Thursday, 15 July 2004: 9:30 AM-10:15 AM

Northern A-3 (Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel)

L-14: Visualizing Vista

Detailed Description:The University of North Texas is migrating from WebCT Campus Edition to WebCT Vista. The Center for Distributed Learning at UNT is responsible for introducing WebCT Vista to faculty and students and training them on this new platform. In this session, we will talk about the following: •Introducing Vista -Brownbag sessions -Listserv/Announcements -Techniques •Training in Vista -Registration -Training for faculty and students -Tech support •Migration cleanup -List of items -Rebuilding as opposed to migrating
Presentation Format:Showcase
Topic:Empowering educators: Professional development models and methods
Target Audience:Course Designers
Appropriate Audience Level:Experienced WebCT users
Abstract Text:The University of North Texas is currently migrating from WebCT Campus Edition to WebCT Vista. The Center of Distributed Learning at UNT is responsible for introducing Vista to faculty and students. In this session, we will talk specifically about how we introduce WebCT Vista and how we train faculty and students on this new platform. Our session will include these items:

-Introducing WebCT Vista Brownbag sessions Listserv/Announcements on Faculty Resource pages Reminders, encouragement, tactics

-Training in WebCT Vista Online registration Online training for faculty and students Tech support differs from Campus Edition

-Migration cleanup Provide a list of items that faculty will need to look for Encourage faculty to rebuild as opposed to migrating



Session Leader:Jennie Vautrin
University of North Texas
Co-presenters:Jane Himmel
University of North Texas

Stacia Stastny
University of North Texas

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