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COaTI recipe software riff #2

Posted by Arif on Thursday, 10/19/06

this will make sense after you read the first post about COaTI recipes.

It just occurred to me that it would be really cool if I could define "nutritional requirements" for a COaTI.  Think the food pyramid, but more like this:  1 serving of data merge skills, 2 servings of peer to peer story sharing, 2 servings of hands-on practice with queries, etc.  Then, I'd be able to indicate on each recipe what "nutritional requirements" it fulfils, and the menu function of the software would help manage and keep track of those requirements ensuring that each COaTI met its nutritional requirements.

This probably all sounds a bit crazy, but if you've ever managed a large curriculum with multiple goals, seriously give this idea some thought.  I really don't think its that far off what I do when I design and manage the COaTI curriculum... at least not far off what I'd like to be able to do.

Filed under brainstorming, COaTI

Comments

I'm realizing that what I like about this is the recipe part. I tend to think of trainings in terms of "formulas" because that is the word I have for a generic set of requirements. "Recipe" better conveys the role of a cook's intuition, both in the training as a whole and in each workshop or session.
Submitted by amanda (not verified) on Friday, 10/20/2006 - 3:58pm
yes, that's exactly what got me off on this wild goose chase in the first place :)
Submitted by Arif (not verified) on Friday, 10/20/2006 - 8:19pm

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