Online Management Interface
Online Management Interface. Which one is for me. Christi Ward-Waller Jackie Artmayer. Is It Needed. Why should I learn an interface What are the benefits to professors What are the benefits to students What are the benefits to the college. What To Look For Management Software.
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Online Management Interface Which one is for me Christi Ward-Waller Jackie Artmayer www.jackiea.com
Is It Needed • Why should I learn an interface • What are the benefits to professors • What are the benefits to students • What are the benefits to the college www.jackiea.com
What To Look For Management Software • Self-enrollment for students • Gradebook • Downloaded to a local gradebook • Testing • Customize, randomize available • Upload publishers test bank • Communication Tools • Bulletin Board, Chat, email www.jackiea.com
Online Management Interface • WebCT • Blackboard • TopClass • Cyber-Class (Computer Science Only) www.jackiea.com
WebCT • Run it off WebCT server or license it to your campus • Cost? Depends upon the campus • How good is the MIS of your campus • If creative, can copy and paste no html • Good product has everything that is needed to ….. • Learning curve fairly large for newbie www.jackiea.com
WebCT • Quizzes—Randomly generate questions • Calendar – upload text file easy to rebuild each semester • Mail – attachments inside of WebCT (CYA) • Assignments—dropbox inside of WEBCT (CYA) • Can be slow to grade internal assignments • Image Database—good for health care/sciences www.jackiea.com
Blackboard • Free Blackboard.com is version 2.6, • or $5,000 a year unlimited use, customize to suit needs of your campus • Can run of their server or your server NT, UNIX or 2000 • Support is available • Html is not needed www.jackiea.com
Blackboard • Grade book downloadable in Excel format • Announcements show up on homepage • Digital Dropbox • Folder approach to documents--notes • Publishers are starting to create cartridges • Good product has everything that is needed to ….. www.jackiea.com
TopClass • Run off server on home campus • Expensive to license • Support technicians in Ireland and random spots in US • Good product has everything that is needed to …. • Folder approach maybe easier to use www.jackiea.com
TopClass • Folder approach maybe easier to use • There are multiple Publishers that still provide content in TopClass • You run these off your campus server www.jackiea.com
Cyber-Class • Course Technology product, students absorb additional cost • Run on servers in Dallas, TX • Good support technicians • Copy and paste no html • Good product has everything that is needed to ….. www.jackiea.com
Online Management Interface Let’s take a quick look • WebCT • As an instructor • Cyber-Class • Blackboard www.jackiea.com