large site single submit
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Sakai T&L Show and Tell: Large Site Single Submission (UMich)TRANSCRIPT
Large SiteSingle Attachment Assignment
Diana Perpich, John LeasiaUniversity of Michigan
[email protected]@umich.edu
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Large Site
• Incoming LS&A freshmen must submit a writing sample prior to orientation – an ‘assignment’
• 5000+ students, no experience with CTools
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Assignment tool issues
Simplify the UI Minimize clicks, eliminate unneeded instructions, flow
The ‘normal’ Assignment submission flow…(before Single file upload)
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Assignment tool default flow
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Assignment tool default flow
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Assignment tool default flow
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Assignment customizations
• Added single file upload (in 2.7)• Added special skin
only difference from standard is to eliminate some buttons
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Assignment single file upload flow
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Assignment single file upload flow
Eliminated via special skin
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Other simplifications
• Change the presentation – simplifyStudent’s don’t yet know navigation, tool usage
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Student view of siteWeb Content tool
pointing to Assignment URL
Web Content tool pointing to non-Sakai survey app
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‘Home’ page of site – Staff view
Hidden to studentsvia functions.require
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Staff view of Assignment tool
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Large site, new user simplifications
• Added single file upload to simplify the attachment and submission process
• Special skin to eliminate buttons, extraneous text
• Functions.require to simplify tool list for students, custom tool names for staff
• Web Content to get students directly to the assignment and avoid the (single assignment) list
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Large site performance issues
• To Do – performance for large sites• Assignments
First page of grading – no list, search only optionAdditional filters for download all – by group
• Site Info No participant list, search/filter option
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A few other things
• Other ideasLink to assignment from outside app
• LS&A Honors Thesis (maybe 2…)
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Questions?
These slides at the conference siteLarge Site – Single Attachment Assignment child page toPre-Conference - Teaching And Learning Show & Tellhttp://confluence.sakaiproject.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=69273590
[email protected]@umich.edu