Atomic Learning Unit (ALU): Product Requirement Documentation Initiative

[jmakowski1123]

Big picture context:

ALUs are the building blocks of unstructured course (or even non-course) authoring, and unstructured course authoring is the solution for micro-learning.

Platform needs to be more neutral about how content is authored and delivered, with simple and more flexible ways of stringing content together

Possible learner and author improvements this work could unlock:

• flexible content reuse
• adaptive learning/dynamic content
• template courses without limitations of CCX
• flexible course experiences
• simpler APIs

Goal of the initiative:

To deliver product/feature requirement documentation that defines and clarifies the scope, approach, impact and goals of the ALU project, in order to guide and support technical discovery work, implementation and delivery.

Starting point: We already have a solid growing pool of raw market data that includes user requests, challenges, needs and use cases. This pool is wide and there are nuances to parse in terms of similarities, differences and overlap.

Prior discovery work

https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OEPM/pages/3378118892/Discovery+Courses+Based+on+Atomic+Learning+Units

Milestones

• [x] #207

Deliverables: A list of clearly articulated user stories (not prioritized) that appropriately reflect the problem(s) the ALU initiative will solve.

• [x] #208

Deliverables: A clearly articulated opinion on which user stories will be prioritized to guide subsequent milestones.

• [x] #209

Deliverables: An approach document that articulates possible approaches and solutions.

• [x] #210

Deliverables: Mock wire frames or design prototypes that outline the user journey based on the approach documentation.

• [x] #211

Deliverables: Low-fi tech prototype that can 1) serve as a proof of concept and 2) guide effort estimates for broader implementation

• [x] #212

Deliverable: Product Requirement Documentation that includes Overview of the initiative

• Articulation of the problem(s) and the opportunity
• Market evidence + user stories
• Approach and solution
• Wire frames
• Any risks and dependencies

Deliverables for each milestone will be made available for public feedback here: https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OEPM/pages/3470196737/Atomic+Learning+Unit+Initiative+soon+to+be+renamed

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