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April 1, 2011
DegreeWorks
We had two meetings about DegreeWorks this week. It is a Sungard product designed to replace CAPP (for degree evaluations in the Wolfweb).
At this point, WOU members want to get started asap, but we are working with 2 other OUS schools to collaborate as much as possible.
Once we find out the earliest option to schedule the launch, we can put the rest of the pieces in play.
So next week I'll be working to manage the schedule, budget and organize the players to optimize our time. In the end it's going to be 18 months until the scheduled release. The Registrar's office has a great deal of work to do, and we have no IT resource available on the Banner side until the end of the summer.
We'll bring it together and I expect it to be a positive process, overall.
Posted by ellism at 1:43 PM | Comments (0)
The Public Forum(s)
This week I presented two campus forums for Google Apps.
I had roughly 30 at the first lunch-hour session, and 20 the following day.
Although we hold trainings/events like this from time-to-time, I am nearly always disappointed by the lack of turnout. Lunch-time isn't the greatest time for training, but it's the only option for many faculty/staff who can't leave their desks during the day.
The material seemed to be helpful to those who attended. Perhaps 5% of the attendees were students. I was pleased with the response, and was happy to help convey this important information in a personal atmosphere.
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