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Collaborative and Adaptive Learning Centre
The AUT Collaborative and Adaptive Learning Centre is an online learning research and development laboratory. Members of the CALC lab have developed the WebSol/BOL system - an integrated cyber campus and courseware collaborative environment. The centre also carries out research into online learning including software metrics, usability, discourse analysis and neural networks.In addition the laboratory provides training and support services for the WebSol/BOL system to AUT.
WebSol Introduction
The WebSol/BOL Internet application is designed to provide a secure centralized place to store, share and manage student and class information. The main features of the system are personal/student and group/class management tools, email, scheduler, file management system, log reports, discussion forums and chat.
Staff can create and manage virtual classrooms and workgroups. Both staff and students can create virtual associations and as the creator of an association gain access privileges to manage that association.
The system also includes bulk set-up features so that legacy database fields can be imported to allow the easy set-up of multiple student resource spaces and virtual classrooms.
Specifications
WebSol GroupWare is an open source Internet application written in the ASP, DHTML, HTML and JavaScript programming languages that is accessible via the Internet Explorer Browser (version 5.5 or higher) and the Netscape Navigator Browser (version 4.5 or higher, currently not NS6). The WebSol platform is hosted on MS Windows NT4, MS SQL Server database and IIS server software. WebSol requires workstation and server hardware (currently DELL Workstations and Servers).
Components
Personal Management
A Personal workspace comprising Email, Address Book, File Management, Scheduler, Links, Reports, and Journal. Add, upload, download, save, move and edit information.
Group management
Create a group/join a class/association group and choose/edit/delete features for your class/association group. The group workspace comprises of Email, Address Book, File Management, Scheduler, Project Manager, Links, Profiles, Discussion Forum, Chat, Home Page and Journal. Create groups; invite, add, edit, delete and assign levels of access to users; add, upload, download, save, move, edit, delete and share information; move information between group workspaces and personal workspace.
Email
Receive, reply to, send, save, move, and delete email. Upload, download, delete, save and attach to and from workspaces. Move email between group workspaces and personal workspace. View by date, size, subject, and sender.
Address Book
Personal and group Address Book. Add, upload, download, move, edit and delete information. Use address book to manage group member information, especially for email shortcuts.
Profiles
Add, edit, delete personal information viewable (or not) by other group members - add, edit and delete it.
File Management
Create file spaces. Add, edit and delete the file space access and allocation (i.e. 100 mb) of group members. Add, upload, download, save, move, edit, delete and share any type of files. Move files between group workspaces and personal workspace. View by date, size, subject, and sender.
Scheduler
Personal scheduler: add, edit and delete. Add, move, edit, delete and share schedule and appointment information.
Project Manager
Personal and Group Project Manager: Create project plan around irregular or regular time periods. Add, edit, delete and assign levels of access to users; add, move, edit, delete and share information. Move information between group project managers and personal project manager. Add, edit and delete origin and completion dates. Add, edit and delete priority. View by type (i.e. priority level, meetings, and completion level), date, time-unit and sub-time units.
Discussion Forums
Create, add, edit and delete group Discussion Forums. Invite, add, edit, delete and assign levels of access to users. Add, download, save, move, edit, delete and share discussion postings. Move information between group discussion forums and personal workspace. View by date, subject and user.
Chat
Create, add, edit and delete group Chat. Invite, add, edit, delete and assign levels of access to users. Add, download, archive, save, move, edit, delete and share chat sessions. Move information between group discussion forums and personal workspace.
Links
Add, download, move, edit and delete Personal and group links. Add, edit, delete and assign levels of access to users. Share links. Move information between group bookmarks' and personal links.
Reports
View information about your personal and group management system such as total file space consumption, the number and names of members, no of email messages etc. Log file information can also be displayed showing the number of hits for each group/member, the browser version of the users, IP addresses etc.
Journal
Make notes. Add, edit, save and delete information.
Miscellaneous Applications
Other miscellaneous applications are available such as an academic roster, glossary, references, to do list, expense account etc.
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