Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant

Local School Systems Allegany Anne Arundel Calvert Cecil Dorchester Frederick Prince George’s Washington Worcester Baltimore Harford Howard

OSLMS MSDE Statewide Partnership Grant Purpose  To determine whether or not open source learning management systems are a cost- effective and viable LMS solution.

OSLMS Partnership Grant Goals The partnership will…  Investigate if open source LMS will provide the same functionality as commercial products  Document the TCO to determine the most appropriate implementation strategy for local school systems seeking to adopt a LMS

Progress to Date  Open Source Learning Management Systems Research

Progress to Date  Statewide LMS Needs Assessment

Progress to Date  Functionality Rubric

Progress to Date  Virtual Testing Environments

Progress to Date  Statewide Review

Progress to Date  Data Analysis

Progress to Date  Decision to pilot Moodle LMS

Progress to Date  Summer Moodle System Administrator Training

Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

PD Pilots 2 CPD credits 5 modules Approx. 30 hours of course work 3 CPD credits 10 sessions Approx. 45 hours of course work 3 CPD credits 5 modules Approx. 45 hours of course work

Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

System Administrators Course Facilitators

Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

Total Cost of Ownership  Cost Effectiveness –Hardware costs (e.g., new servers) –Software costs (e.g., licenses) –Consulting/support costs –Labor costs  The cost of salaried employees’ time is often not counted as a “cost,” but it is  “Opportunity costs” represent the cost of people’s time  Cost Effectiveness –Hardware costs (e.g., new servers) –Software costs (e.g., licenses) –Consulting/support costs –Labor costs  The cost of salaried employees’ time is often not counted as a “cost,” but it is  “Opportunity costs” represent the cost of people’s time  Deliverables –list of all costs –Method for quantifying costs –Data Collection Instrument –Final calculations

Total Cost of Ownership

Future Steps Content Management Systems Course TransferePortfolios

Questions

Contact Information Christine Voelker http://oslms.wikispaces.com