No, this is not required. You have the option to submit your final grades using Elearning or through the "My Work" Final Grade Worksheet in GoWMU. Submitting Mid-term/First Work grades through our new Elearning system is not implemented yet.
How will I, and my students, access the new Elearning system?On Dec 21, we will "switch" systems. Everyone will access the new Elearning the same way they accessed the old system, either by clicking on the Elearning icon from GoWMU or going directly to http://elearning.wmich.edu and logging in.
When will I see links to my Spring 2012 courses?Course offerings for Spring 2012 were loaded into the new Elearnng system on October 17. Courses you see in your Spring Teaching Assignments in GoWMU should also show up in the new Elearning. You can login and start working on them.
Will I be able to access Blackboard after Dec 21?Yes, after Dec. 21 you will be able to login to Blackboard by going to http://old-elearn.wmich.edu.
Can I move content from the old Elearning system to the new one?Yes you can. To request content from 2010 and 2011 be migrated, please fill out the request form. Migration requests for Fall 2011 material started Dec 5 in order to include as much current material from these sections as possible.
Can I move content older than 2010?Yes, you can send a request to vista-admin@wmich.edu. Please explain why it is essential to have the old content moved.
Will my old content be migrated directly to my Spring course shells?No. Content is migrated into a separate course shell listed under "Content Migrated from BbVista". You can copy this content into your Spring 2012 course shell.
Will content be moved over the holiday closure period?No. Please plan ahead and submit your migration requests before the end of the Fall 2011 semester. Content migration takes considerable time. Migration activities will resume after closure.
Can I move student work from the old Elearning system to the new one?No. Student assignment submissions, online test results, and contributions to discussion threads, and your grade book data don't move. You will be able to access the items in the old system until December 2012.
How can I save student work in Blackboard?See the information about End-of-Term tasks on the support site for the old system.
Can I get help?Every instructor teaching a spring 2012 section is enrolled in the Elearning Instructor Support course. This course is found in your My Courses widget under Ongoing, Support Courses when you login to Elearning. It has modules that show you how to set up tools and the best practices of the tool use.
Will there be more workshops offered?Yes. More workshops will be offered. Check the schedule.