eLearning outage

Due to database issues, eLearning lost connection to the database.  To reconnect the application to the database, eLearning is being restarted.  The eLearning team is looking into the causes of the database problems.  We believe that the slowness being experienced the past couple of days is associated to these database issues.  We are working with Blackboard to remedy the database problems and to determine why the system is experiencing slowness.

 If you have any questions please e-mail elearning@utdallas.edu or call at 972.883.6960.

Welcome to Fall 2009!

Hello Everyone,

Fall 2009 semester has begun!  Students will be able to access all Fall 2009 online courses at that time.  You can login to http://elearning.utdallas.edu  with your UTD NetID account to access the courses. 

If you need any technical assistance, please contact:

UTD eLearning Support and WebCT Help Desk, phone: 1-866-588-3192

UTD Help Desk (assist with UTD NetID account issue), email: assist@utdallas.edu, phone: 972-883-2911

Again welcome and have a great online summer semester!

UTD SOM eLearning Newsletter Fall 2009

Dear Students:

If you haven’t already, please check out the Fall 2009 Newsletter with all of the news, events and announcements for your Fall online courses from the SOM eLearning Team!  Here is the link:

http://som.utdallas.edu/somResources/eLearning/newsletter/eLearningNewsletterFall09.html

Welcome to Fall 2008!

Greetings!

Fall 2008 semester starts tomorrow – Aug. 21. Students will be able to access all Fall 2008 full term and first 8-week online courses from tomorrow. Please check out this welcome message if you haven’t received it via email. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Have a great online semester!

SOM eLearning Survey: New Electives Offered

The School of Management eLearning Team would like your input on what additional online electives to offer.

Please take a moment to complete our survey by clicking here

UT Dallas Campus Power Outage

This is just a reminder that power on the UTD campus will be interrupted due to utility work on Sunday, July 27 from 6AM-7PM. WebCT will be on a generator backup and is not expected to be affected.

 

Some online courses have links to streaming videos. The server that houses these will be taken down, and the videos will not be accessible during the outage. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. For further information on the outage, please go to: http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2008/07/22-002.php

 

Thank you,

 

Darren Crone

SOM eLearning Manager

Fall Tuition Information

Tuition for the fall semester will be posted July 15, 2008. All students currently have a zero balance.

The payment deadline for registered students is July 29, 2008.

To pay your tuition visit the payment website at: http://www.utdallas.edu/finance/bursar/payment-options.html?third=4

GMBA/AIM Virtual Welcome Session in Second Life

GMBA/AIM Virtual Welcome Session in Second Life

The SOM eLearning Team would like to invite you to our Fall 2008 Virtual Welcome Session on the UTD SOM virtual island in Second Life. Because many of you are spread out across the globe, we feel that Second Life will allow you to “meet” your fellow students, the SOM eLearning Team, and some of our GMBA/AIM faculty.

What is Second Life?

“Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents.” Second life has appeared prominently in the news recently as major corporations, media outlets, and academic institutions have set up virtual locations. The UT Dallas School of Management has set up its own island to be used for special events, recruiting and information dissemination, research, and student meetings and socialization.

To set up an account in Second Life, go to http://www.secondlife.com and click on the “Join Now” button. Membership is free. The registration process involves the following steps:

1. Create an account
2. Choose an avatar
3. Download/install the SL client.

We recommend that you take some time before our Virtual Welcome Session to become familiar with moving around within Second Life.

To visit our UTD SOM island, click on the link below, or while in Second Life, click on the [Map] button and search for “UTD SOM” then click [Teleport].

WHERE:
Second Life, UTD SOM Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/UTD%20SOM/141/70/22/
(Please note, you must have Second Life installed for the above link to work.)

WHEN:
Friday, May 30, 12pm (noon) – 1pm CST

WHO:
Global MBA and Online AIM students

WHAT:

Participate in Q&A sessions, meet one-on-one with the SOM eLearning Team, meet some of our GMBA/AIM faculty, and network with fellow students.

For more information about the UTD SOM island in Second Life, please visit http://som.utdallas.edu/secondlife.

UTD SOM Online Students Facebook Group

The UTD SOM Online Students Facebook group is a great way to keep in touch with your classmates and network with UTD SOM online students, faculty, and staff. The group contains a message board, photo album, and a place for posted items (such as relevant websites). In addition, group emails provide the UTD SOM e-Learning team with another way to keep students informed about current events.

Click here to view the group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9106545519

You must have a Facebook account to view or join the group. To create an account, go to http://www.facebook.com

Early Registration Has Started

Today, March 31st, is the first day of Early Registration for both Summer 2008 and Fall 2008.  If you are ready to register for courses, please follow the registration guidelines.  Also, make sure to verify the payment deadlines as you will need to pay at an earlier date if you register during Early Registration.