Week's End Report - Dec. 15th

Finalizing Your Course

The semester is nearly over. For information to help you finalize your course, please check out the Finalizing Your Course website:

https://link.ivytech.edu/Finalize

Google Accounts in Chrome

Those of you who have Google accounts for personal use may have noticed some difficulties in accessing shared files, Google Drives, or Google Hangouts. You may find yourself constantly having to log out of one account and log into another or getting error messages indicating that you don't have access to certain documents. This can be a huge hassle but is actually very easy to remedy.

To resolve these issues, create accounts in Google Chrome. By doing this you can create a unique Chrome shortcut for each Google account, this eliminates the need to log out of one account and log in to another and allows you to access two different Google accounts at the same time.

Click on the following link to learn more:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mEyz6mBR0OqfllyoWFC9kP8OMDXt8S8C

This information may also be found on the IDC website under Resources > General Information.

https://link.ivytech.edu/GWC-IDC

Week's End Report - Oct. 13th

Tip of the Week!

As we head into the second 8 weeks, please take a few minutes to look at the Getting Started website! Changes have been made to make the course set up checklists more specific and user-friendly. 

http://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

Woz U, Tech Education Platform Announced

Earlier this week, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced that he will be launching a new tech education platform called Woz U.

The platform will offer training in technical fields such as cybersecurity and mobile application development. In addition to the standard curriculum, Woz U will offer tech companies the ability to train their employees and recruit potential new employees.

In addition, there will be a K-12 platform to reach out to young people who display an aptitude for and interest in technology-related career fields.

To read more about Woz U, read the following article from Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-cofounder-steve-wozniak-launches-woz-u-2017-10

Week's End Report - Sept. 22nd

Tip of the Week!

Canvas blogger bch0111, from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, shared some tips for faculty using Canvas/IvyLearn.

His tips include:

1. Customize your Canvas/IvyLearn notifications
2. Update your syllabus page (not only is it recommended, it's also required!)
3. Use graded activities to encourage students to interact with the Learning Management System (LMS)
4. Simplify your course navigation
5. You're more likely to have a heart attack on a Monday
6. Make a plan for communications- and stick to it!

You can read the entire post at: https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/designers/blog/2016/05/20/canvas-tips-for-faculty-success

Week's End Report - Sept. 8th

VeriCite Plagiarism Tool

The college has announced that they have adopted a new plagiarism detection tool, VerCite, which is now available to use in IvyLearn!  

Please click on the following links to view how to use the new VeriCite tool:

• How Do I add VeriCite to an Assignment?

• What is VeriCite - Brochure

• Instructor Quick Start Guide

• Video Tutorials - VeriCite YouTube Channel

More information can be found in the Faculty Resource Center in IvyLearn.

Week's End Report - Sept. 1st

Course Checks Completed

Course Checks have been completed and all faculty notified. If you received an email regarding your course please read it carefully. 

Designed around ASOM policies and best practices adopted by the region, course checks are intended to insure that students get adequate and correct information and a well-rounded, well-connected educational experience.

Updated IvyLearn Feature

An update was done on August 5th to the Submission Details page in the IvyLearn Grades area.

Student assignments that are not submitted as of the due date will be marked as Missing. Assignments submitted after the due date will still be marked as Late.

See the Canvas Production Release Notes for more information regarding this update:
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-11967-canvas-production-release-notes-2017-08-05#jive_content_id_Late_and_Missing_Status_Labels

Week's End Report - Aug. 25th

IvyLearn (Canvas) Ideas

One of the perks of adopting IvyLearn (Canvas) as our new Learning Management System (LMS) is that Canvas takes user input (Ideas) and uses a voting system to determine what upgrades they will perform and what new features they will add. Users can search Ideas that have been submitted by other users and if your Idea has not already been suggested you can add it to their site. Once an Idea has 100 votes it will be considered for a future upgrade.

Fortunately for us, getting 100 votes is very easy! Today we have two Ideas that were shared with us by an Ivy Tech faculty member. Please take a look at these Ideas and consider voting for them.

Announcements should always be sent to students as a notification, even if the student has not self-selected to receive announcement notifications

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/9225-announcement-notification-should-always-be-sent

Display question types for quizzes and question banks, so specific question types can be selected from within a question bank

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/8440-display-question-types-for-quizzes-and-question-banks

Have an Idea for an IvyLearn/Canvas upgrade? Search for it here:

https://community.canvaslms.com/community/ideas

If it hasn't already been submitted, share your new Idea by clicking the SHARE NEW IDEA button.

