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Multimedia Software and Design Instruction with Sakai. Daniel Tyger Saginaw Valley State University. Session Subtitles…. Sakai Performance & Usability Myth-busting This Is Not Atlanta, This Is Sakai 2.4.x “Slow loading discussions†“Immature grade bookâ€
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Multimedia Software and Design Instruction with Sakai Daniel Tyger Saginaw Valley State University
Session Subtitles… • Sakai Performance & Usability Myth-busting • This Is Not Atlanta, This Is Sakai 2.4.x • “Slow loading discussions” • “Immature grade book” • “Resource sequencing and presentation” • “Difficulties with Assignments tool” • “Lack of group spaces / functionality” • “Not intuitive”
Institutional Profile • Mid-MI Regional State Institution • Saginaw Valley State University (since 1963) • ~9500 Students • Blackboard (BASIC) since 2000 • Began piloting Sakai in SP ’06 • Around 50 / 50 adjunct / full-time faculty
The Course • Introduction to Multimedia Software (a.k.a. Multimedia Literacy) • Cross-listed graduate class (ETD 514 / CDMD 510) • 8-24 students • Nursing Informatics, Education, CDMD (bulk) • 1/3 of students often international • Mid-MI, working adults, night class 1/week 4-7PM
Course Goals • Course Goals & Description • Grow skills and apply major design software concepts (e.g. vector v bitmap imagery, layers, frames, time-based media, tweening, etc.) • Survey of professional software (Adobe CS3) • Individual Accountability: Compel students to produce (lots of) products • Investment in and persistence at learning software • Show course “Home” | Syllabus
Does the CLE / LMS …?: • Reproduce and extend the classroom • Create comfortable places for Q + A (private and public) • Ability to showcase exemplary student work • Provide private teacher <> student consultation tools • Offer group sharing and discussion spaces • Opportunities for group synergy, peer critique, and collaboration • Aid with (not complicate) clerical tasks • Email, announcements, syllabus, schedule • Presentation of course materials (Resources) • Assessments, grades
(J)Forums • Community activities • Public asynchronous discussion forums • Introductions - sample • Q + A; Problems & Solutions – sample 1, sample 2 • Site & feature sharing – sample • Recognized as online participation, valued • Largely student-led • Heavy student traffic and usage • Profiles and (private) messaging were also used
Student Projects • Creative & Skill-Building Assignments • 1-1 Instructor-Student Consultation • Multiple-file and inline teacher-provided stimuli • Multiple-file and inline student submissions • Download All / Upload All • Rich options, release to grade book • “Allow Resubmission” • Show course assignments list
Student Projects • Authenticity and Process Assessment • Layered artwork required, easily submitted & reviewed • Plagiarism and unsavory shortcuts inherently discouraged • Praise and critique spawn improvement • Rapport grows between instructor and each student • Show examples
Grading: Sakai vs. Frank Dane • Students must complete and submit assignment 1 before assignment 2 (etc.) • Work may be submitted at any time during the semester, but a schedule of due dates is provided • Ongoing averages of “work submitted to date” are provided throughout the semester • Textual grades, points, and category weighting all used • All I needed was category weighting…
Student Showcase • Exemplary works publicized for most assignments • Provides the “A” bar (+ “flack” reduction) • Reward high achievers • Inspire the under-performing • Can also be a “swap” space of all student works by changing (sub)folder permissions & letting students upload their pieces • Show Student Showcase
Group Awareness • Targeted sub-audiences can be reached • (Informatics, Ed Tech, CDMD) • Announcements, Email, Resources, Assignments • Group collaboration with Discussion & PM • Private asynchronous discussion • Email • Private messaging • File exchange via attachments
Final Project Wiki • Public, organic, authentic, evolving workspace • Client Sign-up • Project “preparation” work • Comment feature • Embedded and linked items from “My Workspace” and personal web space worked very well • Synergy and comradery were high • Links to final project sites for presentation, one-stop • Continuous revision, writing intensive, painless due to instantaneous results • Show Final Project Wiki