ewu hets 2014 - canvas adoption in washington state

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 & Development1

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.pdfhttp://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.pdfhttp://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

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. PrattVice President for Information

Technology & Chief Information Officer

gpratt@ewu.edu509-359-2099

Dave Dean, Ph.D.Director, Instructional Technology,

Design, Development and Decision Support Services

ddean@ewu.edu509-359-2256