1. Moving to a Single Learning Management System (LMS)
Michael E. Scheuermann
Associate Vice President – Instructional Technology Support ~ IRT
January 17, 2013

2. Drexel’s LMS History
2001: Blackboard – WebCT – eCollege
2006: Classic – Vista – eCollege
2007: Classic – Vista
2012: Learn

3. Drexel’s Roadmap: Blackboard Vista/Classic → Blackboard Learn™ Admins
Banner Integration F W Sp Su F W Sp Su F
9-20-
2010
1-3-
2011
3-28-
2011
Admins
BLWG
Key IDs
Faculty
Students

4. Migration Project Plan
Communication
BLWG and OLT
Activities

5. Benefits to Using a Single LMS
Faculty and students
Concentrate on learning – not which LMS they are in
Synergies – best practices – training & support
Analytics
Track student persistence / performance
Examine Learn data as related to Banner data
Examine Learn data across courses, to programs, departments, etc.
Metrics are “all in one data set”
Compare apples-to-apples – for the first time
SIS integration (Banner)
Enrollments, add-drops, made in real time – every section
Automatic feeds – no manual intervention
Efficiencies
Cost savings, vendor management, upgrades/timetables, coordination 5

6. Ancillary Benefits – Other Applications
Mobile Learn
Complete many LMS tasks on mobile devices
Learn Analytics
Examine Learn « » Banner relational data
ConnectYard
Social media tools linked to Learn
Formerly used only by CoBA
Learning Objects
Social networks and academic commons
Formerly used only by a few departments
Waypoint
Rubric-based peer reviews
Primarily used by CoBA & CoAS 6

7. Critical Success Factors
Sponsorship / Leadership
Administrative + Academic Be the point person!
Communication – a Dialogue
Top-Down, Broad-Based, Constant, Multi-Dimensional, Transparent.
Collaboration
Success is a collective responsibility. We are all in this together.
Flexibility
Stay the course – but be adaptive.
Be your own Devil’s Advocate
What did we forget? What’s coming next?
Forward-Looking
Go-Live is not the end of the journey!
Heightened internal coordination
BLWG
OLC
OLT
IRT 7

8. What’s Next in This Space?
Analytics
Lots of data
BUT - not much information / actionable elements
Expanded course analytics – will enhance Learn
Relating different data sets
Student Retention:
Learn data ‹--› Banner data
Cost of Instruction:
Learn ‹--› HR ‹--› Banner
Related initiatives:
Inside Track
Course Signals
Analytics
Banner
Learn HR
Finance
Student

9. Who Could Use/Benefit from the Metrics?
Provost / Deans / Directors
How are the programs in the college/school doing?
Instructors / Advisors
How are our students doing?
Where do we need to direct our efforts?
OLT
How is Drexel using the available features / functions?
Students
How am I doing?
My performance vs. peers?
Reports
Dashboards
Instructors
Provost
& Deans
OLT
Advisors
Students

10. Questions – Contact Info
Pick up my business card
THANKS !!!