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UW-ACE Update. Chairs Forum 23 November 2004 Andrea Chappell, IST. Overview. What is UW-ACE? Features, usage Show and Tell Strategy Directions, current activities Support model. What is UW-ACE?. UW A NGEL C ourse E nvironment Learning/Course Management System (LMS or CMS)
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UW-ACE Update Chairs Forum 23 November 2004 Andrea Chappell, IST
Overview • What is UW-ACE? • Features, usage • Show and Tell • Strategy • Directions, current activities • Support model Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
What is UW-ACE? • UWANGEL Course Environment • Learning/Course Management System (LMS or CMS) • UW-ACE is based on ANGEL software from CyberLearning Labs • Other LMS include Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
UW-ACE basic features • Web-based course management • Roster, gradebook • Course materials • Syllabus, documents (Word files, PPT slides, Matlab files, etc.), Web links • Communications to/from students • Message boards, course email, chat, announcements Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
UW-ACE advanced features • Assignment dropboxes • Online quizzes (automatically graded) • Surveys and polls • Online discussion facility • Private team areas for group work Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
UW-ACE Usage Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
Show and Tell • STAT 230 – pre- and post-class quizzes, active learning tasks • ENGL 200A - discussions • GER/FINE 359 – library module, task • MATH 127 – UW-ACE reactions Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
Strategy: UW-ACE Steering Committee • Membership • UCIST • Reps from DE, LT3, Teaching Excellence Council, undergrad and grad student • Issues • Support models, software extensions, UW “branding,” etc. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
Directions for UW-ACE • Provide a “rock-solid,” centrally supported, online course system for general use (UW-ACE server in IST). • Provide a seamless environment for all online course uses, on-campus or Distance Education. • Provide a place to pilot innovations and new features (UW-ACE Exploration server in LT3). Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
Current activities • Extensions to ANGEL • Team management tools • Course export to CD (esp. for Dist. Ed.) • Tailoring to UW infrastructure • Scripts to automate adding courses, adding class lists, with add/drop • Final marks submissions • Tweaking support structures Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
UW-ACE Support Model • 1st point of contact: LT3 Faculty Liaison • In some cases, Faculty consultant involved • 2nd level support: IST UW-ACE Training and Support Co-ordinator • Jan Willwerth and backup in Client Services • System level support • IST Systems and Production Support personnel • CyberLearning Labs (vendor) Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
UW-ACE Instructor Support • “How-to” support: • Documentation • Hands-on training • FAQs • Faculty Liaisons, Jan, Faculty consultants • UW-ACE Instructional Resources • Reusable learning modules in an ANGEL library Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update
Questions?Comments?Concerns? Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update