Brightspace Halifax Connection - Going Beyond Courses with Brightspace – Ken Reimer, University of New Brunswic

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Going Beyond Courses with Brightspace – Ken Reimer, University of New Brunswick. Presented at the Brightspace Halifax Connection on June 1, 2016 at Nova Scotia Community College, Waterfront Campus.

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Going Beyond Courses with Brightspace
Brightspace Halifax Connection, June 1 2016
University of New Brunswick
• Student Population 10,000 FTE
• Two campuses
• Fredericton – 8,000
• Saint John – 2,000
• 11 Faculties
• Law School
• Forestry
• Engineering
• Computer Science
• Kinesiology
• Renaissance College
Fast Facts
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• Arts
• Science
• Business
• Nursing
• Education
Centre for Enhanced Teaching & Learning
• Teaching and Learning Services
• Media Services
• Classroom & Technology Services
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Student Engagement
Co-Curricular Participation (Hrs/Week)
4
45% of students 0 hrs
30% of students 1-5 hrs
25% of students 6+ hrs
The Student Experience
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4 years undergrad study
UNB Co-Curricular Program
Planning Process
• Deans, Departments, Faculty, Staff, Students
• Road Trip, EAB, Institutional Profiles
• A program – not just a transcript
• Six theme areas to complete
Models we Consulted
• Univ of Pittsburg
• Brock
D2L Brightspace choice of platform
Our approach
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Energizing the student experience.
The Co-curricular Program is a one-stop-shop that encourages
involvement in the many activities and experiences available at UNB.
Benefits:
• Enrich your university experience beyond the classroom
• Gain a competitive advantage in the job market and professional programs
• Add sought-after skills to your resume/portfolio
• Personalize your experience
Employers are looking for more than a degree.
The UNB Co-Curricular Program
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Other benefits
• Retention improvement
• Improved academic performance
• Build a lifelong network
• Foster affinity to the school
• More engaged alumni
• More engaged citizens – involved in their community
• More engaged employees (successful career)
The UNB Co-Curricular Program
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Can Brightspace be our platform?
Brightspace is built for courses.
So...
Will it handle this?
Requirements:
• Doesn't look or feel like a course
• Accessible to all students
• Secure and permanent data
• Familiar/ fast learning curve
• Progress feedback for users
• Flexible structure
UNB Co-Curricular Program?
Co-Curricular Program Overview
Live Demo of
UNB CCP
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Drop Boxes
Problem: Any of Many (X of Y)
“Chose any 3 of the following 11
activities. Place the ones you
complete into their drop
boxes.”
Solution: Many to One (X in N)
“Chose any 3 of the following 11
activities. Place the ones you
complete into one of the 3
available generic drop boxes.”
Content
Area
Intelligent
Agents
• Pseudo-automation
• Prompting manual
validation
• Unit feedback for the
student

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Grading
Progress
Validation
+
Technologies
Inside Brightspace, content files can load technologies
like external CSS and jQuery from SSL sources.
Co-Curricular Program Overview
Next Steps
• User Progress Widget
• Badges/Awards
• Valence
• Dropbox Submission – just text
• Customization project with D2L?
• Design all items to require a submission.
• CCP Transcript/Certificate
• Data Platform Report?
• Badge/Awards Report?
… and Futures Wish List
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Pilot Project >> Full Rollout
Rollout to whole UNB student body
• Focus on first year (in 2016-17)
• Budget
• Marketing
• Staffing
• Analytics
• Recognition
Next Steps
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