Overview
During the 07-08 transition year, the project needs a brochure to provide a first point of contact for instructors who are new to SmartSite.
Audience
Instructors who are not familiar with SmartSite.
Goal
Increase the number of course sites throughout 2007-08
Distribution Points
- New Faculty Orientation
- Mediaworks
- TRC
- Training Sessions
- Departmental Presentations
- Faculty Mentoring Faculty Meetings
- More Thoughtful Teaching Events
- ET Partners
- IT Express
Is your course in a class of its own?
Simplify your workload.
Create a SmartSite to meet your unique teaching, research and collaboration needs.
SmartSite can help:
- Reduce paper work
- Share class materials
- Collect and grade assignments
- Communicate with students
- Organize lectures
- And more!
smartsite.ucdavis.edu
What is SmartSite?
SmartSite is a sophisticated set of web-tools designed for higher education. It is also UC Davis' new course management and collaboration system powered by Sakai, a software development effort that brings together one hundred plus educational institutions.
Like Mozilla's Firefox web browser, SmartSite is part of an open-source community dedicated to the success of a particular piece of software. This makes it easier to update and evolve to meet the rapidly changing technological needs of instructors, students and staff.
How are other instructors using SmartSite?
Why should I use SmartSite in my classes?
Some general reasons for using SmartSite include:
Communicating with students, TAs and colleagues
Encouraging collaboration and communication among students
Promoting independent and self-paced learning
Assessment, evaluation and feedback
Collecting, grading and returning assignments
Sharing resources with students, TAs and colleagues
Automating processes and reducing paperwork
Sharing and organizing classroom presentations
How do I create a SmartSite?
Where do I get help?
Is there training available?
What about one-on-one or drop-in support?
What about my class material on MyUCDavis?