TLC2016 - A search engine for Blackboard Learn, the impossible made possible.BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Machiels Wim
Organisation: KU Leuven
Description: Search engines have become an essential tool in our daily lives and anno 2016 we cannot imagine a system - which stores a large amount of documents - that is not searchable. Unfortunately Blackboard Learn doesn’t offer this functionality yet and it hasn’t been on the companies roadmap for years. Since students and staff at KU Leuven requested a search engine for their LMS for many years we decided to develop this functionality in-house.
In this talk we will demo our solution and show how we can index all content of a large Blackboard Learn deployment and provide personalized search results for all our users.
TLC2016 - KULeuven's new learning portal and css/JS tweaks for course designBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Bert Coenen
Organisation: KU Leuven
Description: At KU Leuven, we developed a new portal to replace our tabs-and-modules-based portal.
The portal runs outside / on top of / alongside Blackboard.
It aggregates information from different sources
- Enrollments
- Updates and messages
- User-targeted tools, links and information
Key features:
- Course list
- Inline access to updates, messages, settings
- Filter, search and customization tools:
- Favorites
- Colours
- Banners
We're also introducing a new design for course pages.
Key features:
- Based on the latest Learn theme
- Enhancements
- Simplified, inline content creation
- ""Intelligent"" learning modules
- ""Productivity"" enhancements
- Availability of courses and items
- Drag and drop
- ...
- Responsive design
Bb Learn at CSU, Chico Informational MeetingPeter DiFalco
Slides from the Informational Meetings where the decision to implement Bb Learn as a replacement for Vista was shared with the faculty and staff of CSU, Chico
TLC2016 - Assessment Journey: a programme to enhance the educational experien...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Brian Irwin
Organisation: Sheffield Hallam University
Description: The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University (UK) is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
Within this session we will present on the changes needed in order to shape our institutional vision for assessment and the technology required within it. We will share our experiences of exploiting Blackboard solutions (including the Grades Journey) to implement the technological future state for online management of assessment, and report on the lessons learned and the challenges faced around merged enrolments, extension management, and reassessment.
Presenter: Tony Churchill
Organisation: De Montfort University
Description: This session provides a brief introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its implications for delivery in Higher Education both online and face-to-face. UDL is being implemented at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK) to enhance learning and teaching for ALL our students. DMU’s application of the principles of UDL seeks to provide an inclusive experience using the Blackboard learning environment, whilst addressing reductions in government funding for disabled students.
TLC2016 - A search engine for Blackboard Learn, the impossible made possible.BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Machiels Wim
Organisation: KU Leuven
Description: Search engines have become an essential tool in our daily lives and anno 2016 we cannot imagine a system - which stores a large amount of documents - that is not searchable. Unfortunately Blackboard Learn doesn’t offer this functionality yet and it hasn’t been on the companies roadmap for years. Since students and staff at KU Leuven requested a search engine for their LMS for many years we decided to develop this functionality in-house.
In this talk we will demo our solution and show how we can index all content of a large Blackboard Learn deployment and provide personalized search results for all our users.
TLC2016 - KULeuven's new learning portal and css/JS tweaks for course designBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Bert Coenen
Organisation: KU Leuven
Description: At KU Leuven, we developed a new portal to replace our tabs-and-modules-based portal.
The portal runs outside / on top of / alongside Blackboard.
It aggregates information from different sources
- Enrollments
- Updates and messages
- User-targeted tools, links and information
Key features:
- Course list
- Inline access to updates, messages, settings
- Filter, search and customization tools:
- Favorites
- Colours
- Banners
We're also introducing a new design for course pages.
Key features:
- Based on the latest Learn theme
- Enhancements
- Simplified, inline content creation
- ""Intelligent"" learning modules
- ""Productivity"" enhancements
- Availability of courses and items
- Drag and drop
- ...
