1. Cloud Notebooks: An Alternative to a Course Website
Nanda Ganesan, Ph.D.
Department of Information Systems
California State University, Los Angeles

2. Contents Objective The E-learning framework Evolution
Course Website
Course Contents
Migration to the Notebook
Demonstration: Comparison of course website and cloud notebook
Single Sign-on and Synchronization
Off-line work and backup
Content insertion
Advantages and Disadvantages
Future work
Conclusion

3. Objective
Goal: Create and host course related information using rapid development and affordable technologies
Minimum or no coding
Easy deployment and management
Real-time updating
Seamless integration over devices
Backup of data

4. The E-Learning Framework
Course Website
(Course Notebook)
Multimedia Modules
E-learning Framework
Cloud Labs
Other Modules
A tour:

5. The Evolution Evolution of course website Evolution of course contents
Migration of the website to OneNote

6. Evolution of the Course Website
Local Webserver
Hardware, OS, web server, development software, development, coding
Development software, file transfer software, development, coding
Development, some coding
Development, no coding, seamless access across devices, automatic backup
College Webserver
Cloud Webserver
Class Notebook

7. Evolution of Course Contents: The MOOCs Model
Syllabus
Weekly coverage
Course material: Text, PowerPoint, Audio and Video
Virtual or cloud machines for hands-on experience
Online quizzes*
Forms
Discussion forums*
Others
Grades
Attendance
OneDrive access
Example from Coursera

8. Single Sign-on and Cloud Synchronization
Cloud Storage
Local Computer
Internet Client
Home Computer
Tablet 1
Tablet 2
Any Device
Instructor
Students

9. Migration to the Class Notebook
Single sign-on
Cloud storage and synchronization
All resources, including video and audio modules, PowerPoint slides and Word documents are synchronized over all devices across the cloud
Examples: Video modules
Note: A video module stored in OneDrive in the mp4 format will automatically be streamed
No coding required

10. Comparison of Course Website and Cloud Notebook
Demonstration: Google Sites with Course Notebook
CIS 3010 Management Information Systems
Web pages
Notebook
Notebook tabs
Google Sites
Templates
Cloud Notebook
A natural way to organize and arrange the contents using tabs

11. Types of Notebooks Course material notebook Discussion notebook
Only the instructor can make changes,
The students can view the changes
Discussion notebook
Students and the teacher can write on the notebook and exchange comments among themselves
Individual student notebook
A private notebook shared only between a particular student and the instructor
This is a one-on-one notebook

12. Notebook Definitions from Microsoft
Student Notebooks — private notebooks that are shared between each teacher and their individual students. Teachers can access these notebooks at any time, but students cannot see other students’ notebooks.
Content Library — a notebook for teachers to share course materials with students. Teachers can add and edit its materials, but for students, the notebook is read-only.
Collaboration Space — a notebook for all students and the teacher in the class to share, organize, and collaborate.

13. Access Privileges and Security
Document privilege
View only or edit privileges
Access privilege
Public
Individuals selected by addresses
Secure storage of selected documents
Office encryption
Securing independent pages on the Notebook

14. Synchronized Folders on All Devices

15. Synchronized Course Slides
Open directly from the cloud, make changes in
real-time and then save the changes.

16. Synchronized Notebooks

17. Off-line Work and Synchronization
Document A
(March 8)
Document A
(March 9)
Document A
(March 10)

18. Back-up and Storage Folder A (Cloud) Folder A (Home Computer) Folder A
(Tablet)
NAS Backup
USB Drive Backup

19. Internal Content Insertion
Files, spreadsheets and attachments
Handwriting
Using the Notebook as a whiteboard
Instant availability
Image
Stored images
Screen clippings
Audio
Video

20. External Content Insertion
DailyMotion
Docs.com
Geogebra
Microsoft Forms
Office 365 Video
Office Mix
Quizlet
Repl.it
Scribd
Sketchfab
SlideShare
Spotify
Sway
TED Talks
ThingLink
Vimeo
Vine
Wizer
YouTube

21. Advantages No Coding Single sign-on advantages
Natural way to organize, disseminate and absorb course contents
Real-time content management
Easy synchronization across all devices including new devices
Off-line workability
Storage of audio and video in the Notebook
Backup copies of documents
Supports mobile computing

22. Disadvantages
Not as versatile as a web in designing the navigation links
Sometimes slow to load
Only limited contents can be embedded
Not all contents can be embedded
There are some limitations on Google Sites too
Not possible to use web analytics to analyze web traffic

23. Future Work Adding quizzes Inserting attendance forms
Will record user as well for security and confirming identity
Creating discussion boards or blogs
Performing analytics
Integrating with Microsoft Classroom

24. Conclusion
The class Notebook should be classified as one of the most attractive alternative to course websites
Informal feedback from students is very positive
A formal study is under way
Newer additions are being explored
Turnitin
The power of notebooks is in its synchronization and single sing-on capabilities

25. Audience Feedback
Questions
Contributions

26. References
onenote-in-your-teaching-and-learning/
Getting started with OneNote notebook
OneNote for Teachers
Introduction to the OneNote notebook creator
Microsoft Classroom

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28. Appendix

29. Module and Framework Examples
Website:
Preview: Video modules
PowerPoint:
Software Tutorials:
In class Lectures:
Handwritten notes:
Notebook Migration:

30. Types of Modules Produced
Focus
Purpose
1. Chalk-and-talk lectures
Teach concepts and theory
Designed for teaching theoretical concepts
Able to simulate the in-class learning experience
Helpful in overcoming the monotonic nature of multimedia modules based entirely on PowerPoint slides
2. Short PowerPoint- based lectures
Present introductions and summaries
Useful for short lectures such as introductions and summaries
3. Software tutorials with audio narration
Teach software development and applications
Functions effectively as software tutorials by simulating the functionality of software
4. Audio- only modules
Review of topics covered in class
Particularly useful for exam reviews

31. Recording Studio on a Tablet
Recording Demonstration

32. Hosting Services Streaming Service
Reasons for Choosing the Service for Comparison
YouTube
Most widely accessed video hosting service
Good quality streaming of video
Facilitates timely uploading of videos
Accepts a variety of video formats and CODECS
Provides limited but useful online programming tools
Displays links to modules produced by other instructors on the same subject
Supports uploading of multiple modules as a batch
OneDrive
Better streaming quality
Higher screen resolution under normal streaming
Faster uploading of modules
Large storage space
Modules can be organized into folders
Other course material such as PowerPoint slides can be stored easily in OneDrive and opened directly for editing and saving

33. Note on Streaming the video modules
Any video module stored on OneDrive will automatically be streamed to a client computer on the Internet
The module must be stored in the mp4 format
A separate streaming server, in this case, is not required