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John Baker, President & CEO John.Baker@Desire2Learn.com Dan Ganesh, Account Executive Dan.Ganesh@Desire2Learn.com Stephan Meyer, Regional Sales Manager Stephan.Meyer@Desire2Learn.com Mike Kaastra, Technical Solutions Engineer Mike. Kaastra@Desire2Learn.com. Introduction to Desire2Learn.
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John Baker, President & CEO John.Baker@Desire2Learn.com Dan Ganesh, Account Executive Dan.Ganesh@Desire2Learn.com Stephan Meyer, Regional Sales Manager Stephan.Meyer@Desire2Learn.com Mike Kaastra, Technical Solutions Engineer Mike. Kaastra@Desire2Learn.com Introduction to Desire2Learn
Today’s Agenda 1:00 – 1:20 Desire2Learn Overview 1:20 – 2:00 Top 10 / Intro Demonstration2:00 – 3:15 Hands-on workshop 3:15 – 3:45 Participant Q&A 3:45 – 3:55 Summary / Wrap-up 3:55 – 4:00 Participant Exit Survey
Who is Desire2Learn? We develop and support a learner-centric, enterprise eLearning suite for the delivery of teaching and learning, and provide a complete spectrum of professional services to support client success. Desire2Learn at-a-glance: • Roots: Collaboration with University of Guelph • Fastest growing provider of Enterprise eLearning solutions • Recognized for product leadership, focus on clients, and R&D • Over 5 million learners worldwide • 180 employees and growing! Core Philosophy: An eLearning platform should not dictate the approach our clients take to teaching and learning. It should be tailored to their needs, desired look and feel, philosophy, beliefs, vision, brand, and pedagogical approach
Who is Desire2Learn? • Client Focused • An Innovation Leader • A Long Term Partner • A Dynamic Organization • A Collaborator
eLearning Suite Learning Environment ePortfolio LearningRepository LiveRoom Competencies andRubrics DataWarehouse Desire2Learn Learning Platform We provide a user-centric platform for the delivery of teaching and learning
Professional Services Hosting Services Training 24 x 7 Help Desk Support Implementation & Integration Content Services Dynamic User Community
Solution Flexibility http://mohawkcollege.desire2learn.com Mohawk Other/FuturePrograms eLearning Services Community Eng Tech Cont. Mohawk custom roles (unlimited): Template Groups Term Sections Sys Admin CourseOfferings Depart. Admin Term Groups CourseOfferings Auditor Instructor Student TA
Large LMS Deployments • In Wisconsin, we have 250,000 students using the system, with 18 different SIS integrations. • In Minnesota we have rolled out our platform to a system with over 370,000 students. http://d2l.project.mnscu.edu/ • We are the CMS of choice for Ohio State University (~93K FTE) http://telr.osu.edu/carmen/about/choosing/index.htm • Tennessee Board of Regents has selected Desire2Learn to replace WebCT throughout the state (~185,000 FTE, 24 different High-Ed institutions) and host the implementation.http://tbr-elearning.editme.com/ • K-20 Province-wide in Newfoundland, first K-20 central implementation of a single LMS instance in North America. • South Dakota Board of Regents is our latest state-wide client with 6 institutions integrating with a state-wide Datatel SIS.
Learning Repository Is an easy-to-use, standards-based learning object repository that easily integrates with the Desire2Learn Learning Environment
ePortfolio ePortfolio End User Process
Paradoxes Solved • Ease of Use • Meeting the Needs of All Clients • Best “Enterprise” Teaching and Learning Technology • Corporate Growth Pedagogically Rich Tool Set Tools Built to Support the Individual Client Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Focus on Client Success
Staff Top 10 • Course email • Multiple file upload & download • Content/file downloads • Large file storage • Announcements • Import & Export of class data in standard formats • Secure on-line assignments • Message history/tracking • Student Tracking • Section Management (multiple sections, same course content)
Course Email • Internal & External Email • Integrated WYSIWYG Editor • Advanced Folder Management • Course Associations • Search & Filter Capabilities • Personal Settings
Multiple File Upload/Download • WebDAV Support (desktop drag & drop) • Zip Upload Support (can un-zip in course) • Multi-File Add Capability • Available in: • Locker • Discussions • Dropbox • …essentially anywhere • users can upload • documents
Content File Downloads • Easy compiling for download or print • Downloads with right click & “Save Line As…” • WebDAV for instructor Drag & Drop to desktop • Multi-point/tool document posting • All tool have the ability for instructors to post documents for downloading by learners
Large File Storage • Support for large file storage (stored on file server) • Tool-by-tool storage limit controls through DOME
Large File Storage • Easy Quicklinking to externally hosted resources • WYSIWYG Web 2.0 Support • Cut & Paste from YouTube, Flickr, etc…
Announcements • Embedded WYSIWYG • Multimedia, Spellchecker, Quicklinks • Availability Restrictions • Timed Start & End • Attachment Support • Conditional Release Support • Mohawk, Program, Department, & Course Level Announcements • Access based on roles permissions and organizational structure
