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This September’s Showcase event was hosted by Vice President of Student Services and R3 Project Executive Sponsor Laura Stanbra. The event welcomed more than 260 participants from across the College who came together to celebrate some of the R3 Project’s highlights and benefits.

Jessica Devries, Chair of Academic Development, forecasted benefits for employees and learners while reviewing the Curriculum Stabilization Project. This portion of the Showcase included discussing alignment of multi-delivery programs, updated course relationships, and solutions for aggregate/disaggregate courses.

Coordinator of Curriculum & Scheduling Claire Lee reviewed the Program Curriculum setups for GeneSIS and Thesis SM and looked at an example of how it will be represented in the future state.

Sharon Rendle, Business Systems Analyst with the R3 Project, introduced new Thesis SM terminology including Educational Goal, Course Master, Program Curriculum, and Program Curriculum Requirements. She then continued with a live demo showing the audience how to find programs of study and campus offerings.

The event ended with an engaging Q&A session and an audience poll.

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As our summer has quickly come to an end, we are heading into a very busy Fall semester. The R3 Project team has been working on providing you with exciting updates, live demos, events, and training opportunities that will take place over the next couple of months. With the Go-Live date announced last May 2023, you are probably asking yourself where we are at with the project.

So, let’s break that down for you.

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In “A Day in the Life” series, we interview different employees on the R3 Project to take a peek at what is going on behind the scenes and get to know our hard-working colleagues that are rethinking how we do things at the college. 

Today we sat down with R3 Instructional Designer, Sarah Lickley, to learn more about her work on the project and what her typical day looks like in the office

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During the December 8 Showcase event, a software simulation was run to highlight it as a part of the eLearning approach for SIS training.

So, what is a simulation?

A Simulation is the technique of providing an interactive environment that represents the Student Information System (SIS), where users can practice tasks and workflows at any time. Users are able to access the demonstration at any time and exercise practical knowledge, without the need to maintain a training environment.

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When it comes to student support for the implementation of the ACSIS replacement, the R3 Project is collaborating with Algonquin College’s Human-Centred Design Lab (HCDL).

The Lab serves as a bridge in collecting insights via qualitative research and it helps make sense of users’ behaviour.

HCDL is working to find out, on behalf of the R3 Project, how the Project can implement a beneficial strategic plan when it comes to providing training and support that will best meet students’ needs.

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At the February 28 Showcase event, more than 230 participants attended the event hosted by Laura Stanbra, Vice President, Student Services and Executive Sponsor of the R3 Project. In addition to hosting the event, Laura also provided the audience with an overview of some recent R3 Project highlights.

The R3 Implementation Committee Co-Chair, Bryan Eburne shared the overall status of how the Working Groups are progressing and provided some examples of the work being done.

Admissions Coordinator, Lisa Wellman, presented a thorough review of the current admissions process at Algonquin College. She also shared how the new admissions process in Thesis SM, introduced new terminology, and touched on the benefits that this could bring to the student and employee experience.

Samantha Harris, Business Systems Analyst with the R3 Project, walked us through a live demo highlighting an Avatar’s (Jimmy) application journey to showcase the Applicant Checklist feature in the Thesis Student Portal.

The event ended with an engaging Q&A session.

Watch the Showcase:

Watch Each Section:

0:00 – 7:27: Welcome and Introductions: Laura Stanbra
7:27 – 9:40: Implementation Committee Update: Bryan Eburne
9:40 – 14:33: Recent R3 Project Highlights: Laura Stanbra on behalf of Claude Brulé
14:33 – 22:47: Admissions Process in Thesis SM: Lisa Wellman
22:47 – 34:23: The Applicant Checklist Demo in Thesis SM: Samantha Harris
34:23: Live Q&A

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Education technologies assist day-to-day College operations with the ultimate goal to make a student’s and employee’s experience the best it can be.

With the R3 Project, a Digital Transformation will take place when the new Student Information System is implemented. It’s a two-fold approach that will involve an enhanced platform as well as improving the user experience.

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When people hear about the R3 Project and the implementation of a new Student Information System (SIS), many might think that “R3” is the name of the new SIS.

Well, not necessarily.

With the R3 Project comes a lot of new terms, so we’re going to be breaking down some of these terms for you. More specifically, R3 and Thesis SM.

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