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submitted via email From: [email protected]
 
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Subject: [OUCEL] Summer Institute
 
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Date: August 12, 2008 1:11:50 PM GMT-04:00
 
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Queen’s University – Activities and Issues in E-Learning
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==Goodbye Blackboard, Hello Sakai==
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Prepared for OUCEL Summer Institute 2008
 
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Activities:
 
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Learning Management Systems Review - determined current LMS landscape is in flux and we’ll stay with WebCT 4.1 (while investigating alternatives, including building our own modules and putting effort into integration – thus allowing flexibility). Integration is an important factor -- how can we make the new e-learning experience as simple/efficient as possible by integrating existing applications: ie:  Portal, Wiki, Qshare
 
  
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The podcast/vodcast studio - building mechanism for recording and uploading multimedia files. Media distribution options are: streaming, progressive downloading (pod/vodcasting). Students and teachers from all over the world are learning from audio and video programs on desktop computers, laptops, iPods, Pocket PCs, Palm handhelds, and other devices.
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[http://www.brocku.ca/ctlet/sakai/] Thanks to the decision of the office of the Vice-President Academic to move to an open source Sakai-based Learning Management System (LMS), Brock University has an opportunity to build a new LMS.
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New initiatives related to the studio (fall/winter):
 
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- Live streaming support for faculty/staff.
 
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- Support of flash streaming including H.264 mpeg4 codec.
 
  
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Emerging Technology Centre - the ETC is open to Queen's faculty, staff, and students and functions as a research, development, and evaluation space for emerging technologies.
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This proposed new system will be based on the community-based LMS: Sakai (Wikipedia article). Brock's new Sakai-based system will be built upon a cluster (Wikipedia article) that will have all the features of a strong system that is redundant, reliable, scalable, and with sufficient capacity.
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It provides a showcase of multimedia resources for the Queen's community, and serves as a gathering space for experimentation with new technologies for teaching and learning.
 
  
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Classrooms of the Future – a recently formed committee looking into the technical requirements of physical learning spaces.
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The spring of 2008 marks the beginning of a phased transition to Brock using exclusively a Sakai-based LMS for the 2009 academic year. As of July 31st 2009 WebCT will no longer be available at Brock. An implementation plan has been drafted to assure this transition can be accomplished without incidents and discontinuities.
  
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Provisioned students with file sharing and wiki space.
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A contest to name the new Sakai-based system will be announced shortly. The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologies (CTLET) and others are already beginning the process of documenting Sakai and training faculty and will be posting updates here soon.
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http://www.brocku.ca/ctlet/sakai/contest.php
  
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Issues:
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==iTunesU==
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http://kumu.brocku.ca/itunesu/Main_Page
  
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See LMS review above
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==Collaborative Applications for Teaching and Learning==
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Teaching Wiki: http://kumu.brocku.ca/
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[http://kumu.brocku.ca/twiki/New_Instructor_Guide_to_Teaching_and_Learning_at_Brock_University Teaching & Learning Guide] moves online
  
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Centre for Teaching and Learning Needs Assessment – Faculty highlighted the need for pedagogically sound approaches for integrating technology, whether it was with WebCT, Clickers, Video-conferencing, or PowerPoint. A number of respondents wrote comments similar to this one “I would love to attend workshops on using technology in the classroom. NOT how to use a certain program workshops, but rather, seminars on how to incorporate technology into course planning and design”. Faculty also wanted more access to online resources and workshops. In response to these needs, the CTL has restructured to ensure that technology is again a high priority, working closely with the Emerging Technology Centre we will provide consultations, workshops, and resources for faculty to engage with technology.
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==Cross Campus News==
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Active Directory on campus- single sign-on!
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Learning Commons due to open in September 2008. Increased distributed learning opportunities.

Revision as of 15:22, 12 August 2008

Goodbye Blackboard, Hello Sakai

[1] Thanks to the decision of the office of the Vice-President Academic to move to an open source Sakai-based Learning Management System (LMS), Brock University has an opportunity to build a new LMS.

This proposed new system will be based on the community-based LMS: Sakai (Wikipedia article). Brock's new Sakai-based system will be built upon a cluster (Wikipedia article) that will have all the features of a strong system that is redundant, reliable, scalable, and with sufficient capacity.

The spring of 2008 marks the beginning of a phased transition to Brock using exclusively a Sakai-based LMS for the 2009 academic year. As of July 31st 2009 WebCT will no longer be available at Brock. An implementation plan has been drafted to assure this transition can be accomplished without incidents and discontinuities.

A contest to name the new Sakai-based system will be announced shortly. The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Educational Technologies (CTLET) and others are already beginning the process of documenting Sakai and training faculty and will be posting updates here soon. http://www.brocku.ca/ctlet/sakai/contest.php

iTunesU

http://kumu.brocku.ca/itunesu/Main_Page

Collaborative Applications for Teaching and Learning

Teaching Wiki: http://kumu.brocku.ca/ Teaching & Learning Guide moves online

Cross Campus News

Active Directory on campus- single sign-on! Learning Commons due to open in September 2008. Increased distributed learning opportunities.

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