SAM 2010 v2.0Coming June 2011

Assessment & Training• Assessment: test, quiz, homework• Training: learn by reading, watching,

or doing• Assignments are a collection of

simulated tasks– Ex. Bold a Word, Add a Slide

• Assignments can be created based on Textbook chapters

• OR you can Pick and choose the tasks you wish

• Content includes: 4 Core Office applications and Windows 7

Projects

• Projects:– Are auto-graded– Are live-in-the-application– Are available for all 4

applications– Are based on end-of-

chapter material– Contain a 2nd case covering

the same skills, but a different document

SAM 2010 v1.5—available now!

• SAM Content• Intro Office level Assessment (2 scenarios)• Intro Office level Training• Projects (2 scenarios: 1 end-of-chapter, 1 new w/same

skills)• Topics Included:• Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint• Windows 7 (no projects)

NEW ! V2.0 content

• Integrated Digital book– Far more detail in just a few slides…

• Comprehensive-level Assessment & Training– Will cover Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint– Simulated tasks mapped to all text series

• Pasewark Intro Office 2010 end-of-chapter projects

• Comprehensive Excel and Access end-of-chapter projects– New Perspectives and Shelly/Cashman

NEW! V2.0 functionality

• SAM Path– A completion-dependent series of Exam and

Training assignments– 3 different paths, determined by instructor to best

prepare students to meet course objectives• Reports– New! All Students, All sections– 0% Projects

• Step weight modifications

Integrated Digital Book

• 4 key titles:

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Integrated Digital Book:Key features

• Study Guide links• Embedded Videos• Bookmarks• Highlighting• Hyperlinked Glossary terms

Integrated Digital book-Instructor flow

Add a book to the Section• Will be ORANGE if one of the 4 titles

Create assignments as you do now

Schedule assignments as you do now

Instructor workflow

Integrated Digital Book- Student experience

• Enroll in SAM with ATP+IDB specific code• Join a section• Complete Exams or Projects as scheduled• View ENHANCED Study Guide– Will include links out to digital text– Where appropriate, Premium video content will also

be available– Existing training links will also be available

• Access to each chapter from SAM Assignments screen; new READINGS category

Student workflow• Complete assignment• Run Study Guide

• This will be a link which opens page in digital book• Once in the digital book, they can launch relevant

videos

Student Workflow (cont’d)

EXAMPLE of image which, when clicked will open a video

Assignments-Shows Readings

When, When?

• Preview Site– By mid-March

• V2.0 release– End of June

Release PlansV1.5 - Live now! V2.0

(End of June 2011)

Assessment: Introductory Office tasks Comprehensive level tasks

Training: Introductory Office tasks Comprehensive level tasks

Projects: Intro Office: end of chapter projects and 2nd scenario cases for Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint

Select Comprehensive level projects• NP Excel & Access—Comprehensive• S/C Excel & Access—ComprehensivePasewark: Intro Office 2010 projects

Integrated Digital Book:• S/C Intro Office 2010• NP Office 2010: First Course• Illustrated Office 2010: First Course• S/C Disc. Computers + Office 2010

combo

Questions?