Web Enhance Your CourseWeb Enhance Your Course

Mary KlepsMary KlepsInstructional Support SpecialistInstructional Support Specialist

Jeff PotockiJeff PotockiSoftware Support SpecialistSoftware Support Specialist

AgendaAgenda

9:00 9:00 ––

12:3012:30

Exploring Course TechnologiesExploring Course Technologies

StagWeb, WebCT, Faculty Web & ePortfolioStagWeb, WebCT, Faculty Web & ePortfolio

12:30 12:30 ––

1:301:30

LunchLunch

1:30 1:30 ––

3:003:00

Tips & Best PracticesTips & Best Practices

Network Resources and File ManagementNetwork Resources and File Management

The The ““SmartSmart””

ClassroomsClassrooms

3:00 3:00 ––

SurveySurvey

Available TechnologiesAvailable Technologies

StagWebStagWeb

WebCTWebCT

Faculty WebFaculty Web

ePortfolioePortfolio

StagWebStagWeb

When To Use StagWebWhen To Use StagWeb

You want an easy system for discussions, chat, You want an easy system for discussions, chat, distributing files, and listing links to web sitesdistributing files, and listing links to web sites

You want a calendar that has preYou want a calendar that has pre--loaded the student loaded the student class times and locationsclass times and locations

You want to email students at their university email You want to email students at their university email addressaddress

You want to post photos, files or links without any You want to post photos, files or links without any database or search capabilitiesdatabase or search capabilities

StagWebStagWeb

When Not To Use StagWebWhen Not To Use StagWeb

You want to provide content that is reused year after You want to provide content that is reused year after year. StagWeb has no way to copy information to year. StagWeb has no way to copy information to other courses, or backup material so it can be reused.other courses, or backup material so it can be reused.

You want to publish a web site. StagWeb can post You want to publish a web site. StagWeb can post html files, but doesn't support easy creation of a web html files, but doesn't support easy creation of a web site with navigation links between components, etc.site with navigation links between components, etc.

You need to upload or download many files. You need to upload or download many files. StagWeb can only upload or download one file at a StagWeb can only upload or download one file at a time, which can be a problem with a lot of files.time, which can be a problem with a lot of files.

StagWebStagWeb

When Not To Use StagWebWhen Not To Use StagWeb

You need to post files larger than 5MBYou need to post files larger than 5MB

You need discussion forums that remember what You need discussion forums that remember what messages you have read. StagWeb does not provide messages you have read. StagWeb does not provide any indication of new or previously read messages.any indication of new or previously read messages.

You need to use a tool that is not provided by You need to use a tool that is not provided by StagWeb, but is provided by WebCT (like the grade StagWeb, but is provided by WebCT (like the grade book, student group work, whiteboard, student book, student group work, whiteboard, student tracking, etc.) tracking, etc.)

WebCTWebCT

When To Use WebCTWhen To Use WebCT

You need to manage a student grade bookYou need to manage a student grade book

You want students to be able to see their grades in You want students to be able to see their grades in the course.the course.

You need automatically graded quizzes or You need automatically graded quizzes or anonymous surveys.anonymous surveys.

You want to provide an assignment drop box to You want to provide an assignment drop box to manage your assignments.manage your assignments.

You want students to work together in groups You want students to work together in groups (Student Presentations).(Student Presentations).

You want discussion topics that notify you if there You want discussion topics that notify you if there are new messages waiting, and can hide messages are new messages waiting, and can hide messages that were already viewed. that were already viewed.

WebCTWebCT

When To Use WebCT When To Use WebCT

You need to easily compile and download discussion You need to easily compile and download discussion topics or lecture notes.topics or lecture notes.

You need to archive chat sessions.You need to archive chat sessions.

You want more than one chat room (so multiple You want more than one chat room (so multiple chats can happen simultaneously)chats can happen simultaneously)

You need a whiteboard to share freehand drawing You need a whiteboard to share freehand drawing among course participants.among course participants.

You need to easily organize a lot of web pages by You need to easily organize a lot of web pages by adding navigation links between them (build adding navigation links between them (build "Content modules")."Content modules").

WebCTWebCT

When To Use WebCTWhen To Use WebCT

You want to backup your course materials easily You want to backup your course materials easily (using WebCT(using WebCT’’s backup and restore features, or the s backup and restore features, or the ability to archive course materials as .zip files)ability to archive course materials as .zip files)

You need to upload or download many files at a time.You need to upload or download many files at a time.

You want a simple "image database" that is You want a simple "image database" that is searchable.searchable.

You want to easily integrate your course with You want to easily integrate your course with materials distributed on a CDmaterials distributed on a CD--ROM.ROM.

WebCTWebCT

When To Use WebCTWhen To Use WebCT

You want the ability to release information to You want the ability to release information to students only if certain conditions are true. For students only if certain conditions are true. For example, show Unit 2 only after they pass the quiz example, show Unit 2 only after they pass the quiz for Unit 1.for Unit 1.

