Message-ID: <15262640.1182531719547.JavaMail.joeescobar@joe-escobars-computer.local> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:52:41 -0700 (PDT) From: orourkek Reply-To: Online.MC_PO3.LCC-Mail@lanecc.edu Subject: Re: Moodle for Fall 2006 Profile Problem Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_145_472071.1182531719547" GWItemID: 45069179.LCC-Mail.MC_PO3.100.1346735.1.167A.1 ------=_Part_145_472071.1182531719547 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Joe, Yep - spring term :( The course is Business Web Pages 23488 - BT 129 - 01 Thanks ever so much Kaaren >>> Online 09/10/06 3:38 PM >>> Hi Kaaren, Joe here. Yep, a liitle problem. I'm betting your course came from Spring term (or before) where you were using the orourkek login instead of the L#. The backup file you make keeps the orourkek login. That's the one with the photo and profile. I'll need to reconnect your L# profile to the course. Can you send me the specific name and CRN of the course you'd like back under your control. Yes, this is one thing about how we've set up the Moodle servers. You'll need to reimport your photo and copy and paste your profile EACH TERM. We rationalize this by thinking that doing this will keep the instructors and courses "fresh and interesting". ;-) Joe >>> moodleadmin 09/10/06 12:35 AM >>> Kaaren, I'm forwarding on your message to online@lanecc.edu. Joe is handling the questions related to backing up and restoring courses. And don't worry about patting yourself on the back too soon. I'm pretty sure I did that at least three times last week. :-) David =============================================== David Walton Moodle System Administrator Lane Community College Email support: moodleadmin@lanecc.edu Voice: 463-3367 =============================================== >>> Kaaren Orourke 09/09/06 5:11 PM >>> Well, I was doing ok until there were two of mee in the instructor setup after I restored my file. So I (quite naturally) kept the instructor that had the image and the profile already set up - but , alas, now the class does not show under my list of classes because I deleted the instructor you had set up for the class. (Doesn't pay to pat myself of the back too soon) Kaaren >>> moodleadmin 09/08/06 12:39 PM >>> Dear faculty, The Fall 2006 instance of Moodle is now ready at . After you log in with your L-# and PIN, you should see a list of the courses that are assigned to you in Banner. As I mentioned earlier, the courses as they are don't have any content, and if you already have a course developed in an earlier instance of Moodle, you can replace the course 'shell' with your backed-up course. For more information on how to do that, see the various documentation at (there's also a video there that addresses this topic), or send email to online@lanecc.edu. A couple of caveats and things to note: - When you log in, use only the first six characters of your ExpressLane PIN. If you are having difficulty logging in, call the Help Desk for assistance. If they can't help you get logged in, they will refer the matter to me, and I can make sure that your account is properly set up. Please give them your name and L-# when you talk to them. - In some cases, it's possible that the list of courses may be incomplete. If this happens, it's most likely because the process for assigning your L-# to that course in Banner has not been completed for some reason. If that happens, please send email to moodleadmin@lanecc.edu with information about you and the course (your L-#, and the CRN and if possible the course number of the course). Resolving the problem may in some cases require you (or us) to check with the person responsible for submitting course requests in your department. - Version: for various reasons, we have moved to Moodle 1.6; Moodle 1.5 is the version we used for Summer 2006. If you don't see a feature that you are used to, please send email to online@lanecc.edu to ask about it. After you log in, you may want to edit your profile (just click on your name where it says "Your are logged in as..." in the upper right-hand corner, and then click the "Edit profile" tab). Here's why: - In some cases, we may not have been able to get your email address, either because you don't have one entered in Banner, or because it didn't make it into our data stream due to the vagaries of the import process. In these cases, we've set a fake address (your L-number@emailnotset.lanecc.edu). - The City and Description fields are set to stock values, mostly for privacy considerations. You are welcome to change these fields however you like. - In some cases, the Country field may not be set correctly. If you have any questions, please don't hestitate to contact us. For questions about using Moodle (general usage, features, and so forth), please email online@lanecc.edu. For problems logging in, please call the Help Desk at Ext. 4444. For problems arising with the server (including classes that are not listed, an inability to edit your courses, or students not showing up in your class lists), please email moodleadmin@lanecc.edu. One last note: the transition to Moodle has been a major project (actually, it still IS a major project), resting on some very hard work by a number of different people. You--the instructors who are using it--are an important part of that team. We value your feedback and your input, and view this term as being the start of implementing the new site, not the end. (Let me also reiterate that the appearance of the site will change as we get closer to the start of the school year. Among other things, we will add a link to a new FAQ for students, which addresses some of the most common problems that students tend to have. We are in the process of writing that document and will link to it as soon as it's ready.) Beyond that, however, if you have any thoughts or suggestions about improving the site and how it works, we encourage you to contact us. Here's to a smooth Fall term! David Walton =============================================== David Walton Moodle System Administrator Lane Community College Email support: moodleadmin@lanecc.edu Voice: 463-3367 =============================================== ------=_Part_145_472071.1182531719547--