Fusion 2009 presentation entitled Course Shells Aren't Just For Courses! Other Uses in Desire2Learn by Meagan Taylor-Booth, Cathy Cheely, and Dana Anderson.  About 30 people in attendance.

• "Mission Control"
  • Using D2L to communicate to instructors and instructors with each other.
  • Repositry for instructional, curricular, and technology documents.
  • "Faculty lounge"
  • "Tricks of the trade" - required daily
  • Sharing area
• Content Developer Training Courses
  • Translation of F2F day-long training
  • Repository of documents
  • Place for interaction between IDs and content developers
• Admin Team Forum
  • 6 admins spread throughout VA
  • Document repository
• Student orientation and advising
• Cyber Cafe for students
• Online alumni mentoring program
• Virtual student union
• Conferences (more than just Fusion09 was cited as an example)
• Honor society chapters