{"id":11306,"date":"2015-03-19T15:53:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=11306"},"modified":"2017-07-27T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T16:10:47","slug":"from-angel-to-elearn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2015\/03\/19\/from-angel-to-elearn\/","title":{"rendered":"From Angel to eLearn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Angel2eLearn.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Sinclair\u2019s current learning management system, Angel, will be replaced on May 18 with eLearn, a customized version of the same system Wright State University and Ohio State University use.<br \/>\nAfter considering four different systems and conducting surveys of students and faculty, the decision was made to switch to Desire to Learn or D2L. This system gives each school the opportunity to create a look and feel that works for them.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t really a decision that we said, \u2018Oh let\u2019s go find a new system,\u201d Jennifer Davis, an instructional designer in the Web Course Development department, said.<br \/>\nThe Angel system was bought out, and will not have updates available.The new system will have a more modern look, have a few updated features, and is more conducive to mobile device.<br \/>\n\u201cI think students are going to find it to be a little more familiar if they do any kind of social media,\u201d Amy Hartman, an online academic coach, said. There are a few updated features and adjustments made to eLearn after receiving the feedback from surveys. In hopes that it will enhance the student online experience a separate grade tab has been added, making it easier to check grades.<br \/>\nAll course calendars will be consolidated to one calendar that will display information from all currently enrolled courses.<br \/>\n\u201cOnce students get familiar with the layout I think they are going to like it a lot better,\u201d Davis said.<br \/>\nResources will be available to students to assist in the transition from Angel to eLearn. There will be a Sinclair Talk on May 17 detailing the switch, and the faculty has been learning the new system for months.<br \/>\nThe \u201cHow to Succeed in an Online Class\u201d course will be called \u201cHow to Succeed\u201d when the new system goes live. This and all courses will have instructional information on how to use eLearn.<br \/>\n\u201cThe How to Succeed [course], even if they have taken it before, it might be good for them to take it again so that they can learn the new system,\u201d Hartman said. \u201cEspecially if they are hard-core online students.\u201d<br \/>\nChange is not always an easy thing for all. Davis reminisced back to when Microsoft Office had a major change some years ago.<br \/>\n\u201cI could not figure out how to print a document,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI was so frustrated.\u201d<br \/>\nMarketing materials will be distributed around campus to inform and help students and faculty with the switch.<br \/>\n\u201cWith anything else, any new system, and new software, any new app, anything you do, it\u2019s just a matter of getting in there and playing with it,\u201d Hartman said.<br \/>\n\u201cHey we\u2019re going live May 18 \u2013 it\u2019s coming,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Sells<br \/>\n<em>Executive Editor<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinclair\u2019s current learning management system, Angel, will be replaced on May 18 with eLearn, a customized version of the same system Wright State University and Ohio State University use. 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