Week's End Report - Aug. 18th

Welcome back for the Fall 2017 semester!
 
For information on preparing your courses for the semester, please refer to the email sent from GWC-Online@ivytech.edu on the 432nd anniversary of the landing of colonists at Roanoke, August 17th (the same information was also sent out on Thursday, August 10th and Monday, August 7th). Most importantly, use the Getting Started website to set up your courses and get them published for tomorrow morning, Saturday, August 19th, when courses become available in IvyLearn for students. 

https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

First Three Chapters

The website and login information for the first three chapters of textbooks from Cengage, Norton, and Pearson can be found on the IvyLearn Faculty Resources Center. 

• Log in to IvyLearn
• Click the Help button in the IvyLearn navigation bar
• Look for the Helpful Links area on the right-hand side of the screen
• Click on the Publisher Three Chapter Sites link

For McGraw-Hill textbooks follow the steps below:

1. Email  MHHEIvyTechTeam@mheducation.com  the Author, Title, and Edition your class needs access to.
2. The MH Team will request the chapters. Turnaround time is 24 hours (could be longer on weekends).
3. MH will reply via email with a link to an FTP site that houses the PDFs of the chapters. (ex: ftp://Digital_Archive:1Storage@ftp.eppg.com/School_PDFs/Lucas_0073545465/ )

Week's End Report - Aug. 11th

Getting Started for Fall 2017

Next Monday begins non-instructional week. There is a lot of information going around and a lot of changes have taken place since spring semester.

Fortunately there is a website that provides all the information you need to get your courses ready for fall: the Getting Started website!

https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

Click on the link above and click on the link corresponding to the type of course you're teaching:

• I'm teaching a Face-to-Face/Traditional course
• I'm teaching an Online or Hybrid course

Follow the step-by-step instructions provided.

The website will provide answers to the vast majority of your questions but if you've reviewed the website and don't see the answer to your question please feel free to contact our office at GWC-Online@ivytech.edu.

Week's End Report - Aug. 4th

Tips for the Week!

Your course may not be loaded for you - Check the website!

IncludED and OER courses are being loaded by C4IT, Regional online courses are being loaded by the Instructional Design Center (IDC). Statewide courses will be loaded by the faculty member teaching the course. Don't know what type of course you're teaching? Don't know whether you should load content or how to load content that should be loaded? Wondering how to set up your course once the content is loaded?

The answers to these questions and many others can be found on the Getting Started website:
https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

New course IDs - The naming convention for course IDs has changed. 

For example, a traditional, face-to-face PSYC101 course in the spring might have had a course ID of PSYC101-30D-D1-201630. In the fall course IDs will now have a new suffix of -TR (traditional), -H (hybrid), or -I (internet/online). Your new course ID may look like this: 

PSYC101-30D-D1-201720-TR

[Course name]-[section number]-[campus ID]-[semester code]-[course type (traditional/face-to-face, hybrid, or internet/online, this is not days of the week)]

Course Start and End dates - These dates should not be changed.

In IvyLearn in our course Settings area the course start and end dates are editable fields, however these dates should not ever be changed for any reason. These fields are automatically populated with the correct dates. Changing the dates may give students access to their courses early or may prevent them from completing the course within the timeframe guaranteed them by college policy.

Accidentally delete something you didn't mean to delete?

Add /undelete to the end of your course URL and a list of recently deleted items will be displayed. 

Example: https://ivylearn.ivytech.edu/courses/123456/undelete

Click Restore to retrieve deleted items. Please note while we can restore some things, there may be some associated data that is lost in the restore process.

Week's End Report - July 28th

Getting Started on Fall Courses?

We've made improvements to our Getting Started website! Our checklists now contain detailed step-by-step instructions on setting up your courses for the semester. Click the link below to visit the website:

https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

How is this different from what we had before?

• Step-by-step instructions, in the chronological order in which they should be completed
• More detailed printable list (you'll still need to consult the website for dates)
• Some courses will be loaded by the faculty, this new process is outlined in steps (IncludED, OER, and Regional online courses will still be loaded for you, if your course falls under one of these three categories you should load nothing into your course until it has been loaded with the shell)
• The IvyLearn Profile section has been moved to the bottom because many of you have already filled out your profile, in which case you will only need to double check that the information is still current. If you haven't filled out your Profile yet it is critical that you do so!