Data Import & Export • Course Level Data Import/Export: • Gradebook (CSV – offline edit for import) • Quiz/Test/Survey Statistics (CSV export – user, question, response) • Content Access Statistics (CSV export) • Classlist (roster, withdrawals, etc.. – TXT export) • Schedule (CSV or iCal import/export) • Discussion Statistics (CSV Export) • RSS Feeds • Podcasts, News feeds, etc. • Fully integrated Data Warehouse – Administrators • IMS Enterprise for SIS Integrations • automate course creation, user creation and enrollment process for faculty
Data Import & Export Import & Export across the LMS
Secure Dropbox Assignments • Advanced availability restrictions • Auto file naming conventions • Release conditions • Competency and rubric integration • Seamless gradebook integration • Email integration Simplified: • Assignment grading • Assignment downloading • Publishing to course schedule • Group assignment administration • Search and Filtering
Tracking History of Messages Message tracking/history of all communication tools: • Emails • Discussions • Chats • Announcements
Tracking History of Messages Discussion history by User or Forum/Topic, including: • Student statistics: • # authored • # read • # unapproved • # scored • Forum statistics: • total postings • # pinned • # unapproved • # scored *All communications tracked and archived
Student Tracking Student Progress • Student specific summary view • Tracking all student activity in course including gradebook • Login summary, login details, checklist, competencies, discussion activity, dropbox, quiz and survey results
Student Tracking • Competencies & Rubric Support • Seamless tool integration • Reporting and student tracking across organization
Section Management • D2L courses can have sections • Each section inherits content and properties from the parent course • TA’s can be assigned to specific sections with specific course admin permissions • Large classlists, gradebooks, quiz reports, etc., can all be filtered by section • Section specific content and tools can be added using Release Conditions. • Section access revolves around section enrollment role permissions! *Sometimes sections should be separate courses
Student Top 10 • Course email • Gradebook • Secure on-line assignments • Single Username & Password • Self assessment • Content/File downloads • Announcements • External email (send between LMS & Hotmail) • SIS Integration • Multiple file upload/download
Single Username & Password LDAP / AD
Single Username & Password Single Sign On (SSO)
Self Assessment • Built in same assessment engine as Quiz & Survey • Difference: • Not linked to gradebook • Automatic feedback • Instant results • Feedback can include links to content or other course tools • 12 question types including Likert Scale
SIS Integration Capabilities • D2L built special middleware for integration with SIS, and other enterprise systems • Real-time, batch transfer (differential, snap-shot methods) • IMS Enterprise, XML, ODBC, API, web services, text files, or other methods • Filter can run jobs, merge datasets, handle rules for integration • Minimal 3rd party involvement + out-of-the-box tools = reduced costs and time • D2L also worked directly with SunGard (Banner) to create a Real-time implementation using Luminis and the D2L LE Web Services • Reduced Implementation Resource Requirements • Integration examples: • UW-System – 16 different SIS systems (most PeopleSoft) and central authentication • TBR – 22 Banner Integrations • University of West Florida – SIS Integration & Active Directory using single sign-on • Elgin College – Local Datatel Integration • Dozens of large scale integration examples
Supporting Mohawk’s Vision • Single LMS supporting the vision of multiple departments • Easy-to-use for students, faculty and staff • Integrated with SIS and single sign On • Flexible, student-centric, highly collaborative environment for teaching and learning • Pedagogical and accessibility leadership • Lower total cost of ownership: consistent platform, integrated with enterprise systems, maximizing efficiencies • Open standards to support collaboration with others • Enhanced reputation to attract students and faculty • Partnering for long term development of the environment
What Mohawk means to D2L • Key Reference Client: we see Mohawk as an important Canadian college reference. This could also include whitepapers, case studies, etc… • Strategic R&D Partner: our intention is to working closely with Mohawk to deliver immediate requirements, however we embrace long term, collaboration relationships with our clients (e.g. Synergic3). • Trusted Advisor: we would welcome every opportunity for Mohawk to assist in product design sessions, focus groups, community participation, users conference presenting, and much more.
What D2L means to Mohawk • Advanced Tools: • Meets and far exceeds top functional requirements • Enable better teaching and learning! • Ultimate Flexibility: of org structure, roles, and environment • Institution wide, department/program, and course level environments and tools • Advanced role permissions • Easy to Use: • Teachers can focus on teaching; student can focus on learning…not struggling against a software system • Reduced support • Innovative, Long Term Partner…that is just up the road!
Thank You! For more information: www.Desire2Learn.com 1.888.772.0325
Interoperability The eLearning Suite is part of a larger enterprise system