[Using Sakai] [DG: Teaching & Learning] Arbitrary Tables/Spread sheets in Sakai

[Ward, Lynn E.]

I agree that they are not optimal solutions—just workarounds within the current toolset.  We could definitely use more flexible and powerful tools for collecting, manipulating, and viewing structured data of varying types.

Lynn

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Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst, Academic and Faculty Services
University Information Technology Services<http://uits.iu.edu/>
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Information Technology and Communications Complex (IT 218R)
535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-278-5713  E-mail: leward at iupui.edu<mailto:leward at iupui.edu>

From: Plourde, Mathieu [mailto:mathieu at udel.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:30 AM
To: Ward, Lynn E.; 'Mustansar Mehmood'
Cc: 'sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org'; 'pedagogy at collab.sakaiproject.org'
Subject: RE: [DG: Teaching & Learning] [Using Sakai] Arbitrary Tables/Spread sheets in Sakai

Hi Lynn,

Thanks for describing these two valid workarounds. Those are ways to gather data right here right now, so let’s spread the word!

In my mind though, a spreadsheet tool would be less like a quiz or a survey, and more like a wiki. The permission scheme would then come into play if necessary, but the default would be open, with version control.

Best Regards,

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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu

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TOP LINKS:

Technology Troubleshooting: http://www.udel.edu/help
Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training

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From: Ward, Lynn E. [mailto:leward at iupui.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:40 PM
To: Plourde, Mathieu; 'Mustansar Mehmood'
Cc: 'sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org'; 'pedagogy at collab.sakaiproject.org'
Subject: RE: [DG: Teaching & Learning] [Using Sakai] Arbitrary Tables/Spread sheets in Sakai

We don’t use Samigo Tests and Quizzes tool here at IU, but I believe it allows individual users to make multiple submissions. You could construct a survey in Samigo to allow students to input the data and then use the export feature to output to an Excel file.  Another option would be to use the OSP forms and reports tools for data collection and reporting, but there’s a fairly steep learning curve for that.

Lynn


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Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst, Academic and Faculty Services
University Information Technology Services<http://uits.iu.edu/>
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Information Technology and Communications Complex (IT 218R)
535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-278-5713  E-mail: leward at iupui.edu<mailto:leward at iupui.edu>

From: pedagogy-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:pedagogy-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Plourde, Mathieu
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:07 PM
To: 'Mustansar Mehmood'
Cc: 'sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org'; 'sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org Dev'; 'pedagogy at collab.sakaiproject.org'
Subject: Re: [DG: Teaching & Learning] [Using Sakai] Arbitrary Tables/Spread sheets in Sakai

Hi Mustansar,

I’m not sure how different the tool would be from Google Spreadsheets and Forms, but I can definitely see some value in your proposition. It would be great to have that kind of capability embedded in Sakai. I’d love it to be able to support versioning, and individual user and group awareness (certain lines or columns would not be visible to certain users, changeable by permission).

Unfortunately, we don’t have the resources to devote to it, but I’d be glad to be a part of a high-level design team. I’m pretty good with a tablet PC ;-)

Best Regards,

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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu

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TOP LINKS:

Technology Troubleshooting: http://www.udel.edu/help
Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training

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From: sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Mustansar Mehmood
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:04 PM
To: sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org Dev; sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org
Subject: [Using Sakai] Arbitrary Tables/Spread sheets in Sakai

Dear All,
             I would like  to know if there has been any interest in sakai user/developer community towards having a tool where instructors may want students to
add data. This data may be exported into spreadsheets for further analysis.
For instance an  instructor generates a table where students put their data found out through surveys and or experiments. Once many users have added data over a certain period of time then tables in question can be exported in CSV or similar format. Perhaps that data can be fed into  some data bank  or into some Master Data Management scheme.
If there is already a similar project under development please send me a link.
Looking forward to hear from sakai community for feedback/ideas/thoughts/suggestions/critique.
Best Regards,
Mustansar Mehmood

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