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It Takes a Village to Select an LMS
Dr. Gary Pratt, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
Dr. David Dean, Director, Instructional Technology, Design & Development 1
It Takes a Village to Select a Learning
Management System (LMS) or…
How You Can Benefit from a Collaborative
Statewide LMS Selection Process
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Outline
• About Higher Education in Washington State,
• About Eastern Washington University (EWU)
Information Technology Division,
eLearning Team Prior to this Project,
• About this Project,
• Summary / Best Practices
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ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION IN
WASHINGTON STATE
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Washington State Map
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Collaboration in Washington State
Washington Higher Education Technology Consortium
• Public Research Institutions (2)
• Public Comprehensive Institutions (3)
• Public Liberal Arts Institution (1)
• Public Community and Technical Colleges (34)
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Key Facts about Eastern
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Key Facts about Eastern
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Key Facts about Eastern
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Key Facts about Eastern
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Key Facts about Eastern
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http://www.ewu.edu/Documents/Marcom/Facts/stufacts12-13.pdf
http://access.ewu.edu/Documents/Institutional%20Research/FactBook/EnrollmentbylevelFall2013.pdf
• Undergraduate Ethnicity / Race
Key Facts about Eastern
• Graduate Ethnicity / Race
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http://www.ewu.edu/Documents/Marcom/Facts/stufacts12-13.pdf
http://access.ewu.edu/Documents/Institutional%20Research/FactBook/EnrollmentbylevelFall2013.pdf
Washington’s Success Story
• Washington’s comprehensive institutions, and Evergreen, were rated
number one in the nation in completion and degree productivity relative to
funding per FTE. (Kelly and Jones, 2005)
• Our public research institutions award more bachelor’s degrees per FTE
student than research institutions in any other state.
• Washington is 2nd in the nation in degree productivity at the graduate level.
(IPEDS)
• Our freshmen retention rate is among the highest in the nation. (IPEDS)
• Our six-year graduation rate for first-time freshmen ranks 3rd in the nation
and has improved by 9% in the last decade
• This means 1,350 more of the freshmen class entering our campuses today
will earn bachelor’s degrees than they would have 10 years ago. (IPEDS)
(http://www.washington.edu/staterelations/files/2012/10/InvestReport-SystemDesign2009.pdf)
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Keys to Success
• LEADERSHIP - by the Governor, Legislature and our 4-Year Higher
Education Institutions
• RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP - of the State’s Baccalaureate assets and
resources
• FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT - to address Washington’s goals, challenges,
and economic vitality
• PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS - among sectors, institutions,
agencies, businesses, and communities
• CUTTING EDGE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY - in the classroom, in
the community, and around the world
(http://www.washington.edu/staterelations/files/2012/10/InvestReport-SystemDesign2009.pdf)
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ABOUT EWU IT ELEARNING
PRIOR TO THIS PROJECT
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Virtual Campus Project
• Information Technology First Year Goals
– Settle on Learning Management System platform for
next 5 years
– Enhance faculty use of audio/video tools
– Enhance faculty use of instructional technology
specialists
– Enhance faculty access to instructional technology
development opportunities
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Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Examples:
– Blackboard; Moodle; Canvas; Sakai.
• Secure internet site for each course offered.
• Post instructor handouts and notes.
• Video links.
• Students submit files.
• Online testing.
• Online discussion board.
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EWU Goals
• Replace Eastern’s current LMS (Blackboard 8).
• Integrate with our Student System.
• Integrate with the university’s authentication
system.
• Compatible within Washington State.
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Before Project Start
• Strong adoption of LMS,
• Had functional and talented set of staff,
• Had solid relationships with faculty,
• Trust.
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Supporting Instruction @ EWU
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Instructional
Technology, Design
and Development
Services
eLearning Partnerships
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LMS Adoption was Growing Prior to Project Start
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT
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Canvas
• Open Source
• Cloud Hosted
• Always on
• Rolling updates every 2 weeks
• Extremely student and faculty centric
• Includes social tools
• Includes analytics
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EWU Adoption of Canvas
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First Year Canvas Usage (Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013)
Percent Faculty Percent Students
EWU Adoption of Canvas
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Learning Analytics
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SUMMARY / BEST PRACTICES
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Summary / Best Practices
• Engaged executive sponsors and key stakeholders
• Purposeful tie with EWU Faculty Advisory Group
• Compiled and ranked requirements
• Developed vendor list
• Evaluated RFP
• Provided “Test drive” of top RFP responders
• Made decision based on scoring
• Negotiated costs
• Communicated regularly with partner institutions
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Summary / Best Practices
• Coordinated statewide collaboration among
institutions,
• Project took three years,
• Communication and listening is important,
• Leadership,
• Building trust and relationships
• Don’t rush faculty,
• Engagement over long term.
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Future Partnerships
• EWU is interested in forming collaborations with
other institutions to strengthen our ties with diverse
students and faculty at EWU and other institutions.
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Resources
• Participate in MOOC hosted by Canvas – http://www.canvas.net
• Canvas Source at GitHub – https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/wiki
• Canvas “Free for Teachers” account – http://www.instructure.com/
• LMS Best Practices – http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/8963768
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QUESTIONS?
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Contact Us:
Dr. Gary L. Pratt Vice President for Information
Technology & Chief
Information Officer
509-359-2099
Dave Dean, Ph.D. Director, Instructional Technology,
Design, Development and
Decision Support Services
509-359-2256