- Responsive design
Bb Learn at CSU, Chico Informational MeetingPeter DiFalco
Slides from the Informational Meetings where the decision to implement Bb Learn as a replacement for Vista was shared with the faculty and staff of CSU, Chico
TLC2016 - Assessment Journey: a programme to enhance the educational experien...BlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Brian Irwin
Organisation: Sheffield Hallam University
Description: The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University (UK) is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
Within this session we will present on the changes needed in order to shape our institutional vision for assessment and the technology required within it. We will share our experiences of exploiting Blackboard solutions (including the Grades Journey) to implement the technological future state for online management of assessment, and report on the lessons learned and the challenges faced around merged enrolments, extension management, and reassessment.
Presenter: Tony Churchill
Organisation: De Montfort University
Description: This session provides a brief introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its implications for delivery in Higher Education both online and face-to-face. UDL is being implemented at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK) to enhance learning and teaching for ALL our students. DMU’s application of the principles of UDL seeks to provide an inclusive experience using the Blackboard learning environment, whilst addressing reductions in government funding for disabled students.
TLC2016 - Inspiring a Sense of Educational CommunityBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Barbara Becker
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: Functionality in Blackboard Communities has been utilised to tailor a unique Communities view for identified groups of distinct University students. Leeds Beckett University provides courses for a vast array of learning perspectives: Distance Learners, global Franchise partners, Researchers and specialised CPD courses.
Over the past five years, students have been given their own customised view of the MyBeckett portal, utilising Institutional Roles to tailor Brands, Tabs & Modules so that specific, purposeful content is delivered to each group, creating unique student portal views.
Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
- Templates for emails, announcements and other communications
This was a presentation given at the Moodle Majilis in Oman in 2008. It was a description of an attempt to use Moodle in a blended mode to speed up the MTC process.
TLC2016 - Power Using' Blackboard for purely online learnersBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Nathalie Thorne
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: The Distance Learning Unit at Leeds Beckett have been described as 'power users' of our Blackboard installation. Since 2012 we have revolutionised how our academics deliver an integrated learning experience for purely online learners, with our instructional design team utilising various tools and techniques available in Blackboard to produce interactive, enjoyable and rewarding modules for our learners.
This session will demonstrate our distance learning style, showing how we have used discussion boards, wikis and other tools to create an immersive experience for our learners.
Using Analytics for Institutional Transformation - Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross - Un...Blackboard APAC
To achieve its strategic goals, UMBC realized it needed to become a more data-driven institution by deploying more sophisticated tools and procedures to help staff find and analyze data in a timely way. Specifically, the university needed ways that users could develop accurate and easily configurable reports to support operational management decisions and strategic analysis, which a data warehouse made possible. In this talk, Dr. Mozie-Ross will describe how UMBC successfully implemented its data warehouse by resolving campus-wide issues with buy-in, IT partnering with IR, governance, and cost.
Client Insights - Glasgow Caledonian University: Marks Integration and the Di...BlackboardEMEA
The concept of the digital university is often raised as a major issue within HE developments. Many universities have digital elements but still operate on a pre-digital basis. This webinar will outline how the piloting of the Grades Journey Solution at Glasgow Caledonian University is a microcosm of what a university has to address if it claims to be digital. Jim will share the results of their pilot and the intended outcome e.g. a simplified workflow for the single input of grades and their extraction into the SIS.
TLC2016 - A showcase of using BB LEARN in large coursesBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Robert Rozier
Organisation: Hanze University Groningen
Description: At the School of Communication Media and IT eduction is structured in integrated domains.
Web programming is one of these domains. Students have to attend a number of different courses. Courses are subdivided into lectures and practicals, demand that online instructional videos are to be viewed and have formative tests at regular intervals. The ramifications are that heavy burden is placed on the LMS since it has to both incorporate all the different courses, projects, assignments, and has to allow for attendance registration. The number of users and of roles is high. We will present a show case of how to structure a course in BB thus reducing this complexity especially for instructors.
