ob3

Delightful study documents

OB3 makes it simple to create media-rich online study documents. OB3 discussions can be started by students anywhere, and happen in context within your course documents. For group collaboration, OB3 supports Flipped Classroom activities. Get started in minutes, OB3 runs in the Cloud with options to integrate with your Institution's LMS.

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We are excited about the possibilities with OB3 and the richness of the experience for both student and teacher

- John Grigg, The University of Sydney

I describe it to others as a 'boutique' system that can be modified to meet practically all teaching requirements

- Gordon Sanderson, University of Otago

We expected the project to require programmers and designers, but with OB3 it can be completed by teachers

- Michael J Lew, University of Melbourne

The beauty of OB3 is students can create discussions in content, reducing isolation and giving lecturers a sense of how students are responding to teaching materials.

- Rea Daellenbach, CPIT

Get your content online simply

OB3 works with the skills you already have. Import your content and files via drag and drop, copy and paste from web pages, Word documents. OB3 cleverly recognises the styling and formatting so your content will appear correctly after import.

In document discussions

In OB3 discussions happen in context inside course content, and can be added by students to ask questions or contribute ideas, while maintaining study flow. Teachers get a clearer picture of student understanding and how they are interacting with your content.

Embed online content simply

Add online media from over 300 online sites including YouTube, SlideShare and many others. Simply a resource, copy its URL, and paste into OB3: the will be displayed automatically.

Simplifying video

OB3 removes the complexity from video. To add video files simply drop them in OB3. Don't worry about the format or size - they will be automatically converted for correct playback on all platforms. OB3 supports uploads up to 1Gb. (see: Plans)

Record audio

In OB3 you can record audio anywhere within documents or discussions, and without requirement for Flash (see: Plans)

Flipped Classroom activities

OB3 supports a variety of synchronous and asynchronous collaborative activities including wiki-style co-written documents, templated group activities, simplified portfolios and group projects. Please contact us for further information.

Plans

Free

import and create content using the OB3 document editor
share your content with students
use OB3 discussions, receive discussion posts and respond via email
in-browser audio recording
add media from online sources such as YouTube
upload files (file size limit 20Mb per file with 2Gb total on free accounts)

Department

Everything in Free, plus:
LMS integration (Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas) using LTI
Unlimited file size uploads (with resumable uploading)
Video uploading, hosting and transcoding services
priority hosting (with data located in your part of the World)
email support (Mon-Fri, 24 business hours max turn around)
personal support via Skype to assist in getting the most out of OB3

Enterprise

Everything in Department, plus:
additional authentication options
OB3 running below your institutional domain
customising visual theming
development services and customisation using the OB3 API
ability to build enterprise workflows on OB3 content and analytics
priority support (phone and email)
enterprise SLA, hosting, custom data retention, and backup options

Services

Content

For clients with extensive collections of content we offer assistance in migrating to OB3. We also have tools to convert PowerPoint presentations to OB3 documents.

Development

For enterprise customers we provide customisation and development services that leverage the OB3 API. Please contact us for further information.

Head Office
OceanBrowser Ltd (UK)
Edspace, Block D
Shoreditch Campus,
Falkirk St,
London NW1 6HQ
Tel: +44 20 37692599

OceanBrowser Ltd (NZ)
PO Box 2247
Dunedin 9044
New Zealand
Tel: +64 (0)3 4742102

Australian clients call direct on Sydney +61 2 82315746

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