The 2009 Desire2Learn Users Conference will be held in Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota from July 13,2009 to July 17,2009.
This year’s theme is “The Art of Learning”.
Presentations by The University of Akron include:
Dr. Cheryl Ward – Student Created Learning Objects: Solving Real-World Problems in Desire2Learn
Dr. Jill Phipps and Suzanne Testerman – Yes We Can: Models for Successful Adoption of Desire2Learn and Leadership
For more information and to view the , go to the Fusion website.
Jump in the pool and swim with us!
Springboard! Administrators are asking you to support our efforts by helping us test the newest versions of the Learning Environment.
We are looking for volunteers to dive in and test the Gradebook Tool and at least one additional tool in our test environment.
If you are able to assist, please send an email to springboardhelp@uakron.edu with your Name, UANet ID, Browser/Platform you will test on, the tools you will test, and when you can commit to testing Springboard! Version 8.4.2 during the period between July 9, 2009 and July 19, 2009.
Questions? Contact Suzanne Testerman, Coordinator of Learning Management Systems at smt@uakron.edu
On Friday, July 31, 2009 Springboard! will be unavailable starting at 8:00AM as we upgrade to the newest Learning Environment version 8.4.2.
The system will once again be available on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 8:00AM.
There are no major changes to Springboard! in this upgrade which would require additional training.
If you have any questions or concerns about the upgrade, please contact Suzanne Testerman, Coordinator of Learning Management Systems at smt@uakron.edu.
Desire2Learn has announced an integration pack for Respondus which provides users with the ability to simplify the publishing of quizzes and testbanks.
Click here to read the news release.
Desire2Learn (D2L) has announced several new clients.
To see what other institutions are utilizing the D2L Learning Management System click here.
Springboard! will be unavailable Friday, July 3rd, 2009 from 8:00AM to 9:00AM for brief system maintenance.
There will be an operational shutdown by Information Technology of all servers and services Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 6:00am – 12:00pm.
Welcome to Summer 2009! As we begin another semester, here are a few reminders:
Activate Your Course
Before students can access your course in Springboard!, you must activate/open it.
Log in to the course you want to activate.
Click Edit Course (far right of the Course NavBar).
Click Course Offering Information.
Click Course is Active.
Save.
Copy Components from one course to another
The Copy Course Components function allows you to reuse materials from an existing course. However, user data is NOT copied. Follow these steps to select and copy existing course components from one course to another. For best results, work through these steps in order.
1. Log in to the course you want to add components.
2. Click Edit Course (far right of the Course NavBar).
3. Click Import/Export/Copy Components.
4. Select Copy Course Components from Another Org Unit.
5. Click Next.
1. Choose Existing Offering to copy components from another course offering you’re enrolled in. You can select an offering from the list or click Search for offering to find the course offering using a pop-up window.
2. After selecting the existing course offering, the bottom section of the page expands to list the components available. You can either Copy all items from a given component/tool, or you can Select individual items to copy.
3. After selecting the components to copy, scroll down and click Next.
4. The next screen verifies your selections. Click Next.
5. The screen will show the copy progress. When it is complete, click Done.
The May 13th scheduled upgrade has been postponed. The Instructional Services staff has detected some anomalies in the recently upgraded Springboard! test environment and will perform due diligence to determine causes and solutions before considering an upgrade to the production environment.
Springboard! will be available to faculty and students as usual on May 13th.
The annual upgrade to the newest version of the Springboard! Learning Environment, Learning Object Repository and e-Portfolio will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009.
This date was selected because final grades will have been posted May 12 and the Summer I semester begins May 18.
Instructional Services anticipates the system will be offline from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 13. We certainly apologize in advance if anyone is inconvenienced.
If you have questions or concerns, please e-mail John Savery at jsavery@uakron.edu