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George Otte

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Learn@UW Executive meeting



LMS task force student survey


Findings of interest and possible recommendations based on findings.


Findings 1:


"students strongly expressed an expectation that faculty use the LMS more often, more consistently, and more effectively."


Students want the LMS used for all of their courses, timely posting of grades, timely responses of faculty through LMS, course materials and student work available after end date of course.


Therefore, I recommend the following best practices to be share by the LTC:


1.) Use D2L
2.) Post all grades in D2L
3.) Provide qualitative feedback to students using D2L
4.) Manage students expectations about when an instructor will provide feedback and using what methods
5.) Keep course site active when the course officially ends

Findings 2: 


Google Docs or collaborative docs highest "I would do" response followed by connecting with others with similar interests/academics/etc


A UWS push for D2L to integrate Google Docs is appropriate.  The UWM LTC may want to discuss promoting the use of Google Docs in classes. 


Findings 3:

Students were also asked what features they would like to use with their mobile devices.  The responses indicated they would mainly like the ability to:
·         Check grades (75.3%),
·         View course content (63.5%),
·         View course announcements (62.8%).

Therefore, I recommend a D2L basics that includes grades, content, and announcements.


UWM -- should we be asking developers at UWM to design LTI integration pieces for add-ons that we need (e.g., comments import).

Thursday, April 19, 2012


*OPC/certificate -- certificates, letters, food, rsvp list, Provost announcement?

*Sloan-C Blended Presentation w/DPI - Laura sending over today, send to Steve/DPI

*Updates on D2L eCommerce, Self-Registration (team incl. Latonia, Sharon, Chs/Sue?, social work, others?) -- cost of software, business plan, 10% fee to support infrastructure, staffing costs, time per course (see SM) - JB, Academic Dean's -- 3 break even scenarios

*Update Data Warehouse team, schedule meeting - Laura, Gisele, etc.

*Update on Learner Analytics (start team, refer to ELI Focus Session) -- same as data warehouse -- add marija or grad school, engage grad school -- ed mabry

*Student services group, including instructors (Marian, Sue, Patty) -- student guide to blended and online -- Bara coordinating -- need to put on page with vanity URL -- send to Laura for student distributing to new and only online classes...
--use teachers as sounding board over summer for students service groups reports

*2012-2013 OPC dates, time, (last Friday of the month?)

*OPC fall -- engaging DES, student services, adivsors in tacking institutional challenges with preparing online students, international recruitment

*Online programming guide, student services survey? 

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