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: The “Next Generation” Learning Platform

February 4, 2014

Presented by: Bob Tousignant, Sr Director, Higher Education, Schoology

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Agenda

Schoology: moving from course management to student-centered learning

1. Is it time to invest in a next generation LMS at your institution?

2. What differentiates a next generation LMS from a v1 LMS?

3. Moving from learning management to an Integrated LearningPlatform (ILP)

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Is it time to invest in a next generation LMS?

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Evolving Student Needs & Expectations

The service expectations of existing and futurestudents are rising rapidly. Teaching and learning arenot immune from this phenomenon.

Not all students follow the same path to knowledgeand insight. Individualized and personalized learningwill be hallmarks of learning in the future.

The most innovative institutions often identify the LMS

as crucial to differentiating themselves through serviceto students.

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A bell curve distribution that may no longer be acceptable

Typical faculty adoption of a v1 LMS

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“…It seemed like our LMS was written by four differentteams of software writers who never spoke to eachother... ”

“…The LMS we use at my school is a very poor toolindeed for student-centered learning. It hammers awayat my students, without promoting the kind of self-directed, autonomous, interconnected learning that I

think is of greatest value.”

Inside Higher Education, Blog U, Technology and Learning, April 28, 2011

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“Is our goal to empower teachersor empower students? If studentsdon’t like the LMS and faculty don’tembrace it, I’m not sure we aredoing either.”

Dr. Alan Ingram, Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Dept of Education. Sept 13, 2013

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What differentiates a next generation LMS from v1 LMSs?

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Critical Functionality

LMS v1 Next generation LMS

Basic course management

and learner collaborationtools.

Native tools for course

management and learnercollaboration, includingvideo and documentviewers.

Source: Ovum, “Making the right choice for your institution’s long -term online learning needs. Differentiating through anintegrated learning platform”

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Curriculum Management


Course-level content

collections

Open learning repository

with course materials and3rd party content


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Integration


Closed Open ecosystem and APIs


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User Activity Monitoring


Basic access and grade

monitoring

Realtime data

visualizations showingattainment,course/content access,performance andparticipation.


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Personalized Teaching


Pre-defined coursestructure and progression

Instructors can customizecontent, look/feel, andvisibility of coursecomponents


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Personalized Learning


One-size-fits-allprogression through acourse

Allows student choice andflexibility pathwaysenabling a uniqueexperience based onindividual student needs,learning styles, andpreferences


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Mobile


No mobile applications ormobile as an afterthought

Designed for mobile with3rd party app integration

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Extensibility


No, or limited, APIavailability

Open API with supportingpartner network

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Moving from learning management to an Integrated Learning Platform (ILP)

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Option 2: Choose an “evolutionary” LMS

Benefit:Familiar and comfortable Aligns well to current usage patterns andexpectations for online learning

Appeals to the risk averse on campus

Risk:High probability of need to change LMS in thefutureLimited opportunity to differentiate through LMSMarginal gains in adoption and satisfaction

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Option 3: Choose an Integrated Learning Platform

Benefit:Future-proofing your LMS for the long-termFlexible and agile

Ability to differentiate teaching and learning via LMS

Significant increase in student engagement andfaculty adoptionPowerful learning resource rather than just a requiredelement of course completion

Risk:Revolutionary vs evolutionary approach won’t appealto all campus constituents

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Introducing Schoology …an integrated learning platformconsidered the industry's first21 st century ins t ruc t iona l

op erat ing sy s tem .

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Bob TousignantSr Director, Higher [email protected]

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