Advanced commenting capabilities using the Moodle Media Collection activity -...Blackboard APAC
The University of New South Wales Australia has developed advanced commenting features for the Moodle Media collection activity. This allows comments and likes to be added to audio, video and image files in Moodle Media Collections. With audio and video files, comments can be added to specific points in the media item's timeline.
Different comment types allow you to control who sees your comments. This includes the whole course, just you or a person you send feedback to and you.
Making the Most of New Course Delivery Methods (2011)Scott Dinho
Presentation made at USDLA conference in 2011. It presented a framework in which to analyze the course delivery methods used at a school and determine which is the best to meet the needs of any program.
The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
Downsizing a MOOC: Targeted Learning Outside Higher Education's Traditional D...cccschamp
While everyone in the higher education field today agrees that there isnÍt a clear definition of
what a MOOC is, CCCS is attempting to build a better sMOOC (smaller massive open online
course) combining the elements of both, a cMOOC and xMOOC. CCCS found a way to
incorporate an emerging educational trend, leverage technology to reach hundreds of people
with the appropriate, quality pedagogy; and meet the needs of their 13 system and 2 nonsystem
institutions.
Blackboard as an Integrated Part of the Learning Environment and Student Expe...Blackboard APAC
Like all universities across the globe the University of Westminster is faced with major changes in student expectations and the role that technology has to play in curriculum delivery and the overall student experience. In 2013 the University initiated its Learning Futures program with the aim of transforming learning and teaching at the institution. Central to the transformation is an aim to make blended learning, through the use of technology, more the norm rather than the exception. To facilitate this shift in delivery approach across all subject areas, Westminster has and continues to make significant investment in both its virtual and physical environment in efforts to better integrate the online and face-to-face experience.
TLC2016 - Inspiring a Sense of Educational CommunityBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Barbara Becker
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: Functionality in Blackboard Communities has been utilised to tailor a unique Communities view for identified groups of distinct University students. Leeds Beckett University provides courses for a vast array of learning perspectives: Distance Learners, global Franchise partners, Researchers and specialised CPD courses.
Over the past five years, students have been given their own customised view of the MyBeckett portal, utilising Institutional Roles to tailor Brands, Tabs & Modules so that specific, purposeful content is delivered to each group, creating unique student portal views.
Improving 180 Blackboard Sites in 180 Days - Christian King & Sandra Thwaites...Blackboard APAC
At many universities, the Blackboard subject site is the primary interface for the student learning experience. If the site is poorly organised, students do not know how to navigate the learning experience, such as when to engage with what content. If assessment criteria are minimally indicated, the quality of submissions suffers. If no tools are used to foster interaction, the learning experience becomes isolating. Conversely, when Bb sites are effectively designed and maintained, the quality of the student learning experience tends to be high. The quality of Bb sites varies across universities and within programs of study. Students who experience a well-designed site in their first semesters come to expect this standard in subsequent semesters.
Bond University thereby undertook a whole-of-university strategic priority project to improve 180 Bb subject sites in 180 days. Associate Deans (Learning & Teaching) in each faculty selected the sites. The initial quality of the sites varied, with many assessed as initially high quality, meaning that improvement meant moving from strength to strength and focusing on elements such as increasing elements of technology enhanced learning. The co-facilitators of this presentation are the academic developers who worked one-on-one with each of the participating academics. Therefore, from their perspectives, the key takeaways for attending delegates will be:
- Identification of challenges and stumbling blocks, as well as success strategies
- Checklists and professional development materials
- Illustration of before and after improvements as exemplars
- Ideas for increasing elements of technology enhanced learning
- Templates for emails, announcements and other communications
This was a presentation given at the Moodle Majilis in Oman in 2008. It was a description of an attempt to use Moodle in a blended mode to speed up the MTC process.
