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Learning Management System (LMS) Assessment

An LMS is a system through which learning content is delivered and managed. The system is comprised of physical, virtual, and organizational structures and facilities to support students and faculty within a learning-centered environment.

Project Overview (.pdf)

Assessment Report (.pdf)

LMS Open Forums Recaps

Provost’s Message

Fees, Killer Rabbits, and Clickers

Remember Jimmy Carter? The man was the Edsel of his day. He wore a cardigan on TV to show how we could stay warm with less Middle East oil. He saw too far ahead of his time. On the other hand, his homespun style was too far behind the disco beat of the 1970s. Of course, those pesky killer rabbits and truculent Iranians caused him even more harm. (You must be over forty-five to get any of these references.

I'd like you to respond to the essay, by posting a comment on my Blog. Do note that the tuition figures are not exactly right since I wrote this before numbers were finished. For context on the budget, see the first part of Budget.

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Academic Technology: Where are we going, where have we been?

When we discuss academic technology these days, we tend to focus on two issues, accessibility and Learning Management Systems (LMS). In this essay I focus on the latter. At CSUN we have narrowed the meaning of LMS inadvertently. We think of LMS as a self-enclosed suite of digital files that occupy hardware the way water fills a glass.

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Planning Guidelines

The reason that we plan annually is to clarify our collective intentions for CSUN. We do so by evaluating the consequences of past actions and by projecting future trends and needs.

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Academic Planning 2008 - 09

Academic Affairs' vision focuses on connection and engagement. Our connection to the world of work commits us to developing fields of study that provide our region and state with knowledgeable, adaptable professionals who are grounded in a liberal education.

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Division/College Plan

Student Affairs

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

Business and Economics

Michael D. Eisner College of Education

Engineering and Computer Science

Library

Tseng College

Health and Human Development

Humanities

Science and Mathematics

Social and Behavioral Sciences


Planning the Picture Story

We have made progress in several areas. With advanced degrees under way, assessment ongoing, and a number of programs ranked nationally in the sciences, arts, business, engineering, health and human development and social science, "academic excellence"--in terms of value-added--is demonstrable.

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