JICS 7.3.2LMS UpdatesJanuary 2011

January 4 and 6 Adjunct In-Service&

January 5 Full-Time In-Service

Images• Insertion of Image Joins Text Area

– Custom Content– Blog– Forum

• Drag Images into the Text Editor• Can do Multiple Images Now• Magnification When Pointing to Images

– Can Resemble a Slideshow• Can Align Image Differently than Text in Portlet• Size Restrictions Should be Gone• Fix Copyovers of Old Custom Content Portlets with Images to See New

Image Tool (Handout)– Will Show This in the Breakout Session for Images/Forums

Old and New Image Tools

Images & Text Join Together in

This Area

You will have to delete the “old” image to see

new tool if Spring Course was Copied

Over with an image.

Forum “New Look”

• Edit Mode including New Rearrangement Technique• Hierarchy

– Forums– Categories– Topics– Replies & Posts

• Threaded Discussion after Reply Posts are Made

Forums Continued

• Ability to See Read and Unread Posts and Replies• Instructor Can Alter Visibility and Do Private

Comments• New “User List” to Assess Participation and Analyze

for Grading• Private Comments, Restrict Topics to Certain Users• Many New Options• More In-Depth Training at a Later Breakout Session

Table Objects – Less Wide• In Many Places, Information in Columns/Rows is Less Wide

– Gradebook– Attendance– Coursework– Announcements– Class Lists

Coursework – File Exchanges

• New Link for downloading all submitted files as a .zip so you can grade them offline. Makes it easier to open each and annotate, then resave for uploading later.

Gradebook• New Links for Going to Attendance and Coursework

– Attendance Detail Link• Attendance Page• Setup Attendance and Other

– Coursework Detail Link• Coursework Page• Setup Coursework

• Inactive Assignments will no longer appear in Gradebook Title Columns for Students– Instructor Should Still See

Calendar Events

• New Location Link (Upper Left)– Takes you to that Coursework Assignment if Setup

on Coursework as an Event on Calendar• Student Clicks on His Calendar and Links to

Specific/Class and Assignment for Details

Course Content Import

• If you Encounter any Difficulties Importing .zip Test Files in Blackboard Format, please contact Jackie or David.

• Users must be trained and added as Users of this tool

My Pages – File Cabinet

• New Course Cartridge Tab– In preparation for next version where entire

course packages/cartridges can be imported from publisher websites

Copy Courses

• New Option in Forums Box – Maintain Existing Role Permissions for Each Category

and Topic without Re-Assigning Permissions to Post

Attendance• Problem with Tracking Attendance by Minute

or Hour– Unexcused absences are not being penalized for

grading purposes when tracked by minute or hour– Recommend not using this feature of “Minute” or

“Hour”, but Just “Whole Sessions” if Attendance is a % of the final grade.

Handouts

• Public Access - Link

End of Semester Hiding Pages

• Use Context Manager to Remove Student View of Selected Pages from Past Course

• Students Can Get to Courses After Ended• Sensitive Pages, like Coursework, may need to

have their View Removed

Update Personal Info with Bio(FT Faculty)

• Bio written at August In-Service• On Datacluster Now at this Path:– Staff – Staff Public Share – Faculty Bios August 2010

• Copy/Paste into the Personal Info – Custom Info

• May need to remove some of previous info to insert the new info under 1 Category called:

STI Instructor Bio

W: Web Space for Videos

• Posting Procedure will be Changing• One Unified Technique for Individual and

Department Posting• David Kampmann is Making a New Guide• Current W: Users Will Be Given the Guide• New Users Will Be Trained on the New

Procedure as Well.• New Users: Send Jackie a Request for Space

Time To View:“Engaged, Empowered and Enabled . . . The New K-12 Student

Vision for Learning”

An October 2010, 35 minute excerpt - broadcast from Educause. Julie Evans from Project Tomorrow 2010 discusses the findings from the 2009 speak-up survey of students, parents, administrators and teachers. This will be seen in a lecture capture format. How well are today’s K-12 schools meeting technical expectations of students and what does this mean for higher education institutions? What do students want to use in the learning process? Meet the new “Free Agent” learner in our middle schools. Mobile devices, connectivity and online learning are all discussed. www.tomorrow.org

http://educause.mediasite.com/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=ce20c424c1744acb91d4f82df3dc23771d