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The first step in any project, whether it's a research paper or a digital media object, is to understand the assignment, and research their topic. Students need to collect information to analyze, share, dissect, or summarize. In the very first stages they'll want to start with some basic search queries on the library website.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"ff14ca88-b676-4677-ab1e-db76f8c5f1ab"}],"header":"Researching"},{"position":{"x":15.887852546935397,"y":51.86643844106078},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

The first step in researching is to start reading the guidelines from their instructor. This can be in the assignment document, their course outline, the instructors course notes or somewhere else in Blackboard. It's up to the student to first understand the requirements of the assignments. If they are unclear about the assignment or the parameters of the assignment, they should direct those questions to their instructor.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"1c56fbfe-d19d-4af6-b24b-50112b2d0b8b"}],"header":"Understanding the Assignment"},{"position":{"x":23.097465383276152,"y":52.40782309217315},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Now the student understands the kind of information they need to collect and can start searching. They can start with the library search, a library tutorial, or book a research appointment with a librarian. Librarians can help students gather the information for their assignment, but aren't always the best source when it comes to creating an infographic, designing a video or other digital media type questions.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"0aacb0cc-b479-436b-a508-9c19d1608331"}],"header":"Collecting Information"},{"position":{"x":30.4,"y":52.36782731681034},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

What does collecting digital objects mean? For these purposes it is how do we find free to use images, audio and even video clips. These can be an important part of creating a digital assignment, and students don't always understand Creative Commons and attribution rights. With this, we want to direct students to websites that help them find free to use resources.<\/p>\n\n

The Sandbox has put together an entire site highlighting some great resources!<\/a><\/p>\n\n

This page can help students (and you!) immensely in finding stock images to add to their assignments, icons to help in website and apps, audio to add as background music, even open source software students might want to use! Explore this site and be ready next time a student is looking for some free stock images!<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"592120fe-372d-47cc-9343-cefd4ee092d7"}],"header":"Collecting Digital Objects"},{"position":{"x":39.919895334737916,"y":52.24665652677031},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Now that students have collected all their information, and maybe collected some images or audio, they'll want to start creating their assignment. Keep in mind they may just jump to this step! It's never a bad idea to know a little about the system they're going to use to get an idea about how their information can be presented.<\/p>\n\n

At this stage they may not have picked their software to build in yet, or they know what software, they just haven't started learning it yet. For most digital media assignments, a Sandbox webinar can help them get started.<\/p>\n\n

Don't forget, not all software is the same across devices! Check what kind of hardware the student is using, Mac, PC, Chromebook or something else can make a difference.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"8a9f6366-c354-46a0-bf5b-80601c6bc748"}],"header":"Building and Creating"},{"position":{"x":49.88558352402746,"y":53.47531456009128},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Understanding the tools is a big ask! First check if their software is something that is widely supported by the Sandbox such as Word, or Adobe Spark. No? Is it a software widely supported by Seneca College? ITS links to their main softwares<\/a> such as Adobe Cloud, VMWare, Microsoft Office and ArcGIS. Still no luck? This is where your searching skills come in! YouTube and LinkedIN Learning are two of the best resources for software how-tos. There's also always the softwares website, which usually have help resources to use.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"1762504d-fc77-476c-9a2b-1b2b9c63c081"}],"header":"Understand the Tools"},{"position":{"x":64.4,"y":52.19524515086207},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Citations still need to happen in digital media assignments, but they can be very tricky as APA and MLA don't always give definitive answers. Always recommend the student ask for clarification from their instructor how they would like them done. The APA and MLA citation guides both contain a link to a page called \"Citing Sources in Your Digital Assignment<\/a>\". This page provides recommendations for Seneca students, but the \"correct\" method is ultimately up to the preferences of the instructor.<\/p>\n\n

