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Goal |
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A. Create an OIS class with
a secure course Website |
1. Download OIS software |
Online Instructor Suite:
OIS provides you with the
software you need to manage a course Website.
 OIS
- Online Instructor Suite.
An integrated collection of online course
management tools: a gradebook, test facility, calendar,
drop box, and discussion forum. Instructors control
access to the tools through the Manager.
Why are all those
blue-gray icons on my desktop?
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OIS Manager:
The module
everyone needs! |
GradeA |
DropBox |
Forum |
UTest |
Calendar |
Chat |
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2. Install OIS |
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3.
Create a class from Template |
Use OIS Manager to Create
a Class
Course
Website using Manager's Template: follow the Wizard to
put course information on the Web pages that OIS builds
for you.
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First, Click
on "Add Class" in Manager, and choose
"from template". Then click
"Next".
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Fill in your
information in the form. You don't
have to include all of it, but at a
minimum you should enter your name and
email address. Then click "Next".
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Course code
-- e.g. BI381; Course title -- e.g.
Molecular Genetics. Enter the
section number (2 digits) and choose the
appropriate term and year. You can
write a welcome message, but you can add
this later. Click "Next".
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Choose the
pages you want to create. It'll be
easy to edit their content later.
Click "Next".
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At this
stage you could write a course
description, etc., but just leave it
blank for now; we'll work on this later.
Click "Next" for each of the pages.
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Select a
style template and click "Next."
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The wizard will prompt you with a name
for the folder on the server for the
course -- it should be the course code.
Click "Next".
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Click "Finish" to
create your web site. You
should get a big green circle with a
check mark -- then click "Close".
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Manager will ask if
you want to create an instructor account
in the course -- say yes. Then
choose a password that you want to use
as instructor. Alternatively, you
can put your SEKey as your user name,
and type "9999" as the password; then
you'll log in with your SEKey and your
normal SEKey password.
To view your new web site, use the
web browser to go to this URL:
http://cstl-xxx.semo.edu/sekey/folder --
that is:
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http://cstl- |
(three-letter
college abbrev.) |
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Your SEKEY |
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Course code |
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Check our
progress - Do we need a break?
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B. Understand how to manage
a course with Manager |
4.
Explore class properties (right click or menu) |
For
newcomers, the course information will be most
important: which course and section(s), and whether the
roster is synchronized. |
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5. Look at synchronization |
"Synchronized"
means that the roster is updated by the mainframe. As
students add or drop the course, their status in the OIS
class changes accordingly. Classes in the online server
(http://online.semo.edu/YearSemester/ClassCode)
and the courses server (http://courses.semo.edu/YearSemester/ClassCode)
ALWAYS synchronize, and thus will have the checkbox
grayed out, but courses in the "cstl-AAA
server" will allow the user to select synchronization. |
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6. Add
student(s) (import and export students) |
It's
best to synchronize your roster, so the students will be
put in automatically. However, it's often handy to
have a "dummy" student account so that you can log in as
a student to see what the students are seeing.
Exporting students is handy when you want to make a
sign-in sheet, for instance. |
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7.
Choose columns |
Synchronized rosters
include numerous fields, not all of which may be of
interest to you. You can clean up the display by
choosing columns. |
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8. Quick launch buttons |
A convenient way to work
in the other OIS modules. |
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9.
Tools: E-mail from manager (Options) |
You can e-mail anyone in
your roster directly from Manager. If you
highlight multiple students, you can send an email to
all of them at once. You can even compose
an e-mail that merges names, so that
each student gets an individualized e-mail. %Lastname%
inserts the student's last name; %Firstname% inserts the
student's first name. |
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10.
Print attendance record |
Basically the same as
the export students option. |
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11.
Lock class |
By locking the class,
you prevent anyone on the roster from logging in. |
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12.
Options (shared computer) |
If you share a computer,
you can tell OIS to request your password each time you
log in to Manager. A security feature. |
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13. Survey only:
- Archive class
- Copy and move files
- Protect files and folders
- Check and fix
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These
features will be more useful after you have used OIS for
a while. |
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14. Request class
evaluations |
By selecting this option,
you activate a system for sending an invitation to
students to participate in an online IDEA evaluation of
your course. |
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15. Browser tab |
This
tab allows you to access the OIS-enabled course Website
directly from Manager. |
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Break - |
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C. Use Microsoft SharePoint
Designer
to add content to the course Website. |
16. Open SharePoint Designer; get
oriented |
How can we add course
content (including the OIS links) to our Website?
Microsoft
SharePoint Designer
will help you add content to pages in your site:
SharePoint Designer
(SPD)
is a Web-page
authoring tool that may be installed on computers available
in faculty offices.
It's more than a
word processor!
SPD helps you organize your entire class Website, so
that students will be able to readily access your course
materials from anywhere the Internet reaches.
CSTL provides a "How To" site to help you with some
SharePoint Designer features. The CSTL site is not
yet very large, but look for it to grow.
The
SharePoint Designer Site
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Starting SPD:
1st time, every time
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Find SPD on your computer and start it.
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Explore the view, ending up with
Folder List and Web Site
as your “standard” working view. Clicking on a
file in the Web Site opens the file for editing
in the work area.
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What is a Site?
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Log on to your personal CSTL Web.
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Explore the basics of Web folder structure.
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Look for an "index.htm" page.
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17. Add content to an
existing page
- Text (raw, and from Word document)
- Images (clipart, file, properties)
- Files
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Think About it First
Add and format text
Text is
still the workhorse of higher education. SPD offers a
wide array of formatting, some of which we will
investigate here.
Images
If you believe that a
picture is worth 1000 words, here is your chance to
speak volumes! SPD makes it easy to import images to your
Web and to add those images to your Web pages.
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18.
Add a new page (create, link) |
Hyperlinks
Use hyperlinks to allow your students to browse to
other Web pages, send e-mail, or download other content
files. |
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D. Include OIS functionality
on a Web page |
19. Explore
template-generated links |
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20.
Add a link to an existing page |
Use the addresses listed below to
place links on course
pages within the "protected" folder of the Website.
GradeA:
/ois-bin/gradeasrv/gradeasrv.dll
DropBox:
/ois-bin/dropboxsrv/dropboxsrv.dll
Forum:
/ois-bin/forumsrv/forumsrv.dll
UTest:
/ois-bin/utestsrv/utestsrv.dll
Calendar:
/ois-bin/calendarsrv/calendarsrv.dll
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- Stretch Break - |
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E. Project |
21. Practice using the
features in tasks #16-20 |
The
practice assignment |
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F. Wrap up |
22. Address final questions |
What can we do next?
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23. Submit session
evaluation |
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