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WebCT Users Conference 2003 San Diego, California - July 14-18, 2003 "Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate, Make an Impact!" 150 sessions - 80 countries |
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WebCT Users Conference 2003 San Diego, California - July 14-18, 2003 "Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate, Make an Impact!" 150 sessions - 80 countries |
Summary of
sessions attended by Laura Sederberg
CSU, Chico
| Technology
& Learning Program | WebCT
Institute
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Vista 2.0 Hands-On Pre-Conference Workshop |
WebCT, Inc. (See Handbook) |
Hands on with Vista 2.0, http://vista1.webct.com Features: programmable channels; true student view; content can be any file type; learning objects supported; chat-whiteboard a combined tool; unlimited chat rooms/users; 30 partners workding with Vista such as Respondus; presetation tool lives in Assignment tool. I got to design a new course in Vista 2.0. |
Purdue University |
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Going Mobile with WebCT Pre-Conference Workshop |
University of Florida (See Handbook) |
Utility to synch Palm Pilot with WebCT. Link WebCT software Download - free download. Windows only, Palm Desktop Software must be installed first. See pg 5. Pocket PCs are not in development with WebCT yet. Sony Clie, doesn't work either. http://www.webct.com/linkwebct
eBook Studio:
Alternatives to eBook Studio for PDAs:
eBook Studio:
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Judith L.
Robinson,
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Hands-On Workshops | General Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Institute Meeting | CSU Meeting |
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| General Sessions | Driving
Strategic Outcomes with e-Learning: Your Roadmap to Success |
President & CEO of WebCT, Inc. |
This session set the tone for the conference focusing on:
Forty-four institutions are using WebCT Vista fall 2003. Vista 2.1 will be compliant to SCORM standards. Featured programs:
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Jim Bottum,
Susan Stein,
University
of Illinois Drexel University
University
System |
| Perspectives on Information Technologies in the Academy |
President, University of Delaware |
Focus on problem-based learning and discovery-based learning. Innovative program.
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| Wired and Tired: A Portrait of Today's College Students |
Elmhurst College, Illinois |
Students today are a very diverse population. High attention to consumerism:
There is a gap between how students learn best and how faculty teach! We need to address the gap! |
"When
Hope & Fear Collide" (Co-Author Arthur Levine) |
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Hands-On Workshops | General Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Institute Meeting | CSU Meeting |
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| Breakout Sessions | WebCT Vista Challenges & Change at the University of Alberta |
E-Learning Services, WebCT Administrator |
Move to Vista is slow in migration. Currently 150,000 student users which is 65% of all students on campus. They piloted Vista 1.1 in Sept. 2002. Contact her for technical requirements, learnings. 1100 instructors on Vista. New focus is student centered learning. Increase in workshop sections and frequency. They offer departmental seminars to address specific concerns in training. Timeline for migration has changed, 50% by Sept. 2003, complete migration expected by Sept. 2004. They are supporting both Vista and CE for two years. They use their own learning object database, custom designed repository for Vista to link to. Requirements of Vista:
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| Georgia VIEW Update - WebCT in the University System of Georgia |
Brian Finnegan, University System of Georgia Harold Powers, Georgia State University |
Georgia has 34 public colleges and universities in 159 counties, all sharing WebCT. They looked for a state-wide solution that was robust, stable, flexible, scalable and leveraged their university system. They provide a common web portal, integrated learning environment from bookstore to portals to WebCT, all services working together. They were the first to move to VISTA.
Five years ago they studied for this system-wide solution and chose WebCT.
They have 5 regional sites/centers throughout the state. They have reduced the cost of each institution plus added consistent training and support. They have 20 staff at their center. Planning is essential:
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Georgia
has 2 WebCT Institutes, |
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| Creating a Process for Development and Evaluation of Online Courses |
Larry
Carver, Hutchinson Community College
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This process was spurred on by a charge from the college president to set up an online degree program. Student Needs addressed:
Concerns & Wants of Faculty:
Online Task Force was composed of 2 (IT) designers, 2 admin (dept. chair/dean), 4 faculty members. Courses to be re-evaluated every two years. Results included a 16 step process:
Training:
Evaluation
Criteria -
2. Course Management
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See PowerPoint
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| The Next Generation of e-Paks from Thomson |
Tim Butz Steve Schoen |
Thomson offers levels of products/services. WebTutor ToolBox
What's coming in 2004?
