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WAOL Advisory Group

Get the latest updates on eLearning tools, professional development, LMS, and more from the WAOL Advisory Group meeting. Stay informed and engage with the future of online education.

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WAOL Advisory Group

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  1. WAOL Advisory Group Monday, July 12, 2011

  2. Agenda: • Cancel July 25 because of ELC meeting? • State Authorization Issue • Reporting on use of elearning tools and professional development • Blackboard CollaborateCheck-in • Tegrity Check-in • ANGEL Check-in • LMS Next Steps—Blackboard NG • http://tiny.cc/lx33x --for list of demos • 7/11/2011 Blackboard NG • 7/25/2011 D2L migration (??) • 8/8/2011. Edvance 360 (rescheduled) • 8/22/2011 rSmart • 9/5/2011 No meeting--Labor Day Next meeting—August 8—same time, same place

  3. Reminder: • Summer 2011 (8 weeks) B121 • Enrollment Opens April 27 • Classrooms Open June30 • Enrollment Ends July 7 • Instruction Begins July 7 • Count Day July 18 • Instruction Ends Aug 31 • Grades Due to WAOL Sept 6 • Student Access Ended Sept 8

  4. State Authorization Issue • Law to stop DOE passes US House; however, not likely to pass Senate or to change state laws • Remember requirement to provide complaint contact for out-of-state students. http://www.sheeo.org/stateauth/Links%20to%20Complaint%20Process.pdf • All information on this wiki: http://stateregulations.wikispaces.com/

  5. Reporting • Working on new reports on college use of elearning tools • New reports on college use of professional development ops • Survey of faculty for effectiveness of professional development

  6. Blackboard Collaborate • SBCTC purchased 500 licenses for Plan and Publish per college for the next three years. • Collaborate (Wimba/Elluminate combo) • New interface more simple, better sound/video • Currently in Beta, V.11 slated for July ‘11 release • The default version will continue to be (current) V.10 until this group decides to make Collaborate the default • V.12 will include support for mobile users, ability to publish in multiple formats w/o client software, new archiving system, • http://www.elluminate.com/Company/Media_Center/Press_Releases/Detail/132/?id=193

  7. Tegrity Check-in Summer 2011 Update scheduled by college http://pages.tegrity.com/desktoptrainingseries.html McGraw Hill Campus—set up a WebEx or Collaborate demo?

  8. Tegrity Training • Training opportunities over the length of the 3-year contract • Training Videos: http://www.youtube.com/tegritynw

  9. ANGEL Check-in Mark, Paul and Scott at Bb World

  10. eLearning Community • http://elearninginwa.blogspot.com/ Weekly Office Hours and Presentations, See Calendar Participant Link: http://goo.gl/JpmfU All sessions will be recorded and available via this link: http://goo.gl/wi2Ab To view the session schedule, follow this link: http://goo.gl/cr2R5 If you have suggestions for how to improve the format of these sessions or a suggestion for a future topic, please fill in this form: http://goo.gl/i6OGF

  11. OCL Phase 2 Timeline Update • Move phase 2 of the Open Course Library back by 1 quarter (from fall 2011 to winter 2012) • OCL Phase 2 timeline: • RFP/faculty selection: fall 2011 • Develop: winter-spring 2012 • Pilot courses: fall 2012 • Revise: winter 2013 • Release courses: spring 2013

  12. OCL Phase 2 Timeline Update • Rationale: • Quality is top priority • Fall OCL phase 2 RFP is preferable • Running the phase 2 RFP and selection in Fall will allow for greater exposure and a wider pool of proposals • Timeline adjustment allows additional time for other Fall 2011 projects • OPEN DOL support initiative • OLI adoption initiative

  13. LMS Next Steps • Spring/Summer—finish familiarity sessions • Early Fall—RFP committee begins • Reps from ELC, IC, ITC, LMDC, ADA compliance, student services, faculty—anyone else? • Winter 2012—Release RFP • Spring 2012—Choose vendor and negotiate contract • Begin two-year migration-- July 1, 2012

  14. LMS Familiarity Session Edvance360 (Because of technical difficulties presentation rescheduled for August 8) Today—Blackboard NG • LMS Familiarity Sessions will start at 11:30—after the regular WAOL Advisory Group business meeting—everyone welcome to attend one or both! For past and future dates: http://tiny.cc/lx33x

  15. Take Aways:

  16. Next meeting August 8, 2011, 11:00 to noon on Blackboard Collaborate information on this web site: http://waol.org/faculty_and_staff/WAOLAdvisory.aspx Recordings on WAOL Blog: http://waol.org Please forward invitations to others on your campus who might be interested.

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