I started an IT ticket about this, but then I realized that ChimeIn is open and I can more directly communicate with its developers.
I've been using ChimeIn with my Physics Lectures and I've found it very useful, so thank you. One feature that I would like is the ability to algorithmically update the questions within a specific Chime and/or Folder. This is because I often am editing my lecture slides and then I wish to "copy" these updates into ChimeIn and manually copying is error prone especially for last minute edits.
Lecture Content Tech Stack for Those Interested
I'm using Typst to construct my slides, so I literally have source code that is then compiled into a PDF for presentation and from-which I can extract meta-data. For example, one piece of meta-data I store in the code is the demonstrations I request from our lab coordinator. I also store the ChimeIn questions as meta-data in the code so I can algorithmically output the ChimeIn questions (and answers) from a given lecture. I would love for there to be an API for ChimeIn so I don't have to write an intermediate file, but I also recognize that is probably a heavier lift than just adding an "import from file" button that loads questions from some pre-defined file schema.
My long term goal is to have one source of my lecture content which is then algorithmically converted into the different versions of content: PDF for presentation, HTML for course site, demo list for requesting from our lab coordinator, ChimeIn questions for students.
I know there is some interest in building a Google Slides and/or Powerpoint plugin, so perhaps I'm requesting to include an "advanced" connection option for those (like me) who don't want to use Slides or Powerpoint and are willing to write code themselves.
While a full API would be wonderful, I'm not sure how feasible that is (especially from a security and/or bandwidth perspective), so I also think an intermediate file schema would make sense. JSON springs to mind as "obvious" but I only use the Multiple Choice and Numeric type questions, so perhaps the other questions need some other form of data file. Maybe a ZIP that contains an index.json and different directories for different questions (that may need images?).
I started an IT ticket about this, but then I realized that ChimeIn is open and I can more directly communicate with its developers.
I've been using ChimeIn with my Physics Lectures and I've found it very useful, so thank you. One feature that I would like is the ability to algorithmically update the questions within a specific Chime and/or Folder. This is because I often am editing my lecture slides and then I wish to "copy" these updates into ChimeIn and manually copying is error prone especially for last minute edits.
Lecture Content Tech Stack for Those Interested
I'm using Typst to construct my slides, so I literally have source code that is then compiled into a PDF for presentation and from-which I can extract meta-data. For example, one piece of meta-data I store in the code is the demonstrations I request from our lab coordinator. I also store the ChimeIn questions as meta-data in the code so I can algorithmically output the ChimeIn questions (and answers) from a given lecture. I would love for there to be an API for ChimeIn so I don't have to write an intermediate file, but I also recognize that is probably a heavier lift than just adding an "import from file" button that loads questions from some pre-defined file schema.
My long term goal is to have one source of my lecture content which is then algorithmically converted into the different versions of content: PDF for presentation, HTML for course site, demo list for requesting from our lab coordinator, ChimeIn questions for students.
I know there is some interest in building a Google Slides and/or Powerpoint plugin, so perhaps I'm requesting to include an "advanced" connection option for those (like me) who don't want to use Slides or Powerpoint and are willing to write code themselves.
While a full API would be wonderful, I'm not sure how feasible that is (especially from a security and/or bandwidth perspective), so I also think an intermediate file schema would make sense. JSON springs to mind as "obvious" but I only use the Multiple Choice and Numeric type questions, so perhaps the other questions need some other form of data file. Maybe a ZIP that contains an
index.jsonand different directories for different questions (that may need images?).