I still need to emphasise the need to bring a Word document with the potential for questions. One person changed her mind over a document after I had demonstrated Course Genie. Another person didn't have a Word document anyway and wasted a lot of time trying to find one, ending up with modifying a PowerPoint.
They seemed to build up a good understanding of creating questions. Using the generated examples and working from the Word example seemed to make sense for them all.
Problems
Didn't have time to talk about the files that were produced but it's in the notes.
PowerPoint import as a rtf didn't do too well as there was a lot of formatting. Best to copy the text from the rtf and paste as plain text into the Word document, then don't get problems when re-generating.
The LESS THAN sign caused problems when re-generating. The GREATER THAN didn't... possibly because it was at the beginning of a line.
One person seemed to spend a lot of time with a large file, despite my suggesting that only one criterion out of four be addressed. Time ran out and the person only put in questions for the revision aspect of the section - the first criterion. Learning the hard way!
The wiki - despite my mentioning that it was the story of the document, not an evaluation of the course or an explanation of the features of Course Genie, some of them still started off with evaluation/features. I need a handout / PowerPoint to say otherwise, I think.
Strategies
Put in some headings, Generate Course, then look at the metadata.
The Properties of the document (File - Properties) revealed the title and the author... unexpected author in some cases!
I need to minimise the number of examples, concentrating on the ones with questions.
Someone had an image to add - it needed to be pasted as a .jpeg image and re-entered as a file import. Demonstrated image techniques (Grouping, Moving, Selecting)- slightly off topic but I think it was appreciated.
The Wiki
All entered items in their wiki. I got this right because (while they were having lunch)...
- Previously got them to save their files on the desktop (NB Need to suggest their initials as the folder name)
- Removed their sticks
- I put in the stick with the Fx and wiki (the one they were to take away)
- Started Fx Portable and dragged the wiki file over it, starting up the file
- Talked them all through creating text rather than demonstrating first
- Made sure the wiki were saved
- Coped the wiki to their desktop folder
- Copied the files back to their new stick (they would have 2 copies of the TW)
- Copied the files to my stick
