Welcome…

to the new OLS…A snapshot of what’s gone, what’s stayed and what’s new

http://oten.tafensw.edu.au/

Source: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/08/teaching-with-tablets/

Responsive design? Why? (1)

Learning institutions all over the world are exploring ways to maketheir websites, in addition to educational materials, resources, and opportunities, all availableonline and optimised for mobile devices.

Source: http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2013-Technology-Outlook-for-Australian-Tertiary-Education.pdf

Responsive design? Why? (2)

Moving in…

Top 4 queries...

1. My forum link to OTEN online is broken. How do I update it? Answer: Ignore it.

2. My assessment tips are missing. Answer: Go to: add/edit student content > Unit LA > select unit LA > publish the Assessment information page.

3. I see extra content on my course/unit pages that isn’t on the current OLS. Answer: Just delete or hide. (All content that had ‘published’ status was migrated.)

4. Some links in my course/unit pages send me to the logon page. Tip: No need to re-login. Use the ‘back’ browser arrow. (Such links are usually to OLS pages that no longer exist.)

5 things to do...

1. Update information that refers to the old OLS. Tip: Consider removing it. Refer students to guides already in the Course overview area.

2. Check if your content has migrated across. Tip: Compare against the old OLS.

3. Avoid long scrolling. Tip: Consider consolidating text based content into word and pdf for students to download or read using their e-reader apps.

4. Make sure that the Additional tab at Course level is ‘published’.

5. Check that your content is responsive. Tip: Do the 1/3, 2/3 screen resize check.

Do the responsive design check. • Resize your screen 1/3, 2/3.

Is your content responding? • Yes? Good.

tablets: portrait, landscape

mobiles

desktop

1/3 2/3

Getting-to-know-the new OLS sessionsNEW OLS 1 (tech camp): student view 22 Jan NEW OLS 2 (tech camp): staff view (tech camp) 23 JanNEW OLS info session: (A1.5/6): 29 JanNEW OLS 3 (tech camp): staff view: text, image, layout 29 Jan (12 – 12.30)

February workshops x 4: Responsive design for OLS content: text, image, layout

Technical guide: Responsive content creation

Student focus groups

Teacher focus groups

Technical, design and test staff

Teachers, managers, customers service

officers: project control group

In case you’re wondering…