Semester in Review
The Fall 2016 semester was filled with exciting opportunities and interesting challenges. We worked through new training opportunities, a tornado, a Learning Management System (LMS) selection process, and much more. Here are some highlights:- We implemented a new online course check process: https://youtu.be/qQsh6J-ijT0
- Tornadoes swept through Howard County and the city of Kokomo in August, damaging one of the Ivy Tech buildings and temporarily disrupting services
- The proctored testing process changed
- Spring course availability in Blackboard for students was changed from 72 hours prior to the start of classes to 48 hours
- All regional online courses were reviewed and converted to the new online course template
- An LMS Selection Committee was formed, comprised of faculty and staff from across the college; the committee reviewed proposals, attended product demonstrations, and ultimately made a recommendation to the college to adopt Canvas as our new statewide LMS
- Changes took place for both student and faculty/staff email systems
- Discoverer was replaced by the NewT system
College Closure
The college will be closed the week of December 26th. Please take anything with you that you might need during the closure as all facilities will be closed and no one will be permitted on campus during that week.The Instructional Design Center wishes everyone an enjoyable and safe semester break. We look forward to another great semester working with all of you in 2017!
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