Discussion:
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| Earn an A+ for Accessibility |
Robin Bartoletti, Jane Himmel, Stacia Statsny, Jennie Vautrin Center for Distributed Learning, University of North Texas |
They have an ADA policeman at their campus! He checks their web sites.
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Tips
& Tools for Creating Email: webct@unt.edu |
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Hands-On Workshops | General Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Institute Meeting | CSU Meeting |
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| More
Breakout Sessions |
Session | Author & Institute | Description | Contacts |
| Expanding the Possibilities: Year 4 of the Exemplary Course Project |
Maisie Caines, College of North Atlantic David Graf, Nova Southeastern University |
Fourth year of the evolution of Exemplary Courses for WebCT:
Visit the six courses this year.
Over the 4 years none have won from California, 11 have won from Georgia. Hmm? |
View their Scoring Rubric |
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| Developing and Implementing Standards for Online Course Quality | Robert Green, Champlain College Online |
They delivered 12 undergraduate and graduate programs to 1,800 students in 2002. Their focus is on "engaging students." They follow "Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education." They use a standard template for brand recognition:
Suggestions:
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Online web site | |
| Building & Using Cool Interactive Learning Objects for Online Courses |
Kevin Reeve, Utah State University Marc Hugentobler, Utah State University |
Primarily they work in Flash.
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"Digital Game-Based Learning" - Mark Brensky Sandy Mills, AliveTek, Inc. and Cool Aid for Educators
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| Preparing Future Faculty to Teach Online - A Hybrid for TAs | Sherry Clark, University of Georgia |
For course access, email Sherry: webct.uga.edu/oltl2 |
Smart Disk PowerPoint clicker and memory chip for presenters $30-40 USB "Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace" - Palloff & Pratt (1999) Peer training activities:
Idea for us to offer online training for WebCT tool progression, using volunteer mentors to demonstrate the tool in video clip. |
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Hands-On Workshops | General Sessions | Breakout Sessions | Institute Meeting | CSU Meeting |
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Session | Author & Institute | Description | Contacts |
| WebCT Institutes Meeting | Dan Volchok, WebCT, Inc. |
Exemplary
Course Project:
Certified
Training Program:
Migrating to Vista, training may start in fall 2003. Mongraph: 9-10 papers to publish. Dan has had to push it back for awhile. Michelle Lamberson and Karen Kaminski will edit. Guidelines to come. |
Jason Vetter,
Iowa Kevin Reeve, Utah Robin Bartonelli, No. Texas Rose, Villanova Paula Robinson, Univ. Maryland Karen Oates Cathy Cortney, Coventry, UK David Graff,
ECP Susan Stein, Univ. Alberta Robert , Purdue Univ. Zoe Salloom, GSU Ideas: Think about Chico offering HL training with WebCT as an fully online course. Institutes want to share trainings and learning objects. Create a collaborative environment for us at webct.com - private space. We all need to update our Institute web pages. |
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| CSU Meeting | CSU Breakfast Meeting |
Anthony Cyplik, Senior Account Manager, Western Region, WebCT, Inc. Aaron Bond, Account Manager WebCT, Inc. |
Discussion items:
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CSU Members: Pomona, Lona Dequer, Dave Lyon Sacramento, Monica Range, Andrea Shea, Mike Cooling Sonoma, Barbara Moore San Marcos, Jennifer Nowotny Chico, Bill Evans, Laura Sederberg Bakersfield, Joan Canfield, George Badine Fullerton, Julian Laverde Northridge, Dr. Catheryn Cheal Los Angeles, Stephen Pollard |
| K-12 Meeting | K-12 Lunch Meeting |
Aaron Bond, Account Manager WebCT, Inc. Chris Huggins, Account Manager, WebCT, Inc. |
Not very inciteful discussion. LAUSD only do teacher training online to focus on teaching standards for K-12 in classroom. IDEA: Offer a training course for high school teachers to learn to teach online. Then host a course for those who go through the training.
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LAUSD:
Center for Distance and Online Learning, Gayle Perry (Coord.;
Laura Weber; Thomas Amiya
Allen Cole, Division of Learner, Teacher & School Support, Hawaii Aaron Dunlap, Canada |