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UCIST UW-ACE Update

UCIST UW-ACE Update. Presentation to UCIST 30 May 2008 Andrea Chappell. Topics. Online Learning Environment Review Project Looking for approval to start! UW-ACE Operations retreat – FYI and input UW-ACE general update Upgrade to V7.2 Security breaches Ops topics Add-on applications

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UCIST UW-ACE Update

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  1. UCIST UW-ACE Update Presentation to UCIST 30 May 2008 Andrea Chappell

  2. Topics • Online Learning Environment Review Project • Looking for approval to start! • UW-ACE Operations retreat – FYI and input • UW-ACE general update • Upgrade to V7.2 • Security breaches • Ops topics • Add-on applications • UW-ACE Statistics

  3. OLE Review Project – Why? • ANGEL has performed well, scaled well, added functionality • Integrated audio recording (Wimba) and TurnItIn; next, clickers • ALI relationship continues to be mostly satisfactory • In four years since adoption, much has changed: • Explosion of Web 2.0 apps and mobile devices – new forms of communication, delivery, participation • Marked increase in capture and delivery of audio/video materials • Market place: merger of leaders WebCT and Blackboard (and bailing from them?), and more robust and supportable open LMS So … • Evaluate where we are, where we want to be after 2010 (renewal) • Recommend direction to UCIST

  4. OLE Review Project – What? • Overview of process: • Phase I: investigate and report on short list of candidates • Phase II: further investigate short list, if warranted • Comprehensive campus consultation along the way • Duration: • Starts when UCIST approves the charter • Phase I due January 2009 (?) • Final recommendation in May 2009 (?)

  5. OLE Review Project – Team • “Core" group • Will meet regularly for all phases of the project • UW-ACE Operations group so far • Needs a faculty member and student(s) • “Resource" group • Participate for particular topics, welcome for all • Members from areas such as the Faculty computing offices, the Bookstore, IST security resource, etc. • Likely will include additional faculty members

  6. OLE Review Project – Approve? • Charterhttp://ist/~chappell/projects/lms_review_2008/charter_lms_2010.html • Appropriate objectives? • Appropriate scope? • Enough information given in the statement of work? • Too "scary" or too careful in broaching the subject of a possibility of a switch from ANGEL, if warranted? • Team members – OK?http://ist/~chappell/projects/lms_review_2008/team_list.html

  7. Questions?Comments?Concerns?

  8. UW-ACE Operations Retreat 20 June 2008 (RAC building) • Focus efforts of UW-ACE Operations group for the next year • Review long list of future items • Identify the "big" items to prioritize over that time • Examine our processes for managing UW-ACE • Etc.!

  9. Examples of “Future Items” • Audio and video on UW-ACE • Learning Program Suite - how to be involved? See Bulletin item on UW directions for objectives and standards. • E-portfolio in ANGEL • UW-ACE processes • How long to keep old course data • Removing read/write access for instructors to old courses • Procedures and Policies • Gathering feedback from users - provide a form or at least an advertised mechanism • Instructor/TA Evaluations • Presence management (ANGEL Live and more). • ANGEL Live - who is using, and experiences • IST Presence management pilot • Next version (v7.4?) focus groups • Accessibility, …

  10. Questions?Comments?Concerns?

  11. General Update – Upgrade to v7.2 • Upgrade to V7.2 • Smooth upgrade on Tuesday, April 29th • Authentication problem on Wednesday, April 30th (fixed) • Top V7.2 issues: Mostly e-mail • E-mail marked as spam (tweak made to our spamassassin, leaves UW vulnerable to internal e-mail spam attack). Addressing with ALI. • "Scary" error message when e-mail sent from ANGEL to joeuser@uwaterloo.ca and joeuser has not specified a forwarding address.  • Encouraged Mac users to upgrade to Firefox 2.0 to fix Mac-related e-mail issues.

  12. General update – Security Breaches • Two students gained privileged access via vulnerability. Assoc. Deans of Undergrad Math handling cases. AD-U Arts and Eng apprised (activity in some courses). • Log activities uncovered unrelated stolen Uwdir and Nexus password. Two culprits changed midterm marks in UW-ACE. AD-U Math handling cases. • Reviewing for recommendations regarding process changes (db checking) and "best practise" (maintain another copy of marks outside UW-ACE??).

  13. General update – Ops topics • Auditing a course - Policy • Undergrads must register and pay for the course, should not be added just on request. Grads may be added to undergrad courses upon professor's approval. • V7.3 Beta • Impressive new admin tools. Possibly upgrade April 2009, depends on benefits and “appetite". • File formats caused problems with printing in Library • Info sent to CTE Liaisons regarding creating PDFs (margin issues).

  14. General update – Add-ons • Turnitin • pilot into second term • survey of students, faculty, staff, admin run by Bruce Mitchell (through UW-ACE) • Wimba renewal • IST paid half, DCE half; price high and usage low (but vital in some DE courses) • Over next 9 months DCE will look into other solutions • i-Clicker • Discussions about clicker registration integration

  15. Anything else UW-ACE?

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