USE Lab • Digital Media Commons • University of Michigan
Just Clicking Through:How Instructors Use Sakai
as a Web Portal
Steven LonnResearch Specialist
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Where are instructors pointing to?
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What types of sites are most
common?
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Which kinds of sites do students
actually visit?
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How can this research inform
design of the next generation LMS?
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Fall 2010
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Fall 2010
4,873 Course Sites
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4,873 Course Sites
33%use web content
and/or URL resources
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average web content links per site
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2.8average web content
links per site
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Who had the most?
Ancient Civilizations & Biblical Studies (ACABS) 382
Twenty-Six Web Content Links
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average URL resource links per site
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average URL resource links per site
7.16
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Who had the most?
Modern Greek (MODGREEK) 214
One Hundred Eleven URL Resource Links
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Stage 1 Analysis:
Web Content
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Stage 1 Analysis:
Web Content2,117 URLs
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28%
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Video / Audio
Video / Audio
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Video / Audio
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Reference Website
Reference Website
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Online ToolsOnline Tools
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E-TextE-Text
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Blog / Wiki
Blog / Wiki
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Foreign LanguageForeign
Language28%
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Residential Commuter Total
University Resource
Course Resource
Website of Interest
Library Link
Course Website
Video / Audio
Reference Website
Online Tools
E-Text
Blog / Wiki
Foreign Language
14% 57% 28%
23% 5% 18%
22% 5% 17%
5% 28% 12%
8% 1% 6%
8% 1% 5%
5% 1% 4%
4% 0% 3%
4% 1% 3%
4% 0% 2%
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Course Resource
Website of Interest
Library Link
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Reference Website
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14% 57% 28%
23% 5% 18%
22% 5% 17%
5% 28% 12%
8% 1% 6%
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Residential Commuter Total
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Course Resource
Website of Interest
Library Link
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Reference Website
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14% 57% 28%
23% 5% 18%
22% 5% 17%
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Residential Commuter Total
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Course Resource
Website of Interest
Library Link
Course Website
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14% 57% 28%
23% 5% 18%
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Total URLs:Residential: 1,271 (68%)Commuter: 619 (32%)
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Percent of Students Clicking on Links
Course Website
Course Resource
E-Text
Online Tools
Video / Audio
Reference Website
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Percent of Students Clicking on Links
Course Website
Course Resource
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Percent of Students Clicking on Links+ Average Hits Per Link Type
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Humanities 50% 3.2
Natural Sciences
62% 12.8
Social Sciences
55% 3.6
% of Students Clicking
AverageHits
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7.6
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When Do Students Click?
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When Do Students Click?
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If you link to it, will they come?
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How can this research inform
design of the next generation LMS?
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This is the Philosophy Dept home page. I think many of you, after experiencing this course, might consider a double-major or minor in philosophy -- we have several possible tracks and emphases.Feel free to make an appointment with me to discuss major, minor, and certificate programs in our department.
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It’s a WORLD-WIDE web after all...
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THANK YOU!
Steven Lonn
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