Dragster 3 results analysis

A brand new facility is now available which provides a powerful new way to analyse the results recorded by Dragster 3 activities. This facility allows the positions of a specified draggable element to be viewed all at once enabling a rapid analysis of common mistakes and also the identification of any issues in the activity design.

For example the screen shot below shows the positioning of the activity label “Lava flow” for all the attempts on the volcano labelling activity, showing those that were correctly positioned etc. The facility provides additional information when the mouse is rolled over each label. This reveals a pop-up which provides further information on the particular activity result from which this label position is taken (activity score, participant name, time and date recorded). Clicking on this pop-up displays the related activity result.

To access this facility view the activity results for any Dragster 3 activity and click on the link View results for each activity element at the bottom of the results page. Then choose the activity element you wish to view in more detail.

To try this facility view the results by element for the volcano labelling activity.

International Staff – University of Leeds

The International Staff website aims to inform and support international academics seeking to work in the UK. Webducate provided technical development, support and advice for this HEFCE project working closely with staff at the University of Leeds. The website is built on a bespoke content management system that facilitates the addition and maintenance of page content and also allows subscribing universities to add supplementary institution specific information.

Embedded within many pages are videos which feature interviews with typical international staff members working within the UK. In these videos they describe the issues they encountered and their experiences of getting established in the UK.  To promote communciation and support an on-line forum (phpBB) has been integrated into the website.

I contacted Webducate in 2007 with only a brief concept for a website to benefit non-UK staff working in higher education. From this idea Tony and his team built a complex site with fully-functioning content management system and backup support that is both easy to use and provides valuable and compelling content. The site has attracted very positive feedback from institutions around the UK and users worldwide.
Webducate have really felt like part of the team, yet still provide a very professional service working to tight deadlines to deliver project requests in a very rapid turnaround time. Work is consistent, of high quality and incorporates the up-to-the-minute new technologies available. Tony has always made suggestions on how our site can be improved and works very flexibly to accommodate our requirements. I can highly recommend Webducate and look forward to continuing to work with Tony and his team.
Heather Timm – University of Leeds

View the International Staff website

Landscape activity layout

Fresh off the press, a new layout for Dragster 3 activities.  This layout option positions the draggable elements to the right of the dropzone image improving the display of activities on small screens. Try the example on the right to see this activity layout in action.
This layout option is available on the activity settings page (last of the settings under General). If you come across any issues with this option please get in touch!

Dragster 3 with activity loading animation

Today a further minor update to Dragster 3 has been released. This new version incorporates a simple loading animation as the activity is being downloaded before becoming active. In addition some minor issues with the display of elements in wiki activities have been addressed.  If any issues are encountered with this latest release please get in touch.