Posts Tagged ‘MnSCU’

20
Jan
2016

SoftChalk

categories: announcement, gamification

Content Authoring Tool RFP Oral Presentation – SoftChalk

February 8, 2016

12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Wells Fargo Place, St. Paul, MN – Conference Room 3309

Or via WebEx: https://mnscu.webex.com/mnscu/j.php?MTID=mee30758fc5694b4e192e4f0b8d6780d5

Meeting number: 637 779 556

Meeting password: mnscu_rfp

AGENDA

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM Introductions and overview of MnSCU Content Authoring Tool pilot project

 
12:40 PM – 1:20 PM Overview of SoftChalk’s product and functionality; highlighting product’s distinctive competencies, general functions such as authoring, publishing, integration with D2L Brightspace or other LMSs

 
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Addressing of RFP Review Committee Follow-Up Questions (see list below)

 
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM General Q&A
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM Demonstration of use by persons with disabilities (how the product works for authors and users with disabilities)

 
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Exploration of hosting options and security questions follow-up

 
2:40 – 3:00 PM Contracting and cost proposal discussion

 
3:00 PM Adjourn

 

 

RFP Committee Follow-Up Questions

  1. Vision and Future Development
    • As part of the demonstration, please show us SoftChalk’s current editor. When will the new version be available?
    • Demonstrate how the community features work to allow collaboration now and what is being proposed for the future?
    • Demonstrate and explain how content sharing works
    • Demonstrate and explain the eReader function
    • What is being developed by way of improved analytics functions to enable greater analysis of student score results?
  1. Content Creation – Gamification
    • Will there be any development in the area of badging or other gamificatIon features, not just certification?
  1. Content Creation – Audio and Video Recording
    • Do they foresee this ever being a possibility to add this? And area there closed captioning features within
  2. LOR
    • We need to understand the private cloud administrator’s role
  1. Internet Browser Access and System Requirements
    • When will they support Edge (Windows 10)?
21
Aug
2013

from the MnSCU D2L office: D2L performance issues this morning

categories: Desire2Learn (D2L), issues

We are experiencing some data base blocks on the D2L system that are affecting response times for users.  The recent blocks occurred between 10:21 and 10:40.  Users were unable to login, or got internal errors, or very slow response times for navigating in D2L.

The problems have been intermittent, with users getting fast responses after the blockage ends.

Our system admins are investigating the situation.

We will keep you posted on the status of system performance.  Please continue to report any issues you experience.

–Karen

 

Karen Wenz, IMS System Site Administrator

MnSCU System Office

Phone: 320-223-6042
Cell:  612-578-6712

Email: Karen.wenz@so.mnscu.edu