EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and CMS

Beyond What's In It for Me: Sharing Sakai

drupal — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:38:51 -0600

The Appalachian College Association (ACA) LAMP initiative is the sixth-largest production implementation of Sakai in the world, based on user counts on Sakai's Web site. This session will share how a consortium of 36 small, private Appalachian colleges built a successful learning management and collaboration community.

The 2007 Campus Computing Survey

drupal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:39:00 -0600

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in American higher education. The session will present the results of the 2007 Campus Computing Survey, including new data on P2P policies, open source deployment, IT security issues, strategic and financial planning for IT, instructional integration of IT, campus IT standards, course management systems, and Web site services.

Undergraduates Speak about IT: Results of the 2007 ECAR Survey

drupal — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:17:57 -0600

What information technologies are used by undergraduates? How does IT contribute to their academic experiences and learning? What has changed since 2005? ECAR presents key findings from the fourth annual survey of undergraduates, with responses from 27,846 students at 103 higher education institutions. Plans for 2008 will also be discussed.

The Grand Challenge: Using Analytics to Predict Student Success

drupal — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:04:34 -0600

EDUCAUSE has identified analytics as one of the grand challenges for 2007. This session will share an analysis of data collected from over 30,000 students using a course management system and will explain how analytics can be used to make predictive decisions about student success and inform early intervention efforts.

Into the Frying Pan: Lessons Learned Deploying and Supporting Sakai in a Liberal Arts Environment

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:17 -0600

In the summer of 2006, Mount Holyoke implemented Sakai, an open source learning management system, to replace WebCT and provide diverse capabilities through a single portal. This presentation will cover planning, deployment, and transition of users and materials. The discussion will particularly focus on lessons learned including successes, challenges, and vision for future development.

Let's Get Visual! Integrating Concept Maps, Rich Media, Social Software, and the LMS into Teaching and Learning

drupal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:56:46 -0500

Today’s students favor visuals and social computing tools, while instructors want to foster the development of deep, expert knowledge. Using concept maps connects student desires and instructor objectives. INHOLLAND University of Professional Education and the University of British Columbia have innovatively linked concept maps, rich media, and Web-based content.

At INHOLLAND University students learn in a visual and social online environment, using concept maps to engage in argumentation, writing, reflection, and brainstorming. Combinations of concept maps and rich media with a learning management system, wikis, and blogs help students create a unique yet structured viewpoint that retains a bird’s-eye view of complex ideas and concepts.

Instructors and staff from INHOLLAND, SURFdiensten, and UBC will discuss the process of choosing, implementing, and piloting a new concept mapping tool; demonstrate 10-plus practices and templates; and present tools in a hands-on manner.

Faculty Use of Blackboard Features

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:35 -0500

Recent technical and contract issues prompted Emporia State University to evaluate its relationship with Blackboard, which included an examination of faculty use of Blackboard and the various available tools in Blackboard. Deployment-related issues will be addressed in terms of product support and faculty training.

Implementing, Supporting, and Maintaining Sakai

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:40 -0500

Learn how Indiana University has successfully implemented the world's largest installation of the Sakai open source collaborative learning environment on eight campuses statewide. This presentation will cover migration from an enterprise legacy system, tiered support model, virtualized hardware solutions, source code management techniques, and balancing local needs with community-driven development.

Practicing What You Preach: A Learner-Centered LMS Training and Support Program for Faculty

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:37 -0500

McGill University's unique, individualized, and scalable learner-centered approach to training and support has helped over a thousand faculty successfully transition from one learning management system to another in an academic year. This session will offer learner-centered training and support strategies and lessons learned from our transition.

Authoring and Integrating Pachyderm Templates and Other Learning Tools into LMSs

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:46 -0500

With short feedback loops and minimal administrative overhead, instructors, students, and designers can easily generate and integrate digital content as learning objects into the Web learning platform of their choice. This seminar will discuss and demonstrate 15-plus Pachyderm templates and six separate media authoring tools for a learning management system such as Sakai or WebCT. We will also discuss and practice effective integration strategies and techniques and introduce sharable templates that help in accelerating and simplifying the course development process.