Our Search for the Perfect Learning Management System Angel Implementation Lead Team Mina Jahan Fred Chow Cindy Vinson Steve Peltz Curtis Pembrook Lisa Kaaz

What do students want? Online easy registration to college Classes Grades Quick access to course materials Homework Responses to questions Tutoring

Distance Learning Enrollment Fall 2001 – 578 Fall 2002 – 922 Fall 2003 – 1003 Fall 2004 – 1375 Fall 2005 – 1546 Even with overall college enrollment declining distance learning enrollment grows!

Background Two different CMS currently in use in the district –Blackboard at Mission –WebCT at West Valley Hosted through the California Virtual Campus Student accounts and course shells are manually generated Limited license agreements Cannot accommodate all interested faculty

District CMS Selection Team Fred Chow Steve Peltz Vivian Lock Jim Henderson Tim Kelley Mina Jahan Cindy Vinson Heather Rothenberg Susanna Pancella Britta Burton

What is a CMS? Internet based set of tools that integrate –Learning resources (PowerPoint files etc.) –Communication –Testing –Calendar –Grade book –Collaboration for instruction, research, etc. Blackboard and WebCT are examples of CMS

But Our Students Deserved More More reliable system Faster processing of student adds for quicker online course access Availability of CMS for all courses both online and on-campus Better collaboration tools Ease of use

From a CMS to a LMS Integrate with Datatel for course and student profiles Available for all classes Use a “common” library for storage of content allowing for more collaboration and sharing Supports both synchronous and asynchronous learning events Can be accessed on handheld devices

An LMS is Accessible to Everyone Faculty Students Administration Staff Community and Contract Education Grant Seekers Clubs Any other groups associated with the District

And the Winner is… Blackboard WebCT Angel Learning Desire2Learn eCollege ETUDES

Why Angel? Ease of use Integration with Datatel Wide variety of powerful learning tools and features available Unlimited license Highly recommended by other colleges Quality vendor support

Angel Implementation Team West Valley Fred Chow Steve Peltz Lisa Kaaz David Duncan Carl Jones Michael Byers Sandy Lafave Dulce Gray Mission Mina Jahan Cindy Vinson Curtis Pembrook Helen Sun Melanie Meyer Betty Christopher Mark Garrett District Melissa Mac Reynolds Pat Lillich

Implementation Current contracts with Blackboard and WebCT extend through 05/06 Pilot a few courses in Angel this summer (5 courses from each campus) Set up server, integrate with Datatel etc. Migrate all existing distance learning classes for spring semester and automate student account creation

Implementation - continued Make Angel available for all courses by spring 2006 Train current Blackboard users using a “differences” model. On-going training: –Workshops –Working seminars –Online tutorials –One-on-one

What’s in it for you? Will be able to easily communicate with students – even before classes begin Ability to upload course materials in a password protected area Access to the Angel grade book Can automate many routine tasks (grading quizzes, etc. Ability to customize student learning

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