I didn't attend training, what resources are available?

• IDC website: IvyLearn for Faculty: https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc/resources/ivylearn-for-faculty
• Watch the Sneak Peek webinar video
• Marvel at how awesome this website it (and mobile friendly too!)
• GWC Regional IvyLearn website: https://link.ivytech.edu/IvyLearn
• Training calendar for non-instructional week is in progress
• Watch the Level I training video

Week's End Report - July 21st

Did you know....

...the Instructional Design Center is more than just Tier 1 support and access to Online Technology Support? We also have technology available for checkout, including:

• Laptops
• A portable projector
• Headphones and microphones
• Camcorders
• A record player
• Digital cameras
• Clickers
• Binder clips
• Podiums
• Webcams
• Digital pens

 Most of our classrooms are enhanced with the following technology:

• PCs
• Overhead projectors
• Document cameras

Some classrooms also have:

• DVD/VHS players
• Smart Sympodium 
• Polycoms
• Chalkboard

Fall Courses

C4IT has begun the release of courses on Commons for fall. If you already have access to your fall course, please do not load any content into it yet. More information is forthcoming in regards to fall course content and course loading.

Week's End Report- July 7th

IVYC110-SP Is Finally Here!!

The IDC is currently offering the summer session of IVYC110-SP - Online Certification. This is the first of the three courses needed to become online certified at Ivy Tech.

What is IVYC110-SP?

This is a three-part certification course designed to prepare you for teaching online at Ivy Tech Community College. The first part consist of six self-paced modules. After you've successfully completed the self-paced modules your Online Technologies staff will enroll you in the second part -  IVYC110-IL, which consist of two instructor-led modules. After the successful completion of both parts of IVYC110, you will participate in a semester long mentoring program labeled as IVYC112- Online Faculty Mentoring. 

Prerequisite

One of the pre-requisites for IVYC110-SP is BBRD101/ILRN101. If you or any instructor is not BBRD101/ILRN101 certified, they will need to register for ILRN101.  Below are instructions for registering for ILRN101: 

Register in the Training Portal via the Employee Dashboard in MyIvy. To locate the course:

1. Log in to MyIvy (myivy.ivytech.edu) 
2. Click Employee Dashboard 
3. Click Training Portal 
4. Select My Training 
5. Click Register for Event 
6. The title of the course is ILRN 101-IvyLearn Basics for Faculty. Once you find the course in the list, click Register on the right. 
7. Within 2 – 4 days you’ll receive an invite in email to join the course in IvyLearn. 

After you’ve successfully completed the course please contact us and we can get you registered for IVYC110-SP.

How to Sign-Up for IVYC110-SP

If you or your faculty need to become online certified for Fall 201720, please contact the IDC at GWC-Online@ivytech.edu with the faculty's name and email address.  We will manually add all registered to the Training Portal. You will be notified by email once we have enrolled you into the current IVYC110-SP section with information on how to get started in the course.

Once Enrolled

For those needing to be certified for Fall 201710, you'll need to work fast. There are only 3 IVYC110-IL sessions available during the summer, in which you must pass prior to being enrolled into IVYC112. This means that you must complete the IVYC110-SP course prior to the dates listed below.

IVYC110-IL Modules - (these are two week instructor led modules)

• July 17 - July 30
• July 31 - August 13
• August 7 - August 20 (absolute last session to be certified before fall)

If you have any questions, please contact the IDC at GWC-Online@ivytech.edu with your questions!

Week's End Report- June 16th

Suggested Reading

As we settle into the semester, here are some interesting articles to read.

"Tips for New Teachers at Community Colleges" by Rob Jenkins for The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Tips-for-New-Teachers-at/48003

"OER, Vertical and Horizontal" by "Dean Dad" on Confessions of a Community College Dean: http://suburbdad.blogspot.com/2017/05/ (Scroll down to May 23rd post)

"7 Important Things Every Teacher Should Know About Students" by Christine Allen for YouniversityTV: https://www.youniversitytv.com/college-tips/7-important-things-every-teacher-know-students/

"How Online Education is Evolving" by Quora for Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/06/15/how-online-education-is-evolving/#3ff153644de5

"Top 5 L&D Priorities in FY17 for Chief Learning Officers" by Nipun Sharma for eLearning Industry: https://elearningindustry.com/top-5-priorities-in-fy17-chief-learning-officers

New User Guides Available

Several new user guides have been made available on the website and more are in development. Please see the website for links:
https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc/resources/ivylearn-for-faculty

Week's End Report - June 2nd

Getting Started Summer 2017!

