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Purpose
The purpose of National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) is to generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, including K-12, Higher Education, Corporate and Military, while recognizing leaders and best practices in the field.
Goal
For schools, colleges, and corporations to conduct local events during NDLW to celebrate and promote the field of online learning.
When
November 9 - 13, 2015
Who
Professionals engaged in the day-to-day practice of distance learning (schools, colleges, corporations, military) and individuals and organizations providing products and services being distributed via online, video conferencing and satellite technologies
Free Webinars
- Monday, November 9, 2015
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Accessibility and Usability in Online Courses
- by Cecelia Green (Quality Matters)
- 1:00 pm Eastern:
- Discover The Latest Mobile Learning & Collaboration Technology
- by Derek Lundsten, CEO (Scrimmage)
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Tuesday, November 10, 2015
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Keep Them Begging for More: Professional Development That Matters
- by Dr. Roseann Torsiello and Barbara Monaghan (Berkeley College)
- 1:00 pm Eastern:
- CBE: Employers and Employability (Pearson)
- by Ed Sargent, Project Director PACE-IT, VP of Workforce Development /Training (Edmonds Community College); Mary Hendrix, Ph.D, Vice President Student Access & Success Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program (Texas A&M University)
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Wednesday, November 11, 2015
- 11:30 am Eastern:
- Distance Learning Resources in Telehealth
- by Janet Major, Associate Director for Facilities, Arizona Telemedicine Program (Arizona Health Sciences Center) , USDLA Board Member, Telehealth
- 1:00 pm Eastern:
- Virtual Presence: Inspire and Engage in the Virtual Classroom and Beyond
- by Kate Nugent, Facilitator and Director of Product & Training (The Ariel Group)
- 2:00 pm Eastern:
- USDLA Chapter Program Overview
- by Ken Conn (USDLA)
- 11:30 am Eastern:
- Thursday, November 12, 2015
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Company’s Coming. Get Out The Good China!
- by Pam Birtolo and Amy McGrath (Global Personalized Academics)
- 1:00 pm Eastern:
- 10 Signs That the Shift to Digital Is Underway – and 5 Ways to Get Ahead of the Curve!
- by John Watson, President (Evergreen Education Group), lead author of the annual Keeping Pace Report; Mickey Revenaugh, co-founder (Connections Education) and Board President (iNACOL)
- 10:00 am Eastern:
- Friday, November 13, 2015
- to be determined
For more information about these free webinars, and to register for them, please see the 2015 NDLW Webinar Schedule & Registration page.
For more information on NDLW
contact USDLA at 617.399.1770 or admin@usdla.org today!
PowToon is now available in MU Video. To create a PowToon:
- Go to MU Video.
- Log in.
- Click "Add New".
- From the menu that opens, select "Create a PowToon".
For more information on creating PowToon animations, please see:
- the PowToon tutorial available within PowToon itself
- the introductory video in the previous blog post: PowToon Trial Coming to MU Video
- the PowToon Quick Start User Guide (PDF)
At this time, you can only create new PowToon animations from within MU Video. Once you've created a PowToon though, you can embed it within D2L using Insert Stuff.
Please bear in mind that this is a trial. Should you find PowToon useful (or not!), please let the IT Help Desk or the Instructional & Technology Support team know.
EDITED: added PowToon Quick Start User Guide (PDF)
PowToon in MU Video
What is PowToon?
PowToon allows you to create animated videos and presentations that can include voice overs and background music.
How do I get PowToon?
For Millersville's PowToon trial, you won't need to download or install anything. You'll create, share, and view PowToon animations from within MU Video, right in your web browser.
What is this trial?
Right now, the companies that make the software behind MU Video and PowToon are working together on the integration between their two systems. Millersville University is joining the beta test of that integration.
Because this is a beta test, you may encounter bugs or other problems while using PowToon in MU Video. If you do, please tell the IT Help Desk about them.
How do I create a PowToon in MU Video?
Please see the video below.
If your web browser does not display, or properly play, the embedded video above, please watch the video on its own, external page.
When the trial ends, will Millersville keep PowToon?
If enough people find PowToon in MU Video effective for teaching and learning, and if the price is right, we'll consider it. Please share your thoughts on PowToon in MU Video, your stories of success of success (or failure!), with the IT Help Desk.
Due to scheduled maintenance, Blackboard Collaborate will be partially unavailable from 4:00 a.m. to at least 4:30 a.m. Eastern on Friday, October 16. During the maintenance period, you:
- will not be able to join Blackboard Collaborate sessions
- will be able to continue participating in, or leading, Blackboard Collaborate sessions you joined prior to the maintenance period
Blackboard anticipate they will be able to complete maintenance within a half hour. However, should they encounter unexpected difficulties during their system maintenance, they may extend the maintenance window until 6 a.m. Eastern on Friday, October 16.
The D2L system will not be affected by this Blackboard Collaborate maintenance. Only Blackboard Collaborate—available from within D2L's Online Rooms tool—will be affected.
There are no feature or tool changes being made to the Millersville D2L system on Friday October 16 2015 that will affect students or instructors.
Information Technology Maintenance / Outage
Network Maintenace
Description
IT will be upgrading the campus firewalls, campus core and datacenter core networks.
IT Maintenance / Outage Timeframe
- Beginning Outage: October 19, 2015, 5:00 PM Eastern
- Ending Outage: October 19, 2015, 9:00 PM Eastern
Campus Impact
Campus services including but not limited to: authentication services, email, web - wiki/blogs/portal, file shares, virtual desktops, enterprise applications - banner/hyperion/onbase will be unavailable for periods of time during the outage.
Please contact the Help Desk at 871-7777 or Help.Desk@millersville.edu with any questions or concerns.
Due to scheduled, monthly maintenance, D2L will be unavailable from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern on Sunday, October 11. No patches or upgrades to D2L are planned for this maintenance period. Instead, this monthly, scheduled downtime allows technicians at D2L, Inc.'s data center to perform necessary server hardware and networking equipment upgrades.
Upcoming monthly maintenance dates:
- October 11, 2015
- November 8, 2015
- December 13, 2015
- January 10, 2016
- February 14, 2016
- March 13, 2016