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Academic Technologies Forum

Ron SchwendimanSeminaries and Institutes

schwendimanrj@ldschurch.org

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Online Seminary and Institute• Moving from Moodlerooms to Brightspace– Transition challenges– Process changes– Seeking best practices with Brightspace

• Old Testament Seminary online in Brightspace this Fall

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•Learning assessments in each course in 29 languages• ICS is implementing a tool to deliver and manage the

assessments digitally with online and image capture capabilities

Elevate Learning Assessments

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• Digital First, Digital Only, Multi-Platform, Print on demand, etc.• Moving rapidly away from print and inventory• Fast Track Print is a press quality PDF that is generated on the

fly from online content, HTML5• User always gets the most current content in print• Cornerstone courses the first in the Church to use this

approach

Fast Track Print Technology

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•LDS.org changing design and structure to meet differing needs of members

•Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is the platform for future development and multi-platform delivery

•All current S&I pages will be moving to AEM this year

Websites

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•Scripture Mastery integration with Gospel Library so anyone can memorize anything using tools

•Media Library selection, scrubbing, and presentation tool coming soon

Mobile Apps

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• Elder Kim B. Clark – Coordinated systems – Shared best practices and learning– Next “Steps”

• Kelly Flanagan– Part-time CIO to the Commisioner’s office

Elder Clark