Transcript Introduction to CourseSpace

Introduction to
CourseSpace
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What is CourseSpace?
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A Course Management System is a tool
for…
making course materials available to your
students on an Internet web site
 putting as much of a course on the web as
you want to
 And…
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communicating with students over the Internet
 disseminating information to students
 managing course materials
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CourseSpace And The SUNY
Learning Network (SLN)
SLN – Used for fully online courses
 CourseSpace
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Used for hybrid courses
 Used to web-enhance face-to-face courses
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Uses for CourseSpace
Assignments
 Handouts
 Grades
 Special messages
 24/7 access
 And…
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CourseSpace Uses (cont.)
Student interaction
 Lectures
 PowerPoints
 Hyperlinks to web-sites
 Graphics
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CourseSpace Features
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Secure
You control access
 Guest access available
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Provides a structure for the instructor
 Instructor does not have to learn HTML,
Dreamweaver, or FrontPage
 Course materials can be rolled-over from
semester to semester (poured)
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CourseSpace Support
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Faculty
Workshops
 MID support
 SLN helpdesk
 Web resources – including handbook
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Students
SLN helpdesk
 Web resources
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CourseSpace More Ideas
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CourseSpace More Ideas
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CourseSpace Another Idea
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What Does a Course Look Like?
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How Do You Modify a Course?
Work from the web
 Work off-line with Lotus Notes
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Lotus Notes
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Advantages
Can work off line
 Less likely to make major mistakes modifying
course
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Disadvantages
Another program to learn
 Not what-you-see-is-what-you-get
(WYSIWYG)
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Lotus Notes
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Lotus Notes (Cont.)
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Lotus Notes (Cont.)
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Lotus Notes (Cont.)
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Lotus Notes (Cont.)
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How Do I Get Started?
Attend training
 Get account, password, and template
 Use the tools such as Wizard to create
your course modules
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Student Access
Students use one account to access their
SLN courses
 If new, apply for an account
 Access is limited to registered students
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Addresses
 This presentation http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/silvera/cspace/
SUNY CourseSpace website http://sln.suny.edu/coursespace
 SUNY Learning Network (SLN) http://www.sln.suny.edu/
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