[Building Sakai] "Autosave" Feature for Tests & Quizzes

[Jeff Davidson]

Hi Michael:
 
Thanks for your reply.  It was suggested
to us to set it to five minutes as well.
 
In your experience, say a 60-minute exam,
if a student lost internet connectivity or
power "blink" at 43 minutes, once the
student logs back into Sakai:
 
1. Does Sakai allow the person to continue
    from the 40-minute "autosave" point?
 
2. If a 60-minute exam, would the student
    have 20-minutes left?  17 minutes? or
    60-minutes less any elapsed time from
    the actual start time (including the 
    "downtime")?
 
Thanks again,
 
Jeff
 
Jeff Davidson
Manager, Learning Management System Services
Innovation in Learning Center
University of South Alabama
(251) 380-2845
(251) 380-2713 (fax)
 
 
>>> "Stoufer,R M" <kc4uf at ufl.edu> 3/1/2012 10:10 AM >>>

Hi Jeff,
I believe you are referring to samigo.autoSave.repeat.milliseconds?
We have ours set to 5 minutes:
samigo.autoSave.repeat.milliseconds=300000
I haven’t heard of any issues, performance wise, for us.
Michael Stoufer
Academic Technology – ICS
University of Florida
 

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Subject: [Building Sakai] "Autosave" Feature for Tests & Quizzes

 

Is anyone here using an "autosave" (this is my

own terminology) feature/setting in their instance

of Sakai in order that when a test/quiz is in process,

if a person loses internet connectivity, power "blink",

etc., they do not completely lose their test results.

 

We understand their is a setting which would allow

us to "autosave" every few minutes to minimize lost

answers.

 

Any feedback on the use of this setting, what specific

interval you use, and has it affected the performance

(by too frequently polling/saving) of the individual's

exams and/or your overall Sakai instance?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jeff

 

 

Jeff Davidson

Manager, Learning Management System Services

Innovation in Learning Center

University of South Alabama
(251) 380-2845

(251) 380-2713 (fax)

 
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