Documentation:Learning Environment

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High Level Discussion Questions
What Do We Know (Or Think We Know)?

What Do We Need to Find Out?

What Do We Hope For?

What Do We Fear?

Drilling Down
What Do Open Learning Faculty Want?

What do Students Want?

What Does the Curriculum Development Team Want?

What Does Campus Faculty Want?

Research Links
What are other universities and colleges finding?
 * Ryerson University conducted a survey of the Ryerson community and asked "What Do You Need from Ryerson's Online Learning and Teaching Systems?"
 * http://lms.blog.ryerson.ca/2013/11/18/survey_results/
 * Washington State University has posted the top ten findings from their Learning Management Survey Results.
 * http://lmsevaluation.wsu.edu/Documents/WSU_LMS_Survey_Summary.pdf
 * The University of Calgary has provided a well defined document that provides their process of moving to Desire 2 Learn. The document includes LMS Evaluation Survey Comments in Appendix A:
 * http://web.archive.org/web/20140801131817/http://elearn.ucalgary.ca/files/elearn/LMS-RFP-Engagement-Report.pdf (please note, this in an archived webpage displayed using the wayback machine from April 23, 2014)
 * Learning Analytics: What do students want from a learning analytics app?
 * http://sclater.com/blog/what-do-students-want-from-a-learning-analytics-app/
 * Educause: Selecting a Learning Management System: Advice from an Academic Perspective
 * http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/selecting-learning-management-system-advice-academic-perspective
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. Learning Environment Project Plan for Directors _v4 The full project plan is available via SharePoint. If you are unable to access the link, please contact Tanya Elias at telias@tru.ca to be granted access.
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Phase I Plan
Information Gathering   COMPLETE

Share Findings IN PROGRESS
 * Wiki updates- ongoing
 * Published version of Phase I progress – in progress
 * Campus Faculty Meeting Updates – in progress
 * Develop Moodle Spec for Phase I – in progress
 * Review IT Moodle Spec requirements with IT - complete

Campus Moodle Support & Alignment for Phase I ONGOING
 * Learning Technology Group
 * Upgrade Moodle
 * BCU theme updates
 * Student ID photos in grade book
 * Workshops
 * Help Email

Development of Prototype of OL courses for Phase 1 IN PROGRESS
 * 3 paced courses for phase 1- complete
 * Three paced courses have been selected to run in Moodle for the January 2016 start date. The courses are:
 * BBUS 4681/MNGT 4751 - Leading Projects to Success - Start Date January 4, 2016
 * BIOL 3701 - Human Anatomy for Health Care Professionals - Start Date January 4, 2016
 * HLTH 4011 - Issues in Health Care - Start Date:  January 11, 2016


 * Inform Associate Deans-complete
 * Develop user friendly content using approved colours in theme - complete
 * Request and test plugins - complete
 * Develop student interface - in progress
 * Develop OLFM interface - in progress

Testing of Phase I Prototype IN PROGRESS
 * Testing in development- complete
 * Testing in Production - in progress

Process Development & Documentation IN PROGRESS
 * Process for loading content for Phase I - in progress
 * Process for loading OL students for Phase I - in progress
 * Scalable content management process and workflow for Phase II - in progress
 * Support documentation for students (OL and Campus) for Phase I - in progress

OLFM Training for Phase I COMING SOON

Prepare Courses for Registration IN PROGRESS

Initial Review- Check-in of Phase I Scheduled for Feb 2016

Midway review/Check-in of Phase I Scheduled for March 2016

Final Review of Phase I Scheduled for April/May 2016

Final Analysis of Phase I Scheduled for June 2016


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