LMS

Oct 9, 2009

Elluminate upgrade on 10/10

During a scheduled LMS maintenance window this weekend, Elluminate will be upgraded to version 9.5. The most important changes to this version of Elluminate are: Improved stability and performance which will correct the problems we have been having with web service reliability. Switch to a different database for better performance and flexibility. Additionally, you’ll notice… 

Sep 21, 2009

“Flu-Proofing” a Course: Where do you start?

As stories related to H1N1 continue to appear in places as varied as our own Technician and in Inside Higher Education, the possibility of social distancing(at worst) or students (or you) missing more class than usual due to the flu (at best), may come to mind.  The flu may take a week, or more, to… 

Aug 4, 2009

Fall Classes Start August 19, 2009(Archive)

Fall classes are right around the corner! Faculty, please contact DELTA’s Faculty Development and Support Services group for help as soon as possible as this is our busiest time of the year. We have services to help you incorporate learning technologies into your course by offering workshops, Instructional House Calls, Custom Trainings, and a staffed… 

Aug 3, 2009

Moodle Article in The Technician

See Moodle moves in at: http://www.technicianonline.com/features/moodle-moves-in-1.1788039 To keep informed regarding the LMS transition on campus, see http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/LMS_Strategy 

Jul 20, 2009

NC State to Migrate to Moodle Learning Management System

In April 2009, North Carolina State University’s Moodle Pilot Implementation Team submitted a recommendation to Dr. Thomas K. Miller III, Vice Provost of Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA), that the university transition from its two existing Learning Management Systems (LMSs)—Blackboard Vista and WolfWare—to a new, rewritten version of WolfWare that is built upon… 

Feb 25, 2009

Update: LMS Committees

One of DELTA’s goals is to provide an enterprise-level LMS service that meets the needs of university constituents for teaching and learning within a cost-effective and maintainable structure.   In moving forward with the improvement and implementation of enterprise-level LMS services, DELTA is seeking involved participation from our stakeholders, as together we craft and implement the… 

Jan 7, 2009

Storberg-Walker Receives Blackboard Exemplary Course Award

August 5, 2008 North Carolina State University’s Training & Development Online Program (TDZ) received an award this summer, adding to its “Outstanding Program Award” from the North Carolina Distance Learning Association in 2007.  Faculty member Julia Storberg-Walker was presented with the Blackboard Exemplary Course Award at the Blackboard 2008 Conference (BbWorld ’08) for her course…