Online Environment for Writing:
Using the University of Utah's
Open Learning Management System's
GroupWare

Tom Malloy
February 20, 2007
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence

Open Learning Management System (OLMS)
Created by the University of Utah
Open Source Code
No License Fee
www.psych.utah.edu/olms

Demo Registration Page

Demo a Class Page

Go to GroupWare

GroupWare Overview:

PURPOSE:

• Make it easy for instructors
• to have students
• WRITE A LOT

FEATURES:

• Students work in Collaborative Groups created by Instructor
• Instructor writes Essay Question
• Each Student Writes Essay
  • Long or Short
• Each Student Writes Feedback on Other Students' Essays
• Each Student Scores (0 to 10) Other Students' Essays
• Each Student Scores (0 to 10) Other Students' Feedback
• All scores automatically entered in Student Gradebook
  • No clerical organization required by Instructor
  • All Deadlines automatically enforced
• Asychronous
  • Students can work and give feedback at different times
  • 24/7
• Instructor has Overview Interface
  • For all Student Essays in the same Collaborative Group
• Instructor can give feedback to one or all students in the same Collaborative Group in a single Interface

 

Instructor Overview

For one Collaborative Group

For one Essay Assignment

Link

Student Input Interface

• Can Enter Essay directly into Interface
• Can Paste Essay into interface from Word Processor

Student Score Card

 

Student Gets TWO Scores:

• Score for Essay Quality
  • (Averaged over all students in same Collaborative Group)
• Score for Quality of the Feedback that s/he gave to other students
• (Averaged over all students in the Collaborative Group)

Both Scores Automatically Entered into Grade Book

After the Deadline has passed