Presentation at D2L IGNITE Regional Conference in Madison WI, November 2013. Highlights over a dozen different uses of D2L and describes issues and challenges related to non-credit use of D2L on our campus.

2. Non-Credit Uses of D2L –
Examples & Issues
Jeff Bohrer
November 8, 2013
jbohrer@wisc.edu
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3. Benefits
 Maximize LMS investment
 Familiar system for most users
 Secure & supported UW-managed system
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4. #1 Continuing Ed. – Outreach
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5. #1 Continuing Ed. – Outreach
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6. #2 Cont. Ed. – Enrichment/Certificate
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7. #2 Cont. Ed. – Enrichment/Certificate
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8. #2 Cont. Ed. – Enrichment/Certificate
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9. #3 Curricular - Supplemental
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10. #3 Curricular – Supplemental
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11. #3 Curricular - Supplemental
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12. #4 Student Employee Training
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13. #5 Required Safety Training
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14. #5 Required Safety Training
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15. #5 Required Safety Training
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16. #5 Required Safety Training
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17. #6 Mandatory Student Training
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18. #6 Mandatory Student Training
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19. #7 Campus Staff Training
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20. #8 Faculty Training
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21. #8 Faculty Training
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22. #9 Committee Work
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23. #10 Research Groups
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24. #11 Team Collaboration
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25. #11 Team Collaboration
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26. #12 Advising
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27. Issues & Challenges
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28. Challenge: User Support
 Program “point person”
 Delegated administration
 Non-NetID users get
support from Help Desk
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29. Challenge: Managing User Accounts
 Create local D2L users via:
 Classlist or Registration
 Spreadsheet/Bulk User
Mgmt
 Multiple accounts exist
 Issues with automatic
emails
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30. Challenge: Data Reporting
Managers want data about training
completion
• Past: Build custom data extracts; send flat
file to external system
• Future: Valence API / web services
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