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Fall 2006: The Scholar Learning Management System: An Overview |
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The Scholar Learning Management System: An Overview |
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| Joan Watson / Nick Pachis | |||
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| Are you looking for new flexible ways to manage your courses, your research,
and your outreach? Scholar, a new, web-based learning and collaboration
system, is making its debut at Virginia Tech during the Fall 2006 and Spring
2007 semesters. Scholar, based on the Sakai open-source software project, is
born from the philosophical ideal of using a tool created by higher
education for higher education. Virginia Tech's implementation of Scholar
signals a commitment to innovation within our institution as a member of a
larger partnership with other institutions of higher education worldwide.
This short course will provide an opportunity for faculty to experience this
new system from both the user and designer perspectives via a hands-on
overview and demonstration. Scholar offers an array of instructional options
that can assist users in time management and organization, and many will be
discussed during this short course. These features include the Announcement
area of Scholar, where information may be posted to the site and, with the
click of a button, also sent via e-mail to all site users; the Assignments
area, where new assignments may be created, submitted, and evaluated,
complete with the option of posting an assignment notification and due dates
on the Announcements page and to the site Schedule; the Presentation area,
where a graphic "slide show" may be created and projected either
synchronously or asynchronously to all users present in a given worksite;
and the Discussion tool, where new categories and topics may be discussed
and archived by all users. Also, integral to this session is a practical,
comparative exploration of the features within Blackboard and Scholar,
highlighting among other things, the ability to simultaneously upload
multiple documents. Workshop Assumptions: 1. Participants have an interest in learning about the new Scholar Learning Management System. 2. Participants would like to preview new options for course, research, and outreach management. 3. Participants have a working knowledge of Blackboard or other course management systems. 4. Participants have created and implemented instructional and/or leadership activities in the past. Workshop Objectives: 1. Define the Open Source Initiative and Scholar in general. 2. Provide an overview of Scholar in conceptual and practical terms. 3. Illustrate several differences between Scholar and Blackboard. 4. Demonstrate the pedagogical potential of using Scholar as a course management system. 5. Provide hands-on opportunities to join and participate in worksites in Scholar and provide a familiarity of the tool. 6. Illustrate several authoring features in Scholar, including Announcements, Resources, Modules, and Assignments. 7. Provide hands-on opportunities to enhance a familiarity with the authoring tools within the Scholar environment. Instructional Outcomes: 1. Participants will have an understanding of what Scholar is and how/why it came into existence. 2. Participants will recognize the instructional potential of Scholar as a course management system. 3. Participants will consider ways in which Scholar may impact research and outreach initiatives. 4. Participants will learn how to join worksites and navigate the Scholar interface. 5. Participants will take part in on-going discussions regarding Scholar and applications for its uses. 6. Participants will be able to generate announcements and upload documents into worksites in Scholar. 7. Participants will have an understanding of the functionality of the module builder and assignment generator in Scholar. 8. Participants will gain an awareness of online documentation and support venues for assistance for the Scholar system. |
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