[Using Sakai] question on student sign up options

[Beith, Linda]

Hi Francesca. Both good suggestions. Thanks!
Linda

From: Francesca Socolick [mailto:francesca.socolick at nyu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 11:47 AM
To: Beith, Linda
Cc: sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org User (sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org)
Subject: Re: [Using Sakai] question on student sign up options

Hi Linda,

We've run into this a few times as well (the first scenario). Our workaround (which seems to work) is to add a google doc into the course site (either via Web Content, or into the Resources folder) and use that as a 'self sign up' place - we're a Google Apps for Ed school, so for most folks this workaround works well for them.
For the second scenario, the faculty member could leverage the Forums tool and make Topics for each final presentation topic and have student 'sign up' by posting comments (maybe a '+1' if they want to do it for their first choice). Instead of the 'topic removal' being automatic, once a student adds a comment, the faculty member can just have a general rule that it's off the table once its been claimed (the faculty member will be able to tell 'who got their first' based on the date/time stamp of the comment postings from the students.

Hope this helps,
Francesca

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Beith, Linda <lbeith at rwu.edu<mailto:lbeith at rwu.edu>> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I have a couple of faculty requests that are similar and I thought I'd run them by the group to see if anyone has discovered solutions.


 1.  A faculty member wants to have groups of 3 or 4 students do a video explanation of separate math concepts. He would like the students to sign up for their own groups.
 2.  Another faculty member has students sign up for a topic to do a final project and wants students to identify their first choice on the list. Only one topic per student so that when the first person signs up for a topic it is no longer available to everyone else in the class.
I have looked at the Group tool - no self signup available - and the Sign Up tool - limited to day and time slots. I also looked at the Quiz/Survey tool but this doesn't work either since the students can't see other responses.

Anyone else run into these types of scenarios and found a solution?
I'd appreciate any suggestions.
Linda


Linda L. Beith, Ph.D.
Roger Williams University
Director, Instructional Design
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol RI
401-254-3134<tel:401-254-3134>
Website: id.rwu.edu<http://id.rwu.edu/>


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