Message-ID: <8382073.1182531722041.JavaMail.joeescobar@joe-escobars-computer.local> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:33:49 -0700 (PDT) From: moodleadmin Subject: Re: Moodle for Fall 2006 is now ready Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_156_13572404.1182531722041" GWItemID: 45035D6D.LCC-Mail.MC_PO3.100.1346735.1.1631.1 ------=_Part_156_13572404.1182531722041 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Katie, In the present instance, I believe what you want to do is set up a metacourse. I've cc:d online@lanecc.edu so that one of the faculty webmasters can confirm, and let you know how to do it if necessary. I can say that changing the CRNs listed for your course can make it so that students will no longer be enrolled in any of them. The setup of the new system requires that we use a standard format for all course-related fields, and changing the course title or the short title may completely hamper our ability to import course data from Banner (it will also make it more difficult in many instances for Help Desk staff to help students). As I said, I'm pretty certain that using a metacourse will address the issue you've brought up, but I'll touch base again with Joe to make sure. David =============================================== David Walton Moodle System Administrator Lane Community College Email support: moodleadmin@lanecc.edu Voice: 463-3367 =============================================== >>> Katie Morrison-Graham 09/09/06 1:37 PM >>> Hi David, In the Fall 2006 classes you have set up for me I have 4 for Bi112 Cell biology for Health Occupations. I would like to have all the students in the same moodle class and have edited the CRN 20676 class to include 29679 & 23257 & 23256 as well. Can you move the students from CRN's 29679 & 23257 & 23256 into CRN 20676 or do I have the ability to do so? thanks, Katie Katie Morrison-Graham LCC Science Department 541-463- 5083 morrison-grahamk@lanecc.edu "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young." >>> 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_156_13572404.1182531722041--