I am loving this new site. Luckily, I have decided to take one course for the school year (6 units) by extended education. As a registered student, I can use the Assignment Manager and Calendar. This new site is pretty much a centralized collection of LRC information but there are some cool features including the fact that one can create groups and events.
Also cool:
It even encourages UofM students to use Flickr, it displays Flickr pictures on this page: http://www.umanitoba.ca/virtuallearningcommons/page/271
Go to the VLC and explore here: http://www.umanitoba.ca/virtuallearningcommons/