1. 1 Introduction to CourseSpace

2. 2 What is CourseSpace? A Course Management System is a tool for… A Course Management System is a tool for… making course materials available to your students on an Internet web site making course materials available to your students on an Internet web site putting as much of a course on the web as you want to putting as much of a course on the web as you want to And… And…

3. 3 communicating with students over the Internet communicating with students over the Internet disseminating information to students disseminating information to students managing course materials managing course materials

4. 4 CourseSpace And The SUNY Learning Network (SLN) SLN – Used for fully online courses SLN – Used for fully online courses CourseSpace CourseSpace Used for hybrid courses Used for hybrid courses Used to web-enhance face-to-face courses Used to web-enhance face-to-face courses

5. 5 Uses for CourseSpace Assignments Assignments Handouts Handouts Grades Grades Special messages Special messages 24/7 access 24/7 access And… And…

6. 6 CourseSpace Uses (cont.) Student interaction Student interaction Lectures Lectures PowerPoints PowerPoints Hyperlinks to web-sites Hyperlinks to web-sites Graphics Graphics

7. 7 CourseSpace Features Secure Secure You control access You control access Guest access available Guest access available Provides a structure for the instructor Provides a structure for the instructor Instructor does not have to learn HTML, Dreamweaver, or FrontPage Instructor does not have to learn HTML, Dreamweaver, or FrontPage Course materials can be rolled-over from semester to semester (poured) Course materials can be rolled-over from semester to semester (poured)

8. 8 CourseSpace Support Faculty Faculty Workshops Workshops MID support MID support SLN helpdesk SLN helpdesk Web resources – including handbook Web resources – including handbook Students Students SLN helpdesk SLN helpdesk Web resources Web resources

9. 9 CourseSpace More Ideas

10. 10 CourseSpace More Ideas

11. 11 CourseSpace Another Idea

12. 12 What Does a Course Look Like?

13. 13 How Do You Modify a Course? Work from the web Work from the web Work off-line with Lotus Notes Work off-line with Lotus Notes

14. 14 Lotus Notes Advantages Advantages Can work off line Can work off line Less likely to make major mistakes modifying course Less likely to make major mistakes modifying course Disadvantages Disadvantages Another program to learn Another program to learn Not what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) Not what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG)

15. 15 Lotus Notes

16. 16 Lotus Notes (Cont.)

17. 17 Lotus Notes (Cont.)

18. 18 Lotus Notes (Cont.)

19. 19 Lotus Notes (Cont.)

20. 20 How Do I Get Started? Attend training Attend training Get account, password, and template Get account, password, and template Use the tools such as Wizard to create your course modules Use the tools such as Wizard to create your course modules

21. 21 Student Access Students use one account to access their SLN courses Students use one account to access their SLN courses If new, apply for an account If new, apply for an account Access is limited to registered students Access is limited to registered students

22. 22 Addresses This presentation - http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/silvera/cspace/ This presentation - http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/silvera/cspace/ http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/silvera/cspace/ SUNY CourseSpace website - http:// sln.suny.edu/coursespace SUNY CourseSpace website - http:// sln.suny.edu/coursespace http:// sln.suny.edu/coursespace http:// sln.suny.edu/coursespace SUNY Learning Network (SLN) - http:// www.sln.suny.edu / SUNY Learning Network (SLN) - http:// www.sln.suny.edu / http:// www.sln.suny.edu / http:// www.sln.suny.edu /