You want to monitor student activities in a course You want to monitor student activities in a course (view their first and last logon, how they participated (view their first and last logon, how they participated in discussions, what content they viewed, how long in discussions, what content they viewed, how long they spent in different areas of the course).they spent in different areas of the course).

You want to monitor quiz effectiveness (how well You want to monitor quiz effectiveness (how well students do on specific questions, which questions students do on specific questions, which questions are consistently answered wrong, etc.).are consistently answered wrong, etc.).

WebCTWebCT

When Not To Use WebCTWhen Not To Use WebCT

You need public web pages anyone can access You need public web pages anyone can access without a password. (This can be done with WebCT without a password. (This can be done with WebCT using guest accounts, but is easier to do with a using guest accounts, but is easier to do with a normal web page.)normal web page.)

You want a secure environment to post course You want a secure environment to post course materials (Syllabus, Lecture Notes) but do not want materials (Syllabus, Lecture Notes) but do not want to have students log into another system and you to have students log into another system and you have no intention of utilizing the other available tools have no intention of utilizing the other available tools within WebCT. StagWeb may satisfy your course within WebCT. StagWeb may satisfy your course management needs.management needs.

Personal Web Pages Personal Web Pages Faculty Web ServerFaculty Web Server

When To Use Personal Web PagesWhen To Use Personal Web Pages

You want to publish material that people can access You want to publish material that people can access without a password. without a password.

You need to make material available to people who You need to make material available to people who are outside Fairfield University. These people are outside Fairfield University. These people normally do not have access to StagWeb or WebCT, normally do not have access to StagWeb or WebCT, so it may be easier to password protect material on a so it may be easier to password protect material on a normal web site and then share that password with normal web site and then share that password with selected offselected off--campus people than it is to get them campus people than it is to get them accounts in StagWeb or WebCT.accounts in StagWeb or WebCT.

Personal Web Pages Personal Web Pages Faculty Web ServerFaculty Web Server

When Not To Use Personal Web PagesWhen Not To Use Personal Web Pages

You do not want your course information to be You do not want your course information to be publicly accessible.publicly accessible.

You need to develop a tool that is already provided in You need to develop a tool that is already provided in either WebCT (chat, whiteboard, grade book, etc.). It is either WebCT (chat, whiteboard, grade book, etc.). It is much cheaper to utilize the existing tool than it is to much cheaper to utilize the existing tool than it is to rebuild a new tool for your web site that does the same rebuild a new tool for your web site that does the same thing. thing.

You need to password protect the page. Many You need to password protect the page. Many copyrighted materials are considered Fair Use under the copyrighted materials are considered Fair Use under the Teach Act if they are stored in a password protected Teach Act if they are stored in a password protected environment. This can be done in a public web site, environment. This can be done in a public web site, but it is much easier to limit access using WebCT or but it is much easier to limit access using WebCT or StagWeb. StagWeb.

StagWebStagWeb

http://stagweb.fairfield.eduhttp://stagweb.fairfield.edu

Supported by SCT Supported by SCT ext. 4357ext. 4357

WebCTWebCT

http://webct.fairfield.edu:8900http://webct.fairfield.edu:8900

Supported by CNSSupported by CNSTo request an account or a course to be created, contact To request an account or a course to be created, contact

Mary Kleps at ext. 3207 Mary Kleps at ext. 3207 or or mkleps@mail.fairfield.edumkleps@mail.fairfield.edu

Personal Web PagesPersonal Web Pages

www.faculty.fairfield.eduwww.faculty.fairfield.edu

To obtain space on the faculty web server, send a To obtain space on the faculty web server, send a request from an official University email account request from an official University email account

to to cns@mail.fairfield.educns@mail.fairfield.edu. .

To reset your password, go to To reset your password, go to www.faculty.fairfield.edu/pw.htmwww.faculty.fairfield.edu/pw.htm

ePortfolioePortfolio

What are electronic portfolios?What are electronic portfolios?

Allow users to collect and display a wide range of Allow users to collect and display a wide range of documents and information and thereby create an documents and information and thereby create an electronic portrait of themselves and their workelectronic portrait of themselves and their work

Users have accounts that enable them to store their files Users have accounts that enable them to store their files and personal information and create weband personal information and create web--based views based views that can be accessed by others. Different views can be that can be accessed by others. Different views can be created containing various subsets of the usercreated containing various subsets of the user’’s s material.material.

ePortfolioePortfolio

Who might use ePortfolio?Who might use ePortfolio?

