WebCT Conferences http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/ Notes from various WebCT conferences en 2006-07-17T15:37:27-06:00 Impact 2006: Final Keynote: ePortfolios: Digital Stories of Deep Learning http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_fin.html The final keynote was provided by Dr. Helen Barrett of the University of Alaska in Anchorage. She had a very interesting take on what an ePortfolio is. Some people see it as a way to save assignments to demonstrate work. Others see it as a way for institutions to track accreditation. But Dr. Barrett sees ePorfolios as a way for people to tell stories about their life.

See her website at http://www.electronicportfolios.org/ for more information.

]]> Impact 2006 kvl014 2006-07-17T15:37:27-06:00 Impact 2006: Friday Session 2: Decentralized Administration and Faculty Support http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_fri_1.html This session discusses the University of Western Ontario's experiences in decentralized administration of WebCT services.

]]> Administration kvl014 2006-07-17T13:40:35-06:00 Impact 2006: Friday Session 1: How we Made Vista 4 Work - Administration and Migration http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_fri.html This session discusses how Northern Arizona University handled setting up their Vista 4 system.

For more, see http://www2.nau.edu/~d-elearn/conference/]]> Migration kvl014 2006-07-17T12:48:44-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 6: Automating Adminstrative Processes http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_thu_3.html This session talked about systems University of Notre Dame put in place to automate some of their administrative tasks.

]]> Integration kvl014 2006-07-13T17:51:30-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 5: Lessons Learned Migrating to CE 6 http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_thu_2.html This was a panel discussion where members of the CE 6 Pilot project discuss their experiences migrating to CE6. Members include Brown University, CSU Chico, Southern Illinois, San Diego University, and Washington State University.

]]> Migration kvl014 2006-07-13T17:31:11-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 4: MS-Office 2007 and WebCT http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_thu_1.html The writeup for this talked about how to improve WebCT integration with the new MS-Office 2007. However, it really was just a demo of 2007, with very little mention of WebCT. Having said that, the demo was good.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-13T17:20:29-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 3: Blackboard Executive Listening Session http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/impact_2006_thu.html This was a session where Blackboard executives listen to the concerns and comments from conference attendies. Detailed notes will be published online after the conference.

]]> WebCT Info kvl014 2006-07-13T16:59:22-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 2: Capture the Classroom Experience with Apreso http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_thursda_1.html This was a presentation about the Apreso product by Anystream. This is a system that allows you to easily record live lectures for playback. This allows students to review the course after the fact, study, etc. The system is designed to be extremely easy for instructors to use.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-13T16:11:58-06:00 Impact 2006: Thursday Session 1: Implementing a WebCT Vista Disaster Recovery Environment http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_thursda.html This session discusses Perdue University's disaster recovery strategy for WebCT Vista. They have developed a system that is supposed to protect them from complete loss of the building containig their WebCT servers.

]]> WebCT Info kvl014 2006-07-13T11:36:40-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Session 5: Scalable Reliable Vista Infrastructure http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd_5.html This is another session on setting up a system presented by North Carolina State University.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-12T22:17:42-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Session 4: Tips for Managing WebCT 6 http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd_4.html I thought this session was going to talk about operational tips for service managers and user support staff. However, it was aimed more at system administrators and DBAs who were planning for CE 6 implementation. Denise took courses like this last year in San Francisco.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-12T21:50:35-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Session 3: Empowering Vista with In House Tools and Technologies http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd_3.html This session discussed how Texas A and M University developed some in house tools to enhance and manage WebCT Vista.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-12T21:27:55-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Session 2: Application Pak 1 http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd_2.html WebCT is now releasing major new functionality using Application Paks. This article discusses the cool new features available in Application Pak 1 for WebCT 6.

]]> kvl014 2006-07-12T16:14:17-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Session 1: CE4 to 6 migration http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd_1.html Dallas University experiences in migrating.

]]> WebCT Info kvl014 2006-07-12T12:17:45-06:00 Impact 2006: Wednesday Morning Keynote http://blogs.usask.ca/webct_conference/archive/2006/07/chicago_wednesd.html Dr. David Wienberger: "Rethinking Knowledge".

This is a quick summary of the key points. More details to follow as I get time to enter them.

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