Sandbox & Packages
Sandbox Supports
When designing your digital assignments, you should always add in technical supports for students. The Seneca Sandbox provides multiple support types, for a variety of digital assignments. You can either link to the various resources or request to schedule a webinar during your class.
Sandbox PACKAGES
The Seneca Sandbox, Seneca Libraries and Teaching & Learning created Sandbox packages for Blackboard. Packages contain tutorials, assignments and more to help you in assigning digital assignments. For students, they will have the opportunity to expand their digital literacy skills through a variety of interactive tutorials. For faculty, they have been developed to support you in developing and assessing digital media assignments. Packages can be used either as a "plug-and-play" option, or as a base to help you in developing your assignment and supporting your students. Read on to find out all about the packages!
What are Sandbox packages?
Zip files that you can add to your Learn@Seneca (Blackboard) course
Created to support specific learning outcomes based on assignment type
Provide supports and guides for creating and assessing digital media assignments to support faculty
Provide supports and guides for students in creating digital media objects
What's included in a Sandbox Package?
Learning outcomes
Digital assignment dropboxes, templates, tips and instructions
Rubrics for assessing digital assignments
Content areas that instruct and engage students through interactive modules and tutorials
Links to Sandbox webinars and Digital Media Appointments
This short video provides a visual overview of the Sandbox package contents
How to download and import your shiny new package
Customizing Packages
Packages are meant to be customized and serve as a starting point for you and your students. Customize it to your course/assignment learning outcomes, specific resources you'd like used, the grading scheme and more.
The only elements that cannot be customized once it's in your course are the interactive H5P elements, and the content in the tutorial pages.