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Selecting a Champion Course Management System (CMS) for SOU

 Bb – The Defending CMS Champion  Prelims  The Final Contenders  The $takes  Elimination Round

 Blackboard (Bb) Basic since 2000  Bb Basic does not support automated

processes or third-party integration

• Course and user creation
• Media rich technologies
• Plagiarism and assessment tools

 Summer 2010: Bb 7 no longer

supported

 Explorers: 6 faculty, 5 administrators  Online survey of faculty CMS usage  Evaluation rubric based on feedback  Elimination of systems that did not include

• ur “Must Have” tools and features

 Submission of RFIs  Participation in online product demos and

test sites

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tenders nders

Blackboard

• Chemeketa CC
• Clackamas CC (also on Moodle)
• Eastern Oregon University
• Gonzaga University
• Linfield College
• Linn-Benton CC
• Mount Hood CC
• Oregon Institute of Technology
• Oregon State University
• Pacific University
• Portland Community College
• Treasure Valley CC
• University of Idaho
• University of Oregon
• University of Washington

• Clackamas CC (also on Bb)
• Columbia Gorge CC
• The Evergreen State College
• George Fox University
• Idaho State University
• Lane Community College
• Lewis & Clark College
• Portland CC
• Portland State (exploring)
• Reed College
• University of Portland
• University of Puget Sound
• University of Washington
• Western Oregon University
• Chicago State
• Oakland University (MI)
• Louisiana State University
• Sloan Consortium

 Posting various file types (Ppt,

Word, Excel, audio/video)

 Links to other web sites  Course copy  Group work  Discussion boards  Synchronous chats  Quiz/exam tools  Survey tools  Gradebook and feedback  Instructor-level customization  Course calendar  Course templates  Glossary  Restricted access to courses  Automated student enrollment

Bb Bb Enterpr prise ise Moodle dle

System Design Instructor-centered design Flexible design; social constructionist philosophy Discussion Board View posts one at a time View posts by threads; student photos attached Design (Edit) View Instructor view differs from student view Shift from instructor to student view at any time Tailoring Request customization from Bb programmers; changes prioritized by Bb Dynamic open source code; customization on- site; wealth of user community expertise

Roster Student Tools Button Bar Course Updates

Student View

Equivalent to Blackboard’s Control Panel

Blackboard

 Existing Bb sites can be converted to Moodle  Skills learned in designing Bb sites will also apply

to Moodle

So, how much does all this cost?

Bb Ent @SOU Bb Ent Host sted ed Moodle @SOU Moodle Host sted ed

Annual Expenses 206,500 290,600 138,900 130,500 Variance from Available Funds 37,000 (47,100)

104,600 113,000

Implementation Costs 238,300 164,000 109,500 100,400 Variance from Available Funds (53,300) 21,000 75,500 84,600

 Limited production pilot program  10-12 faculty  Training and instructional support

provided by SOU DEC

 Technical support provided by the SOU

Help Desk and DEC

 End-of-quarter evaluation of Moodle’s

teaching and learning effectiveness

 Continued use of Bb during pilot  Participation in pilot is voluntary  Representation  All faculty invited to explore Moodle in a test

course and hands-on demonstrations

 Frequent and clear communication on the

Distance Education website

EVENT NT DATES ES Pilot Introduction March 29-April 23 Creation of Training Materials March 29-April 23 Pilot Sign-Up/Recruitment April 26-May 30 Course Setup in Moodle May 3-28 Pilot Instructor Training May 3-28 Drop In Demos for All Faculty May 24-June 2 and June 7-18 Moodle Pilot, Round 1 June 21-August 13

 Pilot and demos Fall 2010?  Champion declared in Fall 2010  Implementation Plan  Implementation 2010-11 Academic Year  What questions do you have?  Any volunteers?