CIT 2007 - WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007

How To Use Automates In ANGEL To Keep Your Students Engaged

Instructor: Meghan Pereira
Instructional Technology Specialist
SUNY College at Buffalo

Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Feinberg Library 129
Rating: Intermediate
Platform: PC
Cost: $40

Description:

Automates allow you to create actions to be taken when certain events and conditions occur within an ANGEL course site. For example, an e-mail can be generated to students who have not completed assignments by the due date, or as students submit an activity such as a quiz within ANGEL, agents can release the next content module. This feature can also help manage Milestones and alert students to new content. Automates promote efficient course management which in turn provides faculty with more time to interact with their students.

Within the ANGEL Automates tab there are three types of agents: scheduled, content, and event. Once created, scheduled agents will run at a pre-arranged time. They can be set up on demand, on a specific date, or reoccurring daily, weekly, or monthly to retrieve course and / or student data. Content agents can run when a student views, takes or submits a content item. Event agents are triggered when students access a specific area within ANGEL such as entering a course, exiting a course or sending course e-mail.

The workshop will provide attendees with authentic situations that can be used immediately to actively keep students engaged. As participants learn the benefits of using Automates, they will be asked to share their ideas of how Automates may benefit their course or discipline.