GPS Summaries for Session #15

GPS Summary for Let your learners produce!

presenter: Randy Anderson (Estrella Mountain Community College)

session details: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/retreat05/demo.php?id=15

Total GPS forms: 12

"What is your level of interest in this demo topic? (1-5)": Average: 4.00 (N=12)

"What questions do you have?": (N=7)

• Is softchalk a better interactive lesson builder than WebCT?
• Cost of software? Technical support needed? Pedagogy suport- what makes for a good use of this tool?
• How does 'putting tools in the hands of the students' increase learning? How do you/ we know? We can easily assess if learner is engaged; however it seems harder to assess if learning is increased. How can we do this?
• Not at this time.
• I enjoyed it! Would have liked to see puzzles and games on demo screen but was able to with hands-on.
• How does it integrate?
• How much does it cost? Do the students like it? Site licenses? Home use? Server space?

"What would you need to use this idea?": (N=8)

• 1. Adv. and disadv. Of using softchalk to build lessens for WebCT LMS. 2. Is it really any different than WebCT?
• Some training ideas of how to use. Great!
• Time to play with SolftChalk; college research into getting a site license.
• Money.
• Information about BlackBoard and how to use.
• Is it feasible? Cost? Assessment results for Larry's ESL class that used it- was it beneficial to them?
• I'm read- I just need time to develop materials for this.
• Softchalk software server space.