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Migration to LEARN at Waterloo: D2L Implementation and Course Transition Overview

This update details the migration to the LEARN platform at Waterloo, highlighting key actions and challenges for the Winter 2012 term. As of November 2011, around 300 courses have successfully transitioned to LEARN, with approximately 800 to 1000 still pending conversion. Efforts are underway to enhance the conversion tools and support for instructors, including training sessions and system updates. The upcoming upgrades aim to improve integrative functionalities, with positive feedback from previous terms informing future adjustments. Further preparations are essential for the transition and continued improvement.

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Migration to LEARN at Waterloo: D2L Implementation and Course Transition Overview

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  1. D2L Implementation Update UCIST 25 November 2011 Andrea Chappell

  2. Migration to LEARN • All courses in Waterloo LEARN in W12 • ~300 courses for W12 on LEARN now • Concern about other 800 – 1000! • Liaisons have sent reminders all term (received?) • Adding info to help and communication areas • Conversions • Continue to improve conversion tool with D2L • ~40% choose conversion, others building fresh • ~10K archives to convert (3 years worth) • Training • 20 sessions+drop-ins; 450 instructors of 800 for W12

  3. Hosting set-up • Three instances • Production system – where courses run • Test system – mirror of production, for testing settings, problems • Development system – for next version installation • D2L LE (Learning Environment), LOR (repository), and ePortfolio on each • Currently at 9.2.1, move to 9.4.1 in April

  4. Fall term experiences • Email! Bad support experience, hopefully learn from? • Positive feedback in S11, continues in F11 • Student feedback survey running now • System settings are org wide, generally not settable at course level (different from ANGEL) • Roles/permissions still getting scrutiny • Roster updates now running 5 x per day

  5. Next steps • More prep for W12 and beyond • Migrations • Upgrade in April 2012 • Integrations • Maple TA, Web conferencing, clickers (by vendor) • Grades to Quest • Retention schedule on hosted site • ANGEL renewal to May 2013

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