[Using Sakai] WEBCT migration to SAKAI

Fri Apr 1 05:26:43 PDT 2011

Thank you all for your helpful feedback and advice!

We will certainly reciprocate the gesture by providing a report to the group of our experience once we can knuckle down on an efficient plan for the way forward.

Am really wowed by the community's response and am already feeling somewhat relieved and inspired to take on the challenges ahead!  

Thanks again!

Regards

Fatima Rahiman

Head: Learning Designer

eLearning Support and Innovation(eLSI)

University Corner, 18th Floor

University of the Witwatersrand

Private Bag 3

Wits

2050

Tel:  011 717-7174 

Cell: 0798737633

From: Nicola Monat-Jacobs [mailto:nicola at longsight.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 12:38 AM
To: Steve Swinsburg
Cc: Fatima Rahiman; sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org
Subject: Re: [Using Sakai] WEBCT migration to SAKAI

Fatima -

Unfortunately, Blackboard removed the ability to export IMS-compliant course archive zips from post-CE 4 WEBCT versions. CE 6 and CE 8 no longer have this ability, unfortunately. They will export a .bak file, which is WebCT-specific, so I don't think Steve's solutions below will work for you. (I haven't tried bFree with these exports, but I know the UNE doesn't work with them.)

The only solution I have found for working with the .bak files is to import them into Blackboard's free coursesites.com site, and then export at a Blackboard archive or IMS cc package. Blackboard archive zips work the best, but it's a little tricky to get them to work in Sakai 2.7.

What version of Sakai are you using?

Also, the route through coursesites.com is manual, so not great if you're looking to automate.

WebCT should allow you to export course content as a zip, which you could load into Sakai via WebDAV.

The Tests & Quizzes area in WebCT claims to export tests as IMS QTI, but we weren't successful importing these into Sakai. 

Thanks,

Nicola

On Mar 31, 2011, at  3:18 PM, Steve Swinsburg wrote:

Hi Fatima,

It's been a while since I worked with WebCT, but when I did, we were on CE 4.1, and developed this to migrate content and quizzes:

https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/PROD/UNE+Migration+Utility

I am not sure how similar (or different) CE6 is in terms of the export packages.

There is also this tool, which should handle the newer formats:

http://its2.unc.edu/tl/tli/bFree/

cheers,

Steve

On 01/04/2011, at 12:34 AM, Fatima Rahiman wrote:

Hi there

We are currently investigating a potential move from WEBCT 6 to SAKAI and are busy with our content migration plan which is an unknown, unchartered territory for all of us J.

We need to allocate resources to this task in our project plan (in order to justify staff in light of budgetary restraints) and thus need to know how long this process would take to allocate notional hours etc .

Does anyone know of an approximate conversion time per course based on a standard course with MCQ.s discussion topic, content with videos and pics etc.

Also if there are people wishing to share their migration plans with us we would greatly appreciate this  as we have no idea what the road ahead entails(our license expires end 2011 and we have already had setbacks pursuing another LMS so can't afford to have any major setbacks or delays ).

Hoping someone will respond to this desperate cry for assistance!

Regards

Fatima Rahiman

Head: Learning Designer

eLearning Support and Innovation(eLSI)

University Corner, 18th Floor

University of the Witwatersrand

Private Bag 3

Wits

2050

Tel:  011 717-7174

Cell: 0798737633

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