Getting started with Student Attendance Monitoring (SAM) Flash Version 1 Date: Friday, 30 November 2018 ● Name: Faria Ahmed ● Duration 20minutes Getting started with Student Attendance Monitoring (SAM) Flash
Agenda What is SAM and why do you need to use it? How SAM Flash works Accessing SAM Flash The SAM Flash homepage Monitor and update student attendance Managing classes Think of it as a electronic register
SAM Flash overview
A system that records student attendance for their course. What is SAM? A system that records student attendance for their course.
Why do we need to use SAM Flash? Compliance - It is a UKVI requirement that we monitor attendance of Tier 4 international students Engagement/Retention – to report on attendance to each school Think of it as a electronic register
UWL ID card reader All teaching rooms on all sites have an electronic card reader inside the room – there are signs to showing what to do Please emphasise to students they must touch their card on the reader when they enter, there will be a short beep to confirm. Studdents should not use the keypad.
Accessing SAM Flash and the home page
To launch Sam Flash https://sam.uwl.ac.uk/SAM/views/ClassSearch.aspx On your PC desktop you will have an icon like this, double click On a Mac open a browser type the following – you will have to log in the first time https://sam.uwl.ac.uk/SAM/views/ClassSearch.aspx
Sam Flash homepage On your PC desktop you will have an icon like this, double click On a Mac open a browser type the following – you will have to log in the first time
Monitor and update student attendance
Sam Flash scheduled students On your PC desktop you will have an icon like this, double click On a Mac open a browser type the following – you will have to log in the first time
Managing classes
Thank You For technical issues, contact the IT Service Desk: Internal phone: 2222 External phone: 0300 111 4895 Email: ITServiceDesk@uwl.ac.uk For ‘How Do I?’ questions: Email: ittraining@uwl.ac.uk Think of it as a electronic register