Using some building blocks. They've integrated the library reserves and a facebook. They've also purchased the same blog package that we use.  Wikis are a part of that package.

Intellectual extension:

• what is it to teach a course in the digital age
• summer pedagogy workshops
• in the morning discussed education theory
• had a panel of faculty who were doing interesting things
• tried not to limit them with the tool
• open lab in the afternoon to work on their course
• offered stipends and lunch
• online is between the in-class and the outside-of-class interaction
• What faculty say:
  
• The content is changing--not just text
• used web resources
• didn't have to lecture as much
• encouraged participation

Communal extension:

• using it for peer writing tutors
• coastal science institute for k-12 teachers
• closed community model
• limited public accessibility
• add accounts
• no self-joining option

Support

• institutional support
• partnerships with faculty, dean's office, and library
• training
• standard training, plus information sessions
• faculty learning from other faculty
• created a Blackboard site for faculty with training content
• communication and feedback
• went to faculty meetings to talk about what was going on
• evaluation
• asked questions of faculty and students, both open and closed-ended questions
• one thing they did was build a building block to display courses in reverse chronological order
  

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