There are too many possibilities to go through them all in this tutorial, but browse through them and see what are the different ways students can cite in their digital media projects.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"7bf293c6-3971-4f66-85fd-fea7075294a6"}],"header":"Citations"},{"position":{"x":80.37383402753882,"y":52.71884924928042},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Students may be having issues either with exporting their assignment out of the software. For example, they may having a hardtime exporting a completed Abobe Spark Video, in which case, the students may view the softwares own help site. For video assignments, students may have questions about uploading videos to sites like YouTube or MS Stream. Both YouTube<\/a> and MS Stream<\/a> have helpful guides. The other area students can get stuck is in the final submission, that is submitting their final project to Blackboard or Learn@Seneca. They may need to contact ITS for Blackboard support or reach out to their instructor if submission instructions are unclear.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"0f2f0cc1-e7eb-436a-aeca-caf785312923"}],"header":"Submission"},{"position":{"x":90.3871851891232,"y":52.062032209963284},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

My assignment is due tonight and I keep getting an error message! ...is a message we have received before and will likely receive again. Unfortunately we can direct the student to some resources to help them out, but that's about it. The first one is to identify what kind of issue it is. Is the file too large? Is it an incompatible file type? The browser might just be being funny and a simple change of browser can help fix the issue.<\/p>\n\n

The BlackBoard help site<\/a> is a great outlet to identify the steps the students might need to take. Remember Seneca now uses BlackBoard Ultra, which means we're using the new system and not the old one. They can find information on the BlackBoard site about uploading assignments, and supported file types.<\/p>\n\n

They may also need to reach out to ITS who can hopefully help them.<\/p>\n\n

Most importantly, the student should reach out to their instructor to let them know they are having issues submitting an assignment in the event the issue is not fixed right away.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"35a020fe-56b6-4c45-8462-4e1475db236c"}],"header":"Uploading"},{"position":{"x":57.199999999999996,"y":53.26605902777778},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

This is the point where everything starts to come together for the digital assignment. If students need guidance they can attend a Sandbox tutorial or use one of the Sandbox modules found on the Sandbox page under Create Digital Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

If students have specific questions for their project they may benefit from a digital media appointment<\/a> to have a one-on-one video conferencing session with a Sandbox staff member. Appointments can be used for troubleshooting, to guide students in decisions about tools to use or to help students discover more advanced tools or features within a tool that may help them better meet their creative vision. (Example: I'm using Adobe Spark to record a video and want to have two different songs play instead of one).<\/p>\n\n

Digital media appointments are 30 minutes and the system will allow bookings up to two hours before the time. <\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"50a04153-42bb-464e-b250-1bfedbfcf795"}],"header":"Building the assignment"},{"position":{"x":71.2,"y":52.30034722222222},"alwaysFullscreen":false,"content":[{"params":{"text":"

Even after careful planning and preparation there can be unexpected technical issues in digital assignments.<\/p>\n\n

Some examples of these issues may include: <\/p>\n\n

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Poor sound quality or lack of sound on videos<\/li>\n\t

Online tools crashing or giving error messages<\/li>\n\t

Being asked to pay or subscribe to a tool before being allowed to save or export work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

Technical issues can vary and have many possible causes. Students can be directed to the Sandbox team at sandbox@senecacollege.ca for assistance. Some information to pass along can be:<\/p>\n\n

What specific tool a student is using (PowerPoint, Canva, Spark, etc.)<\/li>\n\t
What type of device they're using (Mac, Windows computer, iPhone, etc.)<\/li>\n\t
Which version of the software where applicable (PowerPoint for Mac 2019, PowerPoint for Office 365, etc)<\/li>\n\t
What the specific issue is and their desired solution (\"The music stops playing part way through but I want it to last the entire video\")<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
You can see the tips under \"Understanding the Tools\" for ideas of how to find troubleshooting resources quickly. Students may want to notify their professor if they're experiencing a technical issue that is preventing them from completing and submitting their assignment.<\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.Text 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"0ea121dc-bbba-48bc-bfd5-c08c0b2178d9"}],"header":"Troubleshooting"}],"hotspotNumberLabel":"Hotspot #num","closeButtonLabel":"Close","image":{"path":"images\/image-5fa2d49e7f8b7.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1959,"height":1094}}