Students Students ––

to build an online resume/job portfolioto build an online resume/job portfolio

Health Science Majors Health Science Majors ––

eliminating the eliminating the ““Red BookRed Book””

Nursing Students Nursing Students ––

to develop a portfolio for reflection and to develop a portfolio for reflection and career purposescareer purposes

Study Abroad Students Study Abroad Students ––

to build a portfolio of their to build a portfolio of their experience for reflectionexperience for reflection

Faculty Faculty ––

to have students collect a semesterto have students collect a semester’’s worth of s worth of workwork

EN11 Project EN11 Project ––

Students will build a portfolio of their workStudents will build a portfolio of their work

ePortfolioePortfolio

http://eportfolio.orghttp://eportfolio.org

To download a QuickTime slide show of To download a QuickTime slide show of ePortfolio, go to ePortfolio, go to

http://data.fairfield.edu/cns/eportfolio/http://data.fairfield.edu/cns/eportfolio/

Web Enhance Your Web Enhance Your CourseCourse

Tips and Best PracticesTips and Best Practices

File ManagementFile Management

Local Local ––

Your ComputerYour Computer

Network Network ––

Using Remote ResourcesUsing Remote Resources

Tools Tools --

Manage and Use your DataManage and Use your Data

Local Local ––

PC and MacPC and Mac

PC PC ––

My DocumentsMy Documents

Mac Mac ––

User Home DirectoryUser Home Directory

Media Media ––

Floppy, Zip, CD, DVD, Floppy, Zip, CD, DVD, USB KeyUSB Key, ,

Hard Drive, Fire WireHard Drive, Fire Wire

The The ““NetworkNetwork””

The The ““godsgods””

(University Servers)(University Servers)

Artemis (Personal File Storage)Artemis (Personal File Storage)

Achilles (Remote Desktop)Achilles (Remote Desktop)

http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/remoteaccess/http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/remoteaccess/

Demeter (Class/Lab Storage)Demeter (Class/Lab Storage)

SAN (Storage Area Network)SAN (Storage Area Network)

VPN (Virtual Private Network)VPN (Virtual Private Network)

Artemis, Achilles, and DemeterArtemis, Achilles, and Demeter

What can you do on What can you do on Artemis?Artemis?

How can you get space How can you get space on Artemis?on Artemis?

Connecting to Artemis Connecting to Artemis and its Limitations.and its Limitations.

What is Achilles used What is Achilles used for?for?

What must be setup on What must be setup on my PC or Mac?my PC or Mac?

Issues with Terminal Issues with Terminal Services.Services.

Terminal Services from Terminal Services from your own PC!your own PC!

Demeter: Faculty and Student use for class/lab environment.

ToolsTools

For moving data:For moving data:

Winzip/StuffitWinzip/Stuffit

FTP or WEBFTP/FetchFTP or WEBFTP/Fetch

For viewing Data:For viewing Data:

Acrobat ReaderAcrobat Reader

Software specific applications (plugSoftware specific applications (plug--ins)ins)

Macromedia, Flash, JavaMacromedia, Flash, Java

OWA (Outlook Web Access) and the OWA (Outlook Web Access) and the ““godsgods””

VersionTracker.comVersionTracker.com

Office 2003 Office 2003 ––

Coming to a PC near you this summer!Coming to a PC near you this summer!

The The ““SmartSmart””

ClassroomClassroom

DocumentationDocumentation

PDFPDF’’s for your references for your reference

When in the room, use the Help SheetsWhen in the room, use the Help Sheets

The Room OverviewThe Room Overview

The HardwareThe Hardware

StarboardStarboard

StarpanelStarpanel

Wireless Internet AccessWireless Internet Access

““SmartSmart””

Classrooms on CampusClassrooms on Campus

ExistingExisting::

CNS 202CNS 202

CNS 303CNS 303

CNS 305CNS 305

BNW GR22BNW GR22

BNW 253BNW 253

BNW 256BNW 256

BNW 341BNW 341

DMH 350DMH 350

DSB 114 DSB 114 ––

BEST ClassroomBEST Classroom

DSB 115 DSB 115 ––

Reuters ClassroomReuters Classroom

NYS ITC 107cNYS ITC 107c

To be added summer of To be added summer of ‘‘05:05:

CNS 9 CNS 9 ––

2 projectors with 2 projectors with StarPanelStarPanel

CNS 10 CNS 10 --

2 projectors with 2 projectors with StarPanelStarPanel

CNS 15 CNS 15 --

2 projectors with 2 projectors with StarPanelStarPanel

DMH 347 DMH 347 --

1 projector with 1 projector with StarPanelStarPanel

DMH 348 DMH 348 --

1 projector with 1 projector with StarPanelStarPanel

CNS 304 CNS 304 ––

1 projector with 1 projector with StarPanel, LaptopsStarPanel, Laptops

FileMaker Room Inventory database to come!!!FileMaker Room Inventory database to come!!!

ReferencesReferences

DocumentationDocumentation

CNS Training WebsiteCNS Training Website

http://www.fairfield.edu/x2431.htmlhttp://www.fairfield.edu/x2431.html

Contact InformationContact Information

CNS HelpDeskCNS HelpDesk

X4069X4069

cns@mail.fairfield.educns@mail.fairfield.edu

(When in Doubt!)(When in Doubt!)

cnstraining@mail.fairfield.educnstraining@mail.fairfield.edu

The SurveyThe Survey

We need your feedback!!We need your feedback!!

http://data.fairfield.edu/facsurveyhttp://data.fairfield.edu/facsurvey