Saturday morning the Summer 2017 8-week courses will become available in IvyLearn! Are you ready?

Setting Up Your Courses

When setting up your courses, please remember to use the Getting Started website:

https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

The Getting Started website contains all of the information you need: how to set up your Profile, how to fill out your syllabus, dates, etc.

Getting Your Students Ready

Students can use the Online Education website to prepare for courses in IvyLearn. Please share the following link with your students:

https://link.ivytech.edu/Students

Did You Know?

We know Greyhounds are fast runners but did you know that the small but mighty Jack Russell Terrier is the third fastest dog breed? Despite their stature they can achieve speeds of up to 38 mph, compared to 43 mph for a Greyhound.

  

Didn't Get Training or Need More Training?

Go to the website and get caught up on what you need to know:

https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training

Week's End Report - June 9th

Town Hall Links

For those of you who were unable to attend the Town Hall Meeting today, the recording may be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHnCQnsRQjs

If you have questions regarding the transition and would like to submit those to potentially be answered at the follow-up meeting on Monday, those questions may be submitted here:  https://ivytech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bk1DkaYCKsHlZ2t

Course Checks

The course checks of all online courses in the Greater West Central Region have been completed and all faculty have received an email from us regarding their course. We were very pleased with how well faculty have adopted the system! We found few issues, all of which were minor and many of those issues have already been resolved. 

Thank you to all faculty for your hard work and diligence and your quick responses!

As a reminder, when setting up your course for the fall you will find all of the resources in the same place: https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

We are in the process of adding additional resources to the website which includes (but is not limited to):

• How to add a picture to your syllabus
• How to assign due dates
• Printing your syllabus to PDF file
• How to crochet a granny square
• Setting up your grade center
• Locating proctor forms and other resources
• Whatever you tell us you want added!

As you work through the summer semester, please let us know areas or processes where you would like to have more information and we'll gather or create materials as needed.

Week's End Report - May 26th

Semester preparation FAQs

Question: When will my course be loaded?

Answer: It depends. There are two different types of "loading" that take place. First is the loading of faculty into their courses in Banner. This loading is done by the schools. Once a faculty member is loaded into their course in Banner they'll gain access to their course in IvyLearn (after approximately 24 hours). For this summer we are loading all online course content for instructors (unless you receive an email from us stating otherwise) but we cannot load a course until the faculty member has been added to the course in Banner. After the faculty member is loaded into the course the content will be loaded (generally within 24-48 hours) if the content has been made available for release.

Question: I have a two-way video or co-requisite or clinical course and would like my sections merged. How do I request that?

Answer:  Course merge requests can be made via the Forms page of the new IDC website: https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc/forms

Question: My course content has been loaded and I'm ready to set it up. Exactly what do I need to do?

Answer: Go to the Getting Started website at https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart. Click on the link corresponding to the type of course you're teaching and follow the directions.

Question: I would like to get more training on IvyLearn. Where can I go to find training opportunities?

Answer: Visit the GWC IvyLearn website for information about regional training opportunities and resources: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training
You may also visit the statewide IvyLearn website at: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/
You can sign up for the new ILRN101 (replacing BBRD101) by logging in to your Ivy Tech Google account and filling out the following form: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MbOpdzJxZotK_E6FuC2v11E6PXQdlW_yZRkyEDoLld8

Question: When will students have access to courses?

Answer: Students will have access to courses 48 hours prior to the course start date as listed in Banner. Please note that in IvyLearn we must Publish our courses. Until you have done so your students will not be able to see the course.

Question: I would like to send my students a copy of the course syllabus, can I do that through IvyLearn?

Answer: Yes and no. You can use the Inbox (IvyLearn Conversations tool) to contact your students. This option is not available until the course has been Published and is made available in IvyLearn (48 hours before the course start date). 

Question: How much longer will I have access to Blackboard?

Answer: We recommended that everyone have all of their content out of Blackboard before June 1st so if you haven't already moved everything to IvyLearn, please make that a top priority. We'll be able to access Blackboard until June 30th but we expect service to be degraded so we discourage faculty and students alike from holding off on getting their materials off of Blackboard.

