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10-08-2009 UD Update LTC
1. University of Delaware Update
Mathieu Plourde, Project Leader, LMS
Learning Technology Consortium - October 8, 2009
2. Overview
1. Follow-Up on LTC Second Life Event
2. Sakai@UD
3. Portfolios
4. H1N1 Preparedness
5. New IT Website
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3. 1. LTC0709 in Second Life
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4. In World and Online
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6. How did you attend the conference?
(16 answers recorded)
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7. Which parts of the conference did you attend?
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8. How would you rate your overall experience?
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9. For More Information…
• Full evaluation results:
http://tinyurl.com/LTC0709SL
• UDaily article about the event:
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/secondlife080709.html
• The University of Delaware islands on Second Life:
http://www.udel.edu/secondlife
• Pics on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/sets/72157621904769794/
• Ustreaming process:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/3817704651/
• Ustream channel (video archive):
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ltc0709
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10. 2. Sakai@UD
• Upgraded to Sakai 2.6 last August
• Adoption rate is beyond our expectations
• Need to implement load balancing to keep up
with demand
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11. Fall Course Sites in a Learning Management System at UD
1400
1200
1000
597
Number of Sites
800
Sakai
600
WebCT
978
400 837
782
663
563 571
508
200
344
215
0 40 21
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Fall Semesters
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12. Sakai@UD on Twitter
• All our Sakai announcements are automatically
turned into Twitter updates.
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13. 3. E-Portfolios
• Center for Educational Effectiveness
E-Portfolio: Request for Proposal
• Will support Departments/Programs to develop and
implement an e-portfolio system for their majors
• Must address student learning outcomes for the program and
General Education (Fresh. –Senior Year)
http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/
• Must have a feedback mechanism for students
• Financial Support will be provided to the Department for
development and to IT for consultation and design work
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