Cengage Learning Digital Road Shows 2013, SAM

Engaging, Efficient, Effective:SAM 2013 has you covered!

AGENDA

• SAM 2010: We’ve been Listening! • LMS Updates• Computer Concepts Tasks• MindTap Readers• New Gradebook Features and Reports

• SAM 2013: What’s Coming!• SAM Assessment & Training• SAM Projects• NEW! LMS Updates• MindTap

SAM 2010 and 2013: LMS Updates

Streamlined Course Set UpExpress Assignment Creation

• Easy section and assignment creation

• Create and schedule all assignments from one page

• Easily navigate between chapters

SAM 2010 and 2013: LMS Updates

Section Copy

• Quickly and efficiently create multiple sections at the same time

• Modify scheduling options for SAM assignments in just a few clicks

SAM 2010 and 2013: LMS Updates

Streamlined Course ManagementIndividual Assignment

• Schedule any assignment for a single student or group of students with 1 click

• Multiple ways to incorporate the grade for this assignment into the grade book

SAM 2010 and 2013: Computer Concepts

• New Computer Concepts tasks cover topics such as computer hardware, safety and security, information literacy, and computer networks.

• All Computer Concepts tasks include a Training Scenario, and 2 Assessment Scenarios

SAM 2010 and 2013: Mind Tap Readers

• Media RicheBooks

• Embedded video

• Highlighting/note taking

• Wiki searching

SAM 2010 and 2013: New Reports

• Institutional Reports • Student Specific Frequency Analysis Reports • Score Normalization for Projects• Gradebook Enhancements

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

The SAM 2013 Timeline• Summer 2013 Release• Intro level content for Access, Excel,

PowerPoint and Word• Windows 8 and Windows 7• Computer Concepts• Intro level MindTap Readers

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

New Training page and features!

• New Intro tab

• Multiple methods documented

• Mac hints

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

New Video Playback Feature!

• Records each student’s actions on SAM Assessment tasks

• Accessible for instructors only through the Individual Performance Reports

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

Expanded SAM Projects

• Tighter integration with chapter learning objectives

• Mac-compatible• Improved cheating detection• Partial credit grading

• Redesigned Student Assignment pages (the calendar!)

• NEW Exam reports with Playback functionality

• NEW Project reports with Partial Credit Grading

New LMS Features and Functionality include:

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

NEW SAM MindTap Program:• Limited Fall 2013 release for

select MS Office 2013 books• Pre-packaged content and

learning paths for each book• LMS integration through

BlackBoard, D2L, MoodleRooms and Canvas

• Demo available in March

SAM 2013: What’s Coming!

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