MyUCDavis Course Management Tools CC-FIT11/8/2004

Tools Website Builder Website Builder Distribute course material (documents, URLS) Distribute course material (documents, URLS) Gradebook Gradebook Track assignments, submit final grades Track assignments, submit final grades Communication Tools Communication Tools Chat room, discussion board Chat room, discussion board QuizBuilder QuizBuilder Online quizzes, paper quizzes Online quizzes, paper quizzes

Website Builder Easy to use Easy to use Easy to restrict access to enrolled students Easy to restrict access to enrolled students ‘Selective release’ ‘Selective release’ Limited formatting StrengthsLimitations

Website Builder Current Usage 500 Instructors for 770 courses 500 Instructors for 770 courses 8,500 documents 8,500 documents 800 URLS 800 URLS 4,000 are ‘secured’ to enrolled students only 4,000 are ‘secured’ to enrolled students only 1,394 class announcements posted 1,394 class announcements posted

Gradebook Many Strengths Many Strengths Very full featured Very full featured Joining class sections Digital drop-off - downloading and returning student files Track attendance StrengthsLimitations

Gradebook Current Usage 3,050 courses (Spring Quarter 2004) 3,050 courses (Spring Quarter 2004) 2,000 used to submit final grades (Spring Quarter 2004) 2,000 used to submit final grades (Spring Quarter 2004) 230 Digital drop off assignments (Fall 2004) 230 Digital drop off assignments (Fall 2004) 2,200 student documents turned in (Fall 2004) 2,200 student documents turned in (Fall 2004)

Communication Tools Allow student-to-student communication Allow student-to-student communication Automatically generates transcripts Automatically generates transcripts Limited interface Only open to campus community StrengthsLimitations

Communication Tools Current Usage 335 Instructors have set up 576 lists 335 Instructors have set up 576 lists 123 Discussion Boards 123 Discussion Boards 48 Instructors have set up 49 Chat Rooms 48 Instructors have set up 49 Chat Rooms

QuizBuilder Item database is available to create either online quizzes or paper exams Item database is available to create either online quizzes or paper exams Easily limit to enrolled students only Easily limit to enrolled students only Detailed statistics about item performance Detailed statistics about item performance Number of users at one time (35 students) Feedback -- all or nothing Can not edit a quiz once it has been released Sharing questions is difficult No ability to ‘reset’ a student’s attempt StrengthsLimitations

Quizbuilder Current Usage Items 214 Instructors have created items 214 Instructors have created items 5,200 Multiple choice questions 5,200 Multiple choice questions 1,000 paragraph questions 1,000 paragraph questions 700 other types of questions 700 other types of questions

Quizbuilder Current Usage Quizzes 515 graded online quizzes have been created 515 graded online quizzes have been created 100 ungraded online quizzes 100 ungraded online quizzes 50 printed exams 50 printed exams 6,300 students have taken 44,040 online quizzes. 6,300 students have taken 44,040 online quizzes.