Today we had our official groundbreaking ceremony at CBU. It was really fabulous. This week we installed a WebCam for our university building project. The WebCam will be a exciting addition to the CBU Web Site - I hope that web site visitors are as excited about the WebCam as I am!

I have identified my critical friends - the University I.T. Department and the Office of Academic Affairs. Both of these units play a crucial part in the operation of the LMS. I would like to serve as a liaison between the academic and technology units of the University. I am also planning to release a survey for our web users in the very near future. This will allow me to collect data for my ARP, and help me pinpoint areas that need improvement as far as web service.

This week, I focused on adding to and updating the web site. I have a feeling that the web site users are going to very important in my ARP. I now consider our learning management system to be a part of the web site, not a separate entity.

Today, most of my focus was on updating the Web Site.
I talked with some faculty and staff members about LMS issues. The more that I talk to the faculty/staff members, the more that I feel the need to conduct a survey on LMS performance and support. I am excited about gathering this information. I am preparing a list of survey questions that I will ask select faculty and staff members to review before I create the survey. The purpose of the survey will be to evaluate the performance, usage, and support of our LMS.

Today I continued work on the Web site and added a "Campus Information" section to the CBU Web Site. I spoke with a faculty member about Blackboard Technical Issues. I would like to survey all of the CBU faculty members that use the Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS). This will make me more aware of technical support issues. I also plan to survey Blackboard student users at the end of this term.

Today I updated the Web Site, attended Chapel, purchased a web software license (QuickMenu Pro, OpenCube, Inc.), reorganized some of the images on the CBU Web Site, met with the Director of Assessment and Retention about Assessment information on the CBU Web Site, compared prices for digital camera equipment, and confirmed the status of our WebCam project.

I feel that my practice is improving the student, faculty, staff, and alumni experience at California Baptist University through the use of web and instructional technology.