New E-Learning Website
A completely redesigned and reorganized E-Learning website will be launched shortly at www.elearning.ualberta.ca. The new site will make it easier for Faculty and Students to access core E-Learning services, get advice or help with support issues, and learn more about new technologies entering the classroom.

The new site will conform to web accessibility standards and feature a fresh colour theme and updated graphics. Don't worry about updating your links as we will be putting browser redirects in place. Get ready for the new look of E-Learning!

Elluminate Live!
The University of Alberta has renewed its Elluminate Live! licence for another three years, with funding supplied by the Office of the Vice-Provost (Information Technology). This software product provides a web collaboration system and real-time virtual environment for e-learning.

AICT E-Learning Services will continue to provide Elluminate Live! as a a centrally supported online teaching and collaboration tool. In addition, a limited number of licences have also been purchased for the companion products Elluminate Publish and Elluminate Plan. Elluminate Plan is for organizing content ahead of time, while Elluminate Publish is for creating standalone files or industry-standard video files from Elluminate Live! recordings.

Upcoming Workshops
E-Learning Services is offering 1 eClass training workshop in the near future:

1. Summer Institute for all U of A Instructors: August 17 - 21, 2009

For more details on this session, see our Workshops page.

Introducing eClass In order to minimize the confusion caused by the the many names currently in use for WebCT Vista, we're rebranding WebCT Vista as eClass. Nothing has changed except the name. So, wave goodbye to WebCT Vista and say hello to eClass. (read more)

eCast - U of A Podcasting Service Now Available In response to requests from the campus community, E-Learning Services is proud to announce that Phase 1 of our eCast pilot is now available for use by all members of the U of A community. See what's coming in Phase II What is this new service and how does it work?  It’s a way for you to ‘publish’ podcasts for your class, research group or administrative unit.  (read more) Ready to Podcast? Go to our eCast Server and get started.

Drop-In Sessions
AICT E-Learning Services continues to offer Drop In Sessions on Thursday afternoons as requested. These sessions provide an opportunity for instructors and staff to drop into a hands-on session, ask a question of the E-Learning staff who will be there and enjoy a cup of coffee. If you are interested in having a Drop In Event in your faculty, please contact bonita.bray@ualberta.ca

New Banners for Your eClass Courses
As part of E-Learning Services' continuing efforts to provide a positive e-learning experience for U of A students and instructors in their eClass courses, we have begun to update the faculty and department banners currently in use.

Check them out at http://mediawiki.elearning.ualberta.ca/banner_site/ and give us your feedback.  If you'd like to use one of the new banners, here are instructions on how to use them.  

Respondus License Keys Available for Faculty
Email respondus@ualberta.ca with subject "Respondus Key"

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News and Announcements

Monthly Maintenance Window
To ensure adequate maintenance of the Vista and Elluminate services, we are scheduling a monthly maintenance outage from 6:00 am - 12:00 noon, the last Sunday of the month. Vista and Elluminate may be unavailable during this time slot. See dates below