training session 10:30AM July 7
firefox is preferable to chrome and IE
in chrome, audio plays automatically. if students are using Chromes, need to have the audio file on the top, so students can stop it. NAPI is not supported by Google. So Softchalk must start local launch.
this is SO complex and SO many side steps that it will be a miracle to get the middle 50-60% of faculty into buying the SoftChalk idea.
local launch is client based and allows creating content without Internet connection
edit in Create Online allows creation on mobile devices such as tablet
have to have rights on the computer to install the local launch. Ha…
I am behind David, since my java is not up to date. i have to update now that. I wonder how many faculty will endure the initial process
Microsoft Edge is different the IE, but will act the same
SoftChalk is the same elitist ideas as LMS. It will require an extensive training of faculty, which they have no time and energy to invest in. The idea of Learning Objects will require years of compiling materials, sufficiently enough to be recycled by other faculty. In most disciplines, these learning objects will age by the time they reach the critical mass.
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training session 1PM July 6, 2016
David Evans from SoftChalk is doing the training session.
If we want to share with students, do they have to have a user account in softchalk?
Аnswer: No. The instructor can share the content by embedding the URL to the Softchalk content, but not allow students to participate in the creation
the answer defies the constructivist principles of learning
MnSCU site Educational Innovations -> MnSCU SoftChalk Pilot
http://www.asa.mnscu.edu/educationalinnovations/projects/SoftChalk_Cloud/educational-innovations-page.html
- Part 1: Trainer David Evans – SoftChalk’s cloud management (creating lessons, folders, sharing, uploading files and more) – 1 hour 5 min
https://mnscu.webex.com/mnscu/ldr.php?RCID=b15902c4eb57cfcbfc6559b4f2e4bcf7
- Part 2: – 21 min https://mnscu.webex.com/mnscu/ldr.php?RCID=2e0612ead1c04836ab614ebafe4607ed
- Lesley Blicker – MnSCU’s pilot project and web resources (7 min)
- Jon Werth – integrating SoftChalk with the D2L Brightspace gradebook, plus browsers to use or avoid
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MnSCU pilot. How to do the LT integration for the gradebook, including browsers constrains.
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SoftChalk Session for CSAs and CTs
Java applet is essential, until HMTL5 is functional. IT and the System Office have things locked down and not much can be done. Java Application cannot be blocked.
http://asa.mnscu.edu/educationalinnovations/projects/SoftChalk_Cloud/educational-innovations-page.html
Integrating Softchalk Cloud w D2L. SCORM – don’t use it. Tool Provider.
SoftChalk (SC) can be used as an external link within D2L, internal integration only when used with the gradebook. The LTI link is ONLY needed if the instructor plans to use the gradebook. Otherwise, it’s a simple embed in content.
if recently installed Java 8.91, will not install the jar file and one have to go and manually delete it.
Browsers.
Firefox and IE will allow to launch the Java applet. Chrome and Safari will block it. it will require a local launch. The install will create an icon in the lower right corner.
I cannot believe such structure, in the times of drag and drop. Whoever came up w it, is DEFINITELY not a faculty and does not care about faculty time and effort.
the process is lengthy and cumbersome, not to mentioned repetitive. If this work is shifted toward faculty, i seriously doubt that the adoption rate will be in the double digits.
verdict: much ado about nothing: the work that faculty have to put toward such content versus the return on the Bloom’s taxonomy scale is so low that in my opinion is just squandering of efforts. If there is a LOR, where faculty can draw preset clusters of similar activities, I would be more willing to accept.
a license for SoftChalk Cloud is needed. Who is in charge of this? John and TLTR? Tom as faculty president?
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more on Softchalk in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=softchalk
Content Authoring Tool RFP Oral Presentation – SoftChalk
February 8, 2016
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Wells Fargo Place, St. Paul, MN – Conference Room 3309
Or via WebEx: https://mnscu.webex.com/mnscu/j.php?MTID=mee30758fc5694b4e192e4f0b8d6780d5
Meeting number: 637 779 556
Meeting password: mnscu_rfp
AGENDA
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM |
Introductions and overview of MnSCU Content Authoring Tool pilot project
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12:40 PM – 1:20 PM |
Overview of SoftChalk’s product and functionality; highlighting product’s distinctive competencies, general functions such as authoring, publishing, integration with D2L Brightspace or other LMSs
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1:20 PM – 1:40 PM |
Addressing of RFP Review Committee Follow-Up Questions (see list below)
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1:40 PM – 2:00 PM |
General Q&A |
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM |
Demonstration of use by persons with disabilities (how the product works for authors and users with disabilities)
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2:20 PM – 2:40 PM |
Exploration of hosting options and security questions follow-up
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2:40 – 3:00 PM |
Contracting and cost proposal discussion
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3:00 PM |
Adjourn
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RFP Committee Follow-Up Questions
- Vision and Future Development
- As part of the demonstration, please show us SoftChalk’s current editor. When will the new version be available?
- Demonstrate how the community features work to allow collaboration now and what is being proposed for the future?
- Demonstrate and explain how content sharing works
- Demonstrate and explain the eReader function
- What is being developed by way of improved analytics functions to enable greater analysis of student score results?
- Content Creation – Gamification
- Will there be any development in the area of badging or other gamificatIon features, not just certification?
- Content Creation – Audio and Video Recording
- Do they foresee this ever being a possibility to add this? And area there closed captioning features within
- LOR
- We need to understand the private cloud administrator’s role
- Internet Browser Access and System Requirements
- When will they support Edge (Windows 10)?
Please consider two instruction sessions on Softchalk in April:
Registration at:
https://secure.mnsu.edu/mnscupd/login/default.asp?campusid=0073
SoftChalk is provider of content authoring software for educators in K-12, colleges, universities and medical programs. With SoftChalk, educators can create professional, engaging, learning content quickly and easily, which enhances their teaching and improves the learning experience for their students.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 2:00 PM until 2:45 PM
Follow us on Twitter: @SCSUtechInstruc | #techworkshop
IMS Blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims
Ideas? Suggestions? Pls email pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu
Steps to Install SoftChalk Create and Enter Your License Key
- Download the SoftChalk installer by clicking on the appropriate link below. Save the installer file locally on your computer.
- Windows: http://www.softchalk.com/Lb8Distribution/SoftChalk8_setup.exe
- Macintosh: http://www.softchalk.com/Lb8Distribution/SoftChalk8-Mac.zip
- Click the installer and follow the prompts to complete the installation.
- After installing SoftChalk Create, look for the Create8 icon on your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the SoftChalk “Create” application.
- You may be prompted to create a FREE SoftChalk CLOUD account. This step is optional, but provides you with additional SoftChalk features.
- Within the SoftChalk Create application, go to the Help menu and choose Enter License. (If you are a Macintosh user, go to the top left of your screen and choose File/Enter License.)
- Copy and paste the license info below into the License Name and License Key fields.
SoftChalk, similarly to LodeStar, allows instructors to “create, customize and personalize content by mashing up your own materials with rich media, interactive exercises, quizzes and text.”
Here is an example of content created with SoftChalk:
https://softchalk.com/showcase/sample-lessons
To download SoftChalk, please go to
https://www.softchalkcloud.com/softchalk/download/web
Let us know, if you need support and training sessions:
pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu
Licensing keys: pls request from Mark Kotcho (software@stcloudstate.edu).