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All instructor and student e-­‐mail addresses loaded into Connect Installed Service Pack 9 and the VTBE HTML text editor 35-­‐40% of all LMS courses now running in Connect UBCO and Faculty of Science 100% in Connect Implemented new tabs and modules including the “Library” tab with the Ares module for course reserve material Created list of Standing Deferred students, resolving issue with auto-­‐
reconciliation process Sauder School of Business, Faculty of Medicine, and Jump Start launched pilots utilizing the Content and Community functionality of Connect Facilitated eight Connect Express workshops Facilitated two sessions at CTLT Summer Institute Held three drop-­‐in sessions Held two sessions on Getting Acquainted with Your Migrated Course Conducted seven one-­‐on-­‐one sessions Held a customized workshop for the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Redesigned website launched (http://elearning.ubc.ca) Distributed template letter for students and instructors in Connect System of Record communication to Faculty Advisors and Enrolment Service Professionals (ESPs) “Where’s My Course?” page for students created Posted Faculty-­‐specific migration plans on website Digest update email to CART and ISS detailing system changes and upgrades Updated the IT Service Catalogue with links to resources supporting Connect Blog post on UBC FYI providing e-­‐learning information for students Finalize and install Copyright building block Define scope and priorities for CTConnect3 for September to December Develop strategies and goals for implementing Pedagogical Templates in the Connect environment Begin migration planning with smaller faculties and campus units not yet involved in the LMS transition Revise “Project” section of e-­‐Learning website to reflect current status Continue phased migrations with more courses going live with Connect in January 2013 Project Manager: Lynda Cooper For additional information visit http://elearning.ubc.ca/connect or contact Tammy Yasrobi, Communications Coordinator at tmy@mail.ubc.ca