Presentation give at the BC DL Conference in Vancouver, BC, February 14-16 2013. The focus of the presentation was to embed the Content Connections flash-based Math lessons into the Blackboard Learn LMS.
1. Math Pre-Calculus 11
Content Connections in Blackboard Learn
Sonya Fern, Math Teacher
Dal Little, DL Support Teacher
2. Agenda
1. Describe the process of embedding a Content Connections
(CC) math course into a Learning Management System -
Blackboard Learn (Bb).
a. Example course: Pre-Calculus 11
b. WestShore Centre currently has the following CC courses in Blackboard:
AWM 10, AWM 11, FMP 10, FOM 11, PreC 11, PreC 12
1. Show file structure on the server and HTML code on the page
2. Compare the user interface in both CC and Bb
3. Describe the benefits of combining CC math courses in Bb
LMS
3. Context of WestShore Centre
WestShore staff agreed to a standard look and feel for all courses
Students are accustomed to navigating between different courses with
same structure and expectations, all within Blackboard Learn
School-wide Orientation for How to use the Blackboard LMS
4. Why? Content Connections in Blackboard
As Math curriculum changed over the last few years, WestShore
needed interactive math courses that could be delivered in Blackboard
Content Connections (CC) has developed flash-based lessons which
are delivered from their server
The courses are complete on their own, however, they do not include
features and tools of LMS (Online Quizzing, Communication and Grade
Book, Assignment Tool, Tracking ....
Our decision was to use CC in Blackboard to keep the look-and-feel of
a WestShore Centre course
5. Content Connections Courses
Look & Feel of a CC course
Flashed based
All inclusive
Comprehensive
By default no tracking, grade centre, messaging or
other LMS features
6. Development Steps
Overview: Process of embedding the content & tests into the course shell
Step 1 - Empty course shell
Step 2 - Created folders for units with lessons
Generic in structure with sequentially numbered file names with
corresponding sequence in html code
Step 3 - Interface: Build a Bb Interface i.e. Table of Contents
Step 4 - Import exams and assignments
Step 5 - Build and configure Blackboard Grade Center
7. Step 2 - Folders of Units with Lessons
Server - Directories for Unit, html pages for Lessons
9. Step 3 - Blackboard Interface
Student’s Interface
Log into Blackboard Course
Student can manage their
interactions:
Check mail,
Grades,
Navigate to content...
In comparison to CC:
Main Page
Table of Contents
Lessons
16. Lesson Links
Lesson links from the CC math
course are not directly
available to students
These lesson links from CC
are replaced with lesson links
in the Blackboard Table of
Content
Students do not see Module
and Lesson navigation that
are provided in CC.
= Not seen by Students
17. Step 4 - Assignments in CC
PDF version
Student provided with print copy
as arranged with teacher
18. Step 4 - Assignments in Bb
Use the Assignment Tool in LMS
Flexibility for assignment submission
Drop off in paper - 25%
Scan and attach to assignment page - 50%
Photograph with camera and submit - 5%
Fax and snail-mail to school - 20%
No excuse for not submitting.
Options for all students who wish to proceed!
Without an LMS student-teacher interactions are paper-
based only
20. Step 4 - Quizzes
CC provides a full written (paper-based)
WestShore converted into an electronic format for inclusion into
the Quiz Tool in the LMS
Test includes:
a. Multiple Choice Questions marked by the Bb LMS,
b. Written component marked by teacher
For both MC and Written, students arrange to write test under
supervision
26. Mail
Use LMS Mail messaging for 90% of communications
Keeps ongoing record of who said what and when
27. Benefits of Blackboard use
Provides a consistent look and feel for all courses
Provides a consistent tracking system throughout the school
Provides a familiar set of online tools:
Online Quizzing, Communication and Grade Book, Assignment Tool ....
Consistent navigation allows students to easily work between
all their courses.
School-wide Orientation for “How to use the Blackboard LMS”
and “How to work as an Online Student”
28. Thank you
If interested in a copy of a Bb course shell for the Math course using CC content,
contact:
Sonya Fern - sfern@sd62.bc.ca or
Dal Little - dlittle@sd62.bc.ca
Hinweis der Redaktion
I am Dal. I have been involved with Distributed L for about 15 years. Currently I still teach a course or two, but I am main the Distributed and Blended Learning support person for staff and students at the WestShore Center for the Sooke School District. As the support person, I troubleshoot when online issues surface and when not putting out fires, I work with staff to help design and develop some made in Sooke templates and content. Sonya teaching for 25 yrs the last 7 years in DL. I teach all the math online courses from gr 10-12 and math DH
Onkar form Surrey Connect - 3:00 pm paekside
Complete CC but no management log, record and communicate Wanted Bb look and feel Able to link in a appropriate lessons areas Include all the tools
Once we did the process once, we were able to copy and paste much of the work, with only small change to esnure link grab right content Dreamweaver was handy to make global changes. Bb allows for WebDAV directly into the server which faster process Sonya knew the structure and how it worked. Respondus was used to convert some exams into the Bb friendly format
Show student how to collapse the Course Menu Embedding with iFrame html tags
Use comparison of Tools available in Bb and Standardized look-and-feel Access to teachers in Learning Support Room Combining of CC with Bb
Command, Shift, Tab to move to another app Great layout for a stand alone, but needed to Bb layout
Emphasizing how CC fits into a Bb frame with TOOLS available for students and teacher Select Course Materials, Unit 1 and this is what you see. We ran into trouble with Security Setting on IE , Firefox simplified access Username - Password same for both, case sensitive in CC
Module to Units to click on a Lesson Good navigation structure Great access to content, we need tools to help manage relationship with student
lesson page from CC is also what students now see in and work with
Show student how to collapse the Course Menu Click on Begin Lesson
Student can navigate using the Bb ToC Student still have full access to the CC course, just managed in Bb
Emphasize how the Bb design is different than CC
Respondus used to import as many as possible
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