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Desire2Learn Implementation Update

Desire2Learn Implementation Update. IST Friday a.m. Seminar 6 May 2011. Agenda. Courses this spring term Prep for pilot Moving courses to D2L Training and support Primary differences Rollout and what happens next In the news. LMS Selection Project Team. Core Team

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Desire2Learn Implementation Update

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  1. Desire2Learn Implementation Update IST Friday a.m. Seminar 6 May 2011

  2. Agenda • Courses this spring term • Prep for pilot • Moving courses to D2L • Training and support • Primary differences • Rollout and what happens next • In the news

  3. LMS Selection Project Team Core Team • Andrea Chappell (Project Leader) • Sean Warren (IST) • Jan Willwerth (IST) • SorenaTiba (IST) • Lorne Connell (IST) • Aldo Caputo (CEL) • David Bean (CEL) • Jane Holbrook (CTE) • Mary Power (CTE) • Sandra Keys (Library) • Susan Shifflett (OPD) • Professors James Skidmore andPeter Carr • LiwanaBringelson (consultant) Resource Team • Katherine Lithgow (CTE) • Nick Soave (FEDS VP Ed) • Shawn Gilbertson (Bookstore) • Trevor Holmes (CTE) • Mark Morton (CTE)

  4. Courses this spring term • CEL: Biology 373, French 297, German 383, Philosophy 200A • “Campus” courses: Knowledge Integration 275, Systems Design 114, Chemistry 233/237, Math 136 and 138, International Development 474, and Social Work 471R • Also, use of ePortfolio in one course.

  5. Prep for the pilot • CAS authentication • Complication of not using a portal • Class lists by bulk upload (not automated) • Organizational structure • Similar to OUs in AD (Faculties, depts, CEL/campus, academic term, etc.) • Roles and permissions • Admin, Course mgr, prof, TAs, students, etc.

  6. Moving courses to D2L • Course conversion tool built by D2L • Extract a course package from ANGEL • Run through conversion tool • Results in a D2L course structure • Many courses could run “as is” from this • However, may want to tweak or reorg • Chance to rethink design and consistency

  7. Training and support plans • Support course moves from ANGEL • Training: • Group training in Faculties/departments • Some “just in time” training options • Videos • Documentation • Office hours by Faculty Liaisons • As needed, student overviews in class

  8. Bird’s eye view of new system

  9. Diff ANGEL D2L • Admin • Cascading roles • “Carpal tunnel” permissions • Tool “turn on/off” approach • Course tools • “Surfaced” in D2L (on tabs) • ANGEL Agents/actions • Voice recording

  10. Mobile in D2L • Mobile Web. Part of the LE, based on set of HTML5 pages. • 2GO. For Blackberry only (for now). Allows delivery of content and ePort functions. • Campus Life. Content fed through API to Mobile App Server, to device, converts to mobile formats.

  11. Gradual Course Roll-out • Spring 2011 (11 courses) • Iterative testing of conversion of courses • Continue roll-out Fall 2011, Winter 2012 • Fall: keep new students in one system • Winter: no live ANGEL courses • Retain ANGEL for 1 year beyond end of final courses (for grade appeals)

  12. Where will it run? • ANGEL runs on uWaterloo systems • D2L hosting is attractive • Two Toronto facilities (disaster recovery) • Secure, very large • Economies of scale, faster expansion • Still all our data • Planning one year trial of D2L hosting

  13. Support model • Remains very much the same • CTE Liaisons (1st line support in Faculties) • Jan, Sean, Sorena in IST-ITMS • CEL fully online course dev and delivery • Changes? • UW-ACE Ops (Aesops) – broaden group and mandate for more course tools • Greater consistency across courses

  14. Work in the queue • Automated class list loading • Grades to Quest • Tools integration • Existing (Turnitin, Ares eReserves, iClicker) • New? (Live interaction, media streaming) • Calendar – important dates, course schedules?

  15. Open House Feedback • Watcardphoto integration • What pilot courses chosen; timing for choosing Fall courses; 1styear students • Notify of D2L courses (student comment) • IP questions re: hosting • Partnership/devopportunities with D2L

  16. In the News • D2L buys ePresence (web conferencing system, in use at Waterloo) • Blackboard acquisition!? Potential buyer not specified.

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