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June 10-15, 2012
Growing Community; Growing Possibilities
Robert Gray & Jeff Davidson
Innovation in Learning Center
University of South Alabama
From the beginning, we included◦ VPs
◦ Deans
◦ Chairs
◦ Faculty Senate
◦ Faculty from each College
◦ Support Staff
Sakai Community
Feature Richness
Flexibility
Project Collaboration
rSmart/Sungard Partnership
Cost
Office of Electronic Learning
Online Learning Lab (OLL)
Program for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (PETAL)
USA Online
LMS Management and Support
Academic TechnologySupport
Faculty Development and Support for Teaching and Learning with and without Technology
Director
Faculty Development Manager
LMS Manager
Academic Technology Manager
2 LMS support staff
Secretary
10 Graduate Student Designers
400 fully online courses
Rated for migration complexity
Faculty given option◦ Having course migrated
for them
◦ Receiving stipend for moving it themselves
Amount of stipend based on complexity rating
1. Publication
2. Navigation
3. Integration
4. Migration
5. Education
6. Fortification
7. Complication
8. Validation
Meetings◦ ILC with deans
◦ Deans with chairs
◦ Chairs with faculty
◦ Faculty with students
Web Pages◦ Announce the migration
◦ Navigation page
◦ Post policies
◦ Training events
◦ Training aids (How-to guides and instructional videos)
Bulk Email
Midweek Memo
• Course Information• Instructor Information• Student Information
(Current)
• Grades (Future)
When will course migrateWho will migrate content
Workshops
• On Campus (various locations)
• Trained Instructors• Interactive
How-to Guides
• Topical• Step-by-step• Screenshots
Instructional Videos• Topical• Brief (3-5 minutes)• Organized by Sakai 4 Parts
FAQs• Q&A• Instructor/Studen
t Driven
• Embanet 24/7 Support• Phone• Chat• Email
• Local Support , M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.• Phone• Email• In person
• Local Extended Hours Support--(during peak times such as first week of course availability, week before and after first day of term, following upgrades, etc.)• Phone• Email
• rSmart Support/Third Party Tools Support• Sakai Community Support
Complication
1. Instructors reluctant to move
2. Course sites not automatic
3. FERPA/J-numbers displayed
4. Importing content – Resources not working
5. Publishing courses
6. Incompletes
7. Interrupted exam
8. Site quota (500 MB)
Solution
1. Stipend, chair timetable2. Instructors control site setup3. Vendor masks J-numbers4. Site repository5. Auto publish 1st day of term
/manual publish up to 14 days in advance (early access)
6. Inactivate other students/ republish course
7. Pad time for technical difficulties8. Media Gallery (unlimited quota)
“You’re doing a great job, my phone’s not ringing”
“The best sign of success is silence”Shhh….
“The best sign of success is silence”
Competency-Based Training
◦ Part 1: Getting Started in Sakai
◦ Part 2: Creating and Delivering Content
◦ Part 3: Assessment and Grading Mechanics
◦ Part 4: Working with Communication Tools
On-Campus Workshops◦ Four 2-hour workshops
◦ At least one full round offered each week
Online Training Modules◦ Self-paced training
Do-It-Yourself◦ Master the competencies
and apply for certification review
Out of 750 faculty◦ 325 have been certified so far
◦ 430 have attended at least one workshop
◦ 140 have registered for the online version
◦ About 25 have completed the online version
Teaching Seminars
Technology Workshops
Teaching & Learning Camp (TLC)
F2F Support
Online Resources
Transition Blog
eNewsletters
SACS “Reaffirmation” review begins this fall
USA’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) project is Collaborative Teaching & Learning
We wrote the proposal for that project, especially the Collaborative Teaching portion, because of the available functionalities in Sakai◦ Content Sharing
◦ Collaborative Development
◦ Improved Communication
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