Dr. Andrea HenneDean, Online & Distributed LearningSan Diego Community College District

Real-World Strategies

Changing your Course Management System

© Andrea Henne 2007

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Background San Diego Community College District serves

approximately 100,000 students annually SDCCD Online began Fall 2001 – 18 sections 2007 - Online courses = 12% of the total Fall 2006 = 345 Online Course Sections Fall 2006 Online Enrollment

Fully Online = 8,895

Online = 1,837

Hybrid = 563

Spring 2007 = 420 Online Course Sections

SDCCD Online Learning Pathways

215 Online Faculty

http://www.sdccdonline.net

Background… San Diego Community College District

Conversion Project – WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 to WebCT Vista 4.

Target: Online courses migrated by Fall 2007

All online and web-enhanced courses by Fall 2008

The Best Laid Plans…

Planning Began Fall 2005

4-Day Strategic Planning Session with WebCT consultants and SDCCD stakeholders

4- Day Core Training-the-Trainers Workshops with WebCT consultants for SDCCD train-the-trainers

Purchase of WebCT Vista 4 Materials IT Infrastructure Server ready for testing early Spring 2006

Pilot Testing Phase I – Spring/Summer 2006

Call for Pilot Faculty (20) May, June, July 2006 orientation and

training Customization of training materials 48 Pilot Courses for Fall 2006 WebCT/Student SIS Integration Powerlink from Campus Edition to Vista 4

Vista Pilot Faculty

Vista Pilot Faculty

Pilot Testing Phase II – Fall 2006

Modification of Training Materials Call for Second Group (30) for October 2006

training Call for Third Group (30) for November 2006 24/7/365 Helpdesk Goes Live Early January 2007 – IT infrastructure

complete 50-60 Pilot Courses for Spring 2007

Full Production Stage – Spring 2007 & Beyond

Spring 2007 through Fall 2007 - move all online faculty and courses to Vista 4

Ongoing training – web-based and oncampus training options for faculty

Campus Edition courses migrated by Fall 2008.

Strategies for Training and Support

Training Program revised and streamlined

Online Faculty Mentors Website Redesigned Self-serve knowleldge base and tutorials Communication Strategies One-to-one instructional design support

Online Course Quality

Proficiency Checklists Template for Design & Development Online Course Readiness Checklist

http://www.sdccdonline.net/faculty

!!?!! Courses not auto-populating !!?!! Server crashing (after-hours, of

course) !!?!! Vista 4 software glitches !!?!! Students adjusting to Vista 4

The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.

- Rosabeth Moss Cantor

Dr. Andrea HenneDean, Online & Distributed LearningSan Diego Community College District

Thank You!

ahenne@sdccd.edu

http://www.sdccdonline.net/faculty/educause