WebStudy’s Innovative Toolbox Our journey to a new LMS, Our favorite online tools . . . andSharing innovative ways to use LMS tools

Holly Smythe, Instructional Designer &Melanie Morris, Interim Director of Online LearningRaritan Valley Community College

Brief overview of our journey to a new Learning Management System

A look at our favorite online tools

Opportunity for YOU to share innovative ways to use Learning Management System tools

Agenda

Our Journey to a new Learning Management System

On the road again!

Early in 2010 we began a search for a new LMS.

We needed a replacement by summer of 2011 when our Blackboard CE8 license was set to expire.

The Search is on!

Reasonable costAll inclusive product Responsive companyEase of use for studentsFlexible for faculty Weekend and evening technical

support

College-wide LMS Needs

Learning Object RepositoryWYSIWYG Equation Editor for mathAudio options for foreign languagePaste from WordDate rollover toolePortfolio

New Tool Needs

Looked at many LMS productsSome missing toolsSome too expensiveSome too simpleSome too complex

Exploring the Options

AngelBlackboard 9.1 Desire2LearnEdvance 360 (Scholar)Epsilen (NYT)InstructureMoodle Rooms JoulePearson Learning (Ecollege)WebStudy

We chose

Our Favorite Tools and Features

In alphabetical order!

Announcement Confirmation

‣ Students cannot enter the course until the announcement is confirmed!

• Options to return assignments for reworking Keep it, don't release or return it yet Release to [student's name] or Returned for reworking to [student's name]

• Attaching documents – super easy

Assignments

Synchronous conference with text chat, whiteboard, PowerPoint and image presentation, option to record/save.

Options to allow/restrict: ◦text chat◦drawing tools◦audio/video

CourseLive

Forum• Forum Types:

Instructor posts questions; students reply Students start threads; can see previous posts Students cannot see other posts until they post

• Forum Options: • Avatar – select image, upload photo, make Voki• Student Information – IM, phone, info, email, website• Editing Options – views, erase, edit, forward, reply• Record Audio/Video – record; audio/video

Equation Editor (WYSIWYG)‣ Available in forum, assignments and tests!

Removes printer tags from HTML code!

Paste from Word

Change the dates of your course items all at once or select items to change!

Speed Dater

Timeline (learning plan)

Description Area Coursework

• Assignments• Forum• Materials• Tests

TimelineSessions (learning modules)

All file types & URLs No size limit* Ability to share materials

among courses/instructors Allows for private materials Metadata input Search options Included with LMS!

Webstorium/Materials(learning object repository/file manager)

* Must take student bandwidth limits into account.

Your Innovations

Group Discussion & Sharing Ideas

Innovation & Sharing Group Discussion

(Groups write down two or more innovative uses for the

following LMS tools , then share the best 2-3 group ideas)

Timeline Sessions (Learning Modules)

News (Announcements)

Forum (Discussion) Teams (Groups)

Work2Do (Assignments) My Tutor (Selective Release)

Tests (Exams, Quizzes, Surveys) Materials (Course File Manager)

CourseLive (Synchronous Whiteboard/Chat/PowerPoint & Image Sharing)

WebStorium (Learning Object Repository)

For more information about WebStudy contact:Judy Stevens (jstevens@webstudy.com)For more information about the Raritan Valley Community College experience with WebStudy contact:Holly Smythe (hsmythe@raritanval.edu) orMelanie Morris (mmorris@raritanval.edu)

THANKS FOR ATTENDING & SHARING!

Timeline Sessions (Learning Modules)

Forum (Discussion)

Work2Do (Assignments)

Tests (Exams, Quizzes, Surveys)

CourseLive (Whiteboard/Chat/PowerPoint & Image Sharing)

Group Discussion Worksheet(As a group, write down two or more innovative uses

for the following LMS tools; prepare to share!)

News (Announcements)

Teams (Groups)

myTutor (Selective Release)

Materials (Course File Manager)

WebStorium (Learning Object Repository)

Group Discussion Worksheet(As a group, write down two or more innovative uses

for the following LMS tools; prepare to share!)

Name Email Address

E-mail Addresses (Please fill in your name and email if you would like to receive a compiled list of innovative uses of LMS tools)