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Going Beyond Courses with BrightspaceBrightspace Halifax Connection, June 1 2016

University of New Brunswick

• Student Population 10,000 FTE

• Two campuses• Fredericton – 8,000

• Saint John – 2,000

• 11 Faculties• Law School

• Forestry

• Engineering

• Computer Science

• Kinesiology

• Renaissance College

Fast Facts

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• Arts

• Science

• Business

• Nursing

• Education

Centre for Enhanced Teaching & Learning

• Teaching and Learning Services

• Media Services

• Classroom & Technology Services

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Student EngagementCo-Curricular Participation (Hrs/Week)

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45% of students 0 hrs

30% of students 1-5 hrs

25% of students 6+ hrs

The Student Experience

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4 years undergrad study

UNB Co-Curricular Program

Planning Process• Deans, Departments, Faculty, Staff, Students

• Road Trip, EAB, Institutional Profiles

• A program – not just a transcript

• Six theme areas to complete

Models we Consulted • Univ of Pittsburg

• Brock

D2L Brightspace choice of platform

Our approach

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Energizing the student experience.

The Co-curricular Program is a one-stop-shop that encourages

involvement in the many activities and experiences available at UNB.

Benefits:

• Enrich your university experience beyond the classroom

• Gain a competitive advantage in the job market and professional programs

• Add sought-after skills to your resume/portfolio

• Personalize your experience

Employers are looking for more than a degree.

The UNB Co-Curricular Program

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Other benefits

• Retention improvement

• Improved academic performance

• Build a lifelong network

• Foster affinity to the school

• More engaged alumni

• More engaged citizens – involved in their community

• More engaged employees (successful career)

The UNB Co-Curricular Program

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Can Brightspace be our platform?

Brightspace is built for courses.

So...

Will it handle this?

Requirements:

• Doesn't look or feel like a course

• Accessible to all students

• Secure and permanent data

• Familiar/ fast learning curve

• Progress feedback for users

• Flexible structure

UNB Co-Curricular Program?

Co-Curricular Program Overview

Live Demo of

UNB CCP

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Drop Boxes

Problem: Any of Many (X of Y)

“Chose any 3 of the following 11

activities. Place the ones you

complete into their drop

boxes.”

Solution: Many to One (X in N)

“Chose any 3 of the following 11

activities. Place the ones you

complete into one of the 3

available generic drop boxes.”

Content Area

Intelligent Agents

• Pseudo-automation

• Prompting manual

validation

• Unit feedback for the

student

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GradingProgressValidation

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Technologies

Inside Brightspace, content files can load technologies

like external CSS and jQuery from SSL sources.

Co-Curricular Program Overview

Next Steps

• User Progress Widget• Badges/Awards

• Valence

• Dropbox Submission – just text• Customization project with D2L?

• Design all items to require a submission.

• CCP Transcript/Certificate• Data Platform Report?

• Badge/Awards Report?

… and Futures Wish List

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Pilot Project >> Full Rollout

Rollout to whole UNB student body• Focus on first year (in 2016-17)

• Budget

• Marketing

• Staffing

• Analytics

• Recognition

Next Steps

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