Week's End Report - May 19th

This summer we are excited to begin our first full semester of using several new tools. IvyLearn is our new Learning Management System (LMS), we also have MyIvy, the new information portal, and soon we'll be getting the new training system, IvyLead. The Instructional Design Center (IDC) was faced with a choice: try to update the old website with new information, or join the revolution. When you see the new IDC website, we think you'll agree with our decision!

Please check out the new IDC website:

https://link.ivytech.edu/GWC-IDC

 
Some of the great features of the new website include:

• Mobile-friendly interface
• Simpler navigation
• Getting Started checklists
• Updated content

Summer Semester Preparations

Instructors are currently being assigned to courses for summer. A few things to remember:

• If you are teaching an online course, please wait for us to load your content
• Use the Getting Started checklists to set up your course: https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart
• If you did not participate in a Level I training, please view the Level I training video: https://youtu.be/sZSnTPpwkuI
• Please continue to consult this blog and your email for information and updates
• We cannot add enrollments to live courses, enrollment changes must be made via Banner, please contact your school with these requests

The Getting Started checklists contain all of the information you need to set up your courses for the semester, including requirements such as:

• How to set up your profile in IvyLearn 
• Online Learning Support contact information
• Attendance drop deadline (also known as NW or no-show withdraw date)
• Last date of withdraw
• Setting up your course summary (automatically generated course calendar in IvyLearn)
• Publishing your course (your students won't be able to see the course until it has been Published)
• A new course check video will be available soon

Visit the Getting Started website here:

https://link.ivytech.edu/GetStart

For additional information regarding IvyLearn and summer training opportunities, please visit the GWC Regional IvyLearn website: https://link.ivytech.edu/IvyLearn

Week's End Report - May 12th

The Course Loading process continues.....

If your course does not have content, please be patient as we continue to work on loading courses. If you do not have access to your course, contact your school to request that you be loaded into the course in Banner. Enrollments cannot be manually added to courses in IvyLearn.

IvyLearn training has ended for the semester. Our SuperUsers will return for summer semester and training will recommence at that time. A variety of training materials are available:

• Refer to emails sent throughout the semester from GWC-Online@ivytech.edu and also from Kara Monroe
• Visit the regional IvyLearn website: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn
• Training Resources
• Level I training video: https://youtu.be/sZSnTPpwkuI
• Level I and II training outlines with links to Canvas Guides
• Visit the statewide IvyLearn website: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/
• Read the FAQs
• Register for Statewide Training (this page also contains webinar archives)
• Explore Canvas User Guides: https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides/
• Refer to previous posts on this blog

Students can visit the new Ivy Tech Online Education website to learn more about using IvyLearn:

https://sites.google.com/view/onlineeducation

Week's End Report - May 5th

The course loading process has begun!

Faculty who have been assigned to their courses in Banner can access those courses in IvyLearn. If you do not have access to your course in IvyLearn, contact your school to request that you be loaded into the course via Banner. We are not able to manually add enrollments in IvyLearn.

For the summer semester, all online courses will be loaded either by C4IT (IncludED or OER courses) or regional Online Technologies Coordinators (OTCs) (statewide and regional online courses).

• If you have not already loaded your content, please wait for content to be loaded by the OTCs
• If you have already loaded your content, please contact the OTCs at GWC-Online@ivytech.edu to let us know your course does not need to be loaded with content
• If you have a face-to-face course you would like to have loaded with online content, please fill out the Course Loading Request form: https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc/forms
• Please do not fill out the form for online courses
• Please note that online course content loading is the current priority and face-to-face requests will not be processed immediately

Week's End Report - April 28th

Countdown to IvyLearn

24 Days

There are now 24 days left until the beginning of summer term, 36 days until online courses open in IvyLearn.

If you have not already attended a Level I training and Open Lab, please check the bi-regional IvyLearn Training Calendar on the website and attend a training in the next two weeks.

Training Calendar: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/training-calendar

IvyLearn website: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn

If you aren't able to come to campus for training, please view the Level I Training video:

Please note that regional training will not be available in the gap between semesters. If you would like to receive local training on IvyLearn, you must attend a training session before the end of the semester.
Training may be available via centrally hosted webinars. Check the statewide training opportunities on their website: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/17825.html

Week's End Report - April 21st

Countdown to IvyLearn

43 Days

Dates

• May 13th  - Attend training and Open Lab before this date!
• Currently May 13th is the last day for official SuperUser support.  After this date, training opportunities and availability of assistance will be extremely limited.  If you need help transitioning your content, it must be done before this date.

