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Teaching with SmartSite: An Introduction for Educators

Learn to utilize SmartSite to enhance student collaboration, manage resources, optimize class time, and more. Transition from MyUCDavis explained. Navigation, course content, communication tools, and additional resources discussed.

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Teaching with SmartSite: An Introduction for Educators

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  1. Teaching with SmartSite An Introduction Steve Faith

  2. What is SmartSite? • “Sometimes I hear SmartSite, sometimes Sakai”. • Open Sourced • Just as we learn collaboratively, we develop collaboratively. • Big names and small names. • International

  3. What can I do with SmartSite? • Encourage students to collaborate outside of class. • Provide additional resources for students. • Connect with students on your terms and your schedule. • Optimize class time by making tests and quizzes available outside of class. • Assign and collect student work electronically. • . . .and more.

  4. MyUCDavis to SmartSite Transition That light you see is not the end of the tunnel… …it is a train. Get on board Now: SmartSite Encouraged Fall 2007: SmartSite and MyUCDaivis Fall 2008: SmartSite only

  5. A quick overview Two spaces: • My Workspace • your course site(s) Navigation • Menu bar • Going Back • Site Info

  6. People in My Workspace Profile • Edit your profile Membership • Join Leslie’s Demo Site + one other site

  7. People on your course site Welcome students with your site introduction • Edit your site information

  8. People on your course site Roster (populated by the registrar) Participants • Add two neighbors as participants • Manage their access Warning: NEVER change your own role from “maintain” or “instructor.” You’ll lock yourself out of your site.

  9. Course content Instructor-generated • Web links • Syllabus • Assignments Student- and instructor-generated • Resources • Message Center (discussion forum) • Wiki

  10. Course content: Web links • Create a web link in the menu (side) bar. • Edit it so that it opens in a new window.

  11. Course content: Syllabus Options: • Syllabus posted in HTML • Try out Create/Edit function. • Syllabus posted in another format • Attach syllabus (e.g., as a .doc or PDF).

  12. Course content: Assignments Options: • Assignment posted in HTML • Try out the text box. • Assignment uploaded as an attachment. • Attach an assignment in another format (e.g., .doc or PDF). Students can turn in assignments to their personal drop boxes or directly to the assignment.

  13. Course content: Resources Think of this as your virtual file cabinet where you can store any kind of digital resource - video, web links, Word docs, PDFs, images, audio, and more. • Upload a single resource. Want to organize and upload multiple resources? Take an advanced SmartSite workshop to learn how to use WebDAV.

  14. Course content: Wikis and Forums Wikis: pages can be created or edited by anyone Forums: Spaces for threaded discussion To learn more about wikis and forums, take an advanced SmartSite workshop.

  15. Communication Announcements • Send an announcement. E-mail • Change your site’s e-mail address. • Send an e-mail from the site. Schedule • Add an event to your schedule Chat • Join your neighbor in the chat room.

  16. Student view To see any part of your course site as a student views it: Add sakaistu1 as a participant. In a separate browser, log in as sakistu1 (password: sakaistu1). Click on your course tab at the top (or in the drop-down menu).

  17. Further Resources The advanced SmartSite workshop covers • Wikis • Tests & Quizzes • Message Center / Discussion Forums • Managing multiple resources with WebDAV • Modules • Gradebook • and more

  18. Further Resources Level 1: Online help (Click “Support and Training” link in menu bar, and then “Technical Tips.”) Level 2: IT Express - for quick answers to questions about SmartSite tools. (Call 754-4357 or e-mail smartsite-help@ucdavis.edu.) Level 3:ET Partners - for individual, customized assistance by specially trained student technology advisors. (754-2115, etpartners@ucdavis.edu, etpartners.ucdavis.edu).

  19. Further Resources To schedule a workshop customized to your department or other group, contact Leslie Madsen-Brooks at ljmadsen@ucdavis.edu or 754-5194 or Steve Faith at faith@ucdavis.edu or 752-1785 For pedagogical approaches to SmartSite, join the Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program: fmfp.ucdavis.edu. To report bugs or for other questions, e-mail smartsite-help@ucdavis.edu.

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