Update: The issue was resolved at about 6:00 pm Sunday, Dec 11th.
Starting at approximately 3:02 PM (CST), users are reporting errors while trying to log in or access D2L. We’re reporting the issue to Learn@UW and will be updating this news item with more information as we receive it. Thank you for your patience.
This two-day Winterim series focuses on strategies for using technology to engage students through active learning. Attendance for both days is free of charge and includes lunch and refreshments. Sign up today using your UW-Whitewater Net ID at: https://signup.uww.edu. The workshops are listed under “iCIT-LTC Training.” You can register for either the January 11, 2012 Regional Faculty Conference on Active Learning or the January 12, 2012 Desire2Learn (D2L) Workshop, or you can register for both.
Using Technology to Promote Active Learning
Join us on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) for the 2012 UW-System Southeast Regional Conference! The keynote and sessions on mobile learning and planning for the future of education will be given by Dr. Curtis Bonk, an expert on active learning. A myriad of technologies and pedagogical strategies used to promote active learning will be showcased. Instructors from UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, UW Colleges, and UW-Whitewater will share their best practices in the use of interactive activities and games, student-created video, ePortfolio, social media, and mobile technology for teaching and learning. UW-Whitewater instructors currently have access to priority registration. Secure your spot today, seating is limited! For more information and the event schedule, visit: http://geturl.uww.edu/15a
Desire2Learn (D2L) Winterim Workshop
This workshop will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2012 (9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.). The “What’s New” and “How-To” sessions will help you solve challenges with quizzing, discussions, managing content, plagiarism detection, and assessment using the new rubric tool. Participants can attend all day or register for individual sessions. Lunch and refreshments sponsored by the LEARN Center. To view the full-day schedule, visit: Winterim 2012 Workshop Schedule.
UPDATE (4:44 PM): We have been informed that the maintenance that was planned for tomorrow has been canceled. The D2L service should function as normal.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: Learn@UW will be performing emergency maintenance work on Tuesday, November 29th between 4:00 AM and 7:00 AM (CST). During this time frame, you may receive errors while trying to log in or will not be able to log in at all.
Please plan your coursework accordingly. Time-sensitive tasks that require something to be saved or submitted should be avoided, such as Quiz attempts, Dropbox submissions, etc. Thank you for your patience!
iCIT is planning server maintenance on Saturday, November 26th, from 7:00 a.m. to noon (CST). During the maintenance, web services (including the D2L login page), printing services, PeopleSoft, and departmental systems will experience intermittent outages throughout the morning.
Please be aware of the maintenance and plan your use accordingly. Thank you for your patience.
On November 17th from approximately 9:30 PM to 9:46 PM (CST), there was a recurrence of the previous database server problems we had experienced earlier in the semester.
During the outage, however, Learn@UW was able to retrieve data that should help them better understand the issue and hopefully prevent it happening in the future. We will update with any additional information as we receive it. Thank you for your patience.
[ORIGINAL MESSAGE] At roughly 9:30pm on Thursday, November 17th we started receiving reports of “Server Errors” and login issues. At this time the system appears to be stable, but we will continue to monitor the situation and will post updated information as it is received.
Learn@UW will be performing maintenance during the regularly scheduled maintenance window on Thursday, November 17th from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM (CST).
D2L will have intermittent service during this time, but please refrain from doing any work in D2L that may be lost during the outage, such as discussion posts, dropbox submissions, etc.
The Learning Technology Center (LTC) is pleased to announce a two-day Winterim series focusing on a variety of technologies to promote active learning.
On January 11, 2012 join other UW-System faculty and instructional staff to attend the 2012 UW-System Southeast Regional Faculty Showcase demonstrating how a myriad of technologies and pedagogical strategies are used to promote active learning. Instructors from UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, UW Colleges, and UW-Whitewater will share their best practices in the use of interactive activities and games, student-created video, ePortfolio, social media, and mobile technology for teaching and learning. The keynote speaker is Dr. Curtis Bonk, renowned expert on educational technology and active learning, will present “Stretching the Edges of Technology-Enhanced Teaching: From Tinkering to Tottering to Totally Extreme Learning.” This opportunity to learn about teaching techniques is sponsored by the UW System Learning and Technology Development Council (LTDC). The UW-Whitewater College of Letters and Sciences also generously supports our keynote speaker session.
On day two, January 12, 2012, the LTC will sponsor an all-day workshop for faculty and instructional staff on the basics of using Desire2Learn (D2L). Watch for more details or sign up now at: signup.uww.edu.
The Learning Technology Center (LTC) is pleased to invite faculty and instructional staff to attend the next free session in the Snackable Series “Technology – One Byte at a Time.” In the “Snackable Series” sessions, a specific learning technology is spotlighted.
The next sessions will be held November 16 and 17 and focus on the use of Student Response System (Clickers). Ben Bestic, from Turning Technologies will lead the session and discuss classroom use of clicker keypads and the ResponseWare “clicker app.”
Please join your peers on the following days to learn about Student Response Systems:
Student Response System “Clickers”
Wednesday, 11/16: Noon to 1 pm
Thursday, 11/17: 11 am to Noon
iCIT Training Center, McGraw 112
Use of a student response system can transform a standard PowerPoint lecture into a powerful, interactive presentation that engages students in interactive learning. Through the use of a clicker keypad, or the new clicker mobile app, student responses can be captured and immediately displayed from within your PowerPoint presentation.
Register online today for this “Snackable Series” session – seating is limited: https://signup.uww.edu
To submit ideas for future topics for the “Snackable Series”, please e-mail the UW-Whitewater Learning Technology Center at ltc@uww.edu.
Learn@UW will be performing maintenance during the regularly scheduled maintenance window on Thursday, October 27th from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM (CDT).
D2L will not be available during this time frame. Please plan your coursework accordingly.
Update: As of 9:10am iCIT Technicians have identified and resolved the issue.
We are currently aware that some users are having intermittent login issues with Desire2Learn. We are actively investigating the issue and will keep you updated.