Introduction to OASIS

Introduction to OASIS and Copy Detection

David Jones

http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/index.php/OASIS

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Safe Assignment purchased by Blackboard

Free version only available for Blackboard v7.0+

Copy detection required

Commercial options - ~$USD70K per year

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• What is OASIS• Why use it• Using it

• Configure• Submission• Marking• Copy detection• Moderation• Return

• Q&A



• Q&A

Brief overview

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• Configure• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return• Configure

• Q&A

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Web-based applicationWeb-based applicationCQU producedCQU produced

ITD developITD develop DTLS supportDTLS support

Provides OASM and copy detectionProvides OASM and copy detection

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26,217 students26,217 studentsSince 2000Since 2000

485 course offerings485 course offerings

Since 2003Since 2003

632 markers632 markers

• Helpdesk video

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

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

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

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http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/index.php/OASIS

[email protected]

http://webfuse.cqu.edu.au/YaBB/Blackboard/Staff_Discussion_Forum

http://webfuse.cqu.edu.au/OASIS_Assignment_Configuration

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• Q&A

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Why people startWhy people start

Copy detectionCopy detection

Moderation and management in large offeringsModeration and management in large offerings

Better for studentsBetter for students

Doesn’t matter where markers areDoesn’t matter where markers are

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Harder to mark online

Copy detection creates work

Markers don’t have resources

Can’t submit online




• Q&A

Staff MyCQU

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

OASIS configuration

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1. Assignments and due dates - course profile

2. OASIS– Files students will submit– Can they submit– Files to be used by markers– Can markers collect assignments

3. Markers - ASA and OASIS

OASIS configuration

What can students submit

Title File type

Description

Can students submit

Markers files

Multiple files possible

Example marker's file

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1. Assignments and due dates - course profile

2. OASIS– Files students will submit– Can they submit– Files to be used by markers– Can markers collect assignments

3. Markers - ASA and OASIS

AIC markers allocatedautomatically (can be turned off)

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Markers need CQUusername

Can be allocated by• campus/mode• student number

Access can be• Mark, or• View

Required information• Staff name• Which assignment• What can they view• What can they mark

FLEX

FLEX,ROK

FLEX,S0000001,S000002

MKY,BDG,SYD

ALL




• Q&A

Course website

Login

Course assessment

Start submit

Start submit

Failed submission

Submission ok!

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• Configuration• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return• Configure

• Q&A

All new submissions – 9am and 4pm

Includes any URLs students reference

Online texts



• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return• Configure

• Q&A


• Marking• Download• Mark• Upload

http://cddu.cqu.edu.au/index.php/OASIS_Collecting_and_Marking_Assignments

Staff MyCQU

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

Downloading

2 steps1. Download skeleton CSV2. Download assignments

How you tell OASIS eachstudent's mark

Download the zip file – save to disk

Download the zip file – save to disk

Download the zip file – save to diskThe zip file08_05_08_12_12_36.zip

State changed - collected

These 2 students can no longer re-submit



Right click and extract all

The collection

Created21 July 2008 at 9:34am

Marking your choice

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Suggestions• large monitor• multiple files open• use annotation facilities

Significant advantage comes fromre-designing marking

Involves• Reading student files• Modifying markers' sheet• Updating skeleton CSV



Marking will have modified files

Need to zip up all marked students for upload

Select all marked student folders

Right click, Send to, Compressed (zipped) folder

Zip file created – ready to upload

Upload CSV file first - Results

Marks go straightinto final spreadsheet

Zip file in wrong format

How can it go wrong?• Zip file too deep/shallow• Doesn't contain marker's files• Not your student• Not a valid student number• Uploading to the wrong assignment

State has changed

Can students see this?



• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return• Configure

• Q&A

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Students don't see anything until return

Moderation before return

Approaches• Email to send around samples• Upload all marked to OASIS and sample



• Configure• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return

• Q&A

Can select• all• by campus• individual students

Suspension prevents return

Marker's name associated with students



• Configure• Submission• Copy detection• Marking• Moderation• Return

• Q&A

Introduction to OASIS

Technology

address http

choice http

download mark upload

markers files

staff mycqu http

helpdesk video http

oasis configuration

online copy detection