Dear Faculty,

We would like to formally announce the arrival of UVLe ’22, an updated version of UVLe that is based on Moodle 3.9. Other than transitioning to a more stable version, the following changes have been made to improve your experience with UVLe:

• New User-Interface based on a Preliminary Usability Testing
• Turnitin integration
• Stabler base – Moodle 3.9 has many improvements over Moodle 3.5
• Better internal load management that prevents inaccessibility unless the UP network is down.

We still have the features that have been proven useful to us before, such as:

• CRS integration
• Dilnet and UP Mail login
• Zoom integration

The new UVLe will be available for access starting 13 August 2021 at a temporary website (bagong-uvle.upd.edu.ph). The new UVLe will be moved to uvle.upd.edu.ph after the midyear term, 1st week of September. Access is provided earlier to give time to the faculty to develop and upload their courses in the new UVLe, as well as transition their courses from the old UVLe as early as possible.

New courses will no longer be catered to in the old UVLe after the transition this September. The website will still be accessible for one more year especially for those courses that have materials for the students who would need to complete their course requirements. This access will be through old-uvle.upd.edu.ph.

Please do note, however, that our team will be available to address your concerns during the transition period. Our Helpdesk will be available from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on weekdays and from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on weekends.

Trainings will be provided with regards to transitioning to the new UVLe as well as the basics of course creation in UVLe during the month of August. More advanced topics will be covered throughout the First Semester of AY 2021-2022. The training materials will be made available in UVLe as a public course so that users can refer to them at any time.

Thank you very much for your continued support.