Migrating from WebCT Campus Edition 4 to Vista 4 Kathy Fernandes Laura Sederberg Bill Evans California State University, Chico

Agenda  Chico profile  LMS selection process  Project approach  Kick-Off  Program  System/ops/integration  Project management  Prepping/readiness for roll-out  Support

Chico’s Profile  30-year history in distance education  Started with WebCT 1.3 in 1998  One of the original 14 WebCT Institutes  Designed training program and shared it with CSUs  Rubric for Online Instruction

WebCT Growth Spring 2003 Spring 2004 Spring 2005 Faculty Using WebCT Students Using WebCT (10s) Course Sections Using WebCT 13,362 Students (Est.) 1,329 Sections 639 Faculty

Targets & Milestones  Fall 2005 – Installation & Training  Intersession 2006 – Train & develop pilots  Spring 2006 – Run Pilots; Integration  Summer 2006 – Migrate courses, test integration  Fall 2006 – half courses in Vista  Spring 2007 – all courses in Vista  Summer 2007 – Clean-up & wrap up

Selection of Vista  LMS needs analysis and rubric  Decision to create own training materials  How to get campus involved?  Departmental groups  Advantages  Training cohorts

Hours spent

Best Fit Rubric

Pass/Fail Rubric

Department Migrations Why?  More fun to learn with people you know  Good teaching and learning principles  Less confusion for students  Easier management of change  Vista is a better department tool  Group decisions/communication  Sharing resources  Program assessment goals

Pilot Testing  2 Pilot Test groups  Spring courses, 250 students  Summer courses, 150 students  Spring Pilot group helped test training

Training Program  Transition to Vista migration module  2 -1/2 hours, experience with WebCT CE required  Fill out survey  Foundation series  Vista 101 through 105 (beginners welcome)  Intermediate modules  “List of Electives” by topic

Survey Faculty before Transition to Vista training

Foundation Series  Vista 101: Introduction to Vista  Vista 102: Communicating with students  Vista 103: Creating & Managing Content  Vista 104: Assessments & Assignments  Vista 105: Vista Gradebook

Training Aids  Posters  Graphics for Vista tools  Wear hats for Build, Teach and Student tabs  Keep the coffee on and treats

Training with Props Chico trainers demonstrate three view tabs in Vista, with hats: Build = construction hat Teach = Mortar board Student View = Chico ball cap

Migration Choices  For those wanting to teach in Vista, decisions need to be made  Migration method  One course, or more  Departmental support  Training and consultation

Resource Links  Chico’s Vista Web site  LMS needs analysis and rubric  Chico’s Academic Technologies 

Contact Us Kathy Fernandes Bill Evans Laura Sederberg

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