheet
The Development Process—Revealed!
Build First Online Draft: Conduct technical reviews: Make first draft revisions: Make final revisions:
Tips for Becoming Our Favorite Developer
Use Celoxis to anticipate deadlines and plan your workflow. Ask questions before the deadline. Be the “director” of the online draft. Bring the narration to life! Load your authoring tool file to Egnyte at the end of every work session. Use the versioning convention to name your file properly. Call out concerns about the number… Continue reading Tips for Becoming Our Favorite Developer
Link to It!
You’ve published a course and uploaded it to the webserver via FTP. Now it’s time to create a URL so the project team can review the course. Follow this general structure for any URL you create:
Check It Out! (And Check It Back In.)
The checkout master is a spreadsheet that Artisan uses for tracking: Deliverable date and time. Who is currently working in an authoring tool file. The most recent version of the authoring tool file on Egnyte. The current hyperlink to view the published course. Links to both the Internal and QA Spreadsheets A link to the… Continue reading Check It Out! (And Check It Back In.)
Using Egnyte
Egnyte is Artisan’s file-sharing system. We ask that you upload your files to Egnyte on a daily basis, to ensure we maintain the latest versions of all files. We do this so others can access them for review and editing, or in case of an emergency. Egnyte File Structure Each client is set up individually… Continue reading Using Egnyte
What Time (Code) Is It?
When logging time in Celoxis, replace the default entry (~1 Pick a time code from this list 1~) with the time code that reflects the work you’re doing. Below you’ll find some of the most commonly used codes, organized by role. Browser Testers EP2: Course Timing TEST EQ1: Computer Browser Testing TEST EQ2: Mobile Browser… Continue reading What Time (Code) Is It?
Name That Tool!
Celoxis: project management software used for logging time and for viewing project schedules, deadlines, and time estimates Celoxis.com Checkout Master: a Google Sheet serving as the hub for online development, including current links and version numbers Design Document: the project-specific guiding document used for writing and developing a course Egnyte: file sharing and storage service… Continue reading Name That Tool!