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Who Put the ALE in ALEX?
Class Presentation April 16, 2008
Putting the Project in Context:
ALE in ALEX
NYU Medical School ALEX
NYU ALEXSakai
Two Implementations of ALEX:
The NYU School of Medicine Implementation of ALEX Designed for All Courses in School
5 Tools
9 Tools
7 Tools
6 Tools
NYU, ALEX, and the NYU School of Medicine
Sakai founded by 5 universities joining individual efforts, 2004
NYU now one of 70 Sakai partner institutions
NYU SoM developed ALEX in part as a test pilot for NYU (as a possible BlackBoard alternative—2006)
Currently 3,243 registered ALEX users in 75 courses (6,367 logins in the past 7 days)
Lessons learned by NYU SoM Div. of Educational Informatics:
Education should drive technology (not vice versa)
Faculty development an essential component
Inter-institution needs very similar; collaboration works
What Professor needs to do? (Course content)
Course info Syllabus Schedule Readings /Assignment
What Professor wants to do? Show additional materials, Group activities in class
such as in-class activities: job advertisement exercise
What Professor has to do? (Administrative tasks)
Attendance, Grades, Roster, Respond to student questions
What student needs to do? Obtain course info, Get readings.
What student wants to do? Space for group project collaborations, Ask questions of professor or other
students, Request additional course materials,
ppts, handouts, Deadline reminders and extensions. Share class work of others
group projects. In class activities
What student has to do?
Post assignmentResearch linksAnnotationsGroup Project report Final paper
Use Our Alex Environment Activity 1
Go to alex.nyu.edu and login with your NYU net ID and password
Go to Discussion-C Upload your Research Link by copying
from blackboard Activity2
Browse other functions and let us know about your advise and any ideas (go to Forum-C and Click New Topic )
Thank you for cooperation !!
Affordance Facilitate collaborative learning environment
Enhanced spaces to construct knowledge through social interaction(e.g wiki, blogger)
Flexibility Customized taxonomy Flexible features
• Wiki – glossary, group project• Blogger – classLog
Gives more control to users User-centered design
Findabiity Usability
Aesthetically pleasing design
Limitation Rigid navigation bar Ramp-up transition Inadequate user instruction
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