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California State University, Fullerton

Learning Management System

The Learning Management System is a group of I.T. tools used by faculty, staff, and students to enhance their online experience at Cal State Fullerton.  The LMS can be used to enhance traditional courses or be used as the primary means of communication for online courses.

The LMS is comprised of course management software like Blackboard, web conferencing software like iLinc, and other collaborative applications like iTunes U.  Information Technology supports, maintains, and develops these software platforms.  Instructional support and training is provided by the Faculty Development center.

Blackboard

Blackboard is the campus’s course management software.  Blackboard has courses which allow faculty and students to communicate and collaborate in a seamless, online environment. Blackboard also has communities which allow faculty and staff to collaborate in a similar fashion.  Blackboard is accessed via the Blackboard tab in the campus portal.

Details for faculty using the Blackboard system are available at

http://fdc2.fullerton.edu/technology/blackboard/default.htm.

Moodle

Titanium is based on Moodle, an Open Source Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students.

For more information regarding the LMS , please visit Academic Technology online at
http://www.fullerton.edu/at/index.asp.

Assistance moving Blackboard courses into Titanium can be requested at http://www.fullerton.edu/at/migration.asp.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on our FAQ at http://www.fullerton.edu/at/faq.asp.

Titanium guides and videos for faculty are available at http://www.fullerton.edu/at/training.asp.

Titanium Communities are now available. Click here to request a Titanium Community.

Moodle Essential Training for Teachers is now available on Lynda.com. To access Moodle training from Lynda.com, perform the following steps:

  • Click the lynda.com tab in your campus portal.
  • Click the "Login to: lynda.com" button.
  • Log in with your campus username and password.
  • In the "what would you like to learn" search box, enter "Moodle 2 Training for Teachers" and click "Search".
  • Select the course "Moodle 2 Essential Training for Teachers".

Need Help?
If you want to learn more about using Titanium features, contact the Faculty Development Center at fdc@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-4722.

If you have any questions regarding your portal access to Titanium classes, please click the HELP button or contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-7777.  

iLinc

iLinc is a web conferencing application.  Users can share documents and applications, hold meetings and discussions, and text-chat within a virtual, collaborative environment.  If clients use a phone conference or computer microphones they can hear each other.  Web cameras allow clients to see each other.

iLinc can be accessed two ways.  It is integrated into the Blackboard system, so Blackboard course instructors and Blackboard community organizers can create sessions within Blackboard that participants can join.  iLinc also is available through the campus portal via the iLinc tab.  This tab allows faculty and staff to create sessions for anyone (even users outside of the Blackboard system).

Details regarding iLinc sessions through Blackboard are available at http://fdc2.fullerton.edu/technology/ilinc/default.htm.

Details regarding iLinc sessions through the portal tab are available at http://www.fullerton.edu/it/lms/ilinc_quickstart_guide.asp.

Details regarding using a teleconference which can be used instead of computer microphones in iLinc sessions are available at http://www.fullerton.edu/it/lms/telecon_info.asp

iTunesU

ItunesU is an application that enables faculty members to post audio and video content as podcasts in the ItunesU course area. Faculty can enable ItunesU within Blackboard courses and provide a link to the ItunesU content area for students to follow and download.

Access a tutorial video on how to set up ItunesU within a Blackboard course also you can view a Help document on ItunesU.

 

Support and Training

All users experiencing technical difficulties with any part of the Learning Management System should contact the Help Desk at
657-278-7777 or helpdesk@fullerton.edu.

The Faculty Development Center provides training and instructional support for Faculty using the LMS.  They have helpful documentation on their website regarding many of these tools at.

The administrators of the Blackboard system can be reached at bbadmin@fullerton.edu.