Overview of the OASIS system

OASIS - An Overview

• Understanding the model• What do students see?• What do staff see?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

Understanding the model

• Helpdesk video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

understand and work within the model = easy

• Helpdesk video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

OASIS' model• reduce meaningless freedom• be flexible• don't specify how to mark/moderate

Original design for large AIC courses• hundreds of students• multiple markers

OASIS

OASIS is a Web application that runson CQU computers

CQUServer

OASIS

Staff configure what can be submitted

CQUServer

StaffCourse profile system

OASIS

Students submit files

CQUServer

StaffStudents

OASIS

Submissions are checked

CQUServer

StaffStudents

OASIS

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StaffStudents Students can submit many times

Only last submission "counts"

OASIS

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StaffStudents

Submissions go through copy detection

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StaffStudents

Staff download assignments to mark

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StaffStudents

Staff mark assignments on their computer

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Staff upload marked assignments

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Assignments are moderated

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Assignments are returned to students

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Results upload file is generated

Why• Track process of

submission and marking• Able to run assignments

through copy detection• Analyse results to track

progress• Can mark more quickly• Encourage uniformity of

marking• Can retrieve, view and

manipulate assignments from any location

• Timely turnaround for students

• Progress of submission always visible to students

• Assignment submission is easier

• Student equality regardless of geography

• Ability to compare student performance

Why not• Some assignments not

suitable for online submission

• Can take longer to mark online assignments

• Duplication of results storage in students feedback file and central results file

• Difficulty of interface• File structure/zip files for

uploading• Complaints from others

(Jones, Cranston, Behrens & Jamieson, 2005)

http://cq-pan.cqu.edu.au/david-jones/Publications/Papers_and_Books/OASIS_Submit_v3.pdf

Origins and operation

• Traces back to 1996 systems @ CQU• Current operation

– ITD - technical development and support– DTLS - staff and student support

Students - what do they see?

Submitting assignments

Login again

OASIS portal

View course assessment

View course assessment

Could link here from course site

Start Submit

Start Submit

Submission Failed

Submission Ok

View course assessment

Check assignment

Submission - what students can do

• Submit multiple times - until collected• Only submit the specified file types• No need to submit all files• Can download submitted files to check• Only the last submission "counts"

Students - what do they see?

Receive and check marked assignments

View course assessment

View marked assignment

What staff see

http://flickr.com/photos/vickiwolkinsphotography/221418406/

All staff see essentialy the same thing• Staff MyCQU• OASIS

Coordinators can see and do more

Staff MyCQU

http://webfuse.cqu.edu.au/wf/object/StaffMyCQU/

OASIS Home

View MEL students - not submitted

Staff can see what the student's see

http://flickr.com/photos/fliegender/307437966/

After the overview - configuration