Angel+Overview

toc  =ANGEL Overview= Some basic information about the ANGEL course management system.

What is ANGEL?
ANGEL is an enterprise course management system that combines an open and flexible architecture with a complete set of easy-to-use features. ANGEL stands for **__A__** **__N__**ew **__G__**lobal **__E__**nvironment for **__L__**earning

In the spring of 2006, the community and technical college system started a course management system (CMS) review project. A large system group worked hard at researching and defining technical requirements for a course management system, surveying faculty and IT staff, and managing a three-phase request for proposal process. The selection of ANGEL was the culmination of this extensive review and selection process.

ANGEL has been rolled out state-wide by [|Washington Online].

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When can I start using it?
The ANGEL course management system is now available for use by all instructors for all classes at Peninsula College. If you have questions about this please contact angelsupport@pencol.edu. To log in to your account go to [] by using your 895 number as you username and the first five letters of your last name as you password.


 * Simple steps to get started NOW**
 * 1) Go to [] and log in using your 895 number for your username and the first five letters of your last name for your password (unless you have already changed it)
 * 2) Once you have your ANGEL account visit the "Angel for Instructors" course located in your courses area or visit the Angel tutorials on this site.
 * 3) Join the ANGEL Learning Community every Thursday from 11am to Noon where ANGEL users from around the state get together to help each other out, share best practices and learn together. For more information about the ANGEL learning community click here.

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What about my online classes in WebCT or Blackboard?
Both Blackboard and WebCT courses can be Zipped as IMS files which can then be imported into ANGEL. Instructors will not have to export/import their Blackboard or WebCT courses on their own. This will happen by either WAOL's planned migration or by our own in-house migration of WebCT courses during March 2009. This migration process will occur during March 2009 so that courses will be ready in ANGEL starting in summer 2009.
 * How and when will they move into ANGEL and how much work will it involve on my part?**

Instructors will be required to check each of their classes after the migration. This will serve as a great opportunity to touch up your course content, re-organize and take full advantage of the ANGEL toolset.

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What is new in ANGEL?
ANGEL has an integrated content repository that allows instructors to post material once and control how and by whom it can be accessed. For instance, an instructor teaching three sections of a course will only need to make a correction once in order for the correction to appear in all three sections.

Further, instructors can make their content available to other instructors in their department, in their college, in the state system; or to the world.

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Do ANGEL courses cost the college any money?
Currently, the cost will be the same as it was with Blackboard, $8/credit. WAOL is working on eliminating this fee and expects to do so by July 1st 2009.

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Where can we go to get more information/training?
There are several options for you to get more training and information now. > > > EDUC 145 is two credits - ANGEL for Instructors is a fully online introductory course designed to enable instructors to begin using the ANGEL Course Management System with distance education and/or partially online courses. Students will gain a basic understanding of the ANGEL toolset. > Prerequisite: None > > > EDUC 275 is a three credit class - This course prepares students to design and teach an online course using a course management system and appropriate methods of pedagogy/andragogy. > Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
 * Visit the [|WAOL Faculty Support Page for ANGEL] (external site)
 * Go through the "Angel for Instructors" course available automatically to all instructors by logging into ANGEL at []
 * Visit the ANGEL Tutorials page here on the PC Training site.
 * Read more about ANGEL from their website [|http://www.angellearning.com] (external site)
 * Join the ANGEL Learning Community every Thursday from 11am to Noon where ANGEL users from around the state get together to help each other out, share best practices and learn together. For more information about the ANGEL learning community click here.
 * There are several [|online classes] available right now through Lower Columbia Community college.

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Who can I ask at Peninsula College for Help?
For ANGEL support at Peninsula College please email angelsupport@pencol.edu or contact Vicki Sievert (x6272) vickis@pcadmin.ctc.edu, Peninsula College's Distance Learning Coordinator, is the local administrator for ANGEL at Peninsula College during regular business hours.

Presidium helpdesk will provide 24x7 end-user support for ANGEL. For more information about tech support through Presidium go to the [|helpdesk information page] (external site)
 * For 24x7 support**

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ANGEL Learning Community
As more and more instructors start learning and using ANGEL we wanted to create a way for all of those people to share ideas and help each other. So, we have launched the ANGEL Learning Community. Every Thursday from 11am - Noon the ANGEL Learning Community meets in Elluminate to share notes and discuss the latest features and concepts. We invite everyone interested in ANGEL, no matter what your experience level to come learn and share.

To join the Thursday ANGEL Learning Community sessions, click on the following link anytime between 10:45 and 12:00 Thursdays. @https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008170&password=M.693BB38301546669AFBC1AE149AE18
 * Link to ANGEL Learning Community meetings**

Enter your first name, last name and leave the password field blank to enter the room.

Below is a direct feed listing of the 10 most recent recorded sessions. For a complete list of all recorded sessions click here.
 * To access recorded sessions use the links below**

rss url="http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/ewaterkotte/ANGEL-Learning-Community-Recordings?count=15" link="true" number="10" date="true" If you would like to subscribe to the feed directly or embed the feed on your own webpage feel free to use the link below. [|RSS feed of ANGEL Learning Community recording links] (subscribe using your favorite RSS reader like Google Reader)

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