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The purpose of this project is to upgrade the core learning management system application – Blackboard Learning System – Enterprise Vista to support the growing needs of the online faculty and students. This upgrade project involves the installation of new hardware, upgrade of software and migration of courses from the previous version of the learning management system.
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Pre-Fall 2007 · Acquired Blackboard Vista Hardware and Software as per the recommendations of Blackboard · Completed Vista Essentials Training for Key Stakeholders · Engaged Blackboard to assist with the strategic planning for implementation · Project Presentation delivered to Executive Teams at colleges
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Fall 2007 · August o Vista Development Server goes live o Faculty sign-up made available at all campuses o Project Presentations delivered during Faculty Convocation Week · September o Faculty sign-up list finalized o Pilot Faculty Orientations delivered at each campus o WebCT to Vista course migration requests submitted · October o Vista Production Server goes live o Certification programs created by sub Working Team o WebCT to Vista course migration completed o Pilot Faculty Training begins · November o Pilot Faculty complete certification training o Project updates and open forums delivered at each campus o Complete contract for out-sourcing Blackboard Vista Support · December o Vista Test and Training server go live o Course migration begins for Vista Development to Vista Production server
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Spring 2008 · 1st Blackboard Vista Pilot begins · Faculty Training continues · Out-Sourcing of Blackboard Vista Support begins
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Summer 2008 · 2nd Blackboard Vista Pilot begins · Faculty Training continues
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Fall 2008 · Blackboard Vista fully implemented for all WebCT courses · WebCT decommissioned
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February 7th, 2008 February 5th, 2008 February 1st, 2008
Blackboard Open Forums will be held throughout the month of February at each of the five ACCD Campuses. These open forums will allow for faculty to get an update on the current status of the implementation of Blackboard Vista. This will also serve as a time where faculty can share with others items of interests or issues that need attention. In addition, Pilot Faculty are encouraged to come and receive a gift of appreciation for District I.T.
Now that the 1st Blackboard Vista Pilot is underway, we are finding items that need attetion. I'd like to remind all faculty that this is one of the key purposes of the pilot. To help identify issues prior to our Go Live date. That said, I'd also like to thank all the faculty who have been utilizing our Issue Log Center to post various issues that they or their students have been experiencing. This feedback is vital to the success of Blackboard Vista here at the Alamo Community Colleges. We have designated a team that will review all posts every week, concentrating on root cause analysis, problem resolution, and problem workarounds. Please visit the "Important Links" area to access the Issue Log Center. In addition, we have created a "Known Issues" page within the End-User website. You may access it by clicking HERE.
The 1st Blackboard Vista Pilot kicked off this Spring at the Alamo Community Colleges. Of course, there were a number of issues that arose, but with the help of the faculty and support staff, we were able to get all students and faculty started and working in Blackboard in a timely manner. With this first pilot, we have received a great amount of feedback that will definitely assist us in improving our processes of operations to provide for an even smoother transition and 2nd Pilot.
