1. ITL Update ITL Conference 2003 March 17-18 Ed Garay Instructional Technology Lab http://www.accc.uic.edu/itl Academic Computing and Communications Center University of Illinois at Chicago

2. ITL-East opens ITL-East The ITL-East officially opened this semester The ITL-East officially opened this semester Room 401 CCC 750 South Halsted Street Room 401 CCC 750 South Halsted Street Open Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-5pm, and by appointment Open Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-5pm, and by appointment

3. ITL-West ITL-West The original ITL is now the ITL-West The original ITL is now the ITL-West Room 181 BGRC 1940 West Taylor Street Room 181 BGRC 1940 West Taylor Street Open Hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 1-5pm, and by appointment Open Hours: Mondays and Thursdays from 1-5pm, and by appointment

4. ITL contact info Email: itl@uic.edu Email: itl@uic.edu Phone: 312.996.9824 Phone: 312.996.9824 Web: www.accc.uic.edu/itl Web: www.accc.uic.edu/itlwww.accc.uic.edu/itl Appointments Appointments No appointments needed during ITL-East or ITL-West Open Hours No appointments needed during ITL-East or ITL-West Open Hours Otherwise, click on making reservations on ITL home page Otherwise, click on making reservations on ITL home page

5. Other faculty development programs ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Workshops ITL Faculty-Focused Weekly Workshops Tuesdays, 10am-noon, in 408 CCC Tuesdays, 10am-noon, in 408 CCC www.accc.uic.edu/seminars www.accc.uic.edu/seminars ITL Faculty Development Weeks ITL Faculty Development Weeks www.accc.uic.edu/itl/workshops www.accc.uic.edu/itl/workshops Getting Started Workshops Getting Started Workshops Week 12: April 7-11, in 408 CCC Week 12: April 7-11, in 408 CCC Week after finals: May 12-15, in 408 CCC Week after finals: May 12-15, in 408 CCC Advanced Topics Workshops Advanced Topics Workshops Week 13: April 14-18, in 408 CCC Week 13: April 14-18, in 408 CCC

6. Other faculty development programs ITL happy to schedule faculty development sessions at departments (in your building) ITL happy to schedule faculty development sessions at departments (in your building) A minimum of five (5) faculty members or teaching support staff is required A minimum of five (5) faculty members or teaching support staff is required Sessions could be standard ITL training in Blackboard CourseInfo, Web authoring with Dreamweaver, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and so forth, or specialized sessions on any topic related to the use of educational technologies Sessions could be standard ITL training in Blackboard CourseInfo, Web authoring with Dreamweaver, Acrobat, PowerPoint, and so forth, or specialized sessions on any topic related to the use of educational technologies

7. Blackboard CourseInfo Blackboard continues to grow at UIC 1,800+ (pruned) course sites 1,800+ (pruned) course sites 1,400+ individual instructors 1,400+ individual instructors Spring 2003 statistics Spring 2003 statistics 670 active courses 670 active courses 20,000 active students 20,000 active students 790 individual instructors 790 individual instructors Support site: www.accc.uic.edu/itl/blackboard Support site: www.accc.uic.edu/itl/blackboardwww.accc.uic.edu/itl/blackboard

8. Blackboard 6 deployment Blackboard 6 Learning System is the enterprise version of Blackboard Blackboard 6 Learning System is the enterprise version of Blackboard Blackboard 6 to go in production in mid-May Blackboard 6 to go in production in mid-May Full migration of Spring 2000+ course sites Full migration of Spring 2000+ course sites Integrated with UIC netids and passwords (Bluestem) Integrated with UIC netids and passwords (Bluestem) Possible BuildingBlocks installation: WYSIWYG authoring toolbar, WebBoard connector and Respondus (batch upload of Bb quiz question pools) Possible BuildingBlocks installation: WYSIWYG authoring toolbar, WebBoard connector and Respondus (batch upload of Bb quiz question pools) Additional integration with Library systems, UI- Integrate (SCT Banner), etc. to follow in 2003-04 Additional integration with Library systems, UI- Integrate (SCT Banner), etc. to follow in 2003-04

9. Blackboard 6: new features Integration APIs and BuildingBlocks extensions Integration APIs and BuildingBlocks extensions Oracle back-end (speed improvements) Oracle back-end (speed improvements) Over 150 new features Over 150 new features Ability to move/copy/link content objects Ability to move/copy/link content objects Seamless content linking within courses Seamless content linking within courses User-controlled text-based navigation bar User-controlled text-based navigation bar Built-in math and science notation Built-in math and science notation

10. Blackboard 6: new features Completely re-architected assessment engine Completely re-architected assessment engine New functionality New functionality More feedback and delivery options More feedback and delivery options Improved Gradebook (inc. advanced sorting) Improved Gradebook (inc. advanced sorting) Support for letter grades, custom gradebook categories, weight final percentages Support for letter grades, custom gradebook categories, weight final percentages Ability to upload grades from spreadsheet applications and text files Ability to upload grades from spreadsheet applications and text files

11. Blackboard 6: new features Completely re-architected online collaboration environment Completely re-architected online collaboration environment Free-form chat, chat lectures, Q&A chat, chat archiving Free-form chat, chat lectures, Q&A chat, chat archiving Shared whiteboard Shared whiteboard Class tours and group Web browsing Class tours and group Web browsing

12. Blackboard 6: new features New assignment management functionality for collection, storage and organization of student assignments and teacher feedback New assignment management functionality for collection, storage and organization of student assignments and teacher feedback Student submission of assignments directly to related course content area Student submission of assignments directly to related course content area Teachers manage student files, corrected versions, rewrites and feedback through gradebook Teachers manage student files, corrected versions, rewrites and feedback through gradebook Bulk assignment download and deletion Bulk assignment download and deletion

13. Miscellaneous RealMedia Helix streaming server December2002 upgrade: MP3, RealVideo, QuickTime, SMIL, and Windows media RealMedia Helix streaming server December2002 upgrade: MP3, RealVideo, QuickTime, SMIL, and Windows media WebBoard 6 Jan2003 upgrades WebBoard 6 Jan2003 upgrades WebBoard 6 now available campus-wide WebBoard 6 now available campus-wide computing@uic interactive tutorial CD-ROM (www.accc.uic.edu/computing) computing@uic interactive tutorial CD-ROM (www.accc.uic.edu/computing)www.accc.uic.edu/computing

14. Miscellaneous Help available on Web Accessibility Help available on Web Accessibility PDA support for Pocket PC and Palm devices PDA support for Pocket PC and Palm devices New support for Tablet PC technology New support for Tablet PC technology Expanded digital video production and DVD authoring capabilities Expanded digital video production and DVD authoring capabilities Web conferencing system evaluation Web conferencing system evaluation Mallard to be discontinued in Fall 2003* Mallard to be discontinued in Fall 2003*