SAM 2007 & SAM 2010
Assessment, Training & Projects
Today’s SAM Agenda
• What is SAM?
– Assessment, Training, Projects
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Navigating SAM from the Student side
Setting up SAM from the Instructor side
Future updates for SAM
Additional Resources
What is SAM?
• Performance-based exam and training simulations for
Microsoft Office
• Live in-the-application projects-based assessment for
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Web deliverable
• Internet Explorer and Flash Player required
• Also compatible with Firefox and Safari for Mac users
• Flexible scheduling options
• Numerous detailed reports for instructors and
students
SAM Assessment
• Simulated performance-based exam simulations (tasks)
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Internet Explorer, Outlook
• Thousands of objective-based questions
• Exams can be created…
– By textbook chapter
– Picking and choosing exam tasks
– Picking and choosing objective-based questions
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Training
• Simulated, interactive training scenarios
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
– Multiple training methods address different learning
styles
• Training assignments can be created…
– By textbook chapter
– Picking and choosing training scenarios
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to
Course Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Projects
• Live in the application, auto-graded, project-based
assessment
– Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Project assignments include
– Textbook end-of-chapter projects
– Mirror or “2nd scenario” projects *
– Capstone projects *
• Anti-cheating detection
• Fully integrated into the SAM “system”
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
http://sam2010.course.com
SAM
Training
SAM 2010 Release Schedule
V1.0
(Live)
V1.1
(Live)
V1.5
(January 8, 2011)
V2.0
(Summer 2011)
Assessment
(Intro level)
More Intro tasks
Finishes Intro
tasks
Comprehensive
level tasks
Training
(Intro level)
More Intro tasks
Finishes Intro
tasks
Comprehensive
level tasks
Projects
(Chapter 1 all
apps)
Rest of Intro (end- Adds in “mirror”
of-chapter)
2nd scenario
Projects
Comprehensive
level Projects
• SAM Central
Resources
– http://samcentral.course.com
• Register for a live SAM Webinar or view
recorded Webinars at the Cengage Learning
TeamUp Website
– http://www.cengage.com/school/teamup/
• SAM Training Guide, Instructor and SAM
Student “walkthrough” documents
• CourseCoach
– www.course.com/coursecoach
Learning Resources
Click SAMCENTRAL from the SAM screen
http://cengage.com/samcentral
Self-Training Videos
Online Seminars
SAM 2007 & SAM 2010 Training Guide
Thank You!
trish.bobst@cengage.com