TLC2016 - Power Using' Blackboard for purely online learnersBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Nathalie Thorne
Organisation: Leeds Beckett University
Description: The Distance Learning Unit at Leeds Beckett have been described as 'power users' of our Blackboard installation. Since 2012 we have revolutionised how our academics deliver an integrated learning experience for purely online learners, with our instructional design team utilising various tools and techniques available in Blackboard to produce interactive, enjoyable and rewarding modules for our learners.
This session will demonstrate our distance learning style, showing how we have used discussion boards, wikis and other tools to create an immersive experience for our learners.
Using Analytics for Institutional Transformation - Dr. Yvette Mozie-Ross - Un...Blackboard APAC
To achieve its strategic goals, UMBC realized it needed to become a more data-driven institution by deploying more sophisticated tools and procedures to help staff find and analyze data in a timely way. Specifically, the university needed ways that users could develop accurate and easily configurable reports to support operational management decisions and strategic analysis, which a data warehouse made possible. In this talk, Dr. Mozie-Ross will describe how UMBC successfully implemented its data warehouse by resolving campus-wide issues with buy-in, IT partnering with IR, governance, and cost.
Client Insights - Glasgow Caledonian University: Marks Integration and the Di...BlackboardEMEA
The concept of the digital university is often raised as a major issue within HE developments. Many universities have digital elements but still operate on a pre-digital basis. This webinar will outline how the piloting of the Grades Journey Solution at Glasgow Caledonian University is a microcosm of what a university has to address if it claims to be digital. Jim will share the results of their pilot and the intended outcome e.g. a simplified workflow for the single input of grades and their extraction into the SIS.
TLC2016 - A showcase of using BB LEARN in large coursesBlackboardEMEA
Presenter: Robert Rozier
Organisation: Hanze University Groningen
Description: At the School of Communication Media and IT eduction is structured in integrated domains.
Web programming is one of these domains. Students have to attend a number of different courses. Courses are subdivided into lectures and practicals, demand that online instructional videos are to be viewed and have formative tests at regular intervals. The ramifications are that heavy burden is placed on the LMS since it has to both incorporate all the different courses, projects, assignments, and has to allow for attendance registration. The number of users and of roles is high. We will present a show case of how to structure a course in BB thus reducing this complexity especially for instructors.
Advanced commenting capabilities using the Moodle Media Collection activity -...Blackboard APAC
The University of New South Wales Australia has developed advanced commenting features for the Moodle Media collection activity. This allows comments and likes to be added to audio, video and image files in Moodle Media Collections. With audio and video files, comments can be added to specific points in the media item's timeline.
Different comment types allow you to control who sees your comments. This includes the whole course, just you or a person you send feedback to and you.
Making the Most of New Course Delivery Methods (2011)Scott Dinho
Presentation made at USDLA conference in 2011. It presented a framework in which to analyze the course delivery methods used at a school and determine which is the best to meet the needs of any program.
The Assessment Journey Programme at Sheffield Hallam University is continuing its progress towards delivering the changes needed to provide a seamless, improved and effective assessment experience for students and staff.
Downsizing a MOOC: Targeted Learning Outside Higher Education's Traditional D...cccschamp
While everyone in the higher education field today agrees that there isnÍt a clear definition of
what a MOOC is, CCCS is attempting to build a better sMOOC (smaller massive open online
course) combining the elements of both, a cMOOC and xMOOC. CCCS found a way to
incorporate an emerging educational trend, leverage technology to reach hundreds of people
with the appropriate, quality pedagogy; and meet the needs of their 13 system and 2 nonsystem
institutions.
Blackboard as an Integrated Part of the Learning Environment and Student Expe...Blackboard APAC
Like all universities across the globe the University of Westminster is faced with major changes in student expectations and the role that technology has to play in curriculum delivery and the overall student experience. In 2013 the University initiated its Learning Futures program with the aim of transforming learning and teaching at the institution. Central to the transformation is an aim to make blended learning, through the use of technology, more the norm rather than the exception. To facilitate this shift in delivery approach across all subject areas, Westminster has and continues to make significant investment in both its virtual and physical environment in efforts to better integrate the online and face-to-face experience.
