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iSyllabus: A “One-Stop-Shopping” Portal for Students
Yitna Firdyiwek, Faculty Consultant in IT at UVa
Trisha Gordon, User Support Manager, UVaCollab
Gail Hunger, Director of Instructional Design, UVa SCPS
Introduction
*Richards, Sylvie L. (2003) The Interactive Syllabus: A
Resource-based, Constructivist Approach to Learning
The Technology Source, July/August
…the “i(nteractive) syllabus”*
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Introduction
• Q1: Is the syllabus the best place to focus technology integration in teaching and learning?
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Introduction
• Q1: Is the syllabus the best place to focus technology integration in teaching and learning?
• Q2: How can we implement such an idea in the current Sakai 2.x environment?
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The iSyllabus…
• …an online document with links to resources and activities
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The iSyllabus…
• …is a single portal for students to access course information and materials.
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Typical Online Syllabus
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Typical Online Syllabus
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Typical Online Syllabus
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Typical Online Syllabus
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iSyllabus Site
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iSyllabus: Workflow
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iSyllabus: Tools
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iSyllabus: Templates
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iSyllabus: Template
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iSyllabus: Template
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iSyllabus: Links
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iSyllabus: Links
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iSyllabus: Links
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iSyllabus: Links
Activities
uploaded files
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iSyllabus: Tools
iSyllabus: Tools
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ARCHITECTURE
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Resource Browser
FC
K C
onnec
tor
(XM
L/J
SO
N)
(Javascript code added to Resource
Browser plugin for FCKEditor)
EntityBroker/EntityProvider
Resources
Assignments
Tests & Quizzes
Forums
Oth
er A
pplic
atio
ns
Ext
erna
l to
Sak
ai
(XM
L/J
SO
NP
)
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Resource Browser
FC
K C
onnec
tor
(XM
L/J
SO
N)
(Javascript code added to Resource
Browser plugin for FCKEditor)
EntityBroker/EntityProvider
Resources
Assignments
Tests & Quizzes
Forums
Oth
er A
pplic
atio
ns
Ext
erna
l to
Sak
ai
(XM
L/J
SO
NP
)Supplies direct connection to
activity items
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Extends the Resource
Browser to show activities
Resource Browser
FC
K C
onnec
tor
(XM
L/J
SO
N)
(Javascript code added to Resource
Browser plugin for FCKEditor)
EntityBroker/EntityProvider
Resources
Assignments
Tests & Quizzes
Forums
Oth
er A
pplic
atio
ns
Ext
erna
l to
Sak
ai
(XM
L/J
SO
NP
)
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Resource Browser
FC
K C
onnec
tor
(XM
L/J
SO
N)
(Javascript code added to Resource
Browser plugin for FCKEditor)
EntityBroker/EntityProvider
Resources
Assignments
Tests & Quizzes
Forums
Oth
er A
pplic
atio
ns
Ext
erna
l to
Sak
ai
(XM
L/J
SO
NP
)
Extends the item links to
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Why Use the iSyllabus?
• Value for students:• clarity; efficiency; positive student experience
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Why Use the iSyllabus?
• Value for students:• clarity; efficiency; positive student experience
• Value for instructors:• site can reflect teacher purpose• workload reduction (when porting is completed)
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Why Use the iSyllabus?
• Value for students:• clarity; efficiency; positive student experience
• Value for instructors:• site can reflect teacher purpose• workload reduction (when porting is completed)
• Value for institution:• minimal cost (leveraging existing Sakai tools)• works with legacy/external applications
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• EntityProvider not available for all Sakai tools
Pending Issues
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• EntityProvider not available for all Sakai tools
• Sites not completely portable (yet)
Pending Issues
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• EntityProvider not available for all Sakai tools
• Sites not completely portable (yet)
• Steep learning cure for effective use
Pending Issues
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SITE TEMPLATES AND DISSEMINATION
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Site Templates
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2.6 Site Templates
• Using Sites tool, create a published site
with a site id that starts with “template”
• In sakai.properties, add a comma-
separated list of template site IDs to
site.template property
• For more details see:https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/WSSI/Home
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2.7 Site Templates
In the Sites
tool, set a
template=true property to any
site that will
function as a
site template.
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2.7 Site Templates
A new option will
appear during
Worksite Setup to
Create site from
template.
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2.7 Site Templates
Select the iSyllabus site template from
the drop-down menu.
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Site Templates
A syllabus item (included
in the template) displays a
set of brief instructions for
faculty in Draft mode.
Links to documentation.
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Dissemination to Faculty
iSyllabus User Guide
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Dissemination to Faculty
iSyllabus Video
Dissemination to Faculty
One-on-one sessions to help faculty get started
Announcement to
all instructors
who use
UVaCollab.
Workshops scheduled just
before each semester
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SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION
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Individual Examples
• Activities grid example
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Individual Examples
Free form
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Next Steps
• Departmental/school site templates
• Branding
• Pre-selected tools
• Pre-loaded content
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Additional Sessions
• What is the Role of the Syllabus in a Course Management System? 1:45 Wednesday, Beaudry A
• Tech Demo – Wednesday evening at 5 PM
• Word-based iSyllabus via WebDAV
• Confluence and WordPress integration via “The Bridge” tool
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Contact Information
• Yitna Firdyiwek, yitna@virginia.edu
• Trisha Gordon, trisha@virginia.edu
• Gail Hunger, gmh6w@virginia.edu
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THANK YOU!
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