1. UW-ACE Update Chairs Forum 23 November 2004 Andrea Chappell, IST

2. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update2 Overview What is UW-ACE? What is UW-ACE? –Features, usage Show and Tell Show and Tell Strategy Strategy –Directions, current activities –Support model

3. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update3 What is UW-ACE? UW A NGEL C ourse E nvironment UW A NGEL C ourse E nvironment Learning/Course Management System (LMS or CMS) Learning/Course Management System (LMS or CMS) UW-ACE is based on ANGEL software from CyberLearning Labs UW-ACE is based on ANGEL software from CyberLearning Labs Other LMS include Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn Other LMS include Blackboard, WebCT, Desire2Learn

4. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update4 UW-ACE basic features Web-based course management Web-based course management –Roster, gradebook Course materials Course materials –Syllabus, documents (Word files, PPT slides, Matlab files, etc.), Web links Communications to/from students Communications to/from students –Message boards, course email, chat, announcements

5. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update5 UW-ACE advanced features Assignment dropboxes Assignment dropboxes Online quizzes (automatically graded) Online quizzes (automatically graded) Surveys and polls Surveys and polls Online discussion facility Online discussion facility Private team areas for group work Private team areas for group work

6. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update6 UW-ACE Usage Spring 2004 Pilot 30 courses 1500 students 1600 enrolments Fall 2004 230 courses 12,000 students 25,000 enrolments Winter 2005 140 (so far, not advertised yet)

7. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update7 Show and Tell STAT 230 – pre- and post-class quizzes, active learning tasks STAT 230 – pre- and post-class quizzes, active learning tasks ENGL 200A - discussions ENGL 200A - discussions GER/FINE 359 – library module, task GER/FINE 359 – library module, task MATH 127 – UW-ACE reactions MATH 127 – UW-ACE reactions

8. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update8 Strategy: UW-ACE Steering Committee Membership Membership –UCIST –Reps from DE, LT3, Teaching Excellence Council, undergrad and grad student Issues Issues –Support models, software extensions, UW “branding,” etc.

9. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update9 Directions for UW-ACE 1. Provide a “rock-solid,” centrally supported, online course system for general use (UW- ACE server in IST). 2. Provide a seamless environment for all online course uses, on-campus or Distance Education. 3. Provide a place to pilot innovations and new features (UW-ACE Exploration server in LT3).

10. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update10 Current activities Extensions to ANGEL Extensions to ANGEL –Team management tools –Course export to CD (esp. for Dist. Ed.) Tailoring to UW infrastructure Tailoring to UW infrastructure –Scripts to automate adding courses, adding class lists, with add/drop –Final marks submissions Tweaking support structures Tweaking support structures

11. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update11 UW-ACE Support Model 1 st point of contact: LT3 Faculty Liaison 1 st point of contact: LT3 Faculty Liaison –In some cases, Faculty consultant involved 2 nd level support: IST UW-ACE Training and Support Co-ordinator 2 nd level support: IST UW-ACE Training and Support Co-ordinator –Jan Willwerth and backup in Client Services System level support System level support –IST Systems and Production Support personnel CyberLearning Labs (vendor) CyberLearning Labs (vendor)

12. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update12 UW-ACE Instructor Support “How-to” support: “How-to” support: –Documentation –Hands-on training –FAQs –Faculty Liaisons, Jan, Faculty consultants UW-ACE Instructional Resources UW-ACE Instructional Resources –Reusable learning modules in an ANGEL library

13. Chairs Forum 23 Nov. 2004 - UW-ACE Update13 Questions? Comments? Concerns?