ALTERNATIVE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) STUDY THE FUTURE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT

Why now?  Support ends for our current version of Blackboard  Operational support ends June 2010  All support ends Oct  One year’s cancellation notice  New version requires as much training as new product  Significant frustration with current version of Blackboard from faculty and support staff  Definition of LMS is changing

LMS Project  Research LMS trends  Determine student and faculty needs  Compare systems, features and costs  Develop transition plan  Blackboard 9.0 Commercial  Cascade Open Source  Desire2Learn Commercial  Moodle Open Source  Sakai Open Source

Trends  68% are reviewing their LMS  28% anticipate a change in the next two years  15% Open Source LMS in 2009 (100% increase since 2006) Campus Computing Survey 2009

Trends  68% are reviewing their LMS  28% anticipate a change in the next two years  15% Open Source LMS in 2009 (100% increase since 2006) Gartner  Commercial LMS: 60% as the designated standard  Open source LMS: 31% in 2008 and 34% projected for 2009 Campus Computing Survey 2009

Crystal Ball (5 years)  Aggregation of rapidly evolving on-demand toolsets  Knowledge Management Systems, Personal Learning Environments  Separate Portal from LMS  LMS as a concept instead of a product General Higher Ed Trends: Recommended Direction for Miami:

LMS Project Progress  Ongoing FLINGs on all campuses (April 30)  Webinars from higher ed institutions (completed 4 of 5)  Focus Groups/Online Comments (completed 6 of 8)  LMS Lab Days on all campuses (April 9)  Conference calls with Gartner and Louisiana State University

Initial Feedback from Faculty  Efficient grade book  Ability to create course portfolios  Easy assignment creation and submission  Video capability (uploading files)  Easy and secure guest access  Easy migration to the new system  Ability to work with current applications (e.g. Chalk & Wire, TurnItIn, clickers, etc.) Lab Days Responses*: Moodle, Desire2Learn *Not a representative sample

Options  Implementation begins Summer 2010, ends Summer 2011  Implementation begins Fall 2010, ends Spring 2012  $226K additional to 5-Year cost  One-time funding needed is $452K - 1,124K higher Option A: Final Decision - May 2010Option B: Final Decision - Oct 2010 BbNon-BbBbNon-Bb Implementation Cost* $48K$628K - $696K$48K$1.08M - $1.82M 5-Year Cost$2.72M$2.48M - $3.27M$2.72M$2.71M - $3.50M Courses Available Jan 2011Jun 2011Jan 2011Jan 2012 * One-time Funding

LMS Decision Path

Option A: Final Decision - May 2010

LMS Decision Path Option A: Final Decision - May 2010

LMS Decision Path Option B: Final Decision - October 2010

LMS Implementation Timeline Option A: Final Decision - May 2010

LMS Implementation Timeline Option B: Final Decision - October 2010

Options  Implementation begins Summer 2010, ends Summer 2011  Implementation begins Fall 2010, ends Spring 2012  $226K additional to 5-Year cost  One-time funding needed is $452K - 1,124K higher Option A: Final Decision - May 2010Option B: Final Decision - Oct 2010 BbNon-BbBbNon-Bb Implementation Cost* $48K$628K - $696K$48K$1.08M - $1.82M 5-Year Cost$2.72M$2.48M - $3.27M$2.72M$2.71M - $3.50M Courses Available Jan 2011Jun 2011Jan 2011Jan 2012 * One-time Funding

Recommended Next Steps  Survey Faculty in April 2010  Still need to determine:  Best path of migration  Nuances of features  Additional cost for 24/7 support  Bandwidth implications for externally hosted LMS  Analyze/Consolidate information  Present back to ITSAC in May 2010  If possible, make decision by May 2010