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Quick Bytes, a monthly publication of information about services from the LeCroy Center. May 2013
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eCampus Goes to the Cloud
|  eCampus,the DCCCD's learning management system for students and faculty will be moving to a new cloud-based hosting environment starting this summer. The LeCroy Center along with the district faculty council and District Service Center is already working on Blackboard/eCampus transition plans and making recommendations during the implementation phase. This first phase is scheduled to begin this summer. Cloud computing is the next chapter in the Internet's evolution to everything from computing infrastructure, running applications, to hosting business processes. Simply put, the cloud is a set of hardware, networks, storage, and services that resides on an offsite server. Here's what you can expect:
- A more stable environment
- Higher availability for usage
- Reduced downtime for needed upgrades and maintenance
For more information email, dluciani@dcccd.edu |
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Dallas TeleCollege Gets a Name Change
|  Dallas Colleges Online, formerly Dallas TeleCollege, has officially changed it's name, to better represent the services to the colleges of the DCCCD. The name change was a result of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) recommendations regarding the LeCroy Center's services to the individually accredited colleges, and to provide clarity for students. Students get one-stop advising and registration support in order to take courses offered fully online from one or more of our colleges. Read more about Dallas Colleges Online services... |
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National Team Focuses on Solutions-Based Marketing
|  New technology, changing student learning styles and a new marketplace are just a few of the reasons Dallas TeleLearning has changed its name to Dallas Learning Solutions. The new name represents a full solutions-centered approach to producing distance education courses and services. Located at The LeCroy Center, Dallas Learning Solutions has been a leading producer of distance learning courses, teleconferences and national marketing for more than 40 years. Follow what's happening with Dallas Learning Solutions on Facebook... |
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New Nutrition Course on the Menu
|  A new nutrition course is being developed by The LeCroy Center to replace the current distance learning course. Earlier this spring, a series of webinars were conducted to get feedback and concept ideas. Faculty members participating in the discussions where from Brookhaven, Eastfield and Richland colleges, as well as reps from Houston, Odessa, Lone Star, Weatherford, Tarrant, and Lee colleges. With advancing digital technologies and course delivery formats, the new online course will include lots of activities, multimedia and options for viewing on computers, tablets and smart phones.
For more information email, emilioramos@dcccd.edu. |
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State Authorizations Cross State Lines
|  The LeCroy Center is working across several state lines to help the DCCCD comply with new state authorization requirements to offer online courses to out-of-state students. Institutions offering distance education courses in other states, are now required to apply to each state for approval for the course offerings.
Dallas Colleges Online and the colleges of the DCCCD, as a member of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), have signed an out-of-state distance education reciprocity agreement with other SREB states to offer online courses in 13 southern states. Additionally, Dallas is working with other states, researching their approval processes and securing approval before the July 2014 deadline.
Read more about State Authorization on the Dallas Colleges Online website...
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9596 Walnut Street
Dallas, TX 75243
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972-669-6657
email: aauzenne@dcccd.edu
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