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Guiding Light: Guiding Light: Leading a Campus Leading a Campus Through TransitionThrough Transition
Karen MilesUC Berkeley
Dec. 8, 2006 Sakai Conference
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UC Berkeley’s Story
• Implemented Blackboard & WebCT
• Developed and deployed home-grown system, CourseWeb
• No campus-wide integration
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UC Berkeley’s Fall ’05 Preview
• Targeted & invited specific users– Faculty who use BB + CourseWeb– Faculty who use WebCT + CourseWeb– Faculty from depts. with high BB usage
• 48 instructors applied for the pilot• 75 course sites, 4400 students
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See Change Happen
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How did that happen?
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Change Management
Elements of Change
Activities
Communication
Engaged in Process
Appropriate Expectations
Meaningful
Support
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Communication
• Share the overall plan• Discuss the benefits of choosing
Sakai… as a campus… as an instructor… as a student
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The Value of Visibility
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Focus on Activities
• Campus goal = retire two existing systems
• Faculty goal = support learning activities
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Too
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Act
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Foc
us
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The Way of the Wizard
• 195 instructors completed the wizardby October 2006
153 bSpacerecommendations
42 Blackboardrecommendations
195 Instructors
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Engage Users
• Create a dialogue with the community
• Respond to user requests for change
• Highlight user impact
Focus Groups Surveys
Daily or Weekly PollsUser-Driven Forums Consultations
Orientations
Review & Prioritize Enhancements
Fall ’07
DIALOGUERESPOND
DEPLOY
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Set Appropriate Expectations
• Display update info for release cycles• Use MOTD as a communication tool• Encourage dialogue during training &
support activities
• Sakai is ever-evolving
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Flexible & Meaningful Support
• Provide options to a mixed audience– Workshops– Online instructions– Support form– Consultations– Content migration service
• Change location of consultations• Model activity-based learning in ETS-
sponsored workshops
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Lessons Learned
• Constant communication is key• Focus on activities, not tools• Engage users in the change process• Set appropriate expectations• Provide flexible & meaningful support
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Moving Forward
• Revealing opportunities• Expanding the support structure• Incorporating new audiences
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Contact Info
• Karen MilesManager, Training & Supportkaren@media.berkeley.edu
• Educational Technology Services, UC Berkeley
http://ets.berkeley.edu
• bSpace Training & Support Materialshttp://ets.berkeley.edu/TrainingSupportCenter/HowToLibrary.htm
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