1. Open Source Learning Management Systems (OSLMS) Partnership Grant

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

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

4. 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

5. Progress to Date  Open Source Learning Management Systems Research

6. Progress to Date  Statewide LMS Needs Assessment

7. Progress to Date  Functionality Rubric

8. Progress to Date  Virtual Testing Environments

9. Progress to Date  Statewide Review

10. Progress to Date  Data Analysis

11. Progress to Date  Decision to pilot Moodle LMS

12. Progress to Date  Summer Moodle System Administrator Training

13. Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

14. Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

15. 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

16. Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

17. System Administrators Course Facilitators

18. Year 2 TCO Trainings Pilot PD Course

19. 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

20. Total Cost of Ownership

21. Future Steps Content Management Systems Course TransferePortfolios

22. Questions

23. Contact Information Christine Voelker voelkerc@calvertnet.k12.md.us 410.535.1427http://oslms.wikispaces.com