Initiatives
WebCT CE 6 Upgrade Timeline
A test WebCT CE 6 system has been available to all schools for testing purposes since September 2006. The production CE 6 system was activated in May of 2007. Information Services has been working with each of the Schools since the beginning of this year to formally plan the migration to WebCT CE 6. Each individual School is setting its migration timeline with the plan for all schools to be migrated by August 2008. WebCT 4.1 will be available until all classes are migrated.
School Migration from WebCT 4.1 to CE 6
- SOM - They are currently building courses in CE 6 for the Fall semester. All offered classes will be in CE 6 from now on. They currently have 20 courses in CE 6.
- SON - They are currently piloting 2 courses in CE 6 and are planning on piloting 6-10 courses this fall. By Fall 08, all courses will be utilizing CE 6.
- SOAHS - They will have 1 program in CE 6 for the Fall 2007. In Spring 2008, they will transition all remaining programs.
Central Support for Migration
Information Services provides support for each school during their migration from WebCT 4.1 to CE 6. Information Services provides:
- Migration of current class objects form 4.1 to CE 6 upon request.
- Creation of new class objects in CE 6
- Auto-population of students for class objects in CE 6
- Assistance in setting up permissions for course coordinators and team faculty members for each course upon request.
- A modified WebCT portal channel to display both 4.1 and CE 6 courses.
- In collaboration with the School IT staff, a central contact point to work with Blackboard Support to resolve any priority issues as they arise.
- WebCT CE 6 Training
- Overview (2 hours) - short demonstration on each tool available
- Short Courses (2 hours each)
- Assignments - Hands on walk-through on creating, deploying, implementing, grading and facilitating assignments.
- Assessments - Hands on walk-through on creating, deploying, implementing, grading and facilitating assessments.
- Communications - Hands on walk-through on email, calendar, syllabus, announcements, discussions, who's online and chat.
- Course Management - Hands on walk-through on course settings, customization, gradebook, content management, and backing up the course.
- Groups - Hands on walk-through on creating, deploying, implementing, grading and facilitating groups.
- Learning Modules - Hands on walk-through on creating, deploying, implementing, grading and facilitating learning modules.