This presentation was created for the 2015 Ohio QM Consortium Members' Meeting. It describes how QM's Standard 3 aligns with the use of ePortfolios for assessment and measurement. Note that the pictures are hyperlinked to the examples.
What Works and What Doesn’t in Online/Hybrid TeachingPhil Hill
Hill slides lms 20160531
This workshop will present an overview of online/hybrid best practices that can promote successful learning experiences, including planning and management, teaching techniques, and assessing and evaluating students.
From Jisc's student experience experts group meeting in Birmingham on 21 April 2016.
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/student-experience-experts-group-meeting-20-apr-2016
CTF Discussion: System Incentives and RewardsMSCSA
Jen Foley, Laura King & Becca Larson
Charting the Future implementation teams have spent the past several months researching and developing initial ideas that will better serve our students and communities across the state and strengthen our colleges and universities. These campus-led teams are comprised of students, faculty, and staff from campuses across the state. The CTF implementation teams have been working to develop initial ideas, it is vital that the teams hear what you think. Join team members and engage in active discussion!
Acadly helps professors boost participation and communication with students inside and outside the classroom. Watch Acadly's presentation at the Reimagine Education 2017 conference at Philadelphia. The videos in the presentation are available here:
1. Structure: https://twitter.com/Acadlydotcom/status/937797507152863233
2. Instant one-tap roll calls: https://twitter.com/Acadlydotcom/status/937797784576589825
3. Typing math expressions using TeX in the Acadly messenger: https://twitter.com/Acadlydotcom/status/937798225175687180
4. Analytics: https://twitter.com/Acadlydotcom/status/937798721126969345
5. Context aware chat: https://twitter.com/Acadlydotcom/status/937799368366796800
Many universities are currently shifting from face-to-face education into the online distance education, others are becoming dual-mode universities and a few others are totally online and at distance. However, the transition has not been easy. With the adoption of new educational models leading to a virtual university, many issues related to technology and pedagogy have unfolded significantly. While adopting technology into their teaching to deliver instruction and manage online courses at distance, teaching faculty have become totally immersed in a discussion concerning how to apply principles of pedagogy to technology. Best pedagogical practices in Moodle are discussed in this presentation.
Mindset, skillset, toolset: transforming the digital landscapeJisc
Speakers:
Paula Philpott, head of learning academy, South Eastern Regional College (SERC).
Stefanie Campbell, deputy head of learning academy, South Eastern Regional College (SERC).
Through a clear digital strategy which integrates systems, technology, people and data, SERC has transformed its digital landscape. Integrated, centralised systems aggregate and disseminate data, enhancing efficiency whilst informing and shaping the curriculum and wider college strategy.
This presentation will explore a systematic approach which integrates systems, technology, people, and data; identify ways in which data analytics has transformed and shaped the curriculum and digital strategy; and explore how organisational culture can be shaped through strategic investment in technology, systems and people.
Presentations, Day 1, by Tanya Joosten and Amy Mangrich on Blended Learning for the 1st Annual eLearning Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Topics include backwards design, developing a learning module, managing your workload, managing student's expectations, evaluation, small groups, and more. Course demonstrations included as well.
What things should you think about for the future of continuing education units in higher education institutions - both colleges and universities? Through the lens of product, platform, and services, check out some considerations and ways to move forward.
Scaling Online Examples from State Institution ModelsPearson
This shares some information on models that public institutions employ as they attempt to scale fully online enrollments through online programs. If you would like more information, please visit edusasha.com.
