This section of the Help Collection describes how Curriki is currently extending and improving the features and functionality of the site.

RIGHT NOW:

The next release is scheduled for the end of October, and includes the following:

Search Improvements: The whole way "search" works on Curriki will be re-engineered to make it perform better -- both more quickly, and more accurately. We'll enable sitewide searching so that users can get results for matching content for members, blogs, groups, etc., as well as for repository resources.

Additional Form-Based Template: Curriki is working with the Association of Catholic Educators to make their individual lesson plan template available for easy form-based creation of wiki resources.

Data Model Changes: We're changing aspects of Subject, Language, and Instructional Component Type, as follows:

Subject: We're creating a new high-level subject in the Curriki Subject Index: Education. This will replace the current sub-node topic "Education & Teaching" under the current "Career & Vocational Education."The sub-node topics under the new Education subject include:

• Accessibility/Special Education
• Adult Education
• Bilingual Education
• Classroom Management
• Early Childhood Education
• Education Administration/Leadership
• Educational Foundations/Research
• Educational Psychology
• Instructional Design
• Measurement & Evaluation
• Mentoring
• Multicultural Education
• Standards Alignment
• Teaching Techniques/Best Practices

We're also adding "Religion" as a sub-node topic under the "Social Studies" high-level subject.

Language: We're adding Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, and Nepali as options (values).

Instructional Component Type: We're adding "Activity: Assignment/Homework," "Curriculum: Rubric," Curriculum: Study Guide/Notes, " "Curriculum: Tutorial," "Resource: Glossary/Vocabulary List," "Resource: Template," and "Resource: Webcast/Podcast" as new options (values). We're also updating two values so they show instead "Resource: Video/Presentation/Slides" and "Resource: Audio/Speech/Lecture" to account for members' desire to see media types better represented under Instructional Component Type.

Reorder Collections: This new feature will appear in a member's My Collections tab and in a group's Curriculum tab, and allows members to create a custom order for displaying their collections listings.

EARLY 2009:

By the end of January, look for:

Integration of the Currikulum Builder Functions into the "Main Site": Members who choose to create, edit, and organize resources on Curriki will find these functions available in Curriki's main site, instead of having to use the separate Currikulum Builder tool. This will make it easier for members who find resources to immediately collaborate on and improve existing curricular materials, and create new resources. 

Flag Content: This new feature will enable members to highlight inappropriate content for immediate review by Curriki staff.

Additional Form-Based Templates: Curriki is working on a simple wiki WebQuest template for a student-facing resource.

AND WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING ON:

Internationalization: One of Curriki's big behind-the-scenes efforts is to make sure that all of Curriki's user interface elements (toolbars, navigation, links, buttons, etc.) can be easily translated so that people all over the world can use the site in their native languages. We are currently able to offer some basic interface elements in French and Russian. The site is currently being translated into Hindi, Spanish, and Bahasa Indonesia.

New Repository Content: Dozens of projects are underway for adding content into the repository, including:

• Grant program for master curriculum units
• Pilots with multiple organizations and institutions
• Partner content development and uploading