CourseWorks at Columbia University celebrates its 10th anniversary on December 14, 2011.
Columbia University’s course management system has been used by up to 30,000 faculty, students and staff each term since 2001, but as CourseWorks aged, CUIT began preparing for its final retirement.
Last spring, divisions within Columbia started migrating to New CourseWorks, a state-of-the-art learning management and collaboration system powered by Sakai, an open-source technology. More than 1,200 courses currently use New CourseWorks, and the rest of the University will transition by spring 2013.
In spring 2012, the schools of Architecture, International and Public Affairs, Journalism, and Engineering and Applied Sciences are moving to New CourseWorks. In addition, approximately half of the departments within Arts and Sciences will transition.
After the final courses transition to New CourseWorks in 2013, CourseWorks will be given its metaphorical gold watch and look on with pride as its successor continues to be updated throughout the years to meet evolving user needs.
For more information about CourseWorks and New CourseWorks, email [email protected] or call the CUIT Help Desk at 212-854-1919.
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