This presentation shares an overview of Competency-Based Education (CBE). Find notes with transcript here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0lwpuBcseSvcGptOVlmSjZOakk/view?usp=sharing
Visit edusasha.com for more resources on CBE, instructional design, faculty professional development, gamification, MOOCs, digital badging and more.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
for beginners, providing thorough training in areas such as SEO, digital communication marketing, and PPC training in Noida. After finishing the program, students receive the certifications recognised by top different universitie, setting a strong foundation for a successful career in digital marketing.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
4. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
Blackboard has been our LMS
since the late 1990’s (18 years)
New LMSs in the marketplace
with new features and
functionality
Need to analyze if Blackboard is
still the best institutional fit
5. ASSUMPTIONS
There are several assumptions that are guiding the investigation into a
possible new LMS implementation at Tri-C. They are:
1. The current LMS (Blackboard) may or may not be the best
institutional fit for an LMS. This can only be determined by a
review of all feasible LMSs.
2. There will not be an LMS that matches perfectly with the college’s
needs.
6. ASSUMPTIONS
3. Only with a thorough review of enterprise-level LMSs can we
determine what the best institutional fit for the needs of students,
faculty, and staff will be.
4. The process must be inclusive. All are encouraged to participate
and provide feedback as we conduct a needs analysis, prioritize
our needs, and implement a rubric-based selection process.
7. HOW WE EXECUTE THE PROJECT PLAN
Synchronous meetings every 2 weeks at every campus location
Sprint activities in between synchronous meetings
Tight knit work groups
Communication on the eNET site
11. PROJECT ASSIGNED ROLES
Project Champion & Sponsor
Project sponsor
undertaken as one of two charges of
the Tech Forum Governance Committee
Project champion
Dr. J. Michael Thomson
Organizational Roles
Project lead
Sasha Thackaberry
Project coordinator
Melanie Thompson
Project Manager in
Implementation Phase
Alicia Christy
12. DETERMINING WORK GROUPS
Technical Integration Work Group
Communication Strategy Work Group
Social Learning Work Group
Publisher Materials Work Group
College Referral Work Group
RFI Process Work Group
?
14. WHAT ARE SPRINTS?
2-week long assigned activities
Cross-functional mini-teams (3-4 people tops)
Flexible groupings – sprint groups will configure as necessary for tasks
Specific deliverables due at the end of 2 weeks
Sprint report-outs occur in the bi-weekly meetings
16. GENERAL TIMELINE
January – June 2014: Needs Analysis and Rubric Development
July – August 2014: Demos, sandboxes, initial application of rubric
for down-select
Fall 2014: RFI process, sandbox classes, testing
December 2014: final determination
17. GENERAL TIMELINE CONTINUED
Spring 2015: pilots, training preparation
Summer 2015: pilots, training, content migration
Fall 2015: concurrent systems (if a change is made), training
Spring 2016: concurrent systems, training
Summer 2016: all courses in hosted system solution
20. PROJECT PLAN
Flexibility built in
Project success highly dependent upon completion of short-term goals
to keep the timeline on track
Share project plan to date here (eNET site)
Share Needs Analysis to date here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AklwpuBcseSvdDVrd3
R0SVgxR1VrNlVjdE5wTVF3aGc&usp=drive_web#gid=4
21. LMS REVIEW ON ELI BLOG
Central place for documentation
of all progress
Not the Taskforce’s collaboration
space (eNET)
Up-to-date info
Ability to ask and answer
questions quickly
27. STREAMS USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS
eLi blog
Blackboard Tab
Blackboard login page
Blackboard announcements
College-wide email preparation for survey
College-wide emails for participation in focus groups
28. STREAMS USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS
College-wide emails for students
Announcements with Faculty Senate at each campus
College-wide Cabinet
eLi Advisory Committee
Distance Learning Committee
Technology Forum Committee
35. HOMEWORK
Go to eLi blog and “Follow”
Read all materials on eLi blog about the LMS Review
Go to eNET site
Introduce yourself on the discussion board
Join one or more work groups
Fill out doodle poll for best availability for biweekly meetings
36. SEND QUESTIONS
If you have the question, someone else has the question – let’s answer
it for everybody
Instead of email
Use the blog for College-wide questions
Use the eNET site for Taskforce-specific questions