Post on 05-Dec-2014
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Conducting Surveys with WebLearn plus recent and
future developments
Dr Adam MarshallWebLearn Service Manager,
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Structure
• Last year• Last week• Next term• Next years• Surveys
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Previously …
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Since Last July
• 62 survey bug fixes + handful of new features• Module enrolment tool (or SES) (MPLS/SSD)• Oxford podcasts browser & player• Opinion polls on a phone (via Mobile Oxford)• Reading list integration with SOLO• IMS Basic LTI
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Module Enrolment Tool
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Student Enrolment System
• Led by the Divisions• MPLS use it for Graduate Academic Program• Social Sciences are poised to adopt• Other divisions are very interested• Over 400 courses last year• Can also hold on-line courses• Has potential to be public (good PR!)• Still under development
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SES
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Oxford Podcasts
Podcasts I
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Podcasts II
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Opinion Polls (on a phone)
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Mobile Polls
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Mobile Polls
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Reading Lists & SOLO
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Site deletion / recycle bin
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12 July Upgrade
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New Features• survey improvements: view results problems with MSIE
& links in emails now fixed, initial notification now optional, error message improvements, users can create own scales,
• '(end of year) site copy' will now will now update most intra-site URLs with URL of new site
• reading lists: some problems fixed (now works with MSIE)• SES tool: potential for course display to be public, now
works in MSIE• Announcement attachments available via Mobile Oxford• Site deletion with recycle bin
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Recycle bin
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Next September
More Improvements
• Sign-up tool improvements: – Categories– Better export– Prevent withdrawing when closed– Change organizer
• Sakai 2.8– Collapsible tools menus– Enhanced profile tool– Heaps of other stuff!
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Future
Next years
• Neo portal & Sakai 2.9• Extended “Data API” (JSON / XML)– Good for Mobile Oxford and Widgets / Gadgets
• Sakai OAE– Hybrid mode– Can render Sakai 2 tools using Data API
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Neo portal
Sakai Open Academic Environment
• User-centred with groups / circles• Every “thing” has profile (categories / related
content / versioning / annotation (upcoming))• Can embed media / files ‘in-page’• Collaborative edit / review• Search over whole system• Create collaborative spaces• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQm03ZfTzCE
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Surveys
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Surveys
Overview• Uses:– course experience feedback– public surveys– data gathering
• Respondents:– WebLearn site members and / or– list of email addresses or– general public
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Process• Create (or choose or copy) a template• Add questions (if desired)• ‘Stamp out’ a survey• Title and open / close dates• Visibility of results• Login / no login• Notifications and reminders• Recipients list: email list or WebLearn site• Plus others
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Question Types
• Likert scales• Multiple choice• Multiple response• Text boxes• Existing question (“copy question”)• Suggested question
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Features• Grouping questions • Define own rating scales• Total anonymity (always)• Login or open access• Automatic / manual sending of reminders• Customisable email messages• Can see who has responded• PDF summary report• CSV export to Excel
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New since last year
• Many bug fixes (62!)– Extension dates work– Caching problems fixed– Results can be deleted– Better error messages
• View results of open survey• All roles in a site may respond• Now easier to create public surveys• If login required, respondents need accounts• Notifications and reminders now work
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Survey Summary
• Still a ‘beta’ release (maybe ‘gamma’!)– Most ‘big bugs’ now fixed– Working with Sakai Community doing QA
• Documentation exists on Guidance site• ITLP course (1 per term)• Very popular tool• Comparison document (S-Monkey / BoS / Ostrakon)• Offers old College Course Evaluation Questionnaire
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Structure
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Questions?