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1. From Vista 8 to Blackboard Learn™9.1 – LessonsLearned and Tips for Success

   Dan Stoffel, Northern Arizona UniversityErin Shelley, Northern Arizona University
2. Overview of Northern Arizona University ~22,000 students Vista 8.0.4, transitioning to Bb Learn 9.1 ~6,000 sections/semester currently created automatically in the LMS General info: http://www.nau.edu/~d-elearn/bblearn
3. Migration Process Bulk of migration work is done by student employees Anticipate ~1500 – 2000 total migrations Over 1700 requests as of July 2011 One challenge is getting accurate, timely requests from instructors Use as many communication channels as possible Academic department meetings Direct emails Vista announcements Inside NAU publications Newsletters
4. Migration Requests Authentication automatically gathers instructor’s Vista course information 3 key pieces of information: What course and section needs to be migrated from Vista? When will it first be taught in Bb Learn? When does it need to be done (i.e., the latest the instructor needs to start working on it)? We check for duplicates Multiple sections of the same course are not necessarily identical Encourage different instructors of the same course to work on a common course design Link to Request Form (mockup): http://tinyurl.com/NAU-migration-request
5. Migration Database Tracks every migration request from start to finish Sortable/searchable/filterable by instructor, course, department, semester, process, etc. Instructors may see the status of their own migration requests Each request also opens a ticket in our support-tracking system Each migration broken down into separate processes 28 processes (currently!); not every process will necessarily pertain to every migration Processes are modified as service packs are released or issues are discovered or corrected Each process is checked out (locked) then checked back in by a migration worker; comments may be added
6. Migration Database Main Migration Database view Filters used to limit # of results returned
7. Migration Database Migration Detail view All main details on right; process check-in/out on left
8. Migration Database Process Detail view Comments may be added; check “Completed” when done
9. Migration Processes 28 Separate Processes (still evolving) Link to Processes -- http://tinyurl.com/NAU-migration-process First process is to check for duplicate requests (multiple sections of the same course, either by the same instructor, or different instructors) 5 are done by Admins; all others may be done by student employees 1.1: Copy Vista Section 1.2: Enroll Migration Workers 1.26: Enroll and Notify Instructor (Future Course) 1.27: Fix Banner Image and Header 1.28: Copy Migration to Real Shell Migration Worker role created on Bb Learn for Student Employees (local accounts on both Vista and Bb Learn) May archive, restore and categorize courses May quick-enroll
10. Questions & Resources Northern Arizona University e-Learning Centerwww.nau.edu/elc Dan StoffelDan.Stoffel@nau.edu928-523-8182 Erin ShelleyErin.Shelley@nau.edu928-523-9285 Links from presentation www.nau.edu/~d-elearn/bblearn tinyurl.com/NAU-migration-request tinyurl.com/NAU-migration-process
11. Please provide feedback for this session by emailingBbWorldFeedback@blackboard.com. The title of this session is: From Vista 8 to Learn 9.1 – Lessons Learned and Tips for Success