Migration means all the content and structure of an existing WebCT CE4 course will be copied into a blank Webcourses@UCF course. While CDWS will do its best to copy the content and structure exactly, there are differences that must be reviewed and modified by faculty members after the migration occurs.
Because the old WebCT (CE4) is built on old technology and the vendor will soon stop supporting it.
Webcourses@UCF is the successor to the WebCT CE4 product, and an environment with which UCF faculty and students are familiar, and because Webcourses@UCF is the most robust and scalable product on the market today that can handle the large number of courses that UCF offers.
No - you must specifically request each course you would like to have migrated from old WebCT (CE4) to Webcourses@UCF. The Migration request form can be found here: http://teach.ucf.edu/forms/migration
Approximately one month.
Because beginning spring 2009, UCF students will have access only to Webcourses@UCF, and the required phase-out of WebCT CE4 will begin.
Beginning with the spring 2009 semester, WebCT CE4 courses will need to be migrated to Webcourses@UCF on a semester-by-semester basis so that all courses offered in a given semester will have been migrated. However, you may request that all of your courses be migrated at any time you wish so long as each course is migrated prior to the first semester it is offered following January 1, 2009.
Not necessarily. Priority will be given to migrating courses to be offered in the upcoming semester.
Yes - you will be sent an email announcing when the course is beginning the migration process as well as an email announcing the completion of the migration process for each course requested.
No - you are encouraged, but not obligated, to take advantage of training on how to use Webcourses@UCF. The training schedule is available here: http://teach.ucf.edu/resources/training
Yes, if you devote a few days to reviewing your course(s) before the next term starts and if you attend the available Webcourses@UCF training session titled Working with Your Migrated Course in Webcourses@UCF
No, the process is different in Webcourses@UCF. Faculty have the ability to create and populate their own courses using the Faculty Webcourses Manager in myUCF. Details are located at both of the following:
There are several types of training workshops available for you to attend. We strongly recommend that at a minimum you attend the Working with Your Migrated Course in Webcourses@UCF workshop. You may also be interested in training sessions that focus on key areas in Webcourses@UCF. For a full list, see the training link below.
Yes - you will have access to your old WebCT (CE4) courses for reference until May 30, 2010.
UCF is currently examining several possible solutions to replace course Reach pages for the new system. Future announcements will include detailed description of faculty options and directions.
WebCT is not actually taken down at 4 a.m.. Rather, an automatic backup process is run on a nightly basis and access to the server has to be blocked while data are backed up. Webcourses@UCF, on the other hand, can be backed up while the server is running, so it remains accessible during the overnight hours. However, Webcourses@UCF requires periodic hardware and software maintenance. Server logs show that Sunday morning is the time of the week with lowest usage levels, which is why that time was selected to perform scheduled maintenance.