The New Mission Critical Application: LMS Todd W. Jorns Illinois Community College Board jprns
Agenda LMS Statistics Open Source Options Evaluation/Selection Process LMS Resources eBooks Students & Information Technology
LMS Statistics 2010 Campus Computing Survey Kenneth C. Green campus-computing-survey campus-computing-survey
Higher Education Market Share VendorFY 2006 FY 2010 Blackboard/WebCT/Angel71%↓57.1% Desire2Learn2.0%↑10.1% Moodle4.2%↑16.4% Sakai3.0%↑4.6% Source: 2010 Campus Computing Survey
Illinois Community College System VendorFY 2007 FY 2010 Blackboard1940%↑2450% WebCT2246%↓817% ANGEL36%↑919% Moodle12%↑36% Desire2Learn12%→1 eCollege/Pearson12%→1
Illinois Community College System VendorFY 2010 FY 2011 Blackboard2450%↓2348% WebCT817%↓510% ANGEL919%→9 Moodle36%↑510% Desire2Learn12%↑36% eCollege/Pearson12%→1
Open Source Options Moodle, Sakai, Joomla, Claroline, OLAT,.LRN, Docebo, etc. How many are thinking about moving towards an open source option? What are some of the advantages of using an open source LMS or other software? What are some of the disadvantages of using an open source LMS or other software?
Mobile LMS Apps 70.3% of survey participants agree/strongly agree that “mobile LMS apps are an important part of their campus plan to enhance instructional resources and campus services”. 13.1% have activated mobile apps. 10.1% report mobile apps will go live this year. 24.8% report mobile apps are being reviewed. Source: 2010 Campus Computing Survey
Mobile LMS Apps 98% of students own cell phones. Almost 50% have smart phones. Mobile apps provide students with online access to instructional resources & services. Students expect colleges to provide services accessible via their phones. Source: Student Monitor’s spring 2010 survey of full-time undergraduates in 4-year colleges.
Evaluation/Selection Process Committee(s) Created Selection Criteria/Features Evaluation Tools/Matrix Compare, Evaluate and Select
LMS Resources Consult with Peers EduTools – (free) Brandon Hall Research - hall.comwww.brandon- hall.com Bersin & Associates - E-Learning Engineering - engineering.com/lms/index.htmwww.elearning- engineering.com/lms/index.htm
eBooks 86.5% agree or strongly agree that “eBook content will be an important source for instructional resources in five years”. 78.6% agree or strongly agree that “eBook readers (hardware) will be important platforms for instructional content in five years”. eBooks & eTextbooks do not yet provide a compelling value proposition for most students. Source: 2010 Campus Computing Survey
Student Ownership and Use of Technology 98% of students own a computer. Desktop ownership decreased 25% from 2006 to 2009 Laptop ownership increased by almost 25% from % own laptops 13% own netbooks Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology
IT Activities for School, Work or Recreation 94% of students use their institution’s library 34% use the library several times a week or more 90% reported using presentation software and CMS/LMS 85% reported using spreadsheets 96% use Facebook 23% use MySpace Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology
IT Activities for School, Work or Recreation 42% of students say they added video to websites 40% updated wikis 36% contribute to a blog Mobile Computing is on the rise Cloud-computing based applications and resources are gaining acceptance among undergraduates Source: ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology