Introduction to CityUs eLearning

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Introduction to CityUs e-Learning

• Dr Crusher WONG Ms Hokling CHEUNG
• Education Development Office (EDO)
• http//www.cityu.edu.hk/edo
• edo_at_cityu.edu.hk
• (852) 34426727

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Intended Outcomes

• At the end of this introduction, you would be
  able to
• get started with e-learning at CityU
• identify reasons for implementing e-learning
• identify tools, functions resources available
• get familiar with Blackboards LMS environment
  from both the student instructors perspectives
• request a course site manage course team

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• What is e-Learning?

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e-Learning

• Learning facilitated and supported through the
  use of information and communications technology,
  e-learning can cover a spectrum of activities
  from supported learning, to blended learning (the
  combination of traditional and e-learning
  practices), to learning that is entirely online.
  Whatever the technology, however, learning is the
  vital element.

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• e-Learning at CityU

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Organic vs. Planned Adoption

• Organic Adoption
• Organic/Exploratory Adoption
• Initially driven by End Users
• End User Plateau
• Strategic Phase Necessary for continued growth

• Planned Adoption
• Planned/Foundational Adoption
• Initially driven by Executive Sponsor
• Accelerated growth
• Strategic planning upfront

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e-Learning at CityU

• Early days - organic, local and disjointed
  adoption of e-learning
• CityUs Information Systems Strategic Plan
  2005-2010
• CityU has deployed the Blackboard Academic Suite
  (Bb) as its unified e-learning platform.
  e-learning project was launched at the start of
  Semester A 2005-06, with the new system serving
  over 700 academic staff and around 22,000
  students.

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e-Learning at CityU

• Phases of development
• Blackboard portal with single-sign-on from Bb to
  AIMS
• upgraded to version 7.1 to support multilingual
• support teaching and learning to achieve their
  expected outcomes
• In addition to full Bb deployment for
  credit-bearing courses, the platform will also be
  used to support programme-based activities
  more.
• Additional functions and features are
  investigated or integrated to Bb system on
  ongoing basis
• Steering group of the e-learning project Dr J T
  Yu (CIO), Professor Lilian Vrijmoed (DSL), Dr
  Jonathan Webster (CTL), Professor Douglas Vogel
  (IS), Professor Steve Ching (LIB), Dr Eva Wong
  (EDO) and Ms Maria Chin (CSC). The Steering Group
  will continue to lead the e-learning project to
  support the strategic development of the
  University.

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CityUs Blackboard Academic Suite

• 3 components of CityUs Bb
• e-Portal, Course site (LMS), Content Collection

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Login

• from CityU homepage,
• select Staff,
• there are news announcements of the University
  for different members.
• Login using your EID password
• Staff Computer Accounts - http//www.cityu.edu.hk/
  csc/deptweb/facilities/using-facilities/stf-accoun
  t.htm
• Change password - http//email.cityu.edu.hk/faq/ch
  angepassword.htm
• Guidelines on Setting and Using Computer Account
  Password - http//www.cityu.edu.hk/itatcityu/menu/
  password_setting.htm

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What can I see?

• e-Portal - basic principle of the design
• Students can access information related to
  students
• Staff can access information related to both
  staff and students
• Bb Courses roles matter
• Can I view what a student can view? Yes. Control
  panel differentiates.
• Student can read and download course materials,
  use tools that instructor makes available.
• Instructor can manage course content, teaching
  team, tools, course setting, grades and release
  modes.
• Other user roles have different access privileges.

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Roles Privileges
Revised on 22 August 2006.
How to Manage Course Team
http//eportal.cityu.edu.hk/bbcswebdav/orgs/EDO_TT
/media/Request_course_site/request_course_site.htm
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Interface of a Bb Course Site
Site navigation with breadcrumbs of selected
paths items
Announcement page as courses default entry point
Default Course Menu
Control Panel the central place for managing
applying all changes to the course
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Control Panel of a Course Site
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• Why e-Learning?

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Why e-Learning

• Your students expect it.
• It can be useful to assist your teaching and
  students learning.

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• e-Learning .. How?

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How to implement e-Learning

• Tools
• Repository for course content materials
• Communication Interaction
• Assessment
• Instructional design
• Supported, Blended or Totally
• Streamline both online in-class learning
  activities, keep track with the changes and
  needs, and then use selectively to facilitate
  student learning.

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Course content
• Direct type in
• Attachments
• Availability, adaptive release review status
• Link from Content Collection (detailed permission
  control, track, version control, lock etc
  functions)

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Communication Interaction
• Announcement
• Class List (course details, course profile, class
  profile, student status, class schedule, photos
  email function.)
• Bb Email (individual, group or whole class)

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Communication Interaction
• Discussion Board
• Forum (themes/purposes)
• Thread (topics)
• Forum thread grading
• Forum moderation user management
• Rate posting
• Thread subscriptions

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Communication Interaction
• Wimba
• Voice announcement
• Voice discussion board
• Voice email
• Personal board (diary/reflective journal)

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Assignment
• Provide instruction
• Collect assignment in electronic formats
• Disseminate score feedback to individual
  students
• Automatically integrate scores to the gradebook
• Turnitin Assignment (detect plagiarism)

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Blackboard Tools Functions

• Assessment
• Test
• Survey
• Assignment
• Discussion board
• Gradebook

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Tips for Basic Operation

• Want to exercise your instructors privilege over
  the Bb course?
• From Control Panel,
• Specify the section/function that you want to
  apply changes or use.
• Fill in forms.
• There are also some Bb specific logics to learn.

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Online User Guides
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Join Blackboard Instructor Training Workshops

• Learn
• Technical how
• Good and effective practices
• http//www.cityu.edu.hk/edo/bb/workshop/

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Hands on
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Hands on

• Login e-Portal/Blackboard
• Select e-Learning
• Get into the course site
• Complete a survey

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Be Reminded to Make Your Bb Course Available

• From Control Panel,
• Select Settings,
• Click Course Availability.
• Make your course available/unavailable by
  checking the radio button and submit.

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Request a Blackboard Course Site For Your Course

• Login to e-Portal and click on e-Learning tab.
• Click on View/ manage courses of Current, Next
  Previous terms under COURSES I AM TEACHING.
• A new window will pop up. Click on Manage
  Blackboard Course button next to the course you
  are teaching this semester.
• Show me how to request a Bb course site
• http//eportal.cityu.edu.hk/bbcswebdav/orgs/EDO_TT
  /media/Request_course_site/request_course_site.htm

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Q A
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Help Support

• Education Development Office is dedicated to
  support the quality teaching and learning in
  CityU. Resources and services like, online
  training, hands-on workshops, seminars etc are
  launched to support e-Learning at instructional,
  organizational, professional, and personal
  levels.
• Contact us
• Our website http//www.cityu.edu.hk/edo
• Enquiry email edo_at_cityu.edu.hk
• Phone [phone]