The Course Management System

The www.courses.miami.edu

Course Management System

Presentation for the Provost

May 1, 2001

Bill VilbergInstructional Advancement Center

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Agenda

History & Vision

Current Uses

Instructor Demonstration

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UM TimelineMay 1998: Began work at UM to “encourage and support the faculty in appropriate uses of technology to enhance instruction.”Fall 1998: Identified need for Course Management System (CMS)Spring 1999: Evaluated alternatives, recommended Blackboard’s CourseInfo, received authorization, acquired hardware, installed systemSummer 2000: First use

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Principal Selection Criteria

Security of student information

Ease of use by faculty

Ease of use by students

Capabilities

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System Usage

Summer 1999: 12 courses (CI 2)

Fall 1999: 110 courses

Spring 2000: 220 courses (CI 4)

Fall 2000: 350 courses (50% of students)

Spring 2001: 350 courses

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Student Satisfaction Surveys(Fall 1999: 741 students; Spring 2000: 530 students)

90% overall satisfaction rate

87% want other courses to use it

64% believe it has enhanced their learning

93% indicated the instructor was comfortable using the system

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Faculty Satisfaction Survey(Spring 2001: 67 faculty)

93% overall satisfaction rate

90% look forward to using it again

84% think other faculty should use it

73% believe it has enhanced student learning

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Vision

>70% of courses actively use the system

Schools/colleges, departments, organizations, committees have sites

Automated processes (course site creation/enrollment)

Primary source for academic (and organizational) interaction

Actual UM Sites

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CHM201 – Keith Wellman

Announcements

Learning materialsSee Course Documents chapters 9, 11, and 13

Practice exams

Exam results summary

Top student quizzes

Gradebook

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PSY403 – Ed Green

Course Documents3D neuroanatomy animations

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PSY110 – Amy Schaffer

Syllabus

Learning materials

On-line quizzes *

Gradebook

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NUR420 – Pat Livingstone and Rosemary Hall

Announcements

Course Documents

External Links

Groups (for e-mail access) *

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EPS603 – Carol-Anne Phekoo

Syllabus

Course Documents

Discussion Board *

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NUR623 – Elaine Kauschinger

Background: 13 students in 26 clinical sites each semester

Announcements

Course Information

Presentations (PowerPoint) *

Discussion Board (case studies) *

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PTS541 – Rose Marie Rine

Course Information *

Course Documents *Well Organized

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ENG330 – Wes Glassgow

Course Documents(see “Bad News Letter”)

Groups (e-mail access)Used to communicate with students by an adjunct faculty who is not on campus as frequently as he would like to be

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REL101 – Stephen Sapp

Announcements

Course Documents, SappMultiple file types to increase accessibility

PowerPoint, Word notes, PDF slides

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ENG107 – Maranto Gina

Background: IMPaCT program; one site for all students

Student Papers in Course Documents

External Links to generate interest and ideas

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BSL696 – Ann Morales

Announcements

News articles (Course Documents)Prelecture reading for understanding

Postlecture application of learning

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MGT681 & 682 – James Shultz

Syllabus

PowerPoint lecturesIncluding student presentations *

External Links *

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CIS681 – Stanley Goldstein

AnnouncementsTopics to be covered in class

Table of Contents (in Course Information)

Discussion BoardSee sections 8, 9, and 13

Look at Sandra Gonzalez

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EPS621 – Kent Burnett

Banner at top of Announcements

Course Information

Staff Information

External LinksSmart Mice/Smart People *

Discussion BoardSmart Mice/Smart People *

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EPS512 – Kent Burnett

External LinkClassroom Video *

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IRB – Paul Braunschweiger

Multi-institutional training site

Federally mandated training

Anytime/anywhere access

Sequential control of material

Thousands of users

The www.courses.miami.edu

Course Management System

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