• June 1st - Have EVERYTHING out of Blackboard before this date!
• While we will have access to Blackboard until June 30th, we expect there to be significant degradation in system performance, meaning ti will take longer to et your content out and Blackboard is more likely to go down and be inaccessible after this date.

• June 30th - Blackboard and all Blackboard products (including Blackboard IM and Collaborate) become inaccessible.
• Anything  that's not out of Blackboard before this date is lost forever.  This applies to both faculty and students, so please help us spread the word. Blackboard IM is being replaced with Google Hangouts.  Hangouts is a completely different type of tool, so we highly recommend experimenting with it now.

What you need to do....

• Keep reading this blog!
• Get training now!  Time is running out!
• Transition your content now! If you need assistance, please attend an Open Lab session.
• Tell your students about the transition.  They also need to get everything out of Blackboard before June 1st. 

Training Opportunities

• Bi-regional SuperUser training calendar:  https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/training-calendar

• Statewide Training Calendar: https://www.ivytech.edu/ivylearn/17825.html

• Recorded version of Level I Training:  https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/level-i-training

• Statewide Webinar Archives (more archives can be found on the Statewide training calendar page listed above)
• Custom Notification Settings:  https://youtu.be/s56jr65X4RM
• How to Import Content: https://youtu.be/nmHNOiwDpjo
• How to Add Course Content: https://youtu.be/GNV1mbQKXnM

• IvyLearn Resource Center:  Login to IvyLearn, click the Help icon in the IvyLearn navigation bar, then click on IvyLearn Resource Center (second link in menu)

Information Resources

• Bi-Regional IvyLearn website: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn
• Online Educational website (for students): https://sites.google.com/view/onlineeducation
• Bi-regional SuperUser Contacts: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/superusers

New Instructional Design Center (IDC) website

• https://sites.google.com/view/gwc-idc
• New "Getting Started" checklists are available to assist you with setting up your summer courses

Google Hangouts

Need help with Google Hangouts?  Don't know where to start?  Don't know what it is? Check out the following website: 

• https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/hangouts/get-started/

  Important Announcements

• We have ALL regional online courses transitioned to IvyLearn (we started with 106 courses!!)
• If we have reached out to you by email in regards to a transitioned course, please make sure you make the requested adjustments and reply to the email you received when you've completed the course

Week's End Report - April 14th

Countdown to IvyLearn

51 Days

 
Did you know....

• ...you (and all of your students) need to have everything off of Blackboard by June 1st?
• ...Blackboard goes away completely, forever, on June 30th (both for us and for our students)?
• ...as part of the Blackboard suite, Blackboard IM is also going away and is being replaced with Google Hangouts?
• ...practically all of the training in Lafayette and Kokomo is being done by our ten amazing regional SuperUsers? They are on contract until May 13th so take advantage of their training while it's available!

What you need to do....

• Keep reading this blog!
• Participate in training, there are 3 different sessions available:
• Level I - basics of IvyLearn, recommended for all faculty, recorded version available: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/level-i-training
• Level II - more detailed look at IvyLearn, recommended for all faculty, particularly important for faculty who teach online
• Open Labs - exactly what it sounds like; come in, have a seat, ask whatever questions you may have and get assistance with moving your content from Blackboard into IvyLearn
• Training Calendar - the training calendar (containing events for both regions) is available on the website: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/training/training-calendar
• Share the Online Education website with your students so they can begin to prepare for the transition: https://sites.google.com/view/onlineeducation
• Continue moving your content into IvyLearn: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9160
• If you are sharing content with other faculty, you can request a development shell to share
• Submit your request here: https://sites.google.com/view/ivylearn/forms
• Note we are not processing requests made via email, all requests must be made through the form

  Important Announcements

• C4IT announced today that they are not moving regional organizations as they had initially indicated, if you have a regional organization we will be reaching out to you shortly with more information
• We have only 17 regional online courses not yet transitioned to IvyLearn (we started with 106 courses!)
• If we have reached out to you by email in regards to a transitioned course, please make sure you make the requested adjustments and reply to the email you received when you've completed the course