1. I wanted to find a way to reach students who needed more explanation Ideally, the way would fit their style and schedules, and the same for me Traditional office hours are ineffective I didn’t want to impose on those who didn’t need help (no new mandatory elements) I told Kathy Christoph that I thought I needed a virtual office… My quest for a virtual office to help me teach Bot/Zoo 152

2. On Sep 5, Kathy Christoph wrote: Hi Edgar, I'd like to follow up on our conversation about getting together to talk about Web 2.0… On Sep 7, Edgar Spalding wrote: Hi Kathy, How about Friday the 12th at 3 in your office? Mine is such a mess - it doesn't inspire creative thinking - just begs for a shovel and a dumpster… On Sep 8, Kathy Christoph wrote: Hi Edgar, This Friday at 3pm in my office works well. I'm at …. On Sep 18, Blaire Bundy wrote: Hi, My name is Blaire Bundy and I'm a learning technology consultant for DoIT, Academic Technology. I'm emailing you as a follow up… On Sep 26, Edgar Spalding wrote: Hi Blaire, A thousand pardons for taking so long to respond …A key person is Kerry Martin, cc'd here… On Sep 26, Kerry Martin wrote: Hi, Blaire and Edgar- I'd be happy to meet some time next week…. Four more scheduling emails…. On Sep 26, Blaire Bundy wrote: Great. Thanks for the quick replies. See you Wednesday.

3. On Oct 1, Edgar, Blaire, Kerry, and John Thompson met at DoIT John and Blaire knew about a tool that sounded good… On Oct 1, John Thompson wrote: Here's the address I mentioned today. You'll find the e-mail address to request an account at the bottom of the page. http://www.uwex.edu/ICS/extendlms/ On Oct 2, Edgar Spalding wrote: Dear Mr. Berg, I am a professor involved in a large introductory biology course… On Oct 2, Rich Berg wrote: Edgar, Are you using Desire2Learn/Learn@UW for any part of your course delivery? On Oct 2, Edgar Spalding wrote: Rich, Yes indeed… On Oct 2, Rich Berg wrote You are most welcome to have a space set up for your virtual office hours. Please go to the following URL: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/extendlms/users/ Download and fill out the ExtendLMS Faculty form and return it as an email attachment to extendlms@ics.uwex.edu. You need only provide on OU number on the form… extendlms@ics.uwex.edu On Oct 7, Edgar Spalding wrote Hi Rich, Thanks for setting this up for me. The only part of the form I had a question about was the OU number…

4. On Oct 7, Rich Berg wrote: Edgar, The OU number is a number that is assigned specifically to your course in Learn@UW. If you cannot find it, your Learn@UW administrator… On Oct 7, Edgar Spalding Rich, How do I find out who is my learn@uw administrator? I cannot find mention of any such person on the site, or any sign of an OU number… On Oct 7, Rich Berg wrote: Edgar, Yes, someone who at DoIT who works with Learn@UW/Desire2Learn should be able to help you with this. Since you worked with Blair and John… On Oct 7, Edgar Spaldng wrote: Hi Blaire and John, I never heard of a learn@uw administrator or an OU number this person is supposed to have for our course… On Oct 7, Blaire Bundy wrote: Hi, Rich is referring to the course OU number in Learn@UW. the OU for this course is ou=724155... You can find this number by logging into your course and scrolling all the way to the end of the long URL that starts with https://uwmad.courses.wisconsin.edu/...https://uwmad.courses.wisconsin.edu/ On Oct 7, Edgar Spalding wrote: …(you have to really want this tool to get permission to use it!)

5. On Oct 7, Rich Berg wrote: Edgar, John sent me this, which might be helpful for you to find your OU number: http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=4067http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=4067 Rich On Oct 7, Edgar Spalding wrote: Thanks Rich, I believe this is correct: ou=724155 Edgar. two more emails between me, Blaire, and Kerry. On Oct 7, Rich Berg wrote: Edgar, You are all set up now. Here is the URL for your course: http://extendlms.ics.uwex.edu/uwmadbotzoo152s1/. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. Rich Grand Tally: Kathy, Blaire, John from DoIt Edgar and Kerry from Bot/Zoo 152 Rich from Extension and 28 emails! Many thanks to all, it was well worth it!