1. REPLACING DUO
Towards a Business Case
A Student Assignment for BUSS2011
Dr Malcolm Murray
Learning Technologies Team Leader 29th January 2013
Information Systems Group
Computing & Information Services
2. the problem
You have been set a
pretty challenging
assignment which
draws on
knowledge well
beyond the
boundaries of your
course
10. focus
It should consider and discuss the following
business features
pedagogical aspects
technical attributes
the capital cost
cost per student
on-going support costs
11. task
Evaluate and compare the business and application
features of duo against other Learning Management
Systems (LMS) such as
moodle,
schoology
Khan Academy
one other software application of your choice
12. presentation
The assignment should make
extensive use of the graphical and
tabular frameworks presented in
the core text Ward & Daniel, 2006
14. business features
Who are the stakeholders?
Students
Lecturers
Librarians, CIS, SPA etc.
Academic Office
External Examiners
Supported Progression Students
Distance Learners
Visitors?
Alumni?
15. business features
http://www.blackboard.com/resources/learn/images/community-lms.jpg
Source: http://www.blackboard.com/Images/Platforms/Learn/featured-showcase-thumb.aspx
Authentication
Organisation by Courses
Course Catalogue
Course & Institutional Roles
Multi-language Support
Ability to Upload Content
Embed Audio & Video
Submit Assignments
Online Tests
Reflection (blogs & wikis)
Collaboration, SMS, Mobile
Many others…
16. business features
Security
Scalability
Resilience
99% Uptime
Disaster Recovery
Maintenance & Support
Integration
Flexibility/Customisation
Branding
User Community
Skills/Consultancy
20. pedagogy
Some continuums:
transmissive constructivist
teacher-centric student-centric
individual collaborative
planned learning ad hoc discovery
Which one(s) are most suitable for Durham?
Place the available tools/functionality along these lines
21. technical
Fit with standards e.g.
SCORM – content packaging
IMS LTI – tool interoperability
IMS Common Cartridge – import/export
IMS LIS – user and course feeds
IMS QTI – assessment
22. an aside
What happens when
we stop using your
product?
How will we get the
data out of it?
Dr John Hall
Source: http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21570728-newest-technologies-look-most-likely-vanish-oldest-may-always-be-us-only
“The Librarian’s Question”
23. technical
End-User Experience – supports a range of
Platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux
Devices – desktop, laptop, tablet, phone?
Browsers– Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE, etc.
Plugins/Tech – Javascript, Flash, CSS, Java Applets
Source: http://insights.chitika.com/uploads/browser_thumb.jpg
Bandwidth – dial-up, mobile, wireless, LAN
24. technical
Fit with existing infrastructure
Platforms – Windows, RHEL, Solaris, etc.
Databases – ORACLE, MS SQL, MySQL, etc.
Source: http://zettahost.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dreamstime_593972.jpg
Authentication– LDAP, Active Directory, Shibboleth
Security – https, certificates, encryption, etc.
Filestore – location, backup, recovery, cloud?
25. costs
commercial free s/w
local hosted
per user per MB
self help support contract
pay to upgrade free upgrades
Image source http://www.chargrilled.co.uk/t-shirts/prodimages/imagegen.ashx?vpimageid=1972&tstyle=m&tsize=medium&tcolour=Khaki&tx=4&ty=1&tw=28&tb=False
Stress the word “Towards” – this presentation will not provide a complete answer to the set essay – that would be stupid!
Admire your initiative. But this approach isn’t scalable and I need to be fair and treat every student in the same way.Also I didn’t set the assessment, or even get to see it before it went out. There are a few issues that you’ll need to discuss with Neil.
Slides available and extra material in duo – including links to things I think you’ll have trouble finding…
You don’t need to scrabble to write down the URLs – links are on duo.
You don’t need to scrabble to write down the URLs – links are on duo.
You don’t need to scrabble to write down the URLs – links are on duo.
You don’t need to scrabble to write down the URLs – links are on duo.
Take a few slides just to remind ourselves what we have to submit at the end of the day
I think we need to have some common understanding of these before we can look at examples
We will look at these systems and consider the biases we bring to this process!
I’ve not read this – applying this framework is your job!Remember I don’t teach or mark this work!.I am a Geographer not an Economist by training
Ask the students about this…
Hmm – what are these?This is not a definitive list – I don’t think the University has one! SMS, mobile, etc.
Hmm – what are these?Stress the importance of flexibility/customisation (but a double-edged sword)
What does this mean?Anyone studied Education? Know what it means? No? Use your technology…
Lower order thinking skills (base) to higher order skills (peak) – what can students do in the system?This has been used to categorize a range of tools – don’t necessary agree with this one, but you get the idea.We could apply this to LMSs…
Lower order thinking skills (base) to higher order skills (peak) – what can students do in the system?This has been used to categorize a range of tools – don’t necessary agree with this one, but you get the idea.We could apply this to LMSs…
Guess where each LMS lies along any of these (or other) continuums
In no particular order, lets look at support for standards – the LMS is maturing now.ASIDE: the Librarian’s Question – what do we do when we stop using your software – how do we get the data out?
Why are standards important?
Just examples – how important is supporting everything: BYOD vs supported list.Controlled environment: NHS vs chaos - University
Middleware is very important, standards may help here.
Capital, per-student and on-going support costsRemember some software may not be for sale!
What is the item often paired?Is software ever free? What is the real cost?Predictable vs open-ended – e.g. number of users vs. disk space
Add warning – I don’t teach this course, I don’t mark your work, I’m a geographer…
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
The LMS at duo is based on Blackboard Learn, though heavily customized.Running quite an old version sp6, latest is sp11Is it fair to judge the product from your experiences? Your bias….
Link to the demo site on duo!
Link to the demo site on duo!
Link to the demo site on duo!
Link to the demo site on duo!
Link to the demo site on duo!
Find out more at https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-system.php
Find out more at https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-system.php
Find out more at https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-system.php
Find out more at https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-system.php
Find out more at https://www.schoology.com/learning-management-system.php
NOT FOR SALE
NOT FOR SALE
NOT FOR SALE
Badges to encourage participation and set goals, learner free to choose topics to study
Badges to encourage participation and set goals, learner free to choose topics to study
Badges to encourage participation and set goals, learner free to choose topics to study
Badges to encourage participation and set goals, learner free to choose topics to study
Many others are available, but here are three more common ones.
Some examples in duo, but worth googling for more!