Oh, I thought at the Swansea meeting they had mentioned that the
digital drop box would allow us to direct files to different folders. I
assumed this was the case, I've not looked into it any further.
Andy
On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 14:08:51 +0000 Mark Gamble
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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/
> >>
> >
> > ----------------------
> > Andy Ramsden
> > Learning Technologies Adviser - LTSS
> >
> > Institute of Learning and Research Technology
> > Bristol University
> > 8-10 Berkeley Square
> > Bristol
> > BS8 1HH
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> > telephone: +44 (0) 117 928 7152
> >
> >
>
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Learning Technologies Adviser - LTSS
Institute of Learning and Research Technology
Bristol University
8-10 Berkeley Square
Bristol
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