Sorry to disappoint, but I had a poke about in the demo portal of V6.0,
submitted a file in the DDbox and guess what? It looked exactly the same as
in v5.5...... Now there may be something under the covers that I couldn't
spot, but.........
--
Regards
Mark
Mark Gamble - Head, AV-Media Services, Learning Resources
Tel ext 2260 Fax 2259 Mobile 077 200 686 05
http://lrweb.luton.ac.uk/av-media/
> From: Andy Ramsden <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:28:08 +0000
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Electronic Submission of Assignments
>
> Dear All,
>
> There are many issues with the use of the digital dropbox, some will
> disappear (I beleive) with version 6.
>
> concerns include;
>
> Management - the files all seem to be currently deposited in one
> folder. This will create considerable problems for courses with more
> than one grader. Need a naming convention that all stick by ...
> - must be in the desired format with all information
>
> students - need cover sheets etc., therefore, need to zip files.
> Hence training
> - in the intial period need convincing it's worked,
> i.e., need an email reply that recieved it.
>
> Generally, for it to work with a large group we need to be certain that
> the student has done everything correctly, and it needs to be managed
> very well.
>
> We' are in the process of drawing up a draft e-submission guide
> using Blackboard for a course at UoB. This has not been cleared by the
> relevant committees, so it's very draft ;-). Might be useful as a
> discussion point.
>
> Andy
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:21:19 +0000 Mark Gamble
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> It's that time of the year and we're beginning to vex ourselves with the
>> question of electronic submission of assignments. Very scary. Anybody
>> feel
>> they've cracked it? I'd be much happier if, for a start, the file
>> dropped in
>> the DDbox revealed its byte-size, as files uploaded in other areas do
>> (to
>> discourage students posting empty files to have a "record" of
>> submission to
>> print out). Basically, we don't do it - but we think we might quite like
>> to........ Perhaps an issue for discussion (revelations?) at Durham?
>> --
>> Regards
>> Mark
>>
>> Mark Gamble - Head, AV-Media Services, Learning Resources
>> Tel ext 2260 Fax 2259 Mobile 077 200 686 05
>>
>> http://lrweb.luton.ac.uk/av-media/
>>
>
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> Andy Ramsden
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>
> Institute of Learning and Research Technology
> Bristol University
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> Bristol
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