CaptureSpace has been retired. Kaltura Personal Capture has arrived!
Greetings from Learning Systems, This is just a friendly reminder that Kaltura CaptureSpace has been retired. As of June 1st, it is no longer being updated, enhanced, or supported by the vendor. Kaltura Capture has arrived and is now available for download from VCU’s Kaltura MediaSpace! It is much easier to use with a simple interface, […]
Lecture Capture transition – detailed timeline posted
Learning Systems has posted a timeline for the Lecture Capture transition at VCU. It is designed to help users and departmental stakeholders better understand the transition away from Echo360 as a centrally supported lecture capture option from Academic Technologies. Kaltura (and Cattura Capturecast hardware) will now be supported for all things lecture capture. Please direct any questions or requests […]
End of Semester Email to Blackboard Faculty – Spring 2019
Greetings Blackboard Faculty, We hope your Spring is going well! Here are some reminders of events, Blackboard system updates, and procedures that we’d like you to be aware of while you’re finishing out the Spring 2019 term! Blackboard – What to expect over the next year Blackboard Upgrade, May 14th, 2019, starting at 8PM – […]
Respondus Monitor – A trial opportunity!
Greetings from Learning Systems! tl;dr A short trial with Respondus Monitor will be available and open to all instructors, May 1st, 2019 – July 31st, 2019. Training will be available on April 1st at 11AM for VCU instructors. Until then, Respondus is offering a New Features general webinar for instructors. Description from the vendor’s website […]
Blackboard Faculty – Fall 2018 – End-of-Semester Announcements
Dear VCU Faculty, As the the end of the Fall 2018 semester quickly approaches, Learning Systems would like to share some important eLearning reminders, resources and news with you. Target Date set for the next major upgrade to eLearning (Blackboard) at VCU The VCU eLearning system will be upgraded to Blackboard Learn 9.1 Q4 2018 […]
Kaltura Notice – West Coast Data Center Maintenance
Kaltura’s West Coast Data Center maintenance may impact VCU’s instance of Kaltura during this timeframe due to the additional load being placed on their East Coast data center. Thank you! We are reaching out to inform you that a maintenance was scheduled for Oct 21th between 7:00am to 10:00am UTC, on our West Coast Data […]
LON-CAPA Is Unavailable – RESOLVED
UPDATE – 11:30am LON-CAPA is now fully functional again. Learning Systems will continue to closely monitor the system. Please notify your students that they may continue work. We appreciate your patience and cooperation. —————————————————- Original Post – 9:30am LON-CAPA is currently down. The Learning Systems team is working to resolve this issue. We will update […]
Training Opportunity – Advanced Features of Zoom for Virtual Collaboration
As a follow-up to the “Basics” training this past April, which included over 100 attendees, a representative from Zoom will host an advanced session exclusively for VCU faculty and staff on Friday, Sept. 21, 12:30-1:30pm. A range of advanced features will be demonstrated and explained, followed by a Q&A period for live interaction. If you […]
Blackboard Faculty Updates – Fall 2018
Welcome back, Blackboard Faculty! Here are just a couple of announcements and reminders from Learning Systems for Fall 2018. We wish you much success and we’re always here to help: elearning@vcu.edu Blackboard upgrade completed in Spring 2018 Blackboard was upgraded to 9.1 Q4 2017 back in May and here’s the rundown of all the new […]
Kaltura Classroom Is Here!
Kaltura Classroom (also called Kaltura Lecture Capture) enables you to create high quality recordings in any classroom. Kaltura Classroom is a software-based solution that is agnostic of any audio/visual hardware in a classroom environment. With Kaltura Classroom, you can have your class schedule managed to create an automated hands-free experience. Kaltura’s platform allows you to […]