UW Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning, Instructional Computing Services

Advanced WyoSakai

Last Revision:  15 May, 2009; R. Hill

WyoSakai

For the basics, see the workshop notes, "Introduction to UW's Online Course Platforms," and the online manual, Instructions for Standard Teaching Tasks in WyoSakai,  at the Online Supplemental Courses site.  Recall the seven different teaching scenarios described in "How Supplemental Online Courses Can Enhance Your Teaching;" we will use some of those examples.

Today's selection of unique or noteworthy features:

Distribution of Files and Materials

URL for Home page middle column.
Shown in all COSC 2010 sections.
Instructor Hill maintain permanent introduction pages in her Workspace Resources.

Web Content, Hidden Resources:
Shown in COSC 2010-04, Features.
Instructor Hill takes steps to simplify the student interface:  In Resources, "Edit Details" on top-level:  Selected URL, added Web Content with URL and title "Amazing Grace", hid Resources

Sharing from your Resources across worksites:
Shown in COSC 2010-06, Progress-Tracking and Off-loading.
Instructor Hill shares her research worksite Resources with students.

 

Gradebook

Calculate course grades so far as percentages only, no letter grades:  WyoSakai Grading
Test in ICSL 1001-02, with "Display course grade" turned off in Options (to suppress letter grade), category "Overall" (for computation).  To incorporate early assignments and Homeworks 1-3 with unsubmitted earning zero, "Calculate course grades now." 

 

Synoptic Tools:  Chat, Calendar, and Announcements show their recent activity on the Home page.  The Announcements tool shows announcements from all joined sites, identified.

 

 

Student Avatars

Shown in COSC 2010-